Military Veterans In Law Podcast
Thousands of military veterans across the globe serve in the legal field. The purpose of this podcast is to create a community to leverage that network to help each other navigate our careers in the legal field. Collectively, the military veterans legal community has an enormous amount of experience and knowledge which can be used to help find positions for veterans in the legal field, help veterans grow their legal practices, and help us all serve our communities.
Episodes
10 episodes
Amy Luyster and Janell Gregory: Attorneys Helping Animals
Amy served as a Military Intelligence Officer in Bosnia and later deployed to Afghanistan as a JAG. Since retiring from the JAG Corps, she has worked as a civilian legal advisor in the Department of the Army’s Office of the General Counse...
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54:27
Goldwyn Harper: From Iraq to the Sports Biz
Listen in to hear how, after a deployment to Iraq as a Field Artillery officer responsible for training Iraqi soldiers, Goldwyn completed a joint JD/MBA, which launched his sports business career. Goldwyn has worked for the NFL, the Orang...
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52:43
Michael Marchman: From College Basketball Player to USAA Cybersecurity Attorney
Mike and I prosecuted together in the Army at Fort Gordon. Mike’s next assignment took him to West Point where he served as an Assistant Professor teaching Constitutional Law and Cyber Law while also serving as a faculty advisor to the me...
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54:59
Will Obringer: From Waiting Tables to Advising on Nuclear Issues
Will is transitioning from a 20-year career in the Army JAG Corps that included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and culminated in his service as the Staff Judge Advocate of Fort Meade, the home of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command. Liste...
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Tricia LeRoux Birdsell: Iraq and Afghanistan Vet In the House
Catching up with my West Point classmate Tricia LeRoux Birdsell this week, who has successfully transitioned from Army retirement to her role as in-house counsel at T-Mobile. Trish, a former Army D1 swimmer, is tough as nails and pleasant...
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1:00:52
Rob Meek: From Hickory, NC to the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Emergency Applications Attorney Rob Meek shares his journey from Hickory, North Carolina, to Korea, Germany, and Afghanistan, culminating in his current role at the nation's highest court, where he manages emergency applicati...
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53:47
Colonel John Kiel: Living on Orange Fanta and Goat Meat
Listen in to hear about John’s experience as one of the first JAGs in Afghanistan after 9/11 where, for a time, he survived on Orange Fanta and goat meat. John had a fascinating career, then during COVID, his daughter faced a health issue...
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1:19:58
Life in the Fast Lane with Matt Freeman
Listen in this week to hear about car enthusiast Matt Freeman’s career that has taken him around the world from Chicago to Germany to Afghanistan to D.C. to back home in Chicago. Since transitioning from active-duty, Matt has put his gove...
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Josh Zell’s Journey to Practicing Artificial Intelligence Law in Ireland
Josh and Jerrod served together as Army JAG prosecutors in Germany. Listen in to hear about Josh’s winding road after the JAG Corps that led him to his current role working in-house at an Artificial Intelligence company, including earning...
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