Danisha L. McClary

About Danisha L. McClary

I am a former Army Finance Officer and a retired Army Judge Advocate Officer. I am currently licensed to practive law in the state of Georgia where I have been an active member of the Bar since 2005. I currently serve as the Chair of the Economic Development Committee to the Town of Andrews, SC; and as an appointee to the Accommodation Tax (A-TAX) Committee for the County of Georgetown, SC. Additionally, I provide consultation services to local government and small businesses in the areas of government contracting, grant writing, business formation, and small business certification. I received my JD from the University of Georgia (UGA) Law School. I also hold a LL.M in government contracts and fiscal law from The Army\'s Judge Advocate General\'s Legal Center and School; a MS in management from Troy State University; and a BS in business administration from Florida A&M University. My previous military Finance Corps experience includes Chief Disbursing Officer for 176th Finance Battalion in Korea, and as the Deputy Defense Military Pay Officer at Fort Benning, GA. Additionally, I have held the following positions as an Army JAG attorney: Chief of Administrative Law, Second Infantry Division; Brigade Trial Counsel (prosecutor), 4th Infantry Division; Chief of Client Services and Foreign Claims, Multi-National Division-Baghdad; Chief of Contract and Fiscal Law, U.S. Army Central Command; Civil Litigation Attorney (Labor Law), U.S. Army Litigation Division; and Chief of Military Justice, Fort Jackson, SC.

Experience

1. Assistant Federal Defender

   Federal Defender Organizations

   Feb 2023 — Present · GE

   Provide legal representation for clients charged with a variety of federal criminal offenses, including but not limited to drug related offenses; bank robbery; fraud; counterfeiting; pornography; felony assault; and firearm offenses. Additionally, provides legal representation to persons accused of misdemeanors which occur on federal lands, including Robins Air Force Base, Ft. Benning and the National Parks and Forests in the Middle District of Georgia.

Education

• US Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

  Master of Laws - LLM, Government Contracts & Fiscal Law

  2009 — 2010

• University of Georgia School of Law

  Juris Doctorate, Law

  2002 — 2005

• Troy University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2000 — 2001

• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

  1994 — 1998