Matthew Festa

Judge Advocate @U.S. Army Reserve

Houston, TX, US
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WORK HISTORY

Aug 1999 — Present

Judge Advocate @U.S. Army Reserve

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Various Locations, US

A career Judge Advocate officer in the JAG Corps, U.S. Army Reserve. Currently assigned as an Associate Professor at The Judge Advocate General\'s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Past assignments include Operational Law Attorney, 75th Battle Command Training Division; Trial Counsel, 1st Legal Operations Detachment; and Platoon Leader, Logistics Officer, Operations Officer, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Key activities have included service as Acting Staff Judge Advocate for a two-star command; participation on the defense team for Guantanamo detainees in the Office of Military Commissions; drafting Army doctrine on legal operations; and providing estate planning and other legal assistance to hundreds of deploying soldiers. Graduate of Judge Advocate Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; currently enrolled in Command and General Staff College.

EDUCATION

1999 — 2003

Vanderbilt University Law School

JD

1991 — 1995

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

2000 — 2002

Vanderbilt University

M.A.

N/A

Murray State University

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

SKILLS

Public SpeakingInternational LawGovernmentHuman RightsFamily LawWestlawAlternative Dispute ResolutionTrialsMicrosoft OfficeCivil LitigationCorporate LawCourtsPolicy AnalysisMediationPublic PolicyAdministrative LawCommercial LitigationLegal AdviceAppealsLegal ResearchArbitrationLegal WritingLitigation

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