David Harrison

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2021

  Senior Attorney Advisor, Leader, Trial Judge and Litigator delivered legal solutions to the Navy enterprise. Positions as follows:Commanding Officer, Defense Service Office Pacific - Senior attorney managed a highly-skilled team to provide criminal defense and administrative law solutions to service members throughout the Western Pacific theater of operations.Circuit Judge, Western Pacific Judicial Circuit - Sitting trial judge in criminal proceedings under Title 10, US Code including bench and jury trial, pretrial hearings and sentencing hearings.Commanding Officer, Region Legal Service Office Southwest - Senior Attorney who managed all prosecutions, administrative law services, environmental law programs, and civil law services for the Navy enterprise over a six-state area of responsibility with 550 ashore and afloat commands and over 90,000 military personnel.Director, Criminal Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy - Senior policy advisor who delivered legal solutions for the Judge Advocate General of the Navy and other Department of the Navy and Department of Defense officials on criminal law matters. Statutory and regulatory compliance, Strategic Planning and Crisis Management. Committee appointments included Chair of the Joint Services Committee on Military Justice, Secretary of Defense Legal Policy Board Working Group, Clemency and Parole Board. Briefed House Armed Services Committee, Congressional oversight's Code Committee, as well as White House, Senate and Congressional staffs and press.Legal Director, Commander Submarine Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet - Principal legal advisor to the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force Commander responsible for operational control, support and administration of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force comprised of 51 afloat commands and 23 shore activities; under sea warfare; and, reconnaissance forces in the Pacific Theater. Show less Prior Experience in California, Washington, D.C. and Japan- Executive Officer U.S. Naval Legal Service Office Pacific who as "managing partner" coordinated the daily operations in the provision of civil law and claims processing, criminal defense and personal representation services to uniformed personnel, their families and retired personnel throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Northern Arabian Sea.- Deputy Legal Director, United States THIRD Fleet delivered legal and policy counsel to the Fleet Commander with operational control, administration and training responsibility of Pacific Fleet forces. Portfolio included environmental and regulatory compliance, teaching, personnel and administrative law, standards of conduct/ethics, planning, crisis management and law of armed conflict.- Legal Counsel for the Admiral tasked with oversight of all Pacific Fleet surface force operations including maintenance, training, readiness, logistics support, safety and administration. Portfolio included compliance, administrative law, military justice and personnel law. - Trail and Appellate Litigation. Criminal prosecution of over 100 courts-martial trials, appellate counsel with 20 oral arguments; over four years of criminal defense representation that included two capital cases; litigated hundreds of administrative, medical and disciplinary discharge hearings. Show less

  • Senior Attorney

    Jan 1991 - Jan 2021

  • Prior Experience

    Jan 1992 - Jan 2006
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  Alliant International University, California School of Forensic Studies

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Adjunct Professor

  Additional Teaching Experience:Guest Lecturer: - Chuo University Law School, Tokyo - Chuo University, Tokyo - Naval Justice School, Newport Rhode Island - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School, Charlottesville, VAVolunteer Art Teacher at Elementary Schools in Virginia and California (5+ years)

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  Murashita Law and Patent Office

  Jan 2022 - now

  Attorney

  The premier Tokyo boutique law firm delivering intellectual property law expertise for the Japanese entertainment industry. Copyright, patent and trademark protections globally. Motion picture, animation, television, streaming platforms and print publication contracts, agency and license agreements. Contracting with U.S. Military installations in Japan. International contracting agreements. Compliance consulting. Military Law for overseas US military personnel.

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  King Military Law

  Jan 2022 - now

  Of Counsel

  Delivering military law solutions for active duty personnel and veterans.