Kevin O'Neil

Experience

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  Defense Counsel, Naval Legal Service Office Southwest

  Apr 1993 - Jun 1995

  Defense Counsel

  Status of Forces Agreements, customs, contracts and environmental law.; Represented military members charged with federal felony and misdemeanor crimes at Special andGeneral Courts-Martial; represented members facing administrative separation from the naval service.

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  U.S. Navy

  Jun 1995 - May 1999

  Prosecuted military members charged with federal felony and misdemeanor crimes atGeneral and Special Courts-Martial. Served as legal representative for the Naval HealthResearch Center’s Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, reviewing all researchprotocols involving the use of military members or civilians.

  • Public Prosecutor

    Aug 1997 - May 1999

  • Command Judge Advocate

    Jun 1995 - Jul 1997
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  Naval Justice School

  May 1999 - Jul 2002

  Instructor

  Instructor in charge of Navy school providing military law training to all Navy members.Subject matters included Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure and Administrative Law

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  U.S. Navy

  Jul 2002 - Jul 2004

  Command Judge Advocate

  Legal advisor to the Commanding Officer on military justice, administrative law, civil law,anti-terrorism and force protection measures, Status of Forces Agreements and customs.

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  U.S. Navy

  May 2005 - Apr 2007

  Supervisory Defense Counsel

  Supervising Counsel for twelve (12) defense counsel and two (2) paralegals responsible forrepresenting Navy and Marine Corps members at General and Special Courts-Martial andadministrative separation boards. Personally provided representation to senior Naval Officersfacing adverse administrative action in addition to supervising all other suchrepresentation provided by subordinate counsel.

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  Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Navy

  May 2007 - May 2015

  Senior Trial Judge

  Senior trial judge presiding over Navy and Marine Corps General and Special Courts-Martial in theWestern Judicial Circuit area of responsibility. (CA, WA, AZ, NM, NV, OK, KS, CO, UT, AK, OR,ID, MT, WY)

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  California Department of Social Services

  Jan 2018 - now

  Administrative Law Judge