Justin M.

Experience

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  Loyola University Chicago Career Resources

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Staff Assistant
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  SFX Baseball

  Sept 2005 - Feb 2006

  Intern

  SFX Baseball represents Major League Baseball players in the procurement of employment, contract negotiation, arbitration, marketing and all around player representation.

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  Busse, Busse & Grasse, P.C.

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2009

  Law Clerk
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  City of Evanston

  Nov 2007 - Jun 2010

  Civil Service Commissioner

  I was one of three Commissioners appointed by the Mayor to interview and hire Evanston Police Officers and Firefighter/Paramedics.

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  Law Office of Chad M. Hayward, P.C.

  Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

  Attorney

  As an attorney with the Law Office of Chad M. Hayward I focused mainly on personal bankruptcy but on occasion took real estate cases and the rare outlier in other areas of the law. In this position I also had the opportunity to personally represent and defend the lead singer of a well-known rock band in a contract dispute with another band. Working for Chad Hayward was a unique, exciting, and fulfilling experience.

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  US Army Judge Advocate General Corps

  Oct 2010 - Jul 2016

  I served as a staff attorney and advisor to the Garrison and Senior Mission Commanders on the Aberdeen Proving Ground Installation. I provided legal counsel on a broad spectrum of areas including, but not limited to, investigations, government contracting, ethics, regulatory compliance, FOIA, HIPAA, the Privacy Act, Labor and Employment Law, Fiscal issues, and just about any other area the Army needs. My job was extremely varied and rarely boring. APG provided one of the most unique operating environments imaginable in the world of an attorney. I wish I could say more. Show less I served and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I was the Brigade Trial Counsel and legal advisor for the 43d Sustainment Brigade (CENTCOM Materiel Recovery Element), a special court-martial jurisdiction consisting of over 3,500 Soldiers. I advised the Brigade Judge Advocate, Brigade Commander, three Battalion Commanders, and 20 Company Commanders on all aspects of military justice. I trained Soldiers and Commanders on the Uniform Code of Military Justice as well as administrative options available to Commanders for maintaining good order and discipline. I advocated for the Government during courts-martial, administrative elimination actions, and pre-trial confinement reviews. I advised and coordinated with military and civilian law enforcement personnel on enduring criminal investigations. I guided and supervised several paralegals and acted as a liaison between higher, adjacent, and lower commands concerning criminal justice matters. I also advised and trained on the laws of war and rules of engagement. When I was not deployed overseas I continued to serve as a part-time Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. Show less My second assignment as an Army Attorney was as the Special Assistant United States Attorney. I was responsible for prosecuting civilian felony and misdemeanor offenses committed on Fort Carson as well as traffic offenses. I led, trained, and supervised six part-time Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys and two full time paralegals. I was responsible for all phases of trial practice in U.S. District Court, including indictment, arraignment, motion hearings, trials, and sentencing hearings. I coordinated legal training for Military and Department of the Army Police and advised law enforcement agents on federal and state substantive and procedural criminal law issues. I also acted as a liaison with a variety of Federal agencies, to include the FBI, ICE, U.S. Marshal's Office, U.S. Probation Office, as well as the El Paso County District Attorney's Office. Show less My first assignment was as a staff attorney in the Administrative Law Department. I served as an ethics counselor, a part-time magistrate, a HIPAA and Privacy Act compliance expert, and bioethics board member for Evans Army Community Hospital. I also specialized in fiscal law, non-governmental organization fundraising, subpoena compliance, FOIA, and was a board member or legal advisor for various entities to include the healthcare-provider credentialing committee, program review board, suicide prevention and review board, sexual assault prevention and review board, and the commission on hiring. My practice also included assisting on and reviewing of law enforcement and administrative investigations as well as advising Commanders on an infinite range of topics. Show less

  • Chief of Justice

    May 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Administrative and Civil Law Attorney

    Nov 2013 - May 2015

  • Trial Counsel

    Aug 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Special Assistant United States Attorney

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Administrative Law Attorney

    Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
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  US Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  Major

  Graduate student at the Army's Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School located on the University of Virginia campus. I earned a Master of Laws Degree in Military Law with a specialty in Government Contracting and Fiscal Law. Following graduation I was sent to the 500th MIB-T to practice intelligence and general law.

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  United States Army

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2019

  Brigade Judge Advocate for the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade

  Brigade Judge Advocate for the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade at United States Army

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  1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) - US Army

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  Chief of the Administrative Law Department
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  Special Operations Command South

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2024

  Staff Judge Advocate

  Chief Legal Officer for special operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jul 2024 - now

  United States Sending State Office Deputy Officer in Charge

  The United States Sending State Office (USSSO) for Italy is the US Department of Defense (DoD) diplomatic-legal office responsible for supervising the administration of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in Italy. While the USSSO performs as the legal advisor to the U.S. Defense Attaché, the Office of Defense Cooperation, and the US Embassy Country Team, the Office is primarily the legal representative in Italy for the U.S. European Command (EUCOM). The USSSO also coordinates and advocates U.S. Forces’ positions on numerous SOFA and non-SOFA issues to the Italian Government and its military, the U.S. Ambassador to Italy, and the Ambassador’s Country Team.USSSO is diplomatically-credentialed to represent U.S. interests for all matters involving the U.S. military Forces in Italy before: Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Labor; and, Ministry of Transportation. Show less