Military Veterans In Law Podcast

Serving over 34 years, MG Ewers rose to the highest legal position within the Marine Corps, serving as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marines from 2014 to 2018. His combat deployments include participating in the invasion of Iraq with 1st Marine Division.  MG Ewers also served multiple tours as a Military Judge, presiding over 500 courts-martial. General Ewers currently serves on the faculty of the American University College of Law and is the past President of the Judge Advocates Association.

John is the Managing Partner of O’Hagan Meyer’s Philadelphia and New Jersey offices, where he specializes in commercial litigation, mass torts, and class action defense.  John served with the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps during the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Howard Ankin is a third-generation attorney and owner of Ankin Law Firm in Chicago where he practices alongside his father, Paul Ankin, a Vietnam-era JAG.  Ankin Law Firm has over 80 employees and represents clients in areas including personal injury, medical malpractice, workers compensation, and mass torts.  Amongst his accolades, Howard was the recipient of the 2023 American Association for Justice, Richard D. Haley Distinguished Service Award.

Hillary is a business litigation attorney at GableGotwals Law Firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she represents oil and gas companies, insurance companies, universities, Native American Nations, banks, and other businesses.  Hillary previously served as an active-duty Army JAG attorney for 10 years and then served as an AUSA in the Western District of Washington for 5 years.  Hillary continues to serve in the Army Reserve JAG Corps.

Anthony began his career in the U.S. Coast Guard’s intelligence branch. From there, he transitioned to law enforcement, serving seven years as a Boston Police officer and eventually as a SWAT team member.  After earning his law degree, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army JAG Corps where he served at the Third Infantry Division in Fort Stewart, GA.  Anthony is now in private practice at JWL International Savanna, Georgia where he focuses on complex commercial law, litigation, and M&A work for diverse clients in heavy equipment and construction. 

Stephen Dunn specializes in litigating complex high-stakes business disputes at Bodman PLC in Detroit, Michigan.  Before entering private practice, he served on active duty in the U.S. Army Jag Corps as a trial counsel at 18th Airborne Corps in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  Stephen currently balances his private practice with his service as a JAG in the U.S. Army Reserve, as well as serving as the General Counsel for EOTech, and Co-Owner of Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.

Toby is a man on the move.  Out of high school, Toby started his first security company, which he grew quickly and sold less than two years later to a private equity firm.  Toby is now the CEO of American Special Investigative Group, whose services including conducting investigations for law firms.  In addition to his Coast Guard Reserve duties, he appears frequently on national media outlets to discuss security, investigative, and intelligence matters.

Marc spent five years on active duty in the Coast Guard, including an assignment to Cartagena, Columbia.  Since law school,  Marc served as a prosecutor at the Queens District Attorney’s Office, an Assistant US  Attorney in New Jersey, and is currently a partner at Avelino Law in New York City, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.

Kurt spent five years on active duty, including a deployment to Iraq with 18th Airborne Corps.  Kurt currently serves as a Senior Counsel for West Pharmaceutical Services, as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and, quite interestingly, as counsel in a case seeking to identify the perpetrators in the 94-year old mystery involving the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s baby.

Ben is a former Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot and a retired US Army JAG.  After his retirement from the active-duty Army, he served for seven years in the  Department of Justice’s Professional Responsibility Advisory Office. Ben is currently a Lecturer in Law at Columbia University Law School and the Principal at Alturos Edge, where he helps grow the next generation of lawyers by focusing on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and professionalism.