News November 2013

NLSC Junior Officer, Sailor of the Quarter

November 22nd, 2013

Lt. Jon T. Taylor, assigned to Defense Service Office North, was selected as Naval Legal Service Command's Junior Officer of the Quarter. As the core attorney for the Washington Navy Yard Headquarters Office, Taylor carried the heaviest caseload throughout Defense Service Office North. He defended three contested trials, six Article 32 hearings and two guilty plea hearings. As Command Training Officer, he implemented a command training plan that successfully provided …

Asa Rubman NFPA Paralegal of the Year

November 21st, 2013

Lt. j.g. Alison J. Dean, Region Legal Service Office Northwest [caption id="attachment_10581" align="alignright" width="300"] [caption id="attachment_10581" align="alignright" width="300"]Asa Rubman, Region Legal Service Office Northwest, receives the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) Paralegal of the Year Award from Theda Yandell, region director, NFPA. Asa Rubman, Region Legal Service Office Northwest, receives the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) Paralegal of the Year Award from Theda Yandell, region director, NFPA. Mr. Asa Rubman, a civilian paralegal specialist with Region Legal Service Office Northwest (RLSO NW) in Bremerton, Wash., was selected as the 2013 Paralegal of the …

Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy honored by National Bar Association

November 12th, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The Deputy Judge Advocate General and Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, received the Major General Kenneth D. Gray Excellence in Jurisprudence Award from the National Bar Association at George Washington University Law School, Nov. 7. WASHINGTON -- The Deputy Judge Advocate General and Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, received the Major General Kenneth D. Gray Excellence in Jurisprudence Award from the National Bar Association at George Washington University …

Navy Attorneys Attend Victims' Legal Counsel Training

November 5th, 2013

The first group of Navy Victims' Legal Counsel (VLC) attended the Air Force's Special Victims' Counsel Course Air Force's Special Victims' Counsel Course at the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Oct. 15-18.

Throughout the week students received training in effective victim interaction, policies and procedures related to victim legal support, and practical advocacy of victim rights and interests. I am very excited about …