Eric M. Allen, Esq.
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Confident, accomplished attorney with solid experience and an LL.M. in Taxation seeking
Profile an opportunity to excel. Captain, Georgia Army National Guard and solo practitioner in
the Augusta, Georgia area. Well versed in estate planning, criminal law, tax law, military
law, and administrative law. Excellent interpersonal communications, functions well in
deadline driven, detail oriented environments. Holds a Secret security clearance
Bar Memberships: Georgia, New York and New Jersey.
March 2010 –
U.S. Army, 81st Regional Support Command,
Career History Present
Fort Jackson, SC
Judge Advocate
1. Prepares wills, powers of attorney and provides other legal
support for deploying Soldiers;
2. Advises contracting officers and reviews contracts for legal
sufficiency;
3. Reviews investigations for legal sufficiency and provides legal
advice to supported directorates.
The Allen Law Firm, P.C., February 2009
Evans, GA – Present
Attorney/Owner Due to military
Areas of Practice: activation,
1. General Practice including Estate Planning, Taxation, civilian practice
Contract, Military Law, Real Estate, Criminal Defense and is currently
Family Law closed.
July 2008
Georgia Army National Guard, 78th Troop Command,
Present
Atlanta, GA
Judge Advocate (Captain)
Command Judge Advocate
4. Legal advisor to National Guard Commanders;
5. Advises on military justice, contract, civilian employment
issues, investigations and other legal matters;
6. Reviews investigations, conducts pre deployment briefings
and provides legal assistance to deploying soldiers;
Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, July 2008 –
Columbia, SC February 2009
Attorney-Advisor
7. Provided legal and technical support to Administrative Law
Judges in order to process appeal cases filed under Titles II,
XVI and XVIII off the Social Security Act.
8. Evaluated exhibits, testimony, pertinent laws, regulations and
precedent court cases;
U.S. Army, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, April 2005
Fort Gordon, GA July 2008
Administrative Law Attorney, October 2007 to July 2008
9. Reviewed investigations for legal sufficiency;
10. Primary legal advisor for Article 32 hearings (Army Grand
Jury hearings), Summary Courts Martial Officers, and
Separation and Reduction Boards;
11. Liaison Officer and Operations Law Attorney for the
Installation Operations Command (Emergency Response
Center)
12. Part time Military Magistrate entrusted to authorize search
authorizations and review pretrial confinement decisions.
Trial Counsel, June 2006 to October 2007
13. Prosecutor in General and Special Courts Martial resulting in
convictions in every case brought to trial;
14. Legal advisor to eight Brigade Commands in Medical, Dental,
Signal and Military Intelligence fields;
15. Recorder (Prosecutor) at numerous administrative reduction
and separation boards;
16. Instructed hundreds of commanders and soldiers on ethics,
military law and Army policy;
17. Supervised Brigade paralegals.
Legal Assistance Attorney, April 2005 to June 2006.
18. Assisted over 1000 clients in a wide range of areas including
bankruptcy, estate planning, taxation, credit disputes and
criminal law.
19. Ran the Fort Gordon Tax Center serving over 2000 clients and
supervised 15 personnel;
20. Alternate Traffic Court Hearing Officer
21. Instrumental, as one of three attorney, in the office’s receipt of
the Chief of Staff Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance
for FY 2006.
Abramson, Church & Stave LLP, January 2004 –
March 2005
Salinas, CA
Associate
2. Primary responsibilities included Probate and Trust
Administration and Business Law areas;
3. Drafted wills and trusts, prepared filings for Probate Court,
performed legal research, prepared legal memoranda and
client letters, met with clients.
LL.M. Taxation with Honors, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, December 2004
Civilian Education CA May 2003
J.D., Rutgers University, Camden, NJ December 1999
B.S. Political Science & Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City,
UT
Military
Contract Attorney’s Course July 2010
Education Operational Law of War Course February 2010
Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course – Commandant’s List January 2009
October 2008
Domestic Operations Law Course
September 2008
Joint Operations Center Course
May 2007
Prosecuting Sexual Assault Course
October 2006
Forensics for Military Attorneys Course
August 2006
Trial Counsel 101 Course
December 2005
Income Tax Law Course
August 2005
Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course
May 2000
Basic Combat Training/Advanced Individual Training
REFERENCES
Terry Cleary
U.S. Army
Chief of Administrative Law, Fort Gordon
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David Cross
U.S. Army
Chief of Legal Assistance, Fort Gordon
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MAJ Bert Concepcion
U.S. Army
SRP Attorney, Fort Jackson
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LTC Bobby Christine
Georgia Army National Guard
Command Judge Advocate
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