BRIGADIER GENERAL JEFFREY S. LAWSON

Assistant to Command Staff Judge Advocate, Air Mobility Command

Brigadier General Jeffrey S. Lawson is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Command Staff Judge Advocate, Air Mobility Command. In this position, he is the principal adviser and liaison to the Command Staff Judge Advocate, Air Mobility Command on Air National Guard legal matters within and affecting Air Mobility Command. He provides professional direction and policy oversight to the 38 Air Mobility Command gained Air National Guard legal offices within the Command and the Wing Legal Office gained by Air Force Special Operations Command. In addition, he serves as a senior representative on the Air National Guard Judge Advocate General's Council, providing leadership, strategic planning and management to the entire Air National Guard Judge Advocate General Program.

General Lawson was commissioned by direct appointment into the United States Air Force Judge Advocate Corps in 1982. Prior to receiving his commission, General Lawson served as an enlisted member of the United States Air Force as a Ground Radio Maintenance Technician.

EDUCATION:

1978 San Jose State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, San Jose, California
1981 University of California at Los Angeles, Juris Doctor, Los Angeles, California
1994 Air War College, by seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1982 - October 1982, Student, Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2. October 1982 - December 1985, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Royal Air Force Base Alconbury, England
3. December 1985 - November 1986, Area Defense Counsel, Air Force Legal Services, Hurlburt Field, Florida
4. November 1986 - April 1988, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 60th Air Base Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California
5. April 1988 - July 2002, Staff Judge Advocate, 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Air Field, California
6. July 2002 - December 2003, Air National Guard Assistant to Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
8. December 2003 - July 2006, Air National Guard Assistant to Pacific Air Force Staff Judge Advocate, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
9. July 2006 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to Command Staff Judge Advocate Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Long (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Silver Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon
California Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Redwood)
California Drill Attendance Ribbon (with 2 Silver Service Stars)

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Partner, Silicon Valley Law Group, San Jose, California. Head of the firm's environmental/land-use law practice handling both compliance and litigation matters.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

California Bar Association
United States District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Santa Clara County Bar Association
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of California
American Bar Association
San Jose Rotary Club
1994 - 2004, Board of Directors Guadalupe River Park & Gardens

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Summa Cum Laude, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
Member, California Bar Association Environmental Legislation Committee
Past Chair, Santa Clara County Bar Association Environmental Law Section
Judge Pro Tem, Santa Clara Superior Court, San Jose, California
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
1999 - 2002, Air National Guard Liaison to 12th Air Force Staff Judge Advocate,
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
2004 - Present, Selected as a 'Northern California Super Lawyer," San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics Media

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

First Lieutenant 30 July 1982
Captain 26 January 1983
Major 1 June 1989
Lieutenant Colonel 1 June 1993
Colonel 18 September 2002
Brigadier General 1 March 2007

(Current as of January 2009)