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| Thursday, 19 March 2009 17:00 | ||
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Gary L. Halbert
Roger Clark
Gary L. Halbert assumed his responsibilities as General Counsel to the National Transportation Safety Board in February 2006. In this informative interview,
he discusses family assistance programs involving transportation disasters and recovery efforts.
As General Counsel, Gary serves as the senior legal advisor to the Chairman of the Safety Board and oversees the provision of legal services to the agency. The Office of General Counsel provides legal support for accident investigations, procurement and leasing activity, ethics and standards of conduct, fiscal law matters, and the agency’s human resources function, and oversees the Board’s review on appeal of enforcement proceedings undertaken by aviation and marine regulatory agencies. Gary joined the Safety Board after retiring in the grade of colonel from the United States Air Force, where his diverse assignments included service as a military instructor pilot in jet aircraft and as a judge advocate. His legal assignments embraced both civil and criminal law, including installation claims officer, hospital attorney, and criminal prosecution roles. He was the senior legal officer at two installations, and supervised 14 legal offices with 180 attorneys and staff for an overseas command responsible for 21 installations in 7 European countries.
At Air Force Headquarters in the Pentagon, Gary oversaw the Air Force judge advocate human resources division for an attorney workforce of over 1,300, and served as the executive officer to the Judge Advocate General. He also led the Air Force’s strategic and crisis communications office. Gary has accumulated approximately 1,500 flight hours in sailplanes, general aviation aircraft, and military jet aircraft. He is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the courts of the State of Texas and the District of Columbia. Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in economics as a Distinguished Graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, his masters of science degree in national security strategy as a Distinguished Graduate from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and graduated With Honors and Order of the Coif recognition from the University of Texas School of Law.
Roger Clark is the founding member and managing partner of Clark, Goldberg & Madruga www.clarkgoldberg.com. In his more than 25 years practicing law, Roger has earned a national reputation as a successful trial attorney representing insurers, cable television providers, and small and large businesses in a broad range of business litigation matters. “My philosophy has always been that the attorneys in this law firm must be prepared not just to ‘litigate’ a case, but to try it before a judge or jury, while at the same time keeping the client’s goals and objectives squarely within our sights.” Roger is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating that can be bestowed upon an attorney.
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Hosted by Steve Murphy.
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Contact:
Gary L. Halbert202-314-6000
National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.ntsb.gov/
Roger Clark
310-478-0077
Clark, Goldberg & Madruga
www.clarkgoldberg.com/team/rclark.html
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & HOST:
STEVE MURPHY
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