James Byrne (lawyer)

James Byrne
Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Assumed office
August 28, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Thomas G. Bowman
General Counsel of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
In office
August 8, 2017 – August 27, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Leigh A. Bradley
Personal details
Born James Michael Byrne
(1965-01-25) January 25, 1965
Spouse(s) Nancy
Children 2
Education United States Naval Academy
Stetson University College of Law

James Michael Byrne[1] is an American lawyer who currently serves as the Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[2] He previously served as the general counsel for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Education

Byrne receive an undergraduate engineering degree from the United States Naval Academy, where he was a brigade commander. He earned his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. After law school, he clerked for Judge Malcolm Jones Howard of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[2]

Career

Byrne was named the Acting Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President Donald Trump on August 28, 2018. As Deputy Secretary, Byrne works closely with the Secretary in leading the operations of the federal government's second-largest Cabinet department, with some 370,000 employees in VA medical centers, clinics, benefits offices, national cemeteries, and other facilities throughout the country. [3]

Before his appointment as Deputy Secretary, Byrne served as VA's General Counsel, leading a nationwide team of attorneys, paralegals, and staff who support the mission and priorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing sound legal expertise, representation, and as needed, critical problem-solving skills and risk-management advice to the Secretary and other senior VA leaders.[3]

Prior to becoming General Counsel of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Byrne was Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Lockheed Martin. At Lockheed Martin, he also served as the company's primary cyber and counterintelligence attorney.[4]

Byrne has served as a deployed Marine Infantry Officer. In 2004, he served active duty with the United States Marine Corps for 18 months, where he was an officer in charge of the Marine Liaison Office at medical centers in Maryland. In this capacity, he supported injured and deceased marines and their families.[5]

Byrne worked for the United States Department of Justice as an international narcotics prosecutor. He has also served as a career Senior Executive Service Deputy Special Counsel with the United States Office of Special Counsel and as both General Counsel and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations with the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "PN348 — Navy". U.S. Congress. May 15, 1987. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. 1 2 Affairs, Office of Public and Intergovernmental. "James Byrne - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs". www.va.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Jane (August 7, 2017). "Lockheed Vet James Byrne Confirmed as VA General Counsel". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Siegelbaum, Max (August 7, 2017). "Lockheed Martin Privacy Lawyer Takes Government Post". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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