JAG Defense

David P. Price
Attorney

David P. Price retired from active duty as a Captain in 2003 after serving 25 years in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. Mr. Price brings his national reputation as a leader in Security Clearance representation. With almost 30 total years of military legal experience, Mr. Price has litigated hundreds of trials as a prosecutor, defense counsel and military judge. He has also handled countless administrative, disability, personnel and security clearance proceedings. Mr. Price also has extensive and wide-ranging personnel, claims and administrative law experience. Mr. Price’s active duty experience included assignments as a personnel officer (detailer); instructor in Criminal Procedure, Civil and Administrative Law and Editor-in-Chief of the Naval Law Review at the Naval Justice School; as legislative counsel in the Office of Legislative Affairs; as Commanding Officer of the Naval Legal Service Office in Norfolk, Virginia, the largest and busiest legal office in the Department of the Navy; and as a Military Judge. While serving as a legislative counsel, Mr. Price was responsible for all personnel and medical issues affecting the Department of the Navy before Congress. These varied experiences provide him with the knowledge and background to address any military law issue that may arise.

Mr. Price received his undergraduate (B.A. 1976) and law degrees (J.D. 1979) from Mercer University and earned a Masters of Law, International and Comparative Law (LL.M. 1992), with highest honors, from The George Washington University. Mr. Price is licensed in Georgia, Virginia and all applicable State, Federal and Military Courts.

Mr. Price and his cases have also been featured in and he has been used as a reference resource for local, national and international publications, new services, broadcasts, documentaries addressing military legal issues and organizations such as BBC's "Five Live" (London), local as well as national NPR broadcasts, CBS News, Navy Times, The Potomac News, USA Today, and the Capital (Bulgaria). Additionally, Mr. Price has also had articles published by "The Virginian Pilot" - "Law Matters" (special section dealing with military legal issues); and the "New Jersey Lawyer" (Article on military administrative Separations, Correction of Military Records and Discharge Review Boards). Finally, due to his wide-ranging expertise, Mr. Price has frequently been invited to appear as a professional expert resource for local, national and international news journalists, and a commentator on programs such as NPR's "Talk of the Nation," Sirius Satellite Radio's "CourtTV Radio" as well as local radio broadcasts. The following summaries of some of those broadcasts are provided:

Exploring the Reasons Behind Going AWOL - Since the invasion of Iraq three years ago, thousands of American men and women have gone AWOL -- absent without official leave. A former soldier discusses why he fled, and experts examine the legal prospects of amnesty for American deserters.

What Happened at Haditha? - In November, U.S. Marines allegedly killed two dozen Iraqis, including women and children. Most, if not all, were unarmed. Military sources claim that evidence shows there were mitigating circumstances. Iraqi eyewitnesses claim that the Marines simply went on a rampage. Guests explore the investigation into the Haditha deaths and talk about how the military conducts these kinds of inquiries.

Bush, Congress, Grapple with Path for Terrorism Suspects - President Bush called for legislation that would authorize military commissions to try prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Guests discuss the proposals from Congress and the White House on how terror suspects will be tried.

Military Experience

• Captain (Retired), U.S. Navy JAG Corps, 1979 - 2003

Education

• B.A., Mercer University, 1976
• J.D., Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, 1979
• LL.M., International and Comparative Law, with highest honors, The George Washington University, 1992

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1979
• Virginia, 2003

Court Admissions

• United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1979
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 1980
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2003
• Supreme Court of Virginia, 2003
• United States Court of Military Appeals (now Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces)
• United States Navy/Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, 2003
• United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, 2003
• United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• United States Court of Federal Claims, 2003

Memberships

• Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, 2003-Present

Publications

• Law Matters, The Virginian Pilot, special section on military law
• Getting Fired by the Military (and What You Can do About It), New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, June 2007/No. 246, pp. 21-27

Security Clearance Decisions

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