Paul C. Ney Jr.

Paul Charles Ney Jr. (born June 6, 1958) is an American lawyer who is currently the General Counsel of the Department of Defense of the United States.[5] He previously served as Acting General Counsel of the Navy and as the Chief Deputy Attorney General of Tennessee.[6]

Paul C. Ney Jr.
General Counsel of the Department of Defense
Assumed office
August 20, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJennifer M. O'Connor
Chief Deputy Attorney General of Tennessee
In office
September 2016  August 2018
GovernorBill Haslam
Preceded byLucy Honey Haynes
Succeeded byJonathan Skrmetti[1]
Deputy General Counsel for Legal Counsel of the Department of Defense
In office
November 2006  January 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Acting General Counsel of the Navy
In office
January 2, 2006  September 25, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlberto J. Mora
Succeeded byFrank Jimenez
Personal details
Born
Paul Charles Ney, Jr.[2]

(1958-06-06) June 6, 1958[3]
Shamokin, Pennsylvania[4]
EducationCornell University (BS)
Vanderbilt University (JD, MBA)

Early life

Paul C. Ney Jr. attended Cornell University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1980. Ney next enrolled in the joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration program at Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1984. He then spent 1984–85 clerking for Judge Adrian G. Duplantier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Career

In 1985, Ney joined the law firm of Trauger, Ney & Tuke in Nashville, Tennessee. He became a partner of the firm in 1990. His practice at Trauger, Ney & Tuke focused on civil litigation, administrative law, arbitration and mediation, and intellectual property. He also served as the General Counsel of the Tennessee Republican Party and as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School.

In 2006, President George W. Bush named Ney Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of the Navy. He served as Acting General Counsel of the Navy from January 2, 2006 until September 25, 2006. Upon leaving the Department of the Navy, Ney joined Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's Office of Economic and Community Development.

In February 2010, Ney joined the law firm of Patterson Intellectual Property Law.

On August 25, 2016, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced that Ney would join the Attorney General's Office as Chief Deputy.[7] In his role as Chief Deputy Attorney General, Ney coordinates and supervises the substantive legal work of all five sections of the office.

In January 2018, President Donald Trump announced Ney as his nominee for General Counsel of the Department of Defense.[8] He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 2018.[9]

References

  1. https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/people/article/21036875/butler-snow-attorney-named-chief-deputy-ag
  2. https://www.tncourts.gov/node/4232891
  3. Hubbell, Martindale (April 2000). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell. p. TN288B. ISBN 9781561603763.
  4. Hubbell, p. TN288B
  5. The White House. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Paul C. Ney Jr. of Tennessee to be the General Counsel of the Department of Defense". Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  6. Market Wired. "Paul Ney Named Chief Deputy Attorney General". Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  7. Nashville Post. "Ney new chief deputy in AG's office". Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  8. Nashville Post. "State attorney named to Pentagon position". Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  9. Lesniewski, Niels (July 12, 2018). "Mitch McConnell Casts 11,000th Vote". Roll Call. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Alberto J. Mora
Acting General Counsel of the Navy
2006
Succeeded by
Frank Jimenez
Preceded by
Lucy Honey Haynes
Chief Deputy Attorney General of Tennessee
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Jonathan Skrmetti
Preceded by
William S. Castle
Acting
General Counsel of the Department of Defense
2018–present
Incumbent
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