Adam Marvin, Esq.
Adam is an experienced attorney and professional military officer. An eight-year veteran of the Arizona Army National Guard, Adam currently holds the rank of Captain and serves on active duty as the Command Judge Advocate for the largest brigade in the state. After graduating from law school and moving to Arizona in 2011, Adam was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona. He received his military commission in 2012. Adam lives in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix with his wife of ten years, Shauna, and their three children.
Professional Experience:
• Command Judge Advocate, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Phoenix, AZ 2019-
Senior legal advisor to Commander of organization consisting of 2,100 employees. Supervised staff of one attorney and five paralegals. Provided legal support to three battalions and sixteen companies during Operation Protect and Serve civil disturbance mission. Authored Arizona National Guard’s first-ever brigade-level disciplinary withholding policy. Managed legal compliance across the six core Judge Advocate competencies: administrative and civil law, contract and fiscal law, criminal law, international and operational law, legal assistance, and claims.
• Commander, 3666th Support Maintenance Company, Phoenix, AZ –2017- 2019
Responsible for maintaining the combat readiness, health, welfare, morale, and discipline of 11 officers and 147 enlisted Soldiers. Prioritized unit resources, including time, equipment, money, and facilities, to accomplish assigned missions. Ensured the combat readiness of 83 vehicles and trailers, 161 individual and crew served weapons, 109 tactical communications systems, and assorted supporting equipment valued at over $21 million. Oversaw the professional development of nine commissioned officers, two warrant officers, and 62 non-commissioned officers.
• Assistant Judge Advocate, AZNG Joint Forces Headquarters, Phoenix, AZ – 2012- 2017
Served as one of two full-time attorneys for the Arizona Army National Guard. Achieved guilty verdict as lead prosecutor in first post-WWII court-martial in Arizona National Guard history. Represented the government at over fifty enlisted administrative separation boards and three officer separation boards. Provided legal advice to senior managerial officials of government agency with over 8,000 employees in areas of law including: employee disciplinary actions, criminal prosecutions, EEOC employer defense, Joint Ethics Regulation compliance, and government contracting.
• Attorney, Champagne, Albren, and Crowe, LLP, Phoenix AZ – 2012-2013
Led over 100 Social Security Disability Insurance administrative hearings as first-chair attorney, authored case briefs and appellate motions, prepared clients for testimony, conducted oral argument, cross examined expert medical and vocational witnesses.
• Constitutional Law Fellow, Institute for Justice, Tempe, AZ – 2011-2012
Wrote court pleadings and motions, authored op-eds in support of current and prospective projects, researched complex legal questions and added findings to institutional knowledge database, proofread and cite-checked pleadings and memoranda prepared by staff attorneys.
Adam G. Marvin, Esq.
Professional Experience (continued):
• Officer Candidate, USMC Officer Candidate School, Quantico, VA - 2010
Participated in intensive academic, physical, and leadership training program for prospective Marine Corps Officers, held key platoon leadership positions. Discharged from Platoon Leaders Course (law contract) after five weeks due to traumatic knee injury.
• Legal Intern, United States Navy JAG Corps, Newport, RI - 2009
Co-authored and comprehensively revised official Staff Judge Advocate military law reference manual, participated as a witness in mock trial exercises, compiled and revised course materials for future classes at the Naval Justice School.
• Intake Volunteer, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Portland, ME – 2007-2008
Interviewed prospective clients, created case summaries for staff attorneys.
Education:
University of Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL, J.D., June 2011
• Activities: Criminal Law Society, Vice President for Events and Membership; Federalist Society, Member; Edmund Burke Debate Society, Member
Colby College, Waterville, ME, B.A. in Philosophy and Government, May 2007
• Honors: magna cum laude; Dean’s List 8/8 semesters; Departmental Distinction in
Philosophy; Departmental Distinction in Government; Completion of Philosophy Department Honors Program; Winner, 2007 George E. Murray Debate Prize; Winner, 2006 Herbert Carlyle Libby Speaking Prize
• Thesis: Interpretation Stops Here: Judicial Politics in a Constitutional Republic
• Activities: George E. Murray Debate Society, Vice President; Colby Echo, Opinion
Writer; Colby Martial Arts Club, Class Instructor; Reuman Reading Group, Member
Language Skills:
• English (native)
• Spanish (conversant, written and oral)
State Bar Admissions:
• Arizona Supreme Court (admitted 2011)
• Federal District Court of Arizona (admitted 2015)
Interests: Enlightenment-era political philosophy, martial arts, alpine skiing, jazz piano, travel