

After the JAG Corps: Navigating Your Career Progression
Tom Welsh
A podcast to assist judge advocates separating or retiring from the military by providing information on post-service opportunities, job search strategies, and other resources as they navigate the transition to civilian employment.
Episodes
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Aug 16, 2025 • 36min
155. Back to School with Kathleen Duignan
In this episode, recently retired Coast Guard Captain Kathleen Duignan talks about her decision to go back to school.

Aug 2, 2025 • 43min
154. Steve Levin
LTC(Ret) Steve Levin takes us through his career on active duty and as a member of the Army Reserve, working in two U.S. Attorney offices, as a partner in small firms, and as an associate in a medium sized firm, and finally working in big law.

Jul 19, 2025 • 39min
153. Roza Sheffield, Associate, Holland & Knight
After almost ten and one-half years serving around the world as an Air Force JAG, Roza Sheffield talks about her career progression to her current position as an associate with Holland & Knight.

Jul 5, 2025 • 45min
152. Hugo Teufel, Vice President & Chief Privacy Officer, Lumens Technologies
This week, I talk to Hugo Teufel who joined the Army National Guard as a judge advocate while working as an attorney with the Department of Homeland Security. After the ANG, Hugo made the move to the corporate world, first with Raytheon and now with Lumens.

Jun 21, 2025 • 42min
151. Bryan Thompson: Reserve Soldier and Privacy Specialist
In this episode, Bryan Thompson, a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, with experience in both private practice and corporate law as an attorney with Microsoft, talks about his military career, the resource active duty officers have in Reserve Officers when it comes to transitioning from active duty service to post-military career, and working in the field of Privacy.

Jun 7, 2025 • 44min
150. Tom Caruso: The Epitome of Adaptability
In this episode, Tom Caruso takes us through his career progression after leaving active duty with the Navy. Leveraging Skillbridge on a part-time basis, he returned to clerk for a judge who was a mentor and for whom he previously worked while in law school to a clerkship with a Federal judge to private practice and now as Chief Legal Officer and Corporation Secretary.

May 31, 2025 • 44min
149. Samantha Sliney and the Defense-State Liaison Office
In this episode, we learn about Samantha Sliney's career progression from active duty Air Force to serving as an advocate with the Defense-State Liaison Office, which exists to advocate for military personnel and their families at the State level. Samantha is on LinkedIn and information about the Defense-State Liaison Office is available on the Military One Source web site.

May 17, 2025 • 45min
148. Michael Bahar and Why the JAG Corps is a Great Place to Be and Be From
Michael Bahar is a partner With Eversheds Sutherland and is based out of its Washington,DC, office and currently serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

May 3, 2025 • 50min
147. Steven Arango: From the Halls of Montezuma to Big Law
In this episode, we hear from Steven Arango, who recently went from serving as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps to associate attorney at Jenner and Block.

Apr 19, 2025 • 1h 12min
146. Brothers in Arms and the Law: Geoffrey and Gary Corn
This week, I had the honor of talking to Geoff and Gary Corn to talk about their career progression from Army judge advocates to their respective positions at law schools. The cover art for this podcast is a picture of Geoff and a colleague pinning on Gary's lieutenant bars when he was commissioned.