Raymond Rounds

1995 - 2011

United States Air Force

JAG Officer

Part-time career as an active reservist involving Uniform Code of Military Justice (military criminal), legal assistance to hundreds of military members on domestic relations’ issues, consumer/debtor relations, wills and estate planning, and war-related and international law-related legal concepts such as the Geneva Convention and Rules of Engagement. Significant involvement over the years in federal labor law issues and advocacy in arbitration before the Merit Systems Protection Board, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Acted several times as Article 32 investigator pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (tantamount to judge in felony preliminary hearing). Acted as military judge in Summary Court Martial. From February until July, 2006, with subordinate staff of three attorneys and seven paralegals, adjudicated 4,200 Iraqi and non-Iraqi combatant detainee cases at Abu Ghraib Forward Operating Base, Iraq, recommending further detention or release, and establishing a reasonable threat level.

1987 - 1991

United States Air Force

Active Duty Lawyer

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting offenses in federal court. Extensive trial experience as both military prosecutor and defense lawyer in both bench and jury trials. Member of Child Advocacy Committee dealing with child abuse allegations by military members. Assistant Chief of Military Justice, Chief of Administrative Law and Claims with experience in civil property damage, personal injury and medical malpractice actions for and against the federal government, and general legal advice to base commander. Named as Tax Officer for three years and helped literally thousands of military members with personal income tax, tax preparation, collection of federal and state tax forms, distribution of tax forms throughout Alaska, research of tax issues, wills, powers of attorney, guardianship, and estate planning. Handled cases throughout Alaska at Eielson AFB near Fairbanks, Galena and King Salmon Air Bases, and Shemya AFB, a thousand miles from Anchorage on the Aleutian Islands near the former Soviet Union.

1991 - 1992

University of San Diego School of Law

LL.M. (1992) | Taxation

1984 - 1986

University of Idaho College of Law

J.D. (1986) | Law

Honors: Idaho Law Review – Lead Articles Editor (University of Idaho) Dean’s List (University of Idaho)