Admitted: 1983, Massachusetts; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; 1998, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2010, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: New England School of Law, J.D.
College: Stonehill College, B.A., 1979
Member: District of Columbia Bar (Former Steering Committee Member, Torts Law Section); Massachusetts Bar Association; Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year); American Association for Justice (Past Chair, Federal Tort Claims Act and Military Advocacy Section); JAA American Inns of Court (Master); Judge Advocates Military Bar Association (Past President).
Biography: Peter R. Masciola has 27 years of experience as a lawyer in the private and public sectors. He has successfully represented military officers and enlisted personnel from all ranks and specialties, whose families have been the victim of major personal injury or medical malpractice, including military JAG officers and medical officers, military family members, and retirees from bases across in country and around the world. His clients have obtained multimillion dollar recoveries for their injuries and other losses caused by negligent military health care providers and other personnel from all branches of service. Mr. Masciola has held numerous leadership positions in Civilian and Military Bar Associations and was the DC Trial Lawyers Association's 2009 Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and serves the nation as a part time JAG in the Air National Guard. He recently completed a 17 month active duty tour as the Chief Defense Counsel, Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions, and has been selected for promotion to Brigadier General in the Air National Guard.
Born: Boston, Massachusetts
MilitaryService: Colonel, Air National Guard, United States Air Force Reserves
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