JIN-HWA LEE FRAZIER
St Leonard
Summary
Experienced legal professional prepared for role with strong focus on achieving results. Proficient in employment law, litigation and mediation.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate General Counsel
Secretary of the Air Force, OGC
02.2023 - Current
- Advise General Counsel on policies for employment, ethics and administrative actions
- Responsible for oversight of all Office of Special Counsel investigations involving the Department of the Air Force
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Justice, EOUSA/GCO
02.2011 - 02.2023
- Advised U.S Attorneys throughout the Department of Justice on a variety of employment and administrative actions from counseling through removal, performance improvement plans and security clearance matters
- Represented DOJ in mediations, arbitrations, Equal Employment Opportunity Hearings, Merit System Protection Board cases
Director, Air Reserve Component Training Program
United States Air Force
02.2013 - 08.2016
- Developed Air Force wide training program for 1200+ Air Reserve and Guard Judge Advocate General military members
- Created courses; instructed in a variety of Judge Advocate in-residence and e-learning courses: criminal law, ethics, employment law, trial advocacy, leadership, homeland defense, paralegal craftsman
Judge Advocate
United States Air Force
07.1998 - 01.2011
- SUPERVISOR: Deputy for 20+ person legal office; wrote/reviewed 1000+ civil law opinions and 500+ criminal actions
- LEGAL ADVISOR: Advised Commanders, Criminal Investigators on cases; oversaw all legal issues for base to include labor, employment, environmental, tax, immigration, consumer, ethics. Drafted 100+ legal opinions for base agencies on employment, labor and ethics issues.
- DEPLOYMENT: Assisted Iraqi Judges to investigate over 800 cases involving counter-terrorism, murder, rape, kidnapping, organized crime while streamlining procedures/processes for Rule of Law/Iraq.
- APPELLATE ATTORNEY: Wrote 50+ briefs and presented 11 oral arguments before the Federal military appellate courts
- TRIAL ATTORNEY: Selected for one of four spots on advanced trial team; served as first chair for 40+ felony level cases for 17 AF bases in 10 state region. Wrote and argued over 100+ motions, responses; organized and led annual trial litigation workshop for over 30 attorneys
Education
Juris Doctor -
Boston University School of Law
Boston, MassachusettsBachelor of Arts -
Washington University
St Louis, MissouriSkills
- Employment Law
- Dispute resolution
- Ethics management
- Litigation management
Accomplishments
- Selected for Shared Neutrals Program for Department of Justice
- Promoted to rank of Colonel in United Sates Air Force
- Consistently ranked by supervisors in appraisals: #1 of 15 ARC Field Grade Officers (2020); #1 of 8 Air Reserve Component (ARC) Colonels (2019), #1 of 15 ARC Colonels (2019), #1 of 3 Reservists (2019), #1 of 28 Reserve Lt Colonels (2017), #1 of 5 Reserve Field Grade Officers (2016), #1 of 200 Field Grade Officers worked with by Navy Captain during deployment (2010).
- Earned Bronze Star during deployment to Iraq (2009)
Certification
- Admitted to practice in New York, District of Columbia, California (inactive), Florida and Maryland.
- Trained as mediator in Florida and Maryland.
Timeline
Associate General Counsel
Secretary of the Air Force, OGC
02.2023 - Current
Director, Air Reserve Component Training Program
United States Air Force
02.2013 - 08.2016
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Justice, EOUSA/GCO
02.2011 - 02.2023
Judge Advocate
United States Air Force
07.1998 - 01.2011
Juris Doctor -
Boston University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts -
Washington University
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