JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
The Judge Advocate Generals Office for the United States Veteran Reserve Corps is the chief legal office of the organization. JAG Officers are tasked with contract negotiations and review, including Memorandums of Understanding. They advise the Commanding General, Deputy Commander, and Chief of Staff on matters of law and also represent the Veteran Reserve Corps in litigation.
MISSION
The mission of the Veteran Reserve Corps - Judge Advocate General Office is to provide principled counsel and premier legal services, as committed members and leaders in the legal and Public Service professions, in support of a ready, nationally responsive, and regionally engaged Corps.
VISION
In an increasingly complex and legally dynamic nation, the Judge Advocate General's Office is committed to remaining a highly trained and values-based service of adaptive, ready, and dedicated legal and VRC professionals who excel in our mission, both today and against emerging situations.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
Education
University of Baltimore -
School of Law
University of Maryland
Previous Military Experience
Washington, D.C.
National Guard
VRC Role
Judge Advocate General
Colonel Shore served as part of the Washington, D.C. Reserves. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he earned an American Jurisprudence Award for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Trial Advocacy, and the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Evidence. His undergraduate degree was in Psychology from the University of Maryland.
Colonel Shore is licensed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Supreme Court of the United States.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL NEWS
MEDCOM COMMISSIONS JAG OFFICERS
MEDCOM (Medical Command) recently commissioned three experienced attorneys to oversee the complexities of operating a medical unit in a world fraught with legal pitfalls.
JAG officers advise the MEDCOM command staff on issues such as liability and malpractice insurance requirements, HIPAA regulations and other matters faced by providing medical and mental health care to veterans and persons who could not otherwise afford it.