Mr. James Brien Comey Jr
Experience:
39 years
Mr. James Brien Comey Jr | Attorney
Main Office
200 Stadium Dr
Sadler Center
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Top Local Lawyers
Premium
Paul Freeman
Woodmere Law, P.L.L.C.
Divorce & Family Law , Criminal , Motor Vehicle , Lawsuit & Dispute
4311 New Town Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Premium
Michael Carl Tillotson
Tillotson & Martin, LLC
Criminal
13195 Warwick Blvd Suite 2A
Newport News, VA 23602
Premium
Jeffrey Cantwell Martin
Tillotson & Martin, LLC
Criminal , Education
13195 Warwick Blvd Ste 2A
Newport News, VA 23602
Premium
Doug Hazelton
Tillotson & Martin, LLC
Criminal , DUI-DWI
13195 Warwick Blvd Suite 2A
Newport News, VA 23602
Premium
Wayne Holcomb
Holcomb Law, P.C.
Divorce , Personal Injury , Traffic , Criminal , Criminal
11815 Fountain Way Suite 300
Newport News, VA 23606
Premium
Terrence K. Martin
Terrence K. Martin & Associates
Accident & Injury , Divorce & Family Law , Criminal , Estate , Estate
727 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Suite E
Newport News, VA 23601
Premium
Stephen M Smith
The Brain Injury Law Center
Accident & Injury
27 W Queens Way Suite 300
Hampton, VA 23669
Premium
Michael Ballen Salasky
Cooper Hurley
Accident & Injury , Car Accident , Personal Injury , General Practice
125 St Pauls Blvd #510
Norfolk, VA 23510
Premium
Jim Hurley
Cooper Hurley PLLC
Accident & Injury , Personal Injury , Criminal
125 St Pauls Blvd #510
Norfolk, VA 23510
About James
James B. Comey is a graduate of Columbia Law School. His legal career includes working in private practice and serving as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the United States Deputy Attorney General.
Comey earned a JD from University of Chicago Law School in 1985, then entered law focusing on criminal matters. Following law school, Comey clerked for former United States District Judge John M. Walker, Jr. in Manhattan. He then worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as an associate. Comey joined the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, serving as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division from 1987-1993.
From 1996-1991, Comey worked as Managing Assistant US Attorney for the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee and served as lead prosecutor in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing case. Comey then worked as an adjunct law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
In 2002, he was appointed to the role of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General in 2003, and held that position through 2005. In office he handled one of the largest identity fraud cases in US history, indicted the founder of Adelphia Communications, forcing the company into bankruptcy. Comey led the prosecutions of Martha Stewart and Operation Wooden Nickel, a large-scale operation of foreign exchange trading scams. He also supported enhanced interrogation techniques for use by the CIA when interrogating suspects.
Comey transitioned to private practice in 2005, becoming General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Lockheed Martin. He stayed there until 2010, when he joined a senior management committee at Bridgewater Associates in CT.
Comey earned a JD from University of Chicago Law School in 1985, then entered law focusing on criminal matters. Following law school, Comey clerked for former United States District Judge John M. Walker, Jr. in Manhattan. He then worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as an associate. Comey joined the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, serving as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division from 1987-1993.
From 1996-1991, Comey worked as Managing Assistant US Attorney for the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee and served as lead prosecutor in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing case. Comey then worked as an adjunct law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
In 2002, he was appointed to the role of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General in 2003, and held that position through 2005. In office he handled one of the largest identity fraud cases in US history, indicted the founder of Adelphia Communications, forcing the company into bankruptcy. Comey led the prosecutions of Martha Stewart and Operation Wooden Nickel, a large-scale operation of foreign exchange trading scams. He also supported enhanced interrogation techniques for use by the CIA when interrogating suspects.
Comey transitioned to private practice in 2005, becoming General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Lockheed Martin. He stayed there until 2010, when he joined a senior management committee at Bridgewater Associates in CT.
Admission
New York
1986
Education
William and Mary
BS, BA (Chemistry, Religion)
1982