JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS

Although OGC is primarily comprised of civilian attorneys, a number of military judge advocates also work within OGC on matters principally involving employment and environmental law. The areas of law practiced principally by civilian Navy OGC attorneys include commercial law involved in acquisition, use and disposition of property/material, intellectual property (including patent law), employment law, and fiscal law, including international aspects relating thereto. The areas of law practiced principally by the Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps and Marine Corps Judge Advocates, on the other hand, include military justice, operational and international law, admiralty law, tort and similar claims, and legal assistance to service members. Both organizations have significant practices in the areas of environmental law and ethics law and are responsible for litigation matters arising in their respective areas of practice.