Eric L. Mayer
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point – Bachelor of Science, 1996
University of Kansas School of Law – Juris Doctor, 2003
Experience
Senior Defense Counsel
Trial Counsel (Military Prosecutor)
Operational Law Judge Advocate
Special Assistant US Attorney
Federal Labor and Employment Attorney
Law Instructor, US Army Military Police School
Rifle Platoon Leader
Infantry Brigade Operations Staff
Awards
- Ranger Tab
- Expert Infantryman Badge
- Parachutist Badge
- Meritorious Service Medal (2)
- Army Commendation Medal (2)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- NATO Service Medal (Former Yugoslavia)
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Eagle Scout
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After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1996, Mr. Mayer became an Infantry Officer, eventually stationed at Fort Drum, New York. There he saw firsthand the quality and nature of the members of our Armed Forces.
Following 5 years as an Infantry Officer and deployments to Saudi Arabia and Bosnia, Mr. Mayer left the Army to attend law school at the University of Kansas. From a couch in the lobby of the school, he observed the televised horror of 9/11 and decided to reenter the Army at the completion of his legal studies.
Following JAG assignments at Ft. Polk, Louisiana and Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, he decided to leave the Army and continue defending uniformed Servicemembers across our Armed Forces.
Amy Derby, Paralegal
Don't call her Ma'am, because she works for a living. Managing the office with the precision and authority of a Sergeant Major, Ms. Derby takes care of the things that make the civilized practice of law possible.
Focusing on client intake, legal writing and research, and office management, she brings a diverse background of writing and large-firm practice to our military-oriented office.
Ms. Derby has provided freelance writing services to corporations, healthcare groups and non-profits in the United States, Africa and Australia. She has worked as an independent contractor for law firms of various practice areas and sizes in New York, Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City and Chicago including Hull McGuire (corporate/government/environmental law), Marler Clark (food safety law), and Parker Waichman Alonso (consumer law). From 1999-2004, she was a paralegal at DLA Piper's Chicago office in the litigation and bankruptcy practice groups.
Ms. Derby's work has been published by USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and LIVESTRONG.com. She is also a volunteer writer for the American Foundation for Children with AIDS.