Gary Rowland Myers (born January 1, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who specializes in military law.

Education

Myers attended the

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where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1965. Myers then attended the

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. Myers was on the editorial board of the ''

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'' and was published there as well as in the '' Journal of the Patent Office Society''. He graduated in 1968.

Career

Myers became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1968 and the

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in 1972. After passing the bar, Myers volunteered during the

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and was a captain in the

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from 1969 to 1973. He was among those who participated as defense counsel in the court-martial of Captain

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. His work in the My Lai Trials, a result of the

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, was portrayed in the book ''Medina'' by Mary McCarthy. Following his years in JAG Corps, Myers spent three years as an adjunct professor at the

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from 1974 to 1976. In 1977, he was elected to the

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, where he represented the 21st district for one term. In 1987, in the case of the ''United States v. Scott'', Myers became the first lawyer in American history to use DNA evidence in a military court-martial. Cpl. Lindsey Scott, a member of the

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who was accused of rape, was eventually found not-guilty. Myers' work was portrayed in the Ellis Cohen book, ''Dangerous Evidence'', published in 1995. In 1999, the book was adapted into a made-for-television film, ''Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story,'' and Myers was portrayed by Canadian actor Geordie Johnson. Later, Myers represented clients in the Abu Ghraib Detention Center case stemming from an incident during the

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. His work in the Abu Ghraib case was recounted in the Philip Zimbardo book, ''The Lucifer Effect''. Myers also represented Marines in the

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, which occurred in 2005. Mr. Myers' work in the Haditha case was featured in the PBS documentary,

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. Myers is a partner at the Military Law Practice of Gary Myers, Daniel Conway & Associates in

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. In March 2022, Myers ended his 52-year career as an attorney at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with an administrative hearing against Air Force Captains Andrew Romey and Raquel Muscioni.

Awards and honors

In 1968, his article, Industrial Protection of Pre-Production Disclosures, earned him the award for the Most Outstanding Law Review Article in the nation in the field of preventive law.

Personal life

Myers resides in

with his wife. He has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Gary University of Delaware alumni American lawyers Dickinson School of Law alumni Living people 1944 births People from Weare, New Hampshire