STEPHEN M. SHREWSBURY

STEPHEN MICHAEL SHREWSBURY Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, College of Business Stephen F. Austin State University 1936 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936)-468-1576 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-shrewsbury_____

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Assistant professor of legal studies and highly experienced international attorney. Over 20 years of experience providing legal and policy advice and counsel to senior officials, staff, and other clients on relevant matters, and leading and managing legal operations, attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals in the Air Force. Extensive experience in International and Operations Law, Negotiations, Ethics, Criminal prosecution, and Aviation Law. Significant experience in Training Development and Legal Instruction, and Environmental, Tort, and Contracting Law.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Business Communication and Legal Studies Aug. 2017 - Present Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas . Teach graduate and undergraduate international and transnational law courses, business law, negotiations and dispute resoluction, and business governance and ethics. . Member – SFA Leadership Development Committee . Member – SFA Aviation Program Committee . Member – College of Business Graduate Council . Assist University with service functions and other responsibilities . Mentor/advisor for university international students and military

General Counsel / Director of Legal Services 2015 – 2017 US Air Forces Europe – United Kingdom (USAFE-UK) RAF Mildenhall - United Kingdom Senior legal advisor to United States (US) Forces Europe-United Kingdom (UK). Oversee legal matters involving US Forces operating in the UK and Ascension Island, including foreign criminal jurisdiction (FCJ), US land rights, labor, contracts, environment, tax, security, and other Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) matters. Supervise four senior attorneys. ▪ Architect of immigration agreement strategy with the UK that allowed US military dependents to enter UK without visas or biometrics collection and generated annual savings of $3 million. ▪ Successfully negotiated with the UK Border Force to reverse a 15-year agreement on boarding US State aircraft, which ensured protection of US sovereign rights. ▪ Devised novel legal mechanism that created US leverage within a third-party contract between UK government and a private contractor for U.S. bases support. Drafted US-UK agreement protecting US financial interests by creating US oversight mechanism that ensured proper support to U.S.

General Counsel / Director of Legal Services – Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) 2012 – 2015 US Forces (USFJ)/Fifth Air Force (5AF), PACAF , Japan Senior Department of Defense (DoD) legal official in Japan; provided counsel and full-spectrum legal capabilities to two directorates: USFJ and 5AF Commanders and Staff. Managed 21-person team of military and civilian attorneys, paralegals, administrative support, as well as Japanese national personnel. Subject Matter Expert on military justice, adverse actions, ethics, operations and international law; legal oversight of contracts, civil, and environmental law. Advanced the stability, capability, and credibility of the US–Japan security alliance by significantly improving legal interoperability between Government of Japan Ministries and USFJ. Provided legal counsel on joint operations. ▪ Advised US Ambassador and Pacific Command (PACOM) on Japan disciplinary matters. Crafted first Japan- wide liberty policy following rape of a Japanese citizen by US service members. Dramatically reduced tensions with Japan; reduced incident rates by 30%, Okinawa arrest rates at 40-year low. ▪ Advised on numerous international engagements for USFJ and Pacific Command leaders critical to crisis 1

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management of the political-military arena within the Asia-Pacific region. ▪ Legal representative to bilateral US-Japan Joint Committee; provided counsel to US Embassy and DoD leaders on legal issues involving US operations in Japan, protecting US interests and sovereignty. ▪ Negotiated bilateral claims agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD); reduced average claims processing times by two years and accelerated completion of over $1 million in foreign claims. ▪ Co-Chair of US-Japan Criminal Jurisdiction Subcommittee; achieved agreement on the first US-Japan Status of Forces change in 46 years, increasing Japanese public understanding of US Forces discipline.

General Counsel & Chief of Operations and International Law – SJA 2010 – 2012 (13AF) & (PACAF) -Hickam, Dual-hatted as General Counsel for the 13AF, Chief of Operations, and International Law for Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Provided legal advice to Commanding General, eight AF forces directors, and their staffs on military justice, claims and civil law issues. Advised Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), 613 Air Operations Center (AOC) Commander, divisions, and staff on international law, authorities, targeting, and rules for the use of force. Deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, as Deputy Legal Advisor to the Commander, International Security Assistance Force (NATO ISAF).

▪ Successfully directed PACAF’s legal support team during an intense multi-week humanitarian assistance operation in response to the 2011 record earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ▪ Skillfully worked with the US Embassy Rule of Law Office to shape a President of the United States directed US detention monitoring program following a detainee treatment crisis in Afghanistan; ascertained best practices and then melded ideas into both US and ISAF mandated programs. ▪ Provided strategic guidance for handling base closures and transfer procedures for hundreds of US bases throughout Afghanistan. Clarified source of funding for base transfers to the Afghanistan government and ensured the potential environmental cleanup of US facilities was legally sound. ▪ Led planning and implementation of merger of legal offices of 13AF and PACAF into combined office.

Deputy General Counsel/ Deputy Director of Legal Services – Deputy SJA 2008 – 2010 Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (ECJA), HQ US European Command (EUCOM) Stuttgart, Germany Managed day-to-day operations of a 17-person office; oversaw budgeting, scheduling, policy, and personnel issues. Led policy and legal subcommittees on the US-Romania and US-Bulgaria Joint Committees. Negotiated international agreements. Advised joint directorates and staff on operations, exercises, international and civil law matters and military justice; Chief of Operations, Exercises, and Humanitarian Assistance from 2008 to 2009. ▪ HQ EUCOM’s legal advisor for first 48 hours of the Russo-Georgian war. Advice on force protection, rules of engagement, and noncombatant evacuation significantly contributed to evacuation plan. ▪ Key negotiator on Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense deal; drafted treaty language and persuaded DoS Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Romania to support the EUCOM approach. ▪ Prevented late collapse of US-Greece pipeline deal; fixed pivotal language with Deputy Chief of Mission and Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, successfully concluding a nine-year effort. ▪ Expert on State Department (DoS) Chief of Mission authority over DoD personnel; analyzed and created solutions for tough, complex EUCOM-DoS command authority issues across Europe. ▪ Contributed to the completion of over 1,300 legal reviews covering myriad legal issues including fiscal and environmental law, SOFA matters, counter-proliferation, current operations, and exercises.

General Counsel/ Director of Legal Services – SJA 2005 – 2008 (PACAF) , Senior legal advisor to General Courts-Martial Convening Authority (GCMCA), 36th Wing Commanding General, and subordinate commanders. Oversaw military justice, claims, ethics, environmental, real estate, and labor law supporting a client base of 8,500 and a 20,000 acre complex. Led an 18-member division providing legal support for Air Base and three organizations located in Singapore, Diego Garcia, and Canberra, Australia. Liaison to general counsel, Naval Forces Marianas, US Attorney, and Government of Guam on legal matters affecting Air Force and DoD interests in Guam. ▪ Architect of joint basing concept with US Navy in Guam. Led AF program; drafted agreement that preserved AF 2

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command of Andersen AF Base and successfully implemented base realignment law. ▪ Protected AF interests as senior planner for Air Forces in Guam; analyzed and minimized the legal and operational risk of sharing of Air Force base land with other military Services and operations. ▪ Negotiated with US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Transportation (DoT) to create plan to allow landowner access to property near AF lands. Proposed land trade and convinced DoT to fund completion of Environmental Assessment, securing $3 million in AF funding for backup plan. ▪ Utilized engagement strategy to negotiate with numerous landowners and address AF leasing of private property for superfund cleanup. Successfully prevented loss of $13 million in cleanup funds.

EDUCATION ▪ Professional Diploma - U.S. Aviation Law, International Airline Transport Association/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, London, England and Daytona, Florida, March 2017 ▪ LL.M, Masters of Law in Military Law, Dual Degree – International and Operational Law, Army Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2002 o Awarded Major General George S. Prugh Award for Writing Excellence in International and Operational Law - Top International Law Thesis titled, “September 11th and the Single European Sky-Developing Concepts of Airspace Sovereignty”; published in prestigious air law journal o Ranked 12th in a class of 70 JAGs from all service branches and Canada o 97% grade in international/operations law core curriculum ▪ Juris Doctor, University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1995 o Graduated in the top 12 percent of the class. o William H. Leary Scholar for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Spring 1994, 1995. o University of Utah Traynor Moot Court Competition champion in appellate advocacy, 1994 o Lewis Powell US Mountain Region Moot Court Competition champion in appellate advocacy, 1995 o National Moot Court Competition – New York City, 1994 o Utah Law Review staff, 1992-1993 ▪ Master of Science in Management, Florida State University, Panama City, Florida, 1990 o Selected for Beta Gamma Sigma, honor society for Collegiate Schools of Business (AASCB) ▪ Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management (Minor: Business Management), Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1984 o Colorado Scholars awards – 1983, 1984

PRESENTATIONS ▪ Presentation – Airline Seat Density: The Legal, Economic, and Public Interest Debate – National Business and Economic Society, San Juan Puerto Rico, March 2019 ▪ Presentation – Legal and Operational Challenges of Drone Use by Business and Government – Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SALSB), San Antonio, Texas, March 2018 ▪ Lecture - Legal Issues for U.S. Forces Operations in the United Kingdom, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Staff Judge Advocate Summit, Garmisch, Germany, January 2017 ▪ C.L.E. Lecture – Operational Authorities, Mission, Fiscal, and Rules of Engagement, Worldwide Online Presentation, April 2016 ▪ United States Judge for the 2016 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition of Military Academies, Institute of International Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, Italy. US judge - multinational judge panel for IHL team competition between worldwide military academy cadets - March 2016 ▪ Presiding Judge for Japan International Humanitarian Law moot competition, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Osaka, Japan – September 2015. Selected by ICRC as presiding judge - multinational judge panels for competition of law and university students across Japan. ▪ Speaker – US Military Justice System, Japan National Press Club, Tokyo, Japan - March 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ45CLCbADM ▪ Lecture – Operational Legal Authorities for Humanitarian Assistance and Military Operations, Yokota Air Base Japan, January 2013 3

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▪ Lecture – Cyberlaw and the Use of Force, Air Operations Education and Training, , Hawaii, March 2012

PUBLICATIONS ▪ Shrewsbury, S., Friedenzohn, D. (2019). Squeezed Out Of The Marketplace: Legal And Policy Issues Pertaining To Airline Seating Configurations, Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, Spring 2019 ▪ Shrewsbury, S. (2017). We Better Be Ready: The Legal Landscape and Challenges of Unmanned Aerial Systems, THE REPORTER, Volume 44, No. 3, Dec. 2017, 2-12. ▪ Shrewsbury, S. (2003). September 11th and the Single European Sky: Developing Concepts of Airspace Sovereignty, JOURNAL OF AIR LAW AND COMMERCE, Volume 68, No. 1 (Winter), 115-160. Shrewsbury, S. (2002). Book Review: Marbury v. Madison: The Origins and Legacy of Judicial Review, MILITARY LAW REVIEW, Volume 173, Sept. 2002, 160-168. ▪ Shrewsbury, S. (1994). Limiting Administrative Agencies’ Ability to Avoid Stare Decisis When Making Decisions, 1994 UTAH LAW REVIEW, Volume 325, 437-443.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS ▪ Most Innovative Paper Award – National Business and Economic Society (March 2019) ▪ Legion of Merit Decoration, U.S. Air Force (2017) ▪ Government of Japan Defense Cooperation Decoration (2015) ▪ Department of Defense Superior Service Decoration (2010, 2015) ▪ Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, 36 WG, Andersen AFB, Guam (2007) ▪ Outstanding Senior Attorney, Pacific Air Forces (2007) ▪ US Department of State Meritorious Honor Award (2004)

OTHER LEGAL EDUCATION ▪ Advanced Contracting Law, Aug 2016 ▪ Emergent Topics in International and Operational Law, June 2015 ▪ Federal Employee and Labor Law Course, 2014 ▪ Fiscal Law Course, 2014 ▪ Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Course, 2013 ▪ Law of Federal Employment Course, 2013 ▪ Administrative Law for Military Organizations Course, 2013 ▪ Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism, 2009 ▪ Joint Operational Law Training, 2008 ▪ Advanced Environmental Law Course, 2006, 2007 ▪ Accident Investigation Board Legal Advisor Course, 2000 ▪ Environmental Law Symposium, 1999, 2000 ▪ Deployment Fiscal Law and Contingency Contracting Course, 2000 ▪ Fiscal Law Course, 1999 ▪ Trial and Defense Advocacy Course, 1999 ▪ Military Justice Administration Course, 1997 ▪ Operations Law Course, 1997 ▪ Criminal Law New Developments Course, 1997 ▪ Claims and Tort Litigation Course, 1997 ▪ Legal Assistance Course, 1996

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