COLONEL HERBERT N. HARMON

Colonel Herb Harmon retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve on January 1, 1998, after 30 years of military service. For the past 33 years, he has practiced law. He is the managing partner of Harmon, Wilmot, Brown & Bagwell, L.L.P., a Washington, D.C. based law firm and specializes in civil litigation and general commercial and corporate matters. He is a former President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. From 1973-77 he served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia. He is currently a Mediator and Arbitrator for the District of Columbia Superior Court.

Colonel Harmon holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Detroit and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University.

Harmon served on active duty during the Vietnam War where he received the Purple Heart in 1968 for wounds received in action. He also earned the Combat Action Ribbon, and as a member of the First Marine Division, received the Presidential Unit Citation with Ribbon Bar.

In his civilian activities, Colonel Harmon is a past Treasurer of the Barristers and past President of the Counselors. He is a member and past President of the Exchange Club of Capitol Hill and past President and Board Member of the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club. He is also a past President of Serra International, the downtown Washington, D.C. Chapter and General Counsel of the Marine Executive Association.

Colonel Harmon=s professional military affiliations include the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, of which he was National President in 1997. He is a past National President of the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association and past national Officer of the Marine Corps League. He also served as National Judge Advocate General for the Marine Corps Aviation Association, of which he is a life member. He is also a Life Member of the Purple Heart Society, the American Legion and the PSYOP Association.

His bar admissions include the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the United States Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Colonel Harmon is married to the former Diane Wright of Nutley, New Jersey. They reside in Alexandria, Virginia.