CDR David H. Myers, JAGC, USN, (Ret.) retired from the U.S. Navy in May 2000 after 28 years enlisted and commissioned service, including 24 years as a Navy judge advocate. Upon retirement he joined the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program as Deputy Director for Case Evaluation. He subsequently served as Director of the Case Evaluation and Placement Component and was Acting Executive Director from October 2014 through June 2015.
Spring his career, CDR Myers served in a wide range of legal billets, including Senior Trial Counsel, NLSO, Naples, Italy, during the first Gulf War and Military Judge, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary. During tours at the Criminal Law Division and the Bureau of Naval Personnel he was deeply involved in personnel law issues and sat as voting member of the Clemency and Parole Board. His enlisted service included a deployment to Southeast Asia on the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in 1974. He earned four Meritorious Service Medals.
A native of Centralia, Illinois, Dave is a 1972 graduate of Mac Murray College, Jacksonville, Illinois and a 1978 graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law,. Valparaiso, Indiana. In 1987 he earned a Master of Laws degree from The Army’s Judge Advocate General’s School. Mr. Myers is married to Debra Luzietti-Myers, who is currently a Deputy General Counsel for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Daughter Kaitlyn Myers-Brooks is currently working on her Master’s Degree in music therapy and counseling at Duquesne University.
