GordonC.RheaPOBox307607,St.Thomas,USVI00803|(340)244-8768|info@gordonrhealaw.com

EducationB.A.,IndianaUniversity,1967· Summacumlaudewithhonorsinhistory· PhiBetaKappa

M.A.inHistory,HarvardUniversity,1968· WoodrowWilsonFellow

J.D.,StanfordUniversityLawSchool,1974· HelpedfoundStanfordEnvironmentalLawSociety· participatedindraftingStanfordEnvironmentalLawSociety’sEnvironmentalLawHandbook

BarMembershipsCalifornia,1974presentlyinactiveWashington,D.C.,1975presentlyinactiveU.S.VirginIslands,1983activeUnitedStatesSupremeCourt,1980BarsoftheThird,Ninth,andDistrictofColumbiaCircuitsMemberofNationalAssociationofCriminalDefenseLawyersAVMartindale-HubbelRanking

ExperienceUnitedStatesPeaceCorps,Ethiopia,1968-1970· WorkedasateacherandasacommunitydevelopmentworkerinremotevillagesintheEthiopianhighlandsandintheOgadendesert,nearSomalia.

Woodcraftsman,ThalesMarine,SanDiego,1970-1971LawOfficesofBarryTarlow,LosAngeles,California,Associate,1974-1975· Specializedindefendingcomplexcriminalcasesanddraftingandarguingappealsinthe9thCircuitCourtofAppeals.

SpecialAssistanttotheChiefCounsel,SenateSelectCommitteeonIntelligenceActivities,Washington,D.C.,1975-1976.· WorkedcloselywithChiefCounselF.A.O.Schwartz,Jr.investigatingpotentialabusesbytheintelligencecommunity,includingattemptstoassassinateforeignleadersandtounderminedomesticpoliticalmovements.Extensiveworkacquiringdocuments,deposingwitnesses,writingreports,draftinglegislation,andpreparingSenatorsChurchandMondaleforhearings.AmajordrafterofreportsonCIAattemptstoassassinateFidelCastroandonFBIattemptstodiscreditMartinLutherKing.

AssistantUnitedStatesAttorney,WashingtonD.C.,1976-1981.· ProsecutedhundredsofcriminalcasesintheSuperiorCourtfortheDistrictofColumbiaandintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofColumbia.Casesrangedfrommisdemeanorstofirstdegreemurderstocomplexwhitecollarprosecutions.Servedrotationsinthemisdemeanor,grandjury,felonytrial,andappellatedivisions.Triedapproximatelyseventyjurytrials.ServedastheDeputyDirectorofSuperiorCourtOperations,overseeingallfelonyprosecutionsintheDistrictofColumbia,andastheExecutiveAssistantUnitedStatesAttorneyunderUnitedStatesAttorneyCharlesC.Ruff,withresponsibilityforcoordinatinglocalandFederallawenforcementagencies,reviewingandauthorizingmajorlocalandFederalprosecutions,tryinghigh-profileprosecutionsinthenation’scapital,andassistinginmanagingtheFederalprosecutor’sofficeofmorethan160civilandcriminallawyers.

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SpecialAssistantUnitedStatesAttorney,U.S.VirginIslands,1981-1982.· ProsecutedmajorfeloniesintheUnitedStatesVirginIslands,includingaseriesofhigh-profilemurdercases.

Partner,LawFirmofAlkonandRhea,1982-1991.· Foundedprominentplaintiff’sandwhite-collarcriminaldefensefirmintheUnitedStatesVirginIslands,specializingintoxictortlitigation,productliabilitycases,andcomplexwhitecollarcases,predominantlyinvolvingtaxissuesorgovernmentcorruptionclaims.Overaperiodoffifteenyears,broughtahostofcasesagainsttheHessOilrefineryandtheMartinMariettabauxiterefineryintheVirginIslandsfortoxicexposuretoworkers,includingasbestos,heavy-metalcatalysts,silica,solvents,andisocyanatepaints.Alsobroughtground-breakingproductliabilitycasesagainstautomobilemanufacturersFord,Suzuki,andFiatinvolvinginjuriescausedbyvehicleinstability,firewallfailures,andoccupantprotectionfailures.Handledlitigationinvolvingairplanecrashes,turbulenceencounters,andawiderangeofcatastrophicworkerrelatedinjuries.Servedasco-counselinlitigationagainstExxon,ESSO,Texacoandothersforcontaminatingthesole-sourceaquiferontheislandofSt.Thomaswithpetroleumandchlorinatedhydrocarbons.Alsomaintainedanactivecriminalpractice,includingastringofwhitecollarcases,homicides,andhigh-profilefelonies.ExtensiveappellateworkintheThirdCircuitCourtofAppeals.

GordonC.Rhea,P.C.,1991–2002· Workedassolepractitioner,handlinglargewhite-collarcriminalcasesandco-counselingwithmajornationalfirmsinlarge-scalecivilandcriminallitigation,includingaclassactioninvolvingsomethreethousandresidentsintheVirginIslandsclaimingdamagesflowingfromexposuretosilicasandheavymetalsreleasedfromabauxiterefinery.Onthecriminalside,representedseveralbusinessmeninFederalcriminalinvestigationsbytheJusticeDepartment’sCriminalTaxDivision.

Richardson,Patrick,Westbrook,andBrickman,2003–2009· Member,handlingavarietyofcomplexcivilandcriminalcaseswithaspecialtyintoxictorts,groundwaterandindustrialpollution,andwhitecollarcriminaldefense.Managedmajorlitigationinvolvingabusivetaxsheltersandpromoterliabilityagainstnationalaccountingfirms,includingKPMG.RepresentedNewJersey,PuertoRico,andtheUnitedStatesVirginIslandsinlitigationagainstmajoroilcompaniestorecoverdamagesandcleanupcostsfromcontaminationtogroundwaterresourcesfrompetroleumandpetroleumadditives,suchasMTBE.

GordonC.RheaP.C.,2009–Present· ChieflitigatorhandlingenvironmentalandtoxictortmattersforRichardson,Patrick,Westbrook,andBrickmaninanOfCounselcapacity.IncapacityofGordonC.RheaP.C.,handlinghigh-profilewhitecollarcriminalcases,primarilyinvolvingtaxmatters;representingplaintiffsanddefendantsinavarietyofcommercialdisputes,tax,andinjurycases.

Overpastsixyears,Ihaveaveragedfourtofivejurytrialsperyear.Majortrialsinrecentyearsinclude:· RepresentedchieffinancialofficerofprominentEDCcompanyin2½-month-longwhitecollarcriminaltrialinFederalCourt,clientacquittedonallcounts

· RepresentedprominentbusinessmaninFederaltaxevasionandmoneylaunderingprosecution,chargesdismissed· RepresentedprominentbusinessownersinFederalcriminalstructuringcase,chargesdismissed· Representedlandowner-defendantinmulti-milliondollarlitigationinFederalcourtoveralanddealgonebad· RepresentedSenatorintheVirginIslandschargedwithmultiplefelonies,acquittedonallcounts· RepresentedaformerVirginIslandsGovernorinacriminalmatter,resolvedandresultedinadismissal· Representedworkerssufferingfrompulmonarydamagescausedbyexposuretoheavymetalsinindustrialdust,settledduringclosingarguments

· RepresentedVirginIslandsgovernmentinenvironmentalcaseagainstoilrefineryandbauxiterefinery,settledforcashandremediationvalue.

· Representede-commercecompanyinAAAthree-judgepanelarbitrationresultinginjudgmentforclients· RepresentedmajorVirginIslandsgovernmentofficialinwrongfulterminationarbitrationbeforeAAA· Representedincriminalandcivillitigationtheowner/CEOofseveraloffshorecompaniesprovidingassetprotectionandtax-minimizingstructures.

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Extra-LegalInterests1. Long-distancerunner2. Authorofnumerousaward-winningbooksandarticlesonAmericanmilitaryhistory,including:

· TheBattleoftheWilderness,May5-6,1864(LSUPress:BatonRouge,1994).(HistoryBookClubMainSelection,BookoftheMonthClubSelection,winnerofLandryAward,CivilWarRegiments’Award).

· TheBattlesforSpotsylvaniaCourtHouseandtheRoadtoYellowTavern:May7-12,1864(LSUPress:BatonRouge,1997)(HistoryBookClubDualMainSelection,winnerofLandryAward).

· TotheNorthAnnaRiver:GrantandLee,May13-25,1864(LSUPress:BatonRouge,2000)(HistoryBookClubMainSelection,winnerofLandryAward,2000,andtheFletcherPrattAward,2001).

· ColdHarbor:GrantandLee,May26-June3,1864(LSUPress:BatonRouge,2002)(HistoryBookClubDualMainSelection,MilitaryHistoryBookClubDualMainSelection;winnerofDanielM.LaneyAward,Austin,andRichardBarksdaleHarwellAward,Atlanta.

· OntoPetersburg:GrantandLee,June4–15,1864(LSUPress:BatonRouge,2017)· CarryingtheFlag(Perseus,NewYork,2003)· IntheFootstepsofGrantandLee:FromtheWildernesstoColdHarbor(LSUPress:BatonRouge,2007)(withChrisHeisey,photographer)

· OnToPetersburg(LSUPress:BatonRouge,2017)· TheBattlesofWildernessandSpotsylvania(NationalParkCivilWarSeries:EasternNationalParkandMonumentAssociation,1995).

· TheBattleofColdHarbor(NationalParkCivilWarSeries:EasternNationalParkandMonumentAssociation,2001).

Servedontheboardsofhistoricalsocieties,historymagazines,andhistoricalpreservationorganizations,includingtheCivilWarLibraryandMuseum,Philadelphia,theNorthandSouthmagazine,andtheCharlestonSouthCarolinaCivilWarSesquicentennialCommission.Hasappearedmultipletimesasahistorianandpresenteronnationwidetelevisionprograms,includingproductionsbyTheHistoryChannel,A&EChannel,DiscoveryChannel,andC-Span.