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Mathew B. Tully is the Founding Partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Mr. Tully concentrates his
practice on the representation of
military personnel and federal
government sector employees. He has
represented federal employees before
such federal agencies at the Merit
Systems Protection Board, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
and the Office of Special Counsel
and in court before the United
States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit and the United
States Supreme Court.
A Major in the New York Army
National Guard, Mr. Tully has chosen
to dedicate his legal career to
protecting and preserving the rights
of veterans and reservists. After
suffering from military
discrimination at the hands of his
employer, Mr. Tully received his
Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law
School. On September 11, 2001, while
employed in the legal department of
Morgan Stanley, Mr. Tully escaped
from the World Trade Center and
shortly thereafter relocated to
Upstate New York with his wife and
their family. There in his ski home
he began providing legal services to
friends and former colleagues. The
firm quickly outgrew his home and,
with the addition of his college
friend Greg Rinckey, Esq. as
managing partner in 2004, Tully
Rinckey PLLC opened an office in
Albany, NY. The resulting success
within the federal employment and
military law sectors launched the
firm into a luxury office in
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Tully has since become a pioneer
in the field of the Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act litigation, winning
several landmark cases that have
greatly influenced the laws
protecting United States veterans.
His leadership in military law is
reflected in his role as a
syndicated columnist for the
Military Times, where his “Ask the
Lawyer” column is featured weekly in
the Army Times, Air Force Times,
Navy Times, and Marine Corps Times.
In October of 2007, Mr. Tully
testified in front of the United
States Senate Committee on Veterans’
Affairs regarding his criticism of
and recommendations for changes to
USERRA. He provided his expertise on
the Act again in February of 2008 in
front of the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
In 2008, Mr. Tully was admitted as a
Solicitor to the Supreme Court of
England and Wales, becoming one of
the few American attorneys licensed
in a foreign country. He now has
full rights to practice before the
European Court of Human Rights,
European Court of First Instance,
and the European Court of Justice,
as well as most courts in England
and Wales.
Mr. Tully is frequently called upon
by local and national media outlets
to offer his expert commentary on
legal matters. Most recently, he has
been featured in the Washington Post
and on CNN.
In addition, Mr. Tully is an adjunct
professor at Albany Law School, in
Albany, NY, teaching a newly
developed course on Law Practice
Management.
In May 2008, Mr. Tully became host
of the weekly radio talk show the
“Tully Rinckey Legal Power Hour” on
810 AM WGY. The show, which
broadcasts throughout the Northeast
and streams on the web, provides
analysis and commentary on timely
legal and political issues. The
weekly show airs each Sunday at 7
pm.
MILITARY BACKGROUND
Before launching his legal career,
Major Tully served for several years
on active duty in the United States
Army as a Field Artillery Officer.
He currently serves as a Major in
the New York Army National Guard.
Following the terrorist attacks on
September 11, 2001, Major Tully was
called to serve on active duty at
Ground Zero in New York City as the
Task Force World Trade Center
Military Chief of Operations and
Plans.
In 2005, Major Tully was called to
serve again when he was deployed to
Iraq with the 42nd Infantry
“Rainbow” Division and was based at
Forward Operating Base Danger in
Tikrit, Iraq. As acting Division
Chief of Operations, he was
responsible for the organization and
implementation of the military’s
security and stability operations in
Saddam Hussein’s hometown. Major
Tully’s division, comprised of
25,000 coalition personnel, was
stationed in the infamous Sunni
Triangle. After Forward Operating
Base Danger was turned over to the
Iraqi government in November 2005,
he was transferred to Camp Victory
in Baghdad. Major Tully returned to
the firm in 2006.
He deployed in October of 2007 to
Egypt, where Major Tully conducted a
series of exercises in support of
“Operation Bright Star,” which works
to enhance the relationship between
the United States and many Middle
Eastern countries.
In 2008, Major Tully graduated from
the National Security Space
Institute (NSSI). The NSSI is the
Department of Defense’s premier
institute for providing
servicemembers with the space
education and training required to
support military operations and
advance U.S. national security
interests. Major Tully is likely the
first attorney to have completed the
NSSI training, and is the first to
be an English solicitor. Upon
graduating, he received the Air
Force Space Medal, certifying him as
a space professional. He went on to
complete the Army Space Operations
Officer Qualifications Course to be
Army Functional Area 40 qualified.
LANDMARK DECISIONS & APPEALS WON
· Jackson v. United States, 543 U.S.
1103 (U.S. 2005)
· Jose D. Hernandez v. Dept of the
Air Force, 498 F.3d 1328 (Fed. Cir.
2007)
· Collins v. Department of the
Agriculture, 91 MSPR 490494-95
(2002)
· Pucilowski v. Department of
Justice, 498 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir.
2007)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· General Counsel for the Emerald
Society of Federal Law Enforcement
Agencies
· Active member of the American Bar
Association
· Active member of the New York
State Bar Association
· Active member of the Albany County
Bar Association
· Member of the Fraternal Order of
Police Legal Defense Plan
· Member of the Peace Officers
Research Association of California
Legal Defense Plan
· Member of the Military Officers
Association of America Legal Defense
Plan
HONORS & AWARDS
· Named “Top 40 Under Forty” Most
Influential Business Leaders by the
Albany Business Review
· Recipient of National Business
Advisory Council Leadership Award
· Recipient of Arab American
Anti-Discrimination Committee
Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year Award
· Named 2007 Marquis Who’s Who of
Emerging Leaders
· Named to 2007 Who’s Who in
American Law
· Named 2006 Emerald Society of
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
Military Service Member of the Year
· Iraqi Campaign Medal
PUBLICATIONS
· Nationally syndicated “Ask the
Lawyer” columnist for the Army Times
Publishing Co.
· “Most Common Things to Include in
a Partnership Agreement,” The
Streetwise Small Business Book of
Lists
· “VA Housing Problems,” The
American Veterans and Servicemembers
Survival Guide
· “Ensuring the Employment Rights of
America’s Citizen-Soldiers,” Human
Rights, American Bar Association,
September 2008
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
· Chief of the Department of the
Schenectady County Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
· Member of the Army Navy Club
· Member of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians
· Lifetime Member of the Association
of the United States Army
· Lifetime Member of the National
Rifle Association
· Lifetime Member of the Reserve
Officers Association
· Lifetime Member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars
· Lifetime Member of the Military
Officers Association of America
· Lifetime Member of the Disabled
American Veterans
· Member of the Fraternal Order of
Police
· Member of the Honorable Order of
Saint Barbara
· Member of the Knights of Columbus
· Member of the Knights of Pythias
· Member of the National Press Club
PERSONAL
Mat was raised in Massapequa Park,
New York but has lived in South
Korea, Oklahoma, Georgia, Colorado
Springs, and Brooklyn, NY.
He currently lives in Niskayuna, NY
with his wife, Kimberly, son, Kevin,
and dog, Oslo.
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