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Tony Gallagher

Anthony R. (Tony) Gallagher was born in 1949 in central Pennsylvania. He graduated with distinction from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, in 1971, and the University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1977, following service in the United States Army during the latter stages of the Viet Nam conflict.

He has practiced primarily criminal law throughout his career in both public and private positions.  In Septemeber 1992 he was selected as the first Executive Director of the Federal Defenders of Montana, Inc., and Federal Defender for the District of Montana. The Federal Defenders of Montana, Inc., established under Title 18, United States Code, section 3006A, is a Community Defender Organization providing criminal defense services and representation to those who cannot otherwise afford counsel in federal court. As an active litigator, Tony has taken part in more than four hundred jury and non-jury trials, with significant state and federal appellate experience. Among his notable clients while in Montana are Leroy Schweitzer (avowed leader of the Montana “Freemen”) and “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski (in the early stages of litigation).

Tony has testified as an expert witness in several trials or post-conviction proceedings as a specialist in criminal defense. He has been an adjunct professor at The George Washington University (Criminal Law, Evidence) and Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law (Criminal Law, Trial Advocacy); a guest lecturer at the University of Baltimore, the University of Montana, Georgetown University, the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin; and a featured speaker at national and regional training programs sponsored by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, several bar associations and various defender organizations.

Tony has been a member of the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since its inception. He was named that organization's Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year in 2005.  He currently serves on a number of national committees and groups under the auspices of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: Chair of the Community Defender Organization Working Group (CDOWG) and  member of the Defender Services Advisory Group (DSAG), the Defender Organization Classification System (DOCS) Expert Panel, and Joint Electronic Technology Working Group (JET-WG).  He has been assigned on an ad hoc basis as an advisor for the Federal Defender Compensation Study.  Involved in a number of local committees, he most recently served on the United States District Court's subcommitte on discovery rules and on two Magistrate Judge Selection Committees.

He has been a high school and small college football official and an American Legion Baseball umpire for more than thirty years.

Tony Gallagher

EDUCATION

Legal -- University of Baltimore School of Law, Juris Doctor (1977) (Law Review Staff Member 1975 - 1977)

Undergraduate -- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts (1971)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 1992 to present -- Executive Director, Federal Defenders of Montana, Inc. (a Community Defender Organization established under Title 18 U.S.C. § 3006A and the Criminal Justice Act Plan, District of Montana) (began duties as Federal Defender for the District of Montana January 1, 1993)

April 1989 to December 1992 -- Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland (Senior Trial Assistant - 1989) (Supervisory Assistant - 1991) (Chief Assistant - 1992) (Acting Federal Public Defender - 1992)

December 1987 to April 1989 -- Senior Litigation Associate (Civil and Criminal), Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger and Hollander, Baltimore, Maryland

April 1984 to December 1987 -- Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland

November 1982 to April 1984 -- Partner, Lazzaro and Gallagher (Civil Litigation)

July 1977 to April 1984 -- Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, Maryland (Chief, Investigations Division, 1981 - 1984)

BAR ADMISSIONS

United States Supreme Court (1986)

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1981)

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1993)

United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1980)

United States District Court for the District of the District of Columbia (1988)

United States District Court for the District of Montana (1993)

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1999)

Court of Appeals of Maryland (1977)

Supreme Court of Montana (1993)

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Maryland State's Attorney's Association (1977 - 1984)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1987 - present)

Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association (1987 - 1992)

Justice and Peace Commission, Archdiocese of Baltimore (1987-90)

Governor's Executive Advisory Council (1991 - 1992)

Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1997 - present)

Defender Services Advisory Group, Administrative Office of the United States Courts (1996 - present)

Joint Administrative Office/Department of Justice Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Criminal Justice System (1999 - present)

District of Montana EM/CMF Advisory Group (2002 - present)

District of Montana Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee (2009 - 2010)

District of Montana Criminal Discovery Rule Subcommittee (2010)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Military Service

– United States Army, Military Intelligence (1971 - 1974) (honorable discharge - 1974)(decorated)

Teaching

– adjunct professor at The George Washington University (Criminal Law, Evidence) and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (Criminal Law, Trial Advocacy); guest lecturer at the University of Baltimore, Georgetown University, the University of Montana, and the University of Maryland

– featured speaker at national and regional training programs sponsored by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, bar associations, the Montana Office of the Public Defender, and other state and local public defender organizations and civic groups