Background
Harms, John Kevin was born on October 19, 1960 in Bittburg Air Base, Germany. Son of William Robert and Catherine Dorothy (Heslin) Harms.
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John Kevin Harms
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BPA magna cum laude, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1982; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1985; Master of Business Administration, Western New England College, 1989.
Career
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army Reserve, 1982;
advance through grades to major, United States Army Reserve, 1994;
aide-de-camp to commanding general, 33d Infantry Brigade, Illinois Army National Guard, 1983-1985;
research assistant, American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 1985;
legal assistance attorney, Office of Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1986;
trial defense counsel, United States Army Trial Defense Svc., Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1986-1987;
senior defense counsel, United States Army Trial Defense Svc., Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1987-1990;
deputy staff judge advisory, Office of Staff Judge Advisory Military Traffic Management Command Eastern Area, Bayonne, New Jersey, 1990-1992;
international operations law attorney, Third Military Law Center, United States Army Reserve, Boston, 1992-1995;
advisory, environmental law specialist, Office of the Staff Judge Advisory, 1992-1995;
chief counsel, Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1995-1996;
governor contracts attorney, Electronic Sys. Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, since 1996;
administrative and contract law attorney, 94th Regional Support Command, Fort Devens, since 1996. Member North Western Law Review, 1984-1985.
Member 1st delegate of America criminal lawyers to the Peoples Republican of China as part of Citizen Amb. Program, People to People International, 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association (special committee environmental crimes), Massachusetts Bar Association (member environmental law section), Boston Bar Association (member environmental law section), Air Force Association, Armed Forces Comm.-Electronics Association, Massachusetts Conveyancers' Association, Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup License Site Professional Association (member steering committee), Bluekey National Honor Fraternity, Alpha Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
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Married Panela Tinkham, 1988. Children: William Cameron Harms, Wade Devlin Harms.
