Background
Lower, Philip Edward was born on September 16, 1949 in Parsons, West Virginia, United States. Son of Edward J. and Helen Mae (Kelley) Lower.
Lower, Philip Edward was born on September 16, 1949 in Parsons, West Virginia, United States. Son of Edward J. and Helen Mae (Kelley) Lower.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1971. Juris Doctor, University of the Pacific, 1978. Master of Laws in Environmental Law, George Washington University, 1995.
Associate, Government Institutes, 1998.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1971, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1989, chief prosecutor, assistant United States attorney Fort Meade, Maryland, 1978-1981. Deputy chief international law United States Army in Europe, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1982-1985. Instructor United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1985-1988.
Chief. administrative law III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, 1988-1989. Staff judge advisory lst Cavalry Division, 1989-1990. Staff judge advocate 1st Cavalry Division on Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, 1990—1991.
Legal advisor National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, 1991-1994. Environmental attorney-advisor Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1994-1998. Retired, 1998; attorney-advisor, program manager for chemical demilitarization Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, 1999—2004, attorney advisory chief chemical materials agency, since 2004.
Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, California Bar Association, Environmental Law Institute, Association United States Army.
Married Susan Deborah Jacobs, June 4, 1972. Children: Shelley Leah, Jeremy Joseph.