Greg T. Rinckey

Greg T. Rinckey, Esq. serves as the Managing Partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC.

Mr. Rinckey concentrates his practice on military law, federal employment and discrimination litigation, and national security clearance mitigation. During his previous tenure as an attorney with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Mr. Rinckey prosecuted and defended military personnel in over one hundred felony cases with charges ranging from drug possession to murder. He has represented federal and private sector employees in investigations and cases in front of the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Special Counsel.

Since joining fellow Hofstra University alum Mathew B. Tully, Esq. to form Tully Rinckey in 2004, Mr. Rinckey has become a recognized leader in the military and federal employment law sectors.

Greg has also been appointed to the Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of New York Appellate Division’s Third Judicial District. In this capacity, he personally interviews prospective attorneys before they are allowed admission to the New York State Bar.

In addition to his military law and federal sector experience, Mr. Rinckey serves as a certified New York State attorney for the child, where he represents children involved in family court litigation. In 2010, he was also elected to a three-year term on the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Mr. Rinckey is frequently called upon by local and national media outlets to offer his expert legal commentary on military and employment discrimination matters. Most recently, he has been featured on FOX News, CBS, and YNN.


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MILITARY BACKGROUND
Before going into private practice, Mr. Rinckey served as an attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). Additionally, he was selected to serve as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. In that capacity, he prosecuted hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases arising on federal property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area.

Mr. Rinckey’s last active duty assignment was at the Defense Appellate Division in Washington, DC, where he wrote criminal appellate briefs and argued appeal cases. Greg was honorably discharged from the Army JAG Corps in April 2004.


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MAJOR DECISIONS & APPEALS WON
-Wellein v. Department of Justice
-Collins v. Department of Agriculture
-Garcia v. Department of State


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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
-Member of the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
-Judge Advocates Association
-Appointed to Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of New York Appellate Division’s Third Judicial District
-Certified by the National Association of Securities Dealers
-Member of the National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel
-Active member of the Schoharie County Bar Association
-Member of the Greene County Bar Association
-Member of the New York State Bar Association


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PROFESSIONAL HONORS & AWARDS
-Awarded 2005 Freedom Team Salute by Peter J. Schoonmaker, General of the United States Army, and Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army
-Awarded Meritorious Service Medal


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COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
-Lifetime Member of the Disabled American Veterans Association
-Deputy Chief of Law Enforcement, Schenectady County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


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PERSONAL
Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Rinckey retired from the East Meadow, NY Fire Department, where he served as a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician.

State University of New York - Albany

MBA

Touro College

J.D. | Law

1995 - 1998

Hofstra University

B.B.A.

1995

Managing Partner

Tully Rinckey PLLC

2004 - Current

Judge Advocate General

United States Army

2004

A Guide To Obtaining A Medical Discharge From The United States Armed Forces

A Guide to Suing The Department of Veterans Affairs For Medical Malpractice

Strategies for Military Criminal Defense: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Military Judicial System, Constructing Effective Defense Strategies, and Navigating Complex Cases

West, Aspatore Books

June 1, 2011

Federal judge orders immediate halt to 'Don't Ask, Don't tell' ban on openly gay troops

New York Daily News

October, 2010

Fort Hood trial will highlight the Military justice system

National Law Journal

February 1, 2010

Veteran Business Legal Issues, Veterans in Economic Transition Conference, Albany, NY

November 29, 2017

VETCON

Discussion of various labor-related issues veterans and veteran owned businesses face in the private sector, including maintaining a security clearance and obtaining a facility clearance, USERRA issues, bid disputes and contact disputes, when to call an attorney in regard to a contract dispute with a government agency, how to hire an attorney and how to effectively work with an attorney to solve your legal issues.

Employment Policies To Protect Your Business, Veterans in Economic Transition Conference, Albany, NY

November 28, 2017

VETCON

Session discussed what you need to know to protect your business against employment related litigation and how to handle employee workplace situations so they do not lead to employer liability.

Certified as an open water scuba diver

PADI

Business-to-Nonprofit Partnership Award

Stakeholders Inc.

2017

AV Preeminent Rated

Martindale-Hubbel

2017

Super Lawyers

Thomson Reuters

2009

Super Lawyer (2009 - 2014)

Freedom Team Salute

Department of Defense

2005

Meritorious Service Medal

U.S. Army

Greene County Bar Association

Member

Current

Judge Advocate's Association

Member

Current

National Association of Securities Dealers

Member, Arbitration Panel

Current

Schoharie County Bar Association

Member

Current

New York State Bar Association Committee on Veterans

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2008

New Jersey

New Jersey Courts

Since 1998

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

Since 1998

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