Paul C. Ney, Jr.

Paul C. Ney, Jr.

Paul C. Ney, Jr. is a United States lawyer who served as Acting General Counsel of the Navy in 2006.

Biography

Paul C. Ney, Jr. attended Cornell University, receiving a B.S. in Biology in 1980. Ney next enrolled in the joint J.D. / M.B.A. program at Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1984. He then spent 1984-85 clerking for Adrian G. Duplantier, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

In 1985, Ney joined the law firm of Trauger, Ney & Tuke in Nashville, Tennessee. He became a partner of the firm in 1990. His practice at Trauger, Ney & Tuke focused on civil litigation, administrative law, arbitration and mediation, and intellectual property. He also served as the General Counsel of the Tennessee Republican Party and as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School.

In 2006, President of the United States George W. Bush named Ney Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of the Navy. He served as Acting General Counsel of the Navy from January 2, 2006 until September 25, 2006.

Upon leaving the Department of the Navy, Ney joined Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's Office of Economic and Community Development.

In February 2010, Ney joined the law firm of Waddey & Patterson.

References

• "Paul Ney Jr., JD/MBA '84, garners Navy appointment", InBrief, Spring 2006
• Vanderbilt alumni profile
• "Former ECD director joins Waddey & Patterson", Nashville Post, Feb. 16, 2010