OVER 26 YEARS OF PROSECUTION EXPERIENCE
Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Virginia Beach since April 2000.
Harvey L. Bryant was appointed unanimously by the Virginia Beach Circuit Court Judges to be interim Commonwealth's Attorney in April 2000. Harvey was elected in a special election in 2000 and in general elections in 2001 and 2005.
He oversees an office of 37 attorneys, and an additional staff of 57. Approximately 16,000 cases per year are prosecuted before 22 judges in Virginia's largest city.
United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk and Newport News Divisions, 1987-2000.
In 1991, he was promoted to Supervisory Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Criminal Division where he supervised, trained and rated the performance of attorneys, paralegals and other staff. He reviewed and approved indictments, pre-trial motions, search and arrest warrants, plea agreements and appellate briefs. He supervised cross-designated Assistant Commonwealth's Attorneys from several Tidewater cities, including Virginia Beach, and military attorneys from all branches of service. He helped train local FBI, DEA, ATF, and other federal agents, while carrying a caseload of a variety of criminal matters, trying cases in Federal District Court, and arguing appeals before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, 1975-1979.
He was promoted to Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney in 1977 which increased his administrative, policy, procedure and training duties. While there he tried major case of all types, with and without juries.
OTHER LEGAL AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Rabinowitz, Rafal, Swartz, Gilbert & Bryant, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia, 1979-1987.
He was an Associate, then partner from 1982 in general practice with emphasis in criminal defense. He defended, with and without juries, major criminal cases in Federal and State Courts in Tidewater.
He tried personal injury case before juries and negotiated settlements in claims against the government and with private insurance companies.
James and Consolvo (now Markowitz & Webb), Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1974-1975.
He was an Associate in general practice/real estate firm.
SELECTED LECTURER/TEACHING PRESENTATIONS
Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney's Institute: 1979, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
Virginia Beach Police Academy
Virginia Beach Citizens Police Academy: 2001 - 2009
Virginia Beach Senior Citizens Police Academy: 2005 - 2009
Norfolk Police Department In-Service Training - 40 hours
Virginia Conference on Social Welfare (Incest and Sexual Child Abuse)
Environmental Law Section, Virginia State Bar
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Hazardous Materials Conference
Federal Bar Association, Tidewater Chapter
Various federal agencies on multiple occasions including FBI, DEA, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, military base police departments, military attorneys at Tidewater area bases from all branches of the service
Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA: 1996, 1997, 1998
Federal Law Enforcement Officer Association, Tidewater Chapter
Speaker, Panel member and Mock Trial Participant for various organizations, public and private schools and colleges
SELECTED ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Attorney General's Task Force on Child Abuse Fatalities
Chairman Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council: 2007, Board of Directors: 2001 - Present
President,Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys: 2006 - 2008. The association represents over 800 Virginia Prosecutors.
Chairman,Virginia State Bar Criminal Law Section Board of Directors: 2005-2006 (Over 2000 attorneys)
Past-President, College of William & Mary Alumni Society, South Hampton Roads Chapter,
Virginia Beach FOP Lodge #8
Virginia Beach 4th Precinct Citizen's Advisory Committee
Virginia Beach Triad/Seniors and Law Enforcement Together
Virginia Sheriffs' Institute
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
National College of District Attorneys
Elizabeth River Project, Charter Member,
Civic League Block Captain
Kempsville Baptist Church
Kempsville & Woodstock Recreation Associations, past assistant baseball and basketball coach
Virginia Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association Circuit Court Liaison Committee
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Army
Graduated from Infantry Officer Candidate School, September 1969. Served three years active duty, one of which was in Korea. Awarded Army Commendation Medal.
Served a total of five years active reserve duty, 4th Bde, 80th Division, Fort Story, Virginia, as a company commander and later a battalion personnel officer.
EDUCATION
Public schools in Norfolk County and Portsmouth, Virginia
College of William and Mary, B.A. in History
T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Juris Doctorate
PERSONAL
Harvey has been a resident of South Hampton Roads for 62 years and a resident of Virginia Beach for 26 years. He has been married to Donna Bryant for 42 years. They have 2 children and one grandchild.
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