Biography

Commander Cave has practiced military law exclusively for 43 years. Over 22 years as a Navy judge advocate, he served in various assignments as a defense counsel, prosecutor, and command legal advisor. These assignments took him to service in Portugal, Spain, and Bahrain (Gulf-I), as well as in the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY. Since he retired he has been a civilian defense counsel for servicemembers all over the world who are in legal trouble.

His JD is from Case Western Reserve Univ. Law School and LLM from The George Washington Univ. Law School. He is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, all military courts, and in Virginia, D.C., and Ohio.

He is a longtime Director of the National Institute of Military Justice, the only non-profit organization dedicated to educating Congress and the public about the military justice system. NIMJ frequently files amicus curiae petitions and most recently an amicus brief and oral presentation before the International Criminal Court in Prosecutor v. Ongwen.

Years ago, he became involved with the PAD moot court program and is now a discipline committee member. The Navy leadership philosophy is to train your replacement. That is why he gets the greatest sense of purpose from meeting, helping, and mentoring young or budding lawyers.

His prime charge to you moving forward is to be ‘a person of your word.’