Eugene (Gene) R. Fidell practices in the areas of Federal Administrative Law and Military Justice, a field in which he frequently serves as a commentator for national and foreign news media.

In addition to his practice at the Firm, Mr. Fidell is a Visiting Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School and editor of the leading international military justice blog, Global Military Justice Reform. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Representative Matters

  • United States v. Lee, 66 M.J. 390 (C.A.A.F. 2008)
  • Miller v. Department of the Navy, 476 F.3d 936 (D.C. Cir. 2007).
  • Piersall v. Winter, 435 F.3d (D.C. Cir. 2006).
  • Brooks v. United States, 65 Fed Cl. 135 (2005).
  • Quinton v. United States, 64 Fed. Cl. 118 (2005).
  • United States v. Beyer, NMCM 200201128 (N.M.C.C.A. 2005).
  • Wagner v. United States, 365 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2004).
  • Barnes v. United States, 57 Fed. Cl. 204 (2003).
  • LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. v. Abraham, 347 F.3d 315 (D.C. Cir. 2003).
  • Cummings v. Department of the Navy, 279 F. 3d 1051 (D.C. Cir. 2002).
  • Nolan v. United States, 44 Fed. Cl. 49 (1999).
  • Rolader v. United States, 42 Fed. Cl. 782 (1999).
  • Robinson v. Dalton, 45 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 1998).
  • Frizelle v. Slater, 111 F. 3d 172 (D.C. Cir. 1997).
  • Detweiler v. Pena, 38 F. 3d 591 (D.C. Cir. 1994).
  • Pellegrin & Levine v. Antoine, 961 F.2d 277 (D.C. Cir. 1992).
  • Wilkinson v. Wilkinson, 785 F. Supp. 1037 (D.D.C. 1992).
  • Wilkinson v. Wilkinson, 986 F.2d 546 (D.C. Cir. 1992).
  • Sherwood v. Washington Post, 871 F.2d 1144 (D.C. Cir. 1989).
  • Mondy v. Sec’y of the Army, 845 F. 2d 1051 (D.C. Cir. 1988).
  • Krzeminski v. United States, 13 Cl. Ct. 430 (1987).
  • Sills v. Bureau of Prisons, 761 F.2d 792 (D.C. Cir. 1985).
  • Doninger Metal Prods. Corp. v. U.S. Postal Serv., 41 Fed. Contr. Rep. (BNA) 210 (D.D.C. 1984).

Honors/Awards

  • Washington, DC, Super Lawyers list – Military / Veterans Law (2019-2023)
  • Washingtonian Magazine, Top Lawyer (2007)
  • Judicial Award for Public Service, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1997)
  • Alan Barth Service Award, ACLU of the National Capital Area (1993)

Published Works

  • Author, The Case for Termination of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 23 J. App. Practice & Process, Issue 2 (2023)
  • Co-Author, Guide to the Rules of Practice and Procedure for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (22nd ed.) (2023)
  • Co-Author, Military Court Rules of the United States (9th ed.) (2023)
  • Co-Author, Military Justice: Cases and Materials (4th ed.) (2023)
  • Co-Author, COVID-19: The Legal Challenges, Carolina Academic Press (2020)
  • Author, Military Justice: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press (2016)
A headshot of Eugene "Gene" Fidell, Of Counsel at Feldesman.

Practices

  • Military

Education

  • LL.B., Harvard Law School (1968)
  • B.A., Queens College, cum laude (1965)

Bar/Court Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Publications

Professional Memberships / Affiliations

  • American Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • American Law Institute, Life Member
  • National Institute of Military Justice, Former President
  • Phi Epsilon Pi