Daniel J. McTavish
Retired FBI Agent
Assigned to the Columbia Division of the FBI for 23 years. Served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force as a case agent and coordinator for 11 years, and on the Violent Crimes Task Force as a case agent and coordinator for eight years.
FBI SWAT Team Operator for 20 years - collateral duty to investigative assignments. Participated in hundreds of high-risk arrests and search warrants.
FBI Special Agent Bomb Technician for seven years - collateral duty to investigative assignments.
Served on numerous protection details for US Attorneys General and FBI Directors, domestically and internationally.
Assignments to US Embassies, Consulates, and US military bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Israel as the FBI liaison to the US Department of State, US Intelligence Community, US Military, and host country authorities.
Conducted physical security assessments at various public venues, to include PGA and LPGA events, and NCAA football games.
Case agent on numerous high-profile investigations and trials
Extensive experience with complex litigation, trial preparation, and testimony
Served as Supervisory Special Agent/Deputy Watch Commander at FBI's National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Virginia
Adjudicator for FBI Security Division - responsible for all aspects of personnel security and decisions on Top Secret/SCI and Secret background investigations and clearances
FBI Special Agent Assessor for 15 years. Interviewed, assessed, and evaluated potential hires for the FBI Special Agent position - collateral duty to investigative assignments.
Clearances: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Prior to entering on duty with the FBI, operated a general civil law practice in Maryland, and served as Associate Counsel for the Board of Veterans Appeals in Washington, DC.
Admitted to the bar in Maryland and Washington, DC (1992).
Juris Doctor - Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC.
Bachelor of Science in Business/Marketing - Towson University, Towson, Maryland.
