FACULTY
James P. Vann, Department of Justice, Firearms and Explosives Law Division / Washington, DC
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James P. Vann, United States Department of Justice / Washington DC
James P. Vann serves as the Associate Chief Counsel of the Firearms and Explosives Law Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). In this position he supervises the attorneys who provide legal services to ATF on national issues involving firearms and explosives law. Previously he served for nine years as the Division Counsel for the Washington Field Division. There he represented ATF at administrative hearings to revoke firearms and explosives licenses, and provided legal advice to agents and investigators on criminal and regulatory matters involving the Gun Control Act, National Firearms Act, Safe Explosives Act, Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act, PACT Act, and other matters within ATF’s jurisdiction. He has also been appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in several judicial districts throughout the country to assist in the prosecution of federal criminal cases.
Mr. Vann has been with the Office of Chief Counsel at ATF for fifteen years. He began his legal career as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Virginia. He became a Project Exile attorney after the first year, focusing primarily on the prosecution of gun crimes.
Mr. Vann received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia and his Juris Doctorate from William and Mary School of Law.