Captain Will Briggs, a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps, has been named one of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division's On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers for 2024 [b76d6e1d]. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Maine, Briggs enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 2012 after earning his bachelor's degree in Philosophy [b76d6e1d]. He graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2017 and became licensed to practice law in Massachusetts [b76d6e1d]. Briggs served as a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines before becoming a trial counsel at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar [b76d6e1d]. He earned a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his exemplary service [b76d6e1d]. Currently stationed at the Military Justice Department at the Naval Justice School in Rhode Island, Briggs is an instructor in military criminal law [b76d6e1d]. He is a devoted family man with a loving wife and two sons [b76d6e1d]. Briggs expressed gratitude for the award and pride in representing the Marine Corps [b76d6e1d]. His story serves as an inspiration to all who strive for excellence, service, and the pursuit of justice [b76d6e1d].