Lee Dougherty 6862 Elm Street Suite 800 McLean, Virginia 22101 | ![]() |
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Mr. Lee Dougherty is a member of General Counsel, P.C.'s Government Contracts Practice.
Before joining General Counsel, P.C., Mr. Dougherty was active as a member of the US Army Reserve Judge Advocate Corps (JAG). He served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as advisor to Joint Special Operations Task Forces. Lee has an extensive background in Army Special Operations and is a graduate of Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault and Pathfinder Schools. Lee also served as a legal advisor to military commands in Europe and in the Pacific. In 2008, Lee was selected as the legal advisor to the European Special Investigation & Fraud Field Office (ESIFFO). In 2010, he was asked to go to Southeast Asia to advise the Government of Timor-Leste in areas of national security and international law. Mr. Dougherty is a member of several veteran organizations including Disabled American Vets (DAV), Veteran's of Foreign Wars (DFW), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the US Army Ranger Association.
Mr. Dougherty practices in the area of Government Contracting. He has experience in all phases of government contracting at the Federal, State and local level, from contract formation through contract administration and conclusion. His experience includes bid protests, negotiated procurement disputes, terminations for convenience and defaults and litigation. He has unique experience in government fraud investigations and DCAA audits, False Claims Act investigations, Contracts Disputes Act issues, suspension and debarment, Qui Tam cases and other administrative and criminal investigations and litigation. He also has extensive international experience in procurement law. Mr. Dougherty continues to expand his government contracts knowledge by attending George Washington University School of Law in the evenings where he is working towards a LLM in Government Procurement Law. Mr. Dougherty also has extensive litigation experience obtained in private practice.
Mr. Dougherty lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife and two daughters and has son who is cadet at West Point.
- Education:
- The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia
LL.M. - University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida,
1999
J.D. - The Judge Advocate General's School U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia
Major: Contract Attorney’s Course
Major: Operational Contract Attorney Course
Major: Judge Advocate General Advanced Course
Major: Judge Advocate General Basic Course - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,
1996
B.A.
Major: Political Science - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Major: Procurement Fraud Investigation Course
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Disabled American Vets (DAV)
- Member
- Veteran's of Foreign Wars (DFW)
- Member
- Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
- Member
- US Army Ranger Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- US Army Reserve Judge Advocate Corps (JAG). , Member
- Joint Special Operations Task Forces, Advisor





















