Michael Waddington
American lawyer
Michael (Stewart) Waddington is an American criminal defense lawyer specializing in court-martial cases, war crimes, and other serious felonies. He defended Sgt. Alan Driver, accused of abusing detainees, and Specialist Hunsaker in the Operation Iron Triangle Case.
Education
Waddington completed his B.A. degree in History at Duquesne University in 1997, and his J.D. degree from the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in 2000.
Career
After graduating from law school, Waddington worked as a US Army JAG Corps Officer between 2001 and 2005, specializing in war crimes and other military-related cases. In 2006 he, along with his wife, launched a law firm, Gonzalez & Waddington, LLC, in Miami, Florida.
Among the clients that Waddington has represented are Sgt. Alan Driver, accused of abusing detainees during the war on terror campaign and Specialist Hunsaker in the Operation Iron Triangle case.
Several of Waddington's cases have been the subject of documentaries and films, including the documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), and Redacted (2007).
Waddington appeared in the 2009 CNN documentary Killings at the Canal and also contributed to the books The State of Criminal Justice from 2013 to 2022, an annual publication of the American Bar Association.
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