Alumni Summit

United States Marine Corps

LtCol Andrew Williamson commissioned in the Marine Corps in 2009 at the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He is currently serving as the Operations Officer for Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. 

Previous assignments include operational tours in the F/A-18 Hornet with VMFA-312 and VMFA(AW)-224, and in the F-35C with VMFA-314, both land-based and shipboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Andrew has also spent a tour on the ground side of the Marine Corps, serving as the Executive Officer of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MRF-D MAGTF) with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Andrew has over 1,800 flight hours, including 250 combat hours, across 5 deployments. He is a graduate of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), Air Command and Staff College, and Expeditionary Warfare School.

Married with a daughter and a son, he is slated to take command of VMFA-211 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, in June of 2027.

Robert Austrian is the founder of The Law Offices of Robert Austrian, PLLC. He handles personal injury cases and select criminal defense and civil rights matters. Rob limits his practice to representing only victims of injustice. He judges his success as an attorney by how many lives he has positively impacted. His legal strategy is simple, yet effective—be fearless about taking just cases to trial and never back down from a righteous fight. He was nominated and selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star. Rob prides himself on developing strong relationships with his clients based on trust and mutual respect. He practices in both state and federal courts in New York and Pennsylvania, and has offices in New York City and Philadelphia.

After graduating from Brooklyn Law School, Rob served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. He eventually transitioned to private practice and was an associate attorney with a well-respected New York City personal injury law firm. While there, he worked on challenging, catastrophic injury cases against big companies and government entities.

 

Throughout law school, Rob worked at a prominent firm which handled products liability and environmental/toxic tort matters. While there, he assisted with a high-stakes intellectual property bench trial involving a major energy drink manufacturer.

 

Rob is also a Judge Advocate (JAG) in the New York Army National Guard. He recently served as a National Security Law Attorney for the historic 42nd Infantry Division while deployed to the Middle East. In that capacity, he helped develop the legal training for the International Stabilization Force (ISF), as part of the Gaza peacekeeping plan. While deployed, he was also appointed as a military Magistrate and frequently ruled on complex search and seizure issues. He served in Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, and Egypt. He is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, and Army Achievement Medal with “C” device.