Greg T. Rinckey serves as the Managing Partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC.

Mr. Rinckey concentrates his practice on federal employment and discrimination litigation and military law. He has represented federal and private sector employees in investigations and cases in front of the MSPB, EEOC, and OSC. During his previous tenure as an Army JAG attorney, Mr. Rinckey prosecuted and defended military personnel in over a hundred felony cases with charges ranging from drug possession to murder.

Since joining fellow Hofstra University Alum Mathew B. Tully to form Tullly Rinckey in 2004, Mr. Rinckey has become a recognized leader in the military and federal employment law sectors. His legal expertise reaches government employees on a bi-weekly basis through his role as a nationally syndicated columnist for the Federal Times. Mr. Rinckey is regarded as a moral leader within the legal community, as reflected through his appointment to the Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of New York Appellate Division’s Third Judicial District. In this capacity, he personally interviews prospective attorneys before they are allowed admission to the New York State Bar.

Mr. Rinckey is frequently called upon by local and national media outlets to offer his expert legal commentary on military and employment discrimination matters. Most recently, he has been featured on National Public Radio and speaks as a co-host for the Tully Rinckey Legal Power Hour on 810 WGY AM in Albany, NY. He shares the executive producer title with his co-host and law partner, Mathew B. Tully.

Military Background

Before going into private practice, Mr. Rinckey served as an attorney in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). Additionally, he was selected to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. In that capacity, he prosecuted hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases arising on Federal property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area.

Greg’s last active duty assignment was at the Defense Appellate Division in Washington, DC, where he wrote criminal appellate briefs and argued appeal cases. Greg was honorably discharged from the Army JAG Corps in April 2004.

Major Decisions & Appeals Won

• Wellein v. Department of Justice
• Collins v. Department of Agriculture
• Garcia v. Department of State

Professional Affiliations

• Appointed to Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of New York Appellate Division’s Third Judicial District
• Certified by the National Association of Securities Dealers
• Member of the National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel
• Active member of the Greene County Bar Association
• Member of the Greene County Bar Association
• Member of the New York State Bar Association

Professional Honors & Awards

• Awarded 2005 Freedom Team Salute by Peter J. Schoonmaker, General of the United States Army, and Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army
• Awarded Meritorious Service Medal

Publications

• Nationally syndicated “Ask the Lawyer” columnist for the Federal Times

Community Affiliations

• Lifetime Member of the Disabled American Veterans Association

Personal

Before becoming an attorney, Greg retired from the East Meadow, New York Fire Department where he served as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician. He currently resides with his wife and son in Delmar, New York.

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