Staff
Executive Director
Charles Dunlap is a retired Air Force major general who received his undergraduate degree from St. Joseph's University (PA), and his law degree from Villanova University. Prior to retiring from the military in June of 2010, General Dunlap was responsible for assisting in the supervision of more than 2,500 military and civilian attorneys worldwide. His 34-year career included tours in both the United Kingdom and Korea, and he deployed for military operations in Africa and the Middle East. Totaling more than 120 publications, his writings address a wide range of topics including various aspects of national security law, airpower, counterinsurgency, cyberpower, civil-military relations, and leadership. A distinguished graduate of the National War College, General Dunlap speaks frequently at professional conferences and at numerous institutions of higher learning, to include Harvard, Yale, MIT, UVA, and Stanford, as well as National Defense University and the Air, Army, and Navy War Colleges.
Robinson Everett Distinguished Fellow
Shane T. Stansbury is a Professor of the Practice at Duke Law and is the Robinson Everett Distinguished Fellow in the Center. Mr. Stansbury served for more than eight years as Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he led some of the country’s most sensitive and noteworthy national security prosecutions. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his government service, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s Prosecutor of the Year Award. Previously, Mr. Stansbury was a litigator at WilmerHale where he focused on international litigation and arbitration, foreign anti-corruption investigations, and white-collar criminal matters. He clerked for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Robert W. Sweet of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was Articles Editor for the Columbia Law Review; his M.P.A. from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and his A.B. from Duke.
Director Emeritus
Scott Silliman received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served for 25 years as an Air Force judge advocate, retiring in the grade of colonel in 1993 just prior to joining Duke's law school faculty and establishing the Center. As the senior attorney for Tactical Air Command during the first Persian Gulf War of 1990-91, and later as Air Combat Command's senior attorney, he has extensive experience in operational and other areas of military law. He is a frequent commentator on national and international television and radio news programs, and is quoted on a regular basis by print media from around the world. On November 10, 2011, President Obama nominated Professor Silliman to be a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Military Commission Review, and the Senate confirmed him on June 21, 2012. He was formally appointed to the Court by the President on August 30, 2012, and currently serves as the Court’s Deputy Chief Judge.
Research Assistant
Lea Frenkel (J.D. ’26) is a rising 3L at Duke University School of Law. She grew up in Yorktown, New York, and graduated from SUNY Binghamton University, where she double majored in Political Science and Russian Studies and minored in music. She interned with the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe during her 1L summer and will spend her 2L summer with Akin Gump LLP in Washington, D.C. At Duke, Lea serves as the 3L Representative for the National Security Law Society, is an Articles Editor for the Duke Law Journal, and is involved with the Duke Law Run Club.
Research Assistant
Emery Hansell (J.D./L.L.M. 2026) is a 3L at Duke University School of Law. She is from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina and graduated from Whitman College, where she majored in Environmental Studies and Film. During her 1L summer, Emery worked with Gibson Dunn in their Frankfurt office and studied at the Duke-Leiden Summer Institute in the Netherlands. She worked as a Summer Associate at Milbank, LLP during her 2L summer. At Duke, Emery is a Senior Articles Editor for the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum and a 3L Class Representative for the National Security Law Society. She has previously served on the boards of the Duke Law Lifting Club and the Environmental Law Society.
Research Assistant
Jack Lineberry (J.D. ’26) is a 3L at Duke University School of Law. He grew up in Danville, California, and graduated from the University of Arizona where he majored in Political Science with a minor in History. He interned during his 1L summer at the Office of Enforcement Operations of the United States Department of Justice, and is spending his 2L summer at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. At Duke, Jack is a staff editor for the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law and is Co-President of the National Security Law Society. He also has previously served on the Duke Bar Association as the Athletics Chair. After law school he will serve as a Navy Judge Advocate.
Undergraduate Liaison
Faith Austin a third-year undergraduate student studying History, International Comparative Studies, and Russian Language between both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, made possible by the Robertson Scholars Leadership. Growing up in Indiana, Faith was first exposed to conversations surrounding national security while living in Munich, Germany on the U.S. State Department’s Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship. Additionally, she further embraces “two blues, one community” with her cross-campus involvements in organizations ranging from Duke’s American Grand Strategy Program to Carolina’s Marathon Team. She is currently a cadet in UNC and Duke’s Air Force ROTC Detachments with plans to commission into the US Space Force in May 2027 before attending law school.
Research Assistant
Julia Shurman (J.D./L.L.M. 2027) is a rising 2L at Duke University School of Law. She grew up in Danville, California, and graduated from the University of California, Davis where she majored in English and Political Science. During her 1L summer, Julia worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Brewster and studied at the Duke-Leiden Summer Institute in the Netherlands. At Duke, Julia served as a 1L Representative for the International Law Society and as a 2L Class Representative for the National Security Law Society. She is also involved with the Human Rights Pro Bono Project.
Research Assistant
Matt Barry (J.D. 2026) is a 3L at Duke University School of Law. He is from Silver Spring, Maryland, and graduated from Oberlin College with a double major in Politics and Law & Society and a minor in Hispanic Studies. During his 1L summer, Matt interned in the Appellate Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He spent his 2L summer as a Summer Associate at Gibson Dunn. At Duke, Matt is the Managing Editor of the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy and is a member of the Moot Court Board. He formerly served on the board of the National Security Law Society.
Research Assistant
Anna Jensen (J.D./M.A. 2027) is a 2L at Duke University School of Law. She is from Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from Boston University, where she majored in International Relations. During her 1L summer, Anna worked for the Rocky Mountain Institute as an In House Counsel Intern. At Duke, Anna is the Vice President of the Duke Health Law Club and External Vice President of the National Security Society.
Research Assistant
Gwyneth Bernier (J.D. 2027) is a 2L at Duke University School of Law. She is from New York City and graduated from Duke University, where she majored in International Studies and French. At the law school, Gwyneth is involved with the Veterans Pro Bono Project and the Moot Court Board. She worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Steven Schwarcz during her 1L summer, and will spend her 2L summer at Davis Polk in New York City.
Research Assistant
Lexi Fitzgerald (J.D. 2027) is a rising 2L at Duke University School of Law. Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, she earned her B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Wellesley College in winter 2021. During undergrad, she was a fellow at the Albright Institute under Secretary Madeleine Albright, a member of the crew team, and a docent at the Davis Museum. Before law school, Lexi worked at a boutique intellectual property firm in Massachusetts. At running Duke Law, she serves on the board of the Veterans Assistance Project. This coming summer, she will join Latham & Watkins in Austin, TX. In her free time, Lexi enjoys volunteering, discovering new coffee shops, and exploring new trails with her friends.
Professor Robinson O. Everett
Founder
We honor the memory of the creator and founder of the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security, The Honorable Robinson O. Everett, esteemed judge, beloved teacher, respected lawyer, humble citizen.
Read about Professor Everett's life and legacy