Colonel (Ret.) Rick Rousseau is a former Army Judge Advocate (JAG) with a distinguished 27-year career in active-duty military service, followed by private legal practice focused on veterans’ benefits law. Throughout his military career, he served in a variety of leadership roles, including twice as Staff Judge Advocate for Fort Hood, and as a full-time law professor at The Judge Advocate General’s School, where he taught estate planning, taxation, and veterans’ and survivor benefits. He also deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. After retiring from military service, Rick practiced as a partner at the Criss & Rousseau Law Firm and now continues his work through Rousseau Legal Services, concentrating on assisting veterans with benefits-related matters.