Mark “Max” Maxwell joined Texas Tech University School of Law as Director of the newly established Veterans Law Clinic, which is dedicated to serving veterans and their families.

Professor Maxwell has served in the Department of Defense—as both a uniformed officer and a civil servant—for more than 35 years. Most recently, he was the Deputy Legal Counsel for U.S. Africa Command. While on active duty, his tours included service as the first Strategic Initiatives Officer for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps; the Staff Judge Advocate for V Corps; the Legal Advisor to NATO’s International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan; and the first Chief of the JAG Corps’ Defense Counsel Assistance Program.

Professor Maxwell earned a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National War College, graduating with distinction. He holds an LL.M. in Military Law, with honors, from The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served on the Board of Editors for the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. He earned his B.A. in History and Economics from Duke University.

He is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to prepare, present, and prosecute veterans’ benefits claims and is a Fellow of the Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society.

Outside of work, Professor Maxwell enjoys writing and collecting art with his wife, Mary. They have a son, David, who is studying to become a physicist.

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