Michael J. Armes

Following graduation from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Michael J. Armes was employed with a local law firm. A licensed attorney, Mr. Armes accepted a position as a Special Agent with the FBI beginning a 31-year career with that agency in its New York Division. During his first 19 years of service, Mr. Armes specialized primarily in counterintelligence and counter-terrorism investigations. Thereafter, Mr. Armes accepted a position as a Supervisory Special Agent and Associate Division Counsel in the New York Division’s Legal Section.

His areas of expertise included electronic surveillance issues and applications, Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act matters, ethics, and legal actions filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act. While fulfilling his duties with the FBI’s Legal Section, Mr. Armes also served for five years as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York. There, he defended against legal actions filed against the United States Government as well as constitutional claims filed against individual Special Agents. Mr. Armes received numerous in-house awards from the FBI for his service. Additionally, Mr. Armes was chosen by Respect for Law Alliance, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation, as its FBI recipient of the John P. O’Neill Pillar of Justice Award. Mr. Armes has been responsible for the development and coordination of complex domestic and international investigations. Mr. Armes is a German language speaker.