Francis Hoang, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, joined the law firm Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC as a name partner, the firm said in a release Tuesday.

Hoang was an Associate White House Counsel and Special Assistant to President George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009. After leaving the White House, he served in the U.S. Army as the Executive Officer of the 20th Special Forces Group, deployed in Afghanistan.

A graduated from the U.S Military Academy, Washburn University and Georgetown University Law School, Hoang will focus on business transactions, government contracting, civil litigation or criminal defense. – Daniel Hoffman