Asa Hutchinson

Asa Hutchinson has extensive experience as a former federal prosecutor, defense lawyer and former federal government official.  He has represented clients in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, complex litigation, international export controls and sanctions, corporate international relations, homeland security, and corporate investigations and compliance.

In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed Asa as the youngest United States Attorney in the nation.  Subsequently, Asa served in the U.S. Congress (1997-2001).

As a Member of Congress from the 3rd District of Arkansas, Asa served on the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, among others.  After being elected to his third term in Congress, Asa was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) where Asa focused on international narcotics trafficking, domestic crimes and prevention efforts.

As a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks President Bush asked Asa to serve as the first Under Secretary in the newly created Department of Homeland Security.   As one of the nation’s top-ranking homeland security officials, Asa was responsible for more than 110,000 federal employees housed in such agencies as the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Asa resigned in 2005 and subsequently joined the Venable LLP law firm in Washington, DC as a Senior Trial Counsel and then later formed The Asa Hutchinson Law Group PLC and continued overseeing investigations and legal work through 2014 when he was elected the 46^thGovernor of Arkansas.