Residential Adjunct Faculty

(434) 592-5300

Education

  • B.A., Political Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2020
  • J.D., Liberty University School of Law, 2024
  • LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2025

Licensure

  • Member, Virginia State Bar; authorized to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Biography

Donovan G. Newkirk received his Juris Doctorate from Liberty University, and he received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. He is currently serving as an Assistant Chief Counsel for the United States Department of Homeland Security, and he is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

He previously worked as a Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, in Washington, D.C., and he is a former Scholars Intern of the United States Securities Exchange Commission, where he served in the Office of Commissioner Hester M. Peirce. He resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife and children.