Clyde J. “Butch” Tate retired as a Major General from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 2014. He last served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General, one of the top two military attorneys in the Army. He is now the chief counsel of All Rise and an advisor and advocate for national, state, and local initiatives addressing the legal needs of military personnel, veterans, and families.  General Tate’s Army career included service as liaison to Congress, ethics official, nearly a decade as legal advisor to special operations and airborne units, senior legal advisor for the Multinational Corps in Iraq, commandant of the army judge advocate general’s legal center and school, and chief judge of the Army’s Court of Criminal Appeals. In recognition of his proven commitment to diversity and inclusion, in 2013 General Tate was awarded the prestigious Hispanic National Bar Association’s Presidential Award for leadership, advocacy, and service.