ABOUT

Following a 17-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albert joined Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P., in September 2009 as an associate in the firm’s Corpus Christi office. After graduation from law school, he was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1991 and worked with an insurance defense firm before entering FBI New Agents training in 1992. He spent the majority of his FBI career in the Bureau’s New York City Division where he investigated violent gangs and transnational drug trafficking organizations, gaining extensive experience in preparing complex racketeering cases for trial. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Albert was transferred to Washington, D.C., where he supervised Al Qaeda and Sunni extremist terrorism investigations, and subsequently served overseas in support of the FBI's counterterrorism mission. In 2005, he was appointed head of the FBI's office in Corpus Christi.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

2005 Recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service (the U.S. Justice Department's highest service award)

NOTEWORTHY

Albert and his family took the long way to the Lone Star State: He is from New Jersey, his wife is from Wisconsin, and they met in New York City. They were blessed with the family’s only native Texan, daughter Mia, born in 2007.