SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR s ATF Selection of Chief Counsel August 19, 2021 Lam honored toannounce that Pamela J. Hicks has been selected as Chief Counsel for ATE. Ms. Hicks will assume her new role upon the retirement of the current Chief Counsel, Mr. Joel Roessner, on September 30, 2021 Ms. Hicks currently serves as the Deputy Chief Counsel, a position she was named to in October 2019. She has more than two decades of experience in the Federal government, including holding other posts of duty in ATF’s Office of Chief Counsel, both at headquarters (Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Firearms, Explosives and Arson Division) and in the field (Division Counsel, Los Angeles Field Division). Prior to rejoining ATF in 2019 as Deputy Chief Counsel, she served as a Unit Chief in the DOS’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division, In addition to her service to ATF and DOJ, Ms. Hicks has held senior positions in the Department of the Treasury, including Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary (Law Enforcement). Ms. Hicks received her juris doctor degree from Duke University School of Law and her bachelor of arts degree from Northwestem University Please join me in congratulating Ms. Hicks and wishing her well as Chief Counsel, J would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr, Roessner for his exceptional and dedicated service to ATF and to the Department of Justice. Mr. Roessner has been an exemplary ATF employee since 2000, when he joined the agency as the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (Litigation Division), Before being selected as Chief Counsel. he served as the Deputy Chief Counsel and Deputy Designated Agency Ethies Official in the Offive of Chief Counsel, Other positions he has held at ATF include Deputy Assistant Director (Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations), Associate Chief Counsel (Administration and Ethics), and Associate Chief Counsel (Litigation Division). ‘Mr. Roessner’s government service prior to joining ATF includes trial attorney positions in the Department of Justice in both the Tax Division and Civil Division. Please join me in thanking Mr. Roessner and wishing him well in his retirement