During President Bush 's administration from 1999 to 2003 Wallace served in a variety of federal government general counsel positions . At the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) , he oversaw and managed all aspects of the FEMA Office of General Counsel , and acted as counsel to the FEMA-led New York and World Trade Center recovery effort in the wake of the 2001 September 11 attacks . He also served as the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice ( DOJ ) , Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS ) , during the INS ' transition from the DOJ into the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 reorganization . After the reorganization Wallace served as the first principal legal advisor to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services for the Department of Homeland Security
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Mark Wallace