10 Feb 2026
Baker Donelson Adds Nathaniel Tyler Lemons as Of Counsel to Government Enforcement and Investigations Group
"Nathaniel Tyler Lemons has joined Baker Donelson in Raleigh as of counsel in its Government Enforcement and Investigations group, bringing federal prosecutorial and military legal experience."
Mr. Lemons is a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, where he served as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, the office’s third-highest leadership position. In that role he coordinated with Department of Justice leadership, worked closely with federal and state law enforcement agencies, and oversaw major enforcement matters involving health care, cybercrime, public corruption, and national security.
Prior to his appointment as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Lemons prosecuted organized crime cases, concentrating on long-term, multiagency investigations spanning jurisdictions in the United States and abroad. He served as lead counsel from grand jury proceedings through jury verdicts and was recognized with the Atlanta Division HIDTA 2025 Investigation of the Year Award and the Eastern District of North Carolina OCDETF 2024 Operation of the Year Award.
Mr. Lemons earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law and his B.A. in political science from Davidson College. His legal career is informed by six years of active-duty service in the United States Marine Corps and continued service as a Marine Corps Reservist; he currently serves as the reserve Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for the 2d Marine Division, advising senior military leadership on investigations, ethics, military justice, and operational law, and his active service included a deployment to Helmand Province from 2019 to 2020.