Is My Retained Civilian Lawyer Doing What He Should Be

One of my all-time least favorite questions to be asked in a consult is an invitation to comment on another civilian practitioner. In my mind, that is a topic for a candid conversation to be having ...

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What Are The Chances That If I Go All The Way To Trial That I Will Be Charged?

Calls for consultation often ask me their chances for conviction or acquittal. Mind you, this is with no investigation for review, not having interviewed one witness, and based solely on about a ...

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How Likely Is It That I Won’t Be Charged?

Callers on consultations ask whether they will be charged at all; they also ask about the chances or the odds or for percentages. Each of these concerns comes from a place of anxiety because they ...

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Does It Sound Like My Military Counsel Will Be Enough To Successfully Represent Me In My Trial

When a caller on an initial consultation asks me whether his military counsel will be enough, that says a lot about his confidence level. If he’s asking the question, it tends to reason he is ...

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No Crystal Ball – For Military Justice

The number of consultations I take ebbs and flows with my current case load. I remember that was one of the hardest balances to achieve when I started in private practice was determining the right ...

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Wounds That Don’t Heal

Some wounds don’t heal. Not really. They may scab over, they may scar, but inevitably they resurface. Some wounds just don’t heal. Among them is deep loss. Not so long ago, I was reminded of the ...

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Restore Faith In Military Justice

I cannot possibly count the number of potential military clients who call me after feeling like they have been railroaded. By their detailed military defense counsel. Yep. I said what I said. I ...

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