Struggling To Find Boundaries

I am struggling to know where boundaries should be drawn with my clients. Resounding praise stems from clients who know how much I truly care. I’m largely glued to technology and am available to ...

Read more

What is the Court-Martial Process

When a person is facing court martial in the military, they should understand that the resources and weight of the United States government is being focused against them in order to achieve ...

Read more

Hung Out to Dry –Military Personnel and DUI Prosecutions

Alcohol is a common factor in several UCMJ criminal complaints.   Regardless of the branch of service, often military personnel find themselves accused of criminal misconduct after ...

Read more

Who Has the Authority to Convene a Court-Martial

The convening authority for a general court-martial is known as the General Court-martial Convening Authority, and in most cases is going to be the most senior level officer for the base. Some bases ...

Read more

Vulnerability for Military Justice

Traumatic brain injury from a savage attack. He will never be the same. In mid September 2019, my client was on a temporary duty and visited a nearby local watering hole with colleagues from work. ...

Read more

Choosing Your Civilian Court-Martial Defense Lawyer

Even though military law is a fairly small specialty focus, the number of civilian attorneys that are hanging their shingle and practicing before military courts martial is on the rise. With internet ...

Read more

Too Drunk to Consent in the Military

Despite much of the training that is going on right now in the military, known as sharp training, sexual harassment and assault response prevention training, despite those educators putting forward ...

Read more

How Does the Military Define Sexual Harassment

Military prosecutors have a number of different ways to try to prosecute someone for sexual harassment. The first way would be contained in Article 93 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, ...

Read more

Tap into Joy – for Military Justice

Joy.  It seems a simple enough concept. Tapping into joy does not seem overly complicated. Over the last 16 years of practicing in military justice and from personal conflicts, it would seem my ...

Read more

Acquittal Hangover – in Military Justice

Man, oh man. The highs are high and the lows are so low in military justice. There is no feeling like it. “Accused and defense counsel, please rise.” The findings (what we call the verdict in ...

Read more