CIVILIAN COURT-MARTIAL DEFENSE LAWYER: MILITARY OFFICER REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY RICHARD V. STEVENS HAS SECURITY CLEARANCE RESTORED

 

Military Defense Lawyer (Former JAG Attorney) News:

Recently, a field grade military officer defended by attorney Richard V. Stevens (Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.) had his security clearance restored after a federal hearing. 

The officer client was accused of failure to properly disclose information that was relevant to the TS/SCI security clearance that he was applying for. Prior to hiring Attorney Richard Stevens, the officer’s security clearance was suspended. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Consolidated Adjudication Services (CAS) served a Statement of Reasons (SOR) on the officer detailing their concerns. Despite the officer’s response to the SOR, the DCSA denied the officer’s security clearance. If this decision stood, this would have impacted the officer’s future rank, assignments, career progression and it could have resulted in his involuntary discharge from the military.

Based on the DCSA security clearance denial decision, the client retained Attorney Richard Stevens to handle the security clearance appeal hearing. Attorney Stevens appeared with the client before a federal administrative judge in a security clearance hearing convened before the Department of Defense, Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA).

Similar to other litigated court/board hearings, this formal hearing involved gathering and presenting relevant evidence, calling and questioning relevant witnesses, calling the client as a witness, and delivering a closing argument that applied the evidence, testimony, and standards in the case, and rebutted the government attorney’s claims against the client.

After the hearing concluded, the judge made a recommendation that went to the Personnel Security Appeals Board (PSAB) for final decision. Based on our hearing presentation, the PSAB determined that the officer client should receive the security clearance that was previously denied.    

While this security clearance appeal case resulted in a positive result, it is important to understand that every case has different facts, and success in previous cases does not guarantee success in any particular future case.  No military lawyer or civilian defense lawyer, including those who specialize in military law, can guarantee the outcome of any military trial or case. 

For more information about the military justice system, particularly cases involving security clearance issues, see:

https://militaryadvocate.com/practice-areas/military-national-security-defense/

We offer free consultations for a case you may be involved in.  Just call us. 

Thank you. 

Attorney Richard V. Stevens

Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer

Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.

https://militaryadvocate.com/

Blog postscript: I (attorney Richard V. Stevens) am a former active duty military lawyer (JAG). My perspectives and advice, therefore, are based upon my experience as military defense lawyer and as a civilian criminal defense lawyer practicing exclusively in the area of military law and military justice. This blog addresses issues in military law, military justice, military discipline, military defense, court-martial practice, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and other military and/or legal topics. Nothing posted in this blog should be substituted for legal advice in any particular case. If you seek legal advice for a particular case, please contact The Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens for a free consultation. These military defense law offices are located in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, National Capital Region (NCR), but the military defense representation is worldwide – when necessary, the attorneys travel to wherever the client is stationed around the world.