CIVILIAN COURT-MARTIAL DEFENSE LAWYER: MILITARY OFFICER REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY RICHARD V. STEVENS HAS DISCIPLINARY ACTION DROPPED AND RECORD CLEARED

 

Military Defense Lawyer (Former JAG Attorney) News:

Recently, a field grade military officer represented by attorney Richard V. Stevens (Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.) had the disciplinary action he faced dropped by his command, and his personnel record was cleared. 

Because this was an administrative case, and there are Privacy Act and service branch regulations regarding case information, specific details will be withheld.  However, this senior military officer hired attorney Richard V. Stevens, from the Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C., to represent him during a military investigation, and then to assist him with his rebuttal when he received administrative disciplinary action. 

We disputed the allegations in this case, both factually and legally.  Consequently, we submitted a lengthy rebuttal package detailing our issues with the case.  Based on the rebuttal package, the command dropped the disciplinary action and cleared the officer’s record. 

If this disciplinary action had been upheld and remained in the officer’s record, it likely would have impacted his chances to progress in rank and position, and it may have resulted in his administrative discharge from the service. 

While the representation in this military case was successful, 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 administrative disciplinary actions, see:

https://militaryadvocate.com/practice-areas/administrative-discipline-actions/

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.