Military Defense Lawyer (Former JAG Attorney) News:
Recently, three administrative disciplinary cases in the
military were successfully defended by attorney Richard V. Stevens (Military
Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.).
In the first case, a field grade military officer received a negative
(referred) performance report based on alleged misconduct. That performance report would have impacted
the client’s chances for promotion to the next rank and future military
assignments. A lengthy rebuttal was
submitted, including newly obtained witness statements, and the negative performance
report was withdrawn.
In the second case, a senior field grade officer was under
investigation for alleged fraudulent activities. It became clear during the course of the
investigation that the military investigators did not understand the situation
they were looking into and, once that was clarified for them, the investigation
against the client was dropped with no adverse action taken.
In the third case, a senior field grade officer was investigated
for alleged misconduct and received administrative disciplinary action. A rebuttal was submitted that resulted in the
action being downgraded to the extent that it would be treated as “desk drawer”
and would not become a matter of record – thus, avoiding negative ramifications
for the client’s officer performance report and future military assignments.
While these three military administrative disciplinary actions
were successfully defended against, 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, please see
our website:
We offer free consultations for a case you may be involved
in. Just call us. Thank you.
By: Attorney Richard V. Stevens
Civilian criminal defense lawyer and military defense lawyer
Military Defense Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens, P.C.
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.
