Navy | Officer | Article 133 | No Action Taken | Pilot Career Preserved
Our client, a Navy officer in pilot training, was involved in a drunk driving accident: she struck a parked car, was taken to the hospital, and released to her command. The civilian police never followed up with the Navy, leaving the command without evidence of the crash or her intoxication. When the command investigator came looking for a statement, we intervened. We did the same when the insurance company came calling. Every avenue the Navy pursued to obtain a statement, we closed. The case was dropped without any action taken. Our client went on to a flourishing career as a pilot.
Marine Corps | Second Lieutenant | Article 133 | Investigation Dropped | Career Preserved
Our client, a second lieutenant at Quantico, became the subject of investigative interest after entering into a relationship with an O-6. We immediately had her invoke her rights and refused to cooperate absent full immunity. What followed was a sustained institutional pressure campaign: NCIS, JAG, OSTC, the DOD IG, and the local IG all took turns trying to get her to talk. They told her she wasn’t a target, wasn’t accused of anything, had no reason to lawyer up. We held fast every time. They called her into meetings; she had us on speaker. They made her leave her phone in a locker. Same result. The entire investigation was eventually dropped. Our client resumed her career and is thriving in the operational Corps.
Navy | Rear Admiral | Fraternization | Adultery | Fraud | Oral Counseling | No Career Impact
Our client came to us with a plan to orchestrate a false account for NCIS. We talked him out of it. We then coached him through a command investigation, an NCIS investigation, and trial counsel involvement, navigating each stage carefully and ethically. The case was resolved with an off-the-record oral counseling. No formal action. No impact on his mission or career.
Navy | O-4 | Stalking | Court-Martial Withdrawn | Retired with Full Benefits
Our client was a Navy Lieutenant Commander at his 20-year mark when his ex-wife accused him of stalking. He was placed in the brig and the court-martial process began. We negotiated his release and a separation with a reprimand. The court-martial was withdrawn. He retired with full rank and benefits intact.