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Military defense and family law

A lawyer of your own, from Pensacola to Panama City

When the service has a charge, a board or a decision with your name on it, you may bring a civilian lawyer to stand beside your military counsel. Start with what you were handed.

What's happening?

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What we handle

Four kinds of case, taken one person at a time

These fill our week. For anything outside them, we say so on the first call and point you to a lawyer who does that work.

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    Courts-martial and investigations

    Charged, or asked to sit for an interview? We step in before the next question and stay through the plea or the trial.

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    Separation and boards of inquiry

    A notice of separation starts a clock. We prepare your response and speak for you at the board.

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    Discharge upgrades

    Applications to the review boards for veterans whose discharge no longer fits their service.

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    Military divorce

    Divorce and custody where deployments, moves and retired pay change the usual answers.

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Civilian counsel

Beside your military counsel, not instead of them

A service member who is charged is assigned a military defense lawyer, and that lawyer stays on the case.

A civilian lawyer is a second set of eyes that you choose and pay for. We work with your assigned counsel, share what we find, and take direction from you on who speaks and when. The two of you can work as one team, or we can stay quietly in the background.

What that looks like

  • One plan, shared with your military defense lawyer

  • You decide who speaks at each step

  • Every paper explained before you sign it

  • A written fee agreement before work begins

How a first call goes
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In their words

What clients and their families wrote afterward

“Nobody at my command could tell me what the board would look at. Clarissa went through it with me twice, then sat beside me at the hearing.”

Deshawn T.Sailor, separation board

“I needed divorce papers that accounted for a deployment. Abigail explained what a move or an absence does to a parenting plan, and she picked up when I called.”

Sabrina L.Military spouse, Panama City

“I carried a bad discharge for years and assumed that was that. Raymond helped me put the record together and told me honestly how long it could take.”

Felicia R.Veteran, discharge upgrade

Sample reviews for the owner to replace. Each client's case is different, and these words don't predict the result of yours.

Before you call

Asked before the phone is picked up

I already have a military defense lawyer. Why add a civilian one?

You don't have to. Military defense lawyers carry many cases at once. A civilian lawyer adds hours and a second view, and your assigned lawyer stays on the case.

Will my command find out I called?

What you tell us is covered by attorney-client privilege, and we don't report to anyone in your chain of command. Whether to tell them you have counsel is your decision.

Can you help if I'm stationed or deployed somewhere else?

Often, yes. We work by phone and video, and we travel when a hearing requires it. Tell us where you are and we will say what is practical.

What does it cost?

Fees are written down before work begins and depend on the kind of case. Some stages carry a fixed fee and others are billed by the hour. The first call is how we work out which.

I'm not sure my problem is a legal one.

If you were handed a notice, a letter of reprimand, a summons or a request for an interview, it is worth a call. Describe it and we will tell you what it is.

Offices

Three offices along the Gulf

Meet at the nearest one, or by phone or video if you are on duty or deployed.

Before you sign or answer anything, call

A first call tells you what the paper means, what the deadline is and what choices you have.

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Please don't send confidential details by email or form; we will ask for them on the call.