Catherine Mary Cherkasky

I went to NJP for a domestic violence charge prior to contacting Catherine. I decided to appeal after finding out that my CO had issued the harshest punishment he could, even though he had not reviewed all of the evidence, and that's when I called her. She immediately sympathized and was more than ...willing to help from the moment she answered the phone. Catherine explained how things worked in the appeal process much more clearly than my command explained had, and she was just as determined to do something about it as I was. Even though Catherine was literally on the other side of the country from me, she defended me and fought for me assertively, professionally, and tirelessly. My command quickly learned that I was not just a sailor who was just going to "sit down and take it" when I was presenting them with the documents that Catherine was writing on my behalf. Ultimately Catherine's diligence and expertise resulted in my NJP being overturned and the charges were dropped against me. All punitive measures were removed from my record. I would give Catherine Cherkasky the highest possible recommendation for anyone seeking legal counsel! Thank you, Mrs. Cherkasky!!!

I hired Katie a couple years ago and must say I was one of her first cases and you would have not even known. I would recommend her to anyone who is having an military issues no matter where you're located. Not only did she perform the duties I expected with a win but I've reached out during the year...s to clear issues I had moving forward and she was available and provided all the support and assistant needed. Hands down Katie is the Attorney you need on your team that will guide you through whatever you may be going through. I continue to recommend her services and each person had been over satisfied. She has saved my career and made my future in the military promising.

I hired Mrs. Cherkasky a few years ago to help resolve a property issue dealing with the military. She worked hard at a very reasonable rate and obtained the best possible outcome for me, allowing me to continue serving the Country with nothing scarring my record. I would absolutely recommend her to ...anyone who needs assistance with the military legal system.

Katie and Andy are good people and there is no one else I would recommend for military sexual assault defense! However, my case had much different circumstances. While their track record in sexual assault cases is remarkable, I am not the only one disappointed in the service, support, and ability in ...other types of cases. I was not a fan of their laid back approach as I was bullied by my chain of command and ultimately lost my career. They are willing to defend you against any types of charges but there are other, better specialists around for the other types of cases...

When I found out I was being investigated for sexual assault I immediately freaked out because it was totally false. I went on google and searched civilian ucmj lawyers. I went through a couple of sites, but something about Catherine's bio that made me feel comfortable talking to her, but I was a lit...tle nervous because at this point I didn't want to trust a female. I remember calling her at 11pm on a Friday, and she picked up and we talked for a lil over an hour. She heard my story and made me feel untroubled, because she hears these allegations all the time. This crisis of mine happened right after Christmas and I told Catherine I was serious about retaining her services, but I literally had a couple hundred dollars, and couldn't pay the retainer fee at that very moment. She allowed me to put 10% down and she would send me a memorandum that I can show my company commander informing them that I am being represented. I was able to pay her when I got my following check like we agreed. I don't know of any other lawyer who would do that. The price was more than reasonable, even if it would go to trial. This is my future, and my army career was something I was willing to fight for. She was in constant communication with the army prosecutor and gave me a heads up of what's going on. My case was a little different because the allegation happen of post in my hometown. Since it happen in my hometown civilian law enforcement came to interview me on base. Katie told me what to say and made me feel comfortable asserting my constitutional rights. Two months past, and the civilian law enforcement closed the case. Then a couple of days later C.I.D came to interview me, unlike the civilian law enforcement they were ten times more aggressive. This time I brought the memorandum that Katie wrote for me. I remember the C.I.D agent reading it and he knew I meant business, because he went from being nice and trying to build a rapport with me to telling me he has hard evidence against me, and if I take a lie detector test he can close this case as soon as possible. I didn't budge and remembered Catherine telling me that C.I.D can legally lie to me about anything. I knew I was innocent and didn't do anything this female claim to say I did, so I put all my trust in Catherine's words and didn't believe them when they said they had hard evidence, or take a polygraph test because C.I.D can lie and say I failed even if i passed it. A month later went by and the lieutenant Colonel came to me and told me I will be able to PCS to my duty station and I will not be receiving an Art. 15. I got the flagged removed and my rank back. Catherine saved my life and my career. I knew these results wouldn't of been attained with JAG, and I wasn't going to plead guilty with the possibility of being registered a sex offender for life and doing time in jail. The Cherkasky law firm is one of the the best decision I ever made in my life!!!