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!!!

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!!!

During the course of a CID investigation and a field grade article 15 back to back. they responded quickly to all my emails and my questions. Catherine is knowledgeable and affordable, I am grateful for her service in navigating my legal troubles. Being in Germany it's hard to find a good American c...ivilian attorney, but I bet on the right horse.

From the minute we hired Katie and her husband, Andrew, I felt extremely comfortable as I knew that I would be protected from the legal trouble I had encountered. Katie did everything in her power to ensure that I was not being taken advantage of in any way and she continuously checked-in on me thro...ughout the process to ensure that nothing was being overlooked. I strongly recommend the Cherkaskys for UCMJ troubles, or really any kind of legal help as I was completely satisfied with their service. I rated responsiveness a little lower than the other categories because there were a few times where Mr. And Mrs. Cherkasky seemed a little overwhelmed with the amount of work they were dealling with. However, it was only testament to the high quality legal service they provide to their customers.