Marc Thomas Napolitana

First of all, I want to thank Mr. Napolitana for restoring faith in my belief in the legal system. I spent the past 35 yrs dealing with the adverse and traumatic effects of having an Other than Honorable Discharge for an unfortunate decision I made when I was 22 yrs old. I knew that there was somethi...ng special about Mr. Napolitana from the moment we spoke. His empathy and compassion towards my living with a “bad paper” discharge gave me the hope that empowered me to work with him in seeking out an upgrade of my discharge and a correction of what we both perceived to be an injustice. Although COVID 19 slowed down the legal process, Mr. Napolitana and his team forged ahead in keeping me informed as to the continuing preparation of my case that would be presented to the military board. Mr. Napolitana was never detected not discouraged regarding my previous two submissions for upgrades by other firms and assured me that they would do everything they could to be able to give me the best opportunity to have my discharge upgraded, if not to Honorable then General under Honorable Conditions. After 2 and half years of working with me in helping me navigate putting together all the necessary documents historical and current (character letters, work history, educational accomplishments, community and faith based), I was excited and overwhelmed to find out just days ago thet my discharge was administratively upgraded to General under Honorable Conditions. The emotions that I experienced and the tears that flow were a culmination of 35 yrs of being defined by a discharge that could have otherwise been resolved amicably upon my original dos barge 35 yrs ago. I am so grateful to Mr. Napolitana for all the hard and exhausting hours that he and his team spent on my case and my family and I will forever be grateful to him for giving me an opportunity to have my military discharge match the person of character and achievements that I have attained in the past 35 yrs. Two other times my upgrade request were denied by submissions by others…. Mr. Napolitana was able to get done what I thought to be the impossible. Thank you sir for your service in and outside of the military. You have changed my life!!!

Marc represented me during the 2+ year appeal process fighting to have the denial of my security clearance application overturned. Although this process is known to be inherently long, stressful and difficult to navigate, Marc’s representation and guidance throughout it all made it less daunting. The...re was not one instance where my emails and phone calls were left unanswered, or concerns not addressed. Marc is without a doubt the reason I was ultimately successful. His expertise was apparent from the start and without his guidance I would not currently hold a security clearance.

I had been wanting for 27 years to see if it was possible to have my OTH discharge upgraded. I contacted Marc's firm and consulted with them, telling them my story to see if it there was any chance, they told me there was and assigned Marc to handle my matter. I was also in contact with Marc to tel...l him my side and he requested my military records and told me, after careful review that there was indeed a chance but he never set my expectations too high. I would have been satisfied if I learned that I was upgraded to a General Under Honorable, but after a year or so I Marc contacted me to let me know that I had received full relief with an Honorable Discharge. Thank you, Sir, for your EXCELLENT representation. This is obviously more than I could have ever hoped for and I am forever grateful for your professionalism and due diligence. I would recommend Marc to anyone seeking legal help in his areas of expertise.