Eric Michael Kopka

I was discharged from the USMC in 1999 with an OTH. I had hired two attorneys before Eric. One had taken a position with the Navy and had to drop me as a client. And the second one ended up getting disbarred. I was having REALLY bad luck finding a solid law firm to represent me. I was happy that I ca...me across the Kopka law firm. I have nothing but good things to say about them. I was told by my command, when I was being processed out as a youngster, "that my discharge would be automatically upgraded after six months". Ya right. Don't believe this one! Fifteen years and three attorneys later I finally received my upgrade to general under honorable conditions. Don't make the same mistakes I did, hire Eric the first time around. His team's professionalism and responsiveness is key when trying to navigate the overly complex upgrade process. What defines success at the end of the day? Results. Eric's team got me upgraded.

Mr. Kopka and his staff were very helpful and knowledgable in helping me threw my process of njp. They helped me prepare and adviced me threw my njp process and protected me in my separation from service and allowing me to continue to a honrable discharge. They were highly responsive and saved me muc...h stress threw out the process. I would highly recommend them for all military law issues.

Mr. Kopka and his staff are SIMPLY THE BEST! My son was charged with a special court martial that could have ended his military career. We searched for an attorney and came across Mr. Kopka. Thank goodness we did. Mr. Kopka believes in his cases, believes in the individual, has excellent attention to... detail, and outstanding communication. His knowledge of military law is exceptional. He does not take no for answer and he does not like to lose. He will fight for your rights and your career. Mr. Kopka and his staff worked tirelessly for my son and won (Not guilty). My son is able to continue his honorable career with USMC. We will forever be grateful for him, his staff, and his expertise. If you are in need of a military attorney, look no further, you have found him!

My unit charged me with a special court martial over a year ago. After seeing the tragedy, that was my appointed military lawyer, I started my search for someone to hire. I sat down with multiple lawyers, and it was Eric's personality that set him above the rest. I made the right choice. Eric and hi...s staff were always professional and knowledgeable. I called his office with probably a million questions, and each one of them were answered in a timely fashion. Face-to-face meetings were weekly, and I never felt left in the dark, not once. Throughout the whole process he was always in contact with the trial counsel, my unit, and most importantly myself. He never tried to push me one way or the other, but instead gave me the power of making my own choices. I flip-flopped back and forth between wanting to fight the court martial, and wanting to take an NJP. He was always prepared for both, and did his best to lay out any terms that I wanted. In the end I took a battalion level NJP, ON MY TERMS, and the charges were thrown out. When it comes to any military legal problems I highly recommend Eric. Him and his staff's hard work and professionalism is second to none. I cannot thank them enough for the bright future I have ahead!