Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington

I was accused of Sexual Assault by someone I have known for almost 2 years. We are both in USAF at the same base but different unit. She initiated everything and was in trouble before. We had a relationship that is complicated but others would find that we're together. Had intercourse and next day sh...e reported me. She had motive to fabricate so she could get out of trouble with her command. It's been a year since the accusation all began. The suffering and the anguish that I went through impacted how lived. I formed habits just so I could get away from the reality that my life and my career could potentially be over. I felt like an outcast when my unit suspended my security clearance. It prevented me from working around what I signed up in USAF for. I lost many volunteer and professional development opportunities that I was interested in because of I was under investigation. My work e-mail was heavily filtered prohibiting me from receiving unit wide information. I was already seemed like a guilty person. I never thought I'd be in this situation especially with Sexual Assault cases all happening recently amplified by the media. I was at the bottom state of my life. At first, when OSI began their investigation, they interrogated me for 2 hours. I didn't have Mrs. Waddington with me while I gave them my side of the story. I made a mistake of saying a word to OSI. I believed them and I knew I didn't do anything wrong. I gave them every single detail of what happen knowing and I considered that they would help me find the truth of the accusation. I even gave them a 12 page written sworn statement that was disregarded because they used the video of my "interview" in court against me instead. I also gave them my phone for evidence of text message conversation along with the evidence of apology letter on my computer from me to her. All those evidence then, were used against me during my trial. I was devastated. It was the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever felt hearing and seeing all the evidence I gave them. My initial thought of the accusation was something I never really took serious and believed that it was going to be dropped before anything else would happen. I was WRONG. When I was referred and I was actually criminally charged, that is where my nightmare all began. I thought my life and career is over. Those thoughts drained me every single day since. I asked for advice around my unit and directed me towards ADC. I wanted more than ADC to handle my case and that is when I found Mrs. Waddington. Mrs. Waddington's professional, passionate, and a projecting partner guided me through hell. When my case was referred to Article 32 in which Mrs. Waddington advised me to waive it and I did. She told me that Article 32 is nothing more than positive for the prosecutors to potentially find more charges against me. She also mentioned that the convening authority will take the case to General Court-Martial anyway so they can try and bolster their conviction rate. I felt overwhelmed hearing that. I noticed her passion when she spoke to me about what will happen with the case. Her guidance and knowledge of the system made me feel that I will be safe and secured in her hands. She uplifted me when I feel lost and confused. She gave me hope. I admired her. She gave my life and career back. My family was afflicted when they found out what I was going through. I told them my situation. They were in disbelief and worried. Mrs. Waddington's projecting partnership gave my family a sense that she will fight to the end for me. When I hired her, she wasn't alone. She has a team behind her. A team that fought hard and determined to defend my innocence in the courtroom which resulted of a NOT GUILTY verdict even when the deck was stacked against me. Without her and her team, I would of possibly spent time in jail along with a sex register under my name forever. Thank you Mrs. Waddington for all the things you did for me.

Alexandra was amazing throughout the many conversations we had about my son's sexual assault case. She is the wife and law partner of Michael Waddington who represented my son at the trial, but while he was away at other cases. it was Alexandra that answered every single concern. There was a three ...hour time difference in our locations and she often spoke with me at length well into the evening hours. Her response time to texts and voicemails was simply remarkable. She never made me feel like I was imposing or asking too may questions. Although her husband Michael Waddington tried my son's case in court, it was Alexandra that kept my family and me calm over several months while my son was in pretrial confinement. It was only moments after the trial was over and my son found NOT GUILTY that my cell received a text saying - "Michael says they said they were deliberating" "What have you heard?" When I told her NOT GUILTY, she said "Oh Thank God, I've been waiting." This just goes to show how much Alexandra cares about a case and her efforts are sincere. I highly recommend the law firm of Gonzalez and Waddington without the least bit of reservation.

Beyond simply representing me, she helped quell the initial fear and self doubt that comes along with any case. She advised me on the best course of action for my case. I did go to NJP but the final result of the BOI that followed was in my favor. I really think if I had tried to go through this myse...lf or only used military defense office I would have lost everything. Worth every cent.

I was falsely accused of sexual assault in March of 2016 and by September of 2018 all the sexual assault charges had been dropped, but they fabricated two more charges. The Navy JAG recommended I take an NJP and just be done with this. I could not in good conscience take a plea deal for something I d...idn't do. So in October of 2017, I googled military lawyer and found Waddington & Gonzalez www.UCMJdefense.com. I got them on the phone and they took my case immediately. It was nerve racking not hearing from them in the beginning, but the closer I got to my courts martial, the more they reached out for clarification about my case. When Mr. Waddington showed up for my courts martial, he was thoroughly prepared and ready to do battle. Mrs. Gonzalez-Waddington was back at the office working behind the scenes with their assistant Sandra. It was like a real Justice League! My name, reputation and 22yr Navy career was at stake. But after a 4-day trial, I was found not guilty on both counts. My career was saved and I'm in the process of having everything expunged from CODIS and restore all that I lost. Definitely worth the money spent. I will never trust JAG again, nor recommend any of my sailor to either.

I was in need of a military criminal defense attorney and Alexandra was part of the law team I hired to defend me. She was great from day 1! Everything I was looking for in an attorney--she listened, she cared, she asked questions...and she made herself always available for phone calls! My case wa...s won in court because of her preparation and hard work to me, her client. I would hire her again and would HIGHLY recommend Alexandra to others looking for a quality defense attorney. Thank you, Alexandra!