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If your issue involves anything to do with the military or the federal civilian government workforce, Maher Legal Services PC could be helpful to you.
Former prosecutor, defense counsel, and Justice Department attorney with private practice experience in large law firms, Maher Legal Services concentrates on defending clients facing military justice, courts-martial, an appeal, habeas corpus, Reservists or Guardsmen being treated unfairly by their employer upon return from mobilization, security clearance challenges, or administrative separations.
Mr. Maher was a prosecutor in the First Infantry Division in Germany, served in the Balkans during Operation Able Sentry, and was an appellate defense counsel before leaving active duty, joining the Justice Department in Washington DC and transitioning to the Army Reserve, where he is a Lieutenant Colonel. With a BS, JD, LLM, MBA, and Masters of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, Mr. Maher mobilized to Afghanistan, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and was a program manager at the Justice Center in Parwan, Afghanistan. He was the Senior Executive Service (SES) General Counsel for the US Office of Personnel Management during the Administration of President George W. Bush.
In addition to practicing law, he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at both the NIU College of Law and College of Business, a small business owner, and serves on the Board of Directors of a non-profit corporation dedicated to defending servicemembers accused of crime in combat.
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Posted by Rudy | January 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney
My life was about to change in 24 hours because of a corrupt police station that was coming after me. I was accused of doing something that I have not done, and I had to prove it fast that I was innocent. I did not know where to turn and what to do. I turned to John Maher, and he was there for me. B...
Posted by Allan | January 4, 2019 | Hired Attorney
John Maher is and was an excellent representative. His tenacity and work ethic is very impressive. He was and is my lawyer currently, I will continue to use him for all legal matters. My case was a very complicated case that involved UCMJ and mutiple military appeal boards. We are still in the appeal...
Posted by Pete McCollaum | January 3, 2019 | Hired Attorney
I have both used John personally and referred him to several of my close friends who have had significant government employee or military issues. I have watched as he handled very complex issues with relatively hostile chains of command and his analysis and presentation is nothing short of brilliant...
Posted by Anna | May 2, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Our son was charged with murder while serving in a combat zone in Afghanistan in 2012. He was sentenced to 20 years in Fort Leavenworth Military prison in 2013. This action taken against our son was devastating to say the least. Shortly after, we began to look for a new Attorney and this is when ...
Posted by anonymous | November 2, 2014
My first attorney treated my case as an afterthought; I felt like a bother to her. But when I found Mr. Maher, I felt like I was finally heard, understood and represented! He gave my case his full attention so he could thoroughly understand the details; and then he crafted a response that yielded m...
"John Maher is the sharpest and best attorney I know. I have known John for over twenty-years and we served together in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. John brings a wealth of large national law firm and Senior Government Executive experience to bear in the handling of individual client matters. Supremely astute, doggedly hard working, and amiable all describe John's approach to the practice of law. When I seek advice on a complex issue - I go to John Maher. When I have friends and family members who have employment law or civil litigation needs, I send them to see John. I strongly endorse this attorney."
"I endorse this lawyer. John is one of the best and most dedicated military attorneys I have worked with. John and I served together in the Army JAG Corps and John was very respected amongst his peers. I highly recommend this attorney."
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Awards and Campaign Ribbons, US Army
2015 - Present
Partner, Maher Funeral Home
2014 - Present
Attorney, Maher Legal Services PC
2014 - Present
Adjunct Professor, NIU College of Business
2012 - 2013
Program Manager in Afghanistan, Pacific Architects & Engineers
2011 - 2012
Assistant General Counsel, Defense Intelligence Agency
2009 - 2010
Chief of Fiscal Law in Afghanistan, Us Army Jag Corps
2008 - 2009
General Counsel, US Office of Personnel Management
2008 - 2011
Partner, Duane Morris, LLP
2007 - 2008
Partner, Epstein Becker & Green, PC
2004 - 2006
Litigation Associate, Mayer Brown, LLP
2001 - 2004
Litigation Attorney, Us Department Of Justice
1997 - 2001
Prosecutor, Us Army, Europe
2015 - Present
Veterans of Foreign WarsMember
2014
MBA - Master of Business Administration
2014
Master of Strategic Studies
2011
LLM
1996
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
BS - Bachelor of Science
2014
Implementing the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
2011
Contract & Fiscal Law While Deployed
2011
Panelist with Major General Butch Tate, “The Army JAG Corps & Current Operations,”
2010
Fiscal Law in Afghanistan
2009
The Safety Act
2008
Executive Branch Constitutional Authority
2008
E-Discovery Ramifications of the Qualcomm Case
2012
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If I have eosinophilic esophagitis could I be medically discharged from the military?
17 May 2017
My son was arrested by military police, he has not been told his charges. When will he know what he is being charged with?
10 May 2017
I'm charged with an article 120 with 8 specifications for two separate accounts.
06 May 2017