To be charged in the military with a sexual offence is devastating. It is literally life changing Your whole world is going to be radically altered. I was falsely accused with 3 counts of abusive sexual contact by another NCO that I had been dating who made the allegation a year after the fact when ...she was facing her own legal troubles. I was facing possible prison, a felony record, and sex offender registration. I knew that which attorney I hired was going to be the biggest decision of my life. I chose Steve. Mr Carpenter is not afraid of the government, the prosecutors, or your chain of command. Steve goes to work for only you and he's literally going to be the only person outside of your family that you can trust. We battled the government for almost a year and a half. In the end, we submitted a Ch 10 and it was approved, charges were dropped. I walked away with a clean record, no jail, and can finally move on with my life. I will forever be grateful for Mr Carpenter.

I was brought before a BOI because of a GOMAR that was discovered during the CW3 promotion board. After much research, I brought in Steve and he exceeded all of my expectations. I was blown away with his attention to detail and compelling arguments. It was truly an honor to watch this guy work. I'm ...happy to report that I was unanimously retained and was able be on the next promotion board. Because I'm a MEDEVAC pilot, Steve dug down into the history of Dustoff and learned about what we do, just so he was as prepared as possible. I give Steve my highest possible recommendation. Hiring him was the the best decision I've ever made (aside from marrying my wife).

I retained Mr. Carpenter to represent me at an Administrative proceeding by the U.S. Navy, the potential for an adverse outcome for me was looming and due to the complex nature of my case I knew I needed a professional. Steve and his team are true professionals, they worked tirelessly preparing my ...case, contacting witnesses, and keeping me up to speed throughout the process. Despite the uphill battle Steve proved my case which resulted in a unanimous vote in my favor, I had great reservations with my case and truly believed we would not prevail. I have never been so satisfied with any decision as I am with retaining Court and Carpenter. I will always give my highest recommendation to anyone looking for Military legal representation and will forever be thankful to all the staff at Court and Carpenter!

Very direct and bold in his representation on my behalf. Savvy, persistent, and unwilling to allow my leadership to screw me over. Mr Carpenter handled an assault case that resulted in retaliation, reprisal, and alienation by my entire chain of command after I reported inappropriate touching of my b...ody by a superior officer. The officer was ultimately removed from command and the retaliation stopped.