Honolulu, HI
Military law Lawyer at Honolulu, HI
Practice Areas: Military Law
OUTCOME: Art. 32 Officer reccomended dismissal of Article 120 sexual assault charge.
Airman accused of sexual assault, in violation of Article 120. Article 32 Preliminary Hearing conduct and matters against moving forward to a court-martial submitted.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal of Sexual Assault Charges under Article 120, UCMJ.
Officer accused of sexual assault.
OUTCOME: GOMOR Rescinded
Submitted written pleading arguing why the GOMOR should be rescinded.
OUTCOME: Officer RETAINED at BOI based on drunk & disorderly and conduct unbecoming.
Officer accused of being drunk and disorderly and conduct unbecoming in violation of Article 133, UCMJ.
OUTCOME: GOMOR Destroyed!
Submitted written matters on behalf of the client arguing why the GOMOR should be destroyed.
OUTCOME: Attempted Premeditated Murder / Involuntary Manslaughter Case Overturned
Client accused of attempted premeditated murder and was facing life without the possibility of parole. NCIS agents interrogated the accused for hours and used coercive tactics to get what they thought ... was a confession--agents actually told the accused that self defense did not apply to his case! We filed motions to get most of the accused's videotaped interrogation thrown out. As a result, the government didn't even try to use it. We argued self defense and asked that a unique instruction be given to the jury that the military judge refused to give. Appellate court threw out the results because it found the requested instruction our defense team asked for was correct and the military judge's refusal to give it made the trial unfair.
OUTCOME: Negotiated Agreement that Saved Multi-million Dollar Retirement.
Domestic Assault, adultery, and false official statement charges. Client was retirement eligible. Government initially offered agreement that could not be accepted. Able to negotiate agreement that th ... e client was happy with and saved his retirement for him and his family.
OUTCOME: Officer Retained at Board of Inquiry (BOI) based on conduct unbecoming, public intoxication, and breaking and entering.
Board of Inquiry (BOI) / Show Cause Hearing for Conduct Unbecoming, Public Intoxication, and Breaking and Entering. Officer became extremely intoxicated--we believe he was drugged-and ended up in an o ... lder couples home acting out of sorts. BOI panel indicated that it believed our client may have been drugged by a woman working with a team that intended on robbing him, and maybe worse. Career saved!
OUTCOME: Senior NCO found NOT GUILTY of Child Endangerment.
Accused was charged with child endangerment based on the living conditions of the family residence. Child protective services (CPS) forcibly removed the children from the home and the client and his w ... ife were treated like criminals. The star witness for the government was the CPS social worker that made the decision to remove the children. Using an aggressive cross examination, we were able to develop the theme that the CPS decision was a terrible injustice and may have been caused by racial bias. NOT GUILTY verdict delivered swiftly.
OUTCOME: Court Martial and Board of Inquiry (BOI) Averted after Assault Charges Substantiated.
Officer involved in fight that resulted in significant injuries to the other party--my client was not someone to be messed with. Unfortunately, alcohol was involved and the matter was being viewed as ... an alcohol-related incident. Immediately investigated the case, went to the scene, and photographed relevant damages and related matters. Showed that client acted in self defense. No court martial or BOI / Show Cause Hearing, but the command reprimanded because viewed matter as alcohol-related incident--this is the military world we live in today.