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20 April 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier at Fort Hood accused of domestic violence. At an administrative separation board, the board voted to separate him with a suspended honorable discharge.
13 April 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Italy accused of 12 specifications of assault related to domestic violence. We got 7 charges dismissed. He was found guilty at a general court-marital of 4 charges and not guilty of one. He received a reduction to E-6, 90 days confinement, and no discharge.
29 March 2018 - Mr. Pristera won an upgrade from a general discharge to an honorable discharge for a former West Point cadet. The underlying misconduct involved alcohol related allegations while at the US Military Academy.
28 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman accused of wrongfully using meth. He tested positive at over 3,000 ng/ml. At a special court-martial he was reduced in rank to E-4 and received 15 days confinement with no discharge.
21 March 2018 - Mr. Myers represented a Marine in San Diego wrongfully accused of two specifications of domestic violence. An administrative separation board found that the Marine did not commit the alleged abuse. The sergeant was retained.
20 March 2018 - Mr. Galli represented a Soldier accused of wrongful use of amphetimines at an Article 15 proceeding. As a result of Mr. Galli’s representation, the Soldier was found not guilty.
19 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman at Ramstein AFB accused of four specifications of soliciting a lewd act from a minor - including sending inappropriate photos. It was a a law enforcement sting operation case. The Air Force was unwilling to negotiate a pretrial agreement believing that they would secure a sentence of 3 years or more. Using expert evaluations and skill, Mr. Conway obtained a 6 month sentence from the judge.
11 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Germany being administratively separated for unsatisfactory performance. The board voted to retain the Soldier.
8 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Germany accused of two specifications of child sexual abuse and one specification of indecent exposure. The indecent exposure was such that we had to enter a mixed plea to that charge. The Soldier was found not guilty of child sexual abuse by a jury.
2 March 2018 - Mr. Galli represented an Army Master Sergeant in connection with a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR). As a result of Mr. Galli’s rebuttal, the reprimand was filed locally.
16 February 2018 - Mr. Pristera represented a Marine in a Special Court-Martial in Quantico accused of assault consummated by battery under Article 128, UCMJ and drunk and disorderly conduct under Article 134, UCMJ. Through aggressive investigation, days before trial Mr. Pristera found evidence of the Marine’s innocence and charges were dismissed.
8 February 2018 - A fourth year Army ROTC Cadet represented by Mr. Myers was recommended for retention by a disenrollment board dealing with issues of misconduct and dismissal.
8 February 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine Corps officer before the Performance Evaluation Review Board on a Fitness Report (FITREP) appeal. The board voted to remove all of one contested fitness report from the officer's record. Derogatory information from a second FITREP was also removed.
26 January 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Sailor at the Navy Yard accused of aggravated sexual assault under Article 120, UCMJ. After a 5 day trial, the Sailor was found NOT GUILTY.
23 January 2018 - Mr. Galli represented a Navy Senior Chief with over 13 years of service. Mr. Galli’s successful appeal through PERS resulted in both the Nonjudicial Punishment and the underlying Letter of Reprimand being set aside and entirely removed from the Senior Chief’s official military record.
28 December 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Vietnam War era Marine with a Purple Heart who was separated with an Undesirable discharge. Mr. Conway was able to obtain an upgrade to a General Discharge for the Marine.
22 December 2017 - Through the BCNR, Mr. Pristera won retroactive promotion from E5 to E7 with two years backpay and allowances for a Sailor improperly denied a high year tenure extension.
20 December 2017 - Mr. Pristera won US v. Hale before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. USCA Dkt. No. 17-0537/MC, Crim. App. No. 201600015. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces affirmed the lower courts decision. Blog to follow.
5 December 2017 - A Navy grade determination board retained Mr. Myers, Navy Officer client in the grade of 0-5 (CDR) despite allegations of misconduct.
4 December 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier accused of manslaughter and drug use. The manslaughter charge involved a horrific auto accident. Using accident reconstruction engineers, we successfully mitigated the case and the Soldier received a 6 month sentence.
17 November 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Staff Sergeant in Vincenza, Italy accused of two specifications of Abusive Sexual Contact, one spec of assault, one spec of maltreatment, and one spec of attempting to have an improper relationship. After an enlisted trial, the Staff Sergeant was found not guilty of all charges and specifications.
15 October 2017 - Mr. Pristera represented an Army Reserve Colonel through multiple investigations, over the course of more than a year, into travel fraud, government travel card misuse, and DTS fraud. After the reports were referred to the client for rebuttal, Mr. Pristera successfully rebutted both investigations. Both were closed and the findings were disapproved by the CG.
13 October 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine lance corporal accused of 11 specifications of hazing, maltreatment, assault, obstruction of justice, and communicating a threat. After a vigorous representation, he was found not guilty of all charges and specifications. The case was covered by the Marine Corps Times here and here.
13 April 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Italy accused of 12 specifications of assault related to domestic violence. We got 7 charges dismissed. He was found guilty at a general court-marital of 4 charges and not guilty of one. He received a reduction to E-6, 90 days confinement, and no discharge.
29 March 2018 - Mr. Pristera won an upgrade from a general discharge to an honorable discharge for a former West Point cadet. The underlying misconduct involved alcohol related allegations while at the US Military Academy.
28 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman accused of wrongfully using meth. He tested positive at over 3,000 ng/ml. At a special court-martial he was reduced in rank to E-4 and received 15 days confinement with no discharge.
21 March 2018 - Mr. Myers represented a Marine in San Diego wrongfully accused of two specifications of domestic violence. An administrative separation board found that the Marine did not commit the alleged abuse. The sergeant was retained.
20 March 2018 - Mr. Galli represented a Soldier accused of wrongful use of amphetimines at an Article 15 proceeding. As a result of Mr. Galli’s representation, the Soldier was found not guilty.
19 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman at Ramstein AFB accused of four specifications of soliciting a lewd act from a minor - including sending inappropriate photos. It was a a law enforcement sting operation case. The Air Force was unwilling to negotiate a pretrial agreement believing that they would secure a sentence of 3 years or more. Using expert evaluations and skill, Mr. Conway obtained a 6 month sentence from the judge.
11 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Germany being administratively separated for unsatisfactory performance. The board voted to retain the Soldier.
8 March 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Germany accused of two specifications of child sexual abuse and one specification of indecent exposure. The indecent exposure was such that we had to enter a mixed plea to that charge. The Soldier was found not guilty of child sexual abuse by a jury.
2 March 2018 - Mr. Galli represented an Army Master Sergeant in connection with a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR). As a result of Mr. Galli’s rebuttal, the reprimand was filed locally.
16 February 2018 - Mr. Pristera represented a Marine in a Special Court-Martial in Quantico accused of assault consummated by battery under Article 128, UCMJ and drunk and disorderly conduct under Article 134, UCMJ. Through aggressive investigation, days before trial Mr. Pristera found evidence of the Marine’s innocence and charges were dismissed.
8 February 2018 - A fourth year Army ROTC Cadet represented by Mr. Myers was recommended for retention by a disenrollment board dealing with issues of misconduct and dismissal.
8 February 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine Corps officer before the Performance Evaluation Review Board on a Fitness Report (FITREP) appeal. The board voted to remove all of one contested fitness report from the officer's record. Derogatory information from a second FITREP was also removed.
26 January 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Sailor at the Navy Yard accused of aggravated sexual assault under Article 120, UCMJ. After a 5 day trial, the Sailor was found NOT GUILTY.
23 January 2018 - Mr. Galli represented a Navy Senior Chief with over 13 years of service. Mr. Galli’s successful appeal through PERS resulted in both the Nonjudicial Punishment and the underlying Letter of Reprimand being set aside and entirely removed from the Senior Chief’s official military record.
28 December 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Vietnam War era Marine with a Purple Heart who was separated with an Undesirable discharge. Mr. Conway was able to obtain an upgrade to a General Discharge for the Marine.
22 December 2017 - Through the BCNR, Mr. Pristera won retroactive promotion from E5 to E7 with two years backpay and allowances for a Sailor improperly denied a high year tenure extension.
20 December 2017 - Mr. Pristera won US v. Hale before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. USCA Dkt. No. 17-0537/MC, Crim. App. No. 201600015. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces affirmed the lower courts decision. Blog to follow.
5 December 2017 - A Navy grade determination board retained Mr. Myers, Navy Officer client in the grade of 0-5 (CDR) despite allegations of misconduct.
4 December 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier accused of manslaughter and drug use. The manslaughter charge involved a horrific auto accident. Using accident reconstruction engineers, we successfully mitigated the case and the Soldier received a 6 month sentence.
17 November 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Staff Sergeant in Vincenza, Italy accused of two specifications of Abusive Sexual Contact, one spec of assault, one spec of maltreatment, and one spec of attempting to have an improper relationship. After an enlisted trial, the Staff Sergeant was found not guilty of all charges and specifications.
15 October 2017 - Mr. Pristera represented an Army Reserve Colonel through multiple investigations, over the course of more than a year, into travel fraud, government travel card misuse, and DTS fraud. After the reports were referred to the client for rebuttal, Mr. Pristera successfully rebutted both investigations. Both were closed and the findings were disapproved by the CG.
13 October 2017 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine lance corporal accused of 11 specifications of hazing, maltreatment, assault, obstruction of justice, and communicating a threat. After a vigorous representation, he was found not guilty of all charges and specifications. The case was covered by the Marine Corps Times here and here.
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9 February 2017 - December 2017 Army Court-Martial Results - Favorable to the Defense in Contested Article 120 Cases
8 September 2017 - July 2017 Navy Court-Martial Results 7 September 2017 - July 2017 Army Court-Martial Results 26 July 2017 - Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals Sets Aside Conviction in US v. Silva on the Basis of US v. Hills 24 July 2017 - Board for Correction of Naval Records Accepting Online Applications 12 April 2017 - The Decision Whether or not to Testify 10 April 2017 - What are my Article 31, UCMJ Rights? 19 March 2017 - Strategies for Winning When the Panel is Stacked - Recent Case Law in US v. Bartee 31 January 2017 - How to Revoke a Consent to Search 18 October 2016 - Marijuana, The Military, Innocent Ingestion, and the Pot Brownie Defense 8 June 2016 - Non-prosecution letters in military sexual assault and domestic assault cases 14 March 2016 - ABCMR and ADRB Insights in PTSD Discharge Upgrade Cases |
The "Handbook of Crimes and Defense in the Military" authored by Mr. Myers and Mr. Conway and published last year by Thomson Reuters.
