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Mr. Myers and Mr. Conway are nationally recognized authors on military criminal defense. Both attorneys are consistently relied upon by national media outlets for expert commentary on military justice matters.
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Court-Martial Defense / Court-Martial Appeals / Reprimand Appeals / Evaluation Report Appeals / Records Corrections and more.
Practice Areas Include:
Court-Martial Defense / Court-Martial Appeals / Reprimand Appeals / Evaluation Report Appeals / Records Corrections and more.
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20 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera successfully argued for an enlisted sailor to be retained on active duty following a positive drug test for marijuana. The sailor tested positive after accidentally ingesting a marijuana brownie, not knowing that the brownies contained marijuana. The board foudnt ath no misconduct occurred and that the member should be retained and returned to normal duty.
19 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera successfully represented a sailor facing administrative separation and an other than honorable characterization of service for use of cocaine. The sailor was separated but was given an Honorable discharge despite the founded drug use. His characterization will enable him to use his Post-9-11 GI Bill as well as his VA Home Loan.
19 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine officer accused of wrongfully using Percoset. The board recommended retiring the officer in grade.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera saved the career of a retirement eligible U.S. Army Captain facing administrative elimination for an inappropriate relationship. At the Board of Inquiry, Mr. Pristera successfully argued for retention after presenting detailed evidence of the client’s technical qualifications in a unique field, demonstrating his ongoing value to the Army in his position.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained a full set aside of a conviction for sexual assault for an army warrant officer. Numerous errors with the record of trial and transcript lead the Army Court of Criminal Appeals to conclude that they cannot conduct the required review under article 66. The case started with a mistrial. The government only produced a summarized transcript with the mistrial record of trial and did not attach the mistrial record to the subsequent trial record. The Court first ordered the Government on remand to attach the mistrial record of trial and recomplete post trial The government complied but again failed to produce a verbatim transcript of the mistrial. Upon subsequent appeal, Mr. Pristera successfully argued that the transcript was not verbatim as required by the rules. Accordingly, the conviction and sentence were set aside. R.C.M. 1103(f) authorizes a rehearing or approval of the sentence with a maximum sentence being that of a special court martial. No punitive discharge may be approved. This extraordinary result will ultimate require the Army to pay back pay to the member from the date of his conviction.
18 June 2018 - Pristera represented a Coast Guard enlisted member at a Special Court-Martial on charges of distribution of marijuana on base and introduction with intent to distribute. The client was found guilty on the merits due to a surveillance video of the encounter, but Mr. Pristera was able to significantly mitigate the sentence. The member was sentenced to only 15 day’s confinement and a BCD. The government requested 9 Months confinement.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained a discharge upgrade for an Army Lieutenant Colonel. The discharge was upgraded from other than honorable to general, under honorable conditions. The member was discharged for a resignation in lieu of court martial. While these cases can be very tough to win based on the fact that the member requested the discharge at the time of separation, Mr. Pristera was able to argue that the member was not properly afforded his right to counsel, and was prevented fro fully appealing his case due to loss of critical case documents by the government.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a bar bathroom. We obtained a favorable result from the Article 32 Investigation. Ultimately, we resolved the case with nonjudicial punishment. Sexual assault charges were dismissed with prejudice.
16 June 2018 - An Air Force Academy graduate represented by Mr.Myers won reversal of a recoupment action and was awarded remission of $146,000 through application to the Air Force Remissions Board.
8 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine in Okinawa charged with 5 specifications of sexual assault and one specificaion of attempted sexual assault. The were two victims, a fresh report, and DNA evidence. Mr. Conway negotiated a deal dismissing 3 specifications of sexual assault and the attempted sexual asssault. We also agreed to a lesser included offense involving a touching rather than attempted sexual assault. We had a 36 month cap and the judge imposed 9 years. Plainly the 36 month deal was the right decision.
7 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained the local filing of a reprimand for an Army Major.
21 May 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman at Lackland AFB. He was accused of two specifications of Abusive Sexual Contact - among other things. He was found not guilty of both specifications of abusive sexual contact. He was found guilty of sexual harassment, but was retained by the panel and given a rank reduction.
3 May 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Alaska accused of strangling his wife - among other things. After a week long trial, the Soldier was found NOT GUILTY of all charges and specifications.
20 April 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman on appeal before the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. On a Hills issue the court set aside the convictions in USCA Dkt. No. 18-0101/AF, Crim. App. No. 39071.
19 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera successfully represented a sailor facing administrative separation and an other than honorable characterization of service for use of cocaine. The sailor was separated but was given an Honorable discharge despite the founded drug use. His characterization will enable him to use his Post-9-11 GI Bill as well as his VA Home Loan.
19 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine officer accused of wrongfully using Percoset. The board recommended retiring the officer in grade.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera saved the career of a retirement eligible U.S. Army Captain facing administrative elimination for an inappropriate relationship. At the Board of Inquiry, Mr. Pristera successfully argued for retention after presenting detailed evidence of the client’s technical qualifications in a unique field, demonstrating his ongoing value to the Army in his position.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained a full set aside of a conviction for sexual assault for an army warrant officer. Numerous errors with the record of trial and transcript lead the Army Court of Criminal Appeals to conclude that they cannot conduct the required review under article 66. The case started with a mistrial. The government only produced a summarized transcript with the mistrial record of trial and did not attach the mistrial record to the subsequent trial record. The Court first ordered the Government on remand to attach the mistrial record of trial and recomplete post trial The government complied but again failed to produce a verbatim transcript of the mistrial. Upon subsequent appeal, Mr. Pristera successfully argued that the transcript was not verbatim as required by the rules. Accordingly, the conviction and sentence were set aside. R.C.M. 1103(f) authorizes a rehearing or approval of the sentence with a maximum sentence being that of a special court martial. No punitive discharge may be approved. This extraordinary result will ultimate require the Army to pay back pay to the member from the date of his conviction.
18 June 2018 - Pristera represented a Coast Guard enlisted member at a Special Court-Martial on charges of distribution of marijuana on base and introduction with intent to distribute. The client was found guilty on the merits due to a surveillance video of the encounter, but Mr. Pristera was able to significantly mitigate the sentence. The member was sentenced to only 15 day’s confinement and a BCD. The government requested 9 Months confinement.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained a discharge upgrade for an Army Lieutenant Colonel. The discharge was upgraded from other than honorable to general, under honorable conditions. The member was discharged for a resignation in lieu of court martial. While these cases can be very tough to win based on the fact that the member requested the discharge at the time of separation, Mr. Pristera was able to argue that the member was not properly afforded his right to counsel, and was prevented fro fully appealing his case due to loss of critical case documents by the government.
18 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a bar bathroom. We obtained a favorable result from the Article 32 Investigation. Ultimately, we resolved the case with nonjudicial punishment. Sexual assault charges were dismissed with prejudice.
16 June 2018 - An Air Force Academy graduate represented by Mr.Myers won reversal of a recoupment action and was awarded remission of $146,000 through application to the Air Force Remissions Board.
8 June 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Marine in Okinawa charged with 5 specifications of sexual assault and one specificaion of attempted sexual assault. The were two victims, a fresh report, and DNA evidence. Mr. Conway negotiated a deal dismissing 3 specifications of sexual assault and the attempted sexual asssault. We also agreed to a lesser included offense involving a touching rather than attempted sexual assault. We had a 36 month cap and the judge imposed 9 years. Plainly the 36 month deal was the right decision.
7 June 2018 - Mr. Pristera obtained the local filing of a reprimand for an Army Major.
21 May 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman at Lackland AFB. He was accused of two specifications of Abusive Sexual Contact - among other things. He was found not guilty of both specifications of abusive sexual contact. He was found guilty of sexual harassment, but was retained by the panel and given a rank reduction.
3 May 2018 - Mr. Conway represented a Soldier in Alaska accused of strangling his wife - among other things. After a week long trial, the Soldier was found NOT GUILTY of all charges and specifications.
20 April 2018 - Mr. Conway represented an Airman on appeal before the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. On a Hills issue the court set aside the convictions in USCA Dkt. No. 18-0101/AF, Crim. App. No. 39071.
The "Handbook of Crimes and Defense in the Military" authored by Mr. Myers and Mr. Conway and published last year by Thomson Reuters.
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