About Us
At William E. Cassara, PC, we devote our firm's resources to representing current and former military members in military related matters. Mr. Cassara has nearly thirty years of experience in military law. If you or your loved one is facing a court-martial, Mr. Cassara is well versed in the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and has been defending service members around the world his entire career. If a service member has been convicted at court-martial, Mr. Cassara has extensive experience in court-martial appeals, and has represented service members before all service courts of criminal appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Cassara's expertise has lead to the reversal of numerous court-martial convictions, as shown here in our representative cases.
In addition to representing service members at courts-martial and court-martial appeals, Mr. . Cassara also draws on his extensive experience to protect your rights in a variety of other military matters. These matters can include corrections of military records, discharge upgrades, security clearance revocations, MEBs and PEBs proceedings before Boards of Inquiry/Administrative Separation Boards and a variety of other military legal matters to include disenrollment from ROTC or service academies, adverse fitness report appeals, GOMOR and other reprimand appeals and other related matters..
Call Mr. Cassara at 800-511-9293 to discuss your case. You will not speak to a legal assistant, "chat box" or answering service. If he is not in, he will return your call, and you will speak directly with an experienced attorney.
Recent Accomplishments
Army Court Sets Aside Sexual Assault Conviction and Ten-Year Sentence for Defense Attorney Failures
The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the assistance of counsel to criminal defendants. Over the years, case law has developed regarding the level of competence required of defense counsel in order to meet the constitutionally-mandated assistance. The US Supreme Court case of Strickland v. Washington is the seminal case in this area. In … Read more
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Affirms Case Where Government Introduced Similar Conduct 17 Months After Charged Incident as Proof of a “Common Plan”
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces expanded the scope of evidence of uncharged acts the Government may introduce at court-martial with its latest decision. In United States v. Greene-Watson, the Court affirmed SrA Greene-Watson’s conviction for communicating a threat to his wife. The charged offense occurred in September 2020 during an argument between … Read more
Army Court Orders Sentencing Relief Over Unexplained Post-Trial Delay
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals recently issued its opinion in the case of United States v. Lathrop. On September 26, 2023, SPC Lathrop pled guilty to three specifications of domestic violence at a special court-martial. Pursuant to his pretrial agreement, he was sentenced to ten months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge. Following his court-martial, … Read more