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
Court of Appeals Reaffirms Constitutionality of Service Discrediting Offenses
Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice creates three different types of criminal offenses. First, it criminalizes “disorders and neglects” that are prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces. Second, it criminalizes conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces. Third, it allows the prosecution of existing … Read more
Top Military Appellate Court Sets Aside Lower Court Factual Sufficiency Test
The power granted to the individual service Courts of Criminal Appeals is one of the ways in which military criminal justice is unique. Article 66 of the UCMJ has historically established the service-level appellate courts and charged them with affirming only the findings and sentence that they find correct in law and fact. This is … Read more
Court of Appeals for Armed Forces Affirms Army Court’s Decision in Case Involving Remote Erasure of Digital Evidence
In early 2023, the Army Court of Criminal Appeals issued its decision in United States v. Strong, which was discussed here. SSG Strong was the driver of a military vehicle transporting several USMA cadets to a land navigation course. The vehicle went over an embankment, injuring several cadets and killing one. The Soldier riding with … Read more