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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 courts-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, MEB and PEB 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.
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Air Force Appellate Court Sets Aside Guilty Finding to Orders Violation Where Government Failed to Prove the Order Was in Effect at the Time of the Offense
Last month the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals issued its decision in United States v. Henderson. TSgt Henderson was a technical trainer for entry-level trainees from 2016-2020. TSgt Henderson made several comments to and about two female trainees within his 12-person class. He made sexualized comments about the two trainees in front of the … Read more
Navy-Marine Corps Court Affirms Attempted Rape Conviction Despite Accused’s Voluntary Intoxication
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals recently decided the case of United States v. Harris. IT2 Harris was at a Fourth of July pool party with friends, many of whom were fellow Sailors. One of these other guests was a female IT1 with whom he had worked on a previous deployment. IT2 Harris and … Read more
Top Military Court Sets Aside Conviction Over Panel Member’s Bias Against Soldiers Who Hire Civilian Counsel
Specialist Urieta was charged with one specification of making a false official statement and three specifications of sexual assault. At trial he was represented by his assigned military attorney as well as a civilian defense attorney. During selection of the panel members who would hear the case, one potential member, Sergeant First Class Bravo (not … Read more
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