William Cassara

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I recently brought attorney Ed Allan into the firm as “of counsel.” Ed is a retired Army Colonel (U.S.A.R.) and retired civilian employee, with extensive experience in the area of security clearances. Since coming on board, we have had several significant wins in the security clearance arena. We have recently represented a Civilian Employee at … Read more

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I represented a former Airman who received a General (Under Honorable Conditions) Discharge for minor allegations of misconduct. We put together a packet of letters from former and current co-workers, and provide evidence to refute some of the allegations. In doing so, we were able to convince the Air Force Discharge Review Board to upgrade … Read more

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I have been representing an Army Captain who came up hot on a urinalysis for THC. He swore he had no idea how it happened, and we did some digging. Turns out he had been to a music festival in Atlanta. When he got home there was a batch of cookies on the kitchen table … Read more

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In 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) made a huge decision in United States v. Hills.  In this case, CAAF held that if a servicemember is charged with more than one sexual offense in a court-martial, one charge cannot be used as “propensity evidence” to show that one of the other … Read more

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I have been representing an Army Captain who came up hot on a urinalysis for THC. He swore he had no idea how it happened, and we did some digging. Turns out he had been to a music festival in Atlanta. When he got home there was a batch of cookies on the kitchen table … Read more

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I just represented an E-7 at Fort Benning who was charged with numerous allegations of falsely wearing a Ranger Tab. The evidence against him was overwhelming. But we were able to mitigate his damage down to a two rank reduction. No confinement, no discharge. As he has an approved MEB (due to numerous jumps) he … Read more

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Almost exactly a year ago, on February 18, 2016 the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) overturned a Navy-Marine Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA) decision in United States v. Hoffman based on an improper search and seizure.  In that case, Corporal Hoffman was being investigated for driving around Camp Lejeune, North Carolina soliciting … Read more

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The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) recently reversed an assault case in United States v. Bowen.  Airman First Class (E-3) Bowen was convicted contrary to his pleas of not guilty, by a general court martial composed of officer members, of aggravated assault of his wife and also of assault of another airman.  … Read more

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In this blog series, I have discussed how servicemembers are protected by the two-tiered appellate system in the military (Part I).  I also explained that there are a few unique appellate issues that may be argued by military appellants.  In Part II of this series, I discussed the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel in … Read more

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In this blog series, I have discussed how servicemembers are protected by the two-tiered appellate system in the military (Part I).  I also explained that there are a few unique appellate issues that may be argued by military appellants.  In Part II of this series, I discussed the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel in … Read more