Recent Accomplishments
Security Clearance Restored – August 2021
The firm of William E. Cassara successfully represented an Army Officer before the Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility resulting in having his clearance restored. Among the allegations the Officer faced was that he had mishandled protected information and had misused information technology systems by exceeding his authorized access on classified systems. Part of his … Read more
Marine’s Discharge Upgraded
We recently successfully petitioned the Board for Correction of Navy Records on behalf of an enlisted Marine to upgrade an Other than Honorable discharge to General, Under Honorable Conditions. The Marine had undiagnosed PTSD that contributed to his marijuana use. The BCNR agreed that the PTSD was a mitigating factor in the misconduct, and voted … Read more
Army Court Reverses Conviction – ACCA Opinion U.S. v. Hannah
We are thrilled to report that the Army Court of Criminal Appeals set aside and dismissed our client’s convictions for two specifications of sexual assault. We argued that the military judge improperly created the appearance of bias in favor of the government because of her inappropriate conduct toward our client’s trial defense counsel. The military … Read more
Navy Discharge Review Board Gives Navy NCO Great Result
The Navy Discharge Review Board recently amended our client’s DD-214 to allow him to reenlist and continue his 16 year career.
Successful Rebuttal to Promotion Review Board and Titling Action on Behalf of Army Client!
Our firm recently represented an Army officer who had been assigned to lead a Civil Affairs detachment in Ethiopia in 2009. He served admirably there, establishing relationships with local leaders and fostering cooperation with the local population that led to the collection of substantive intelligence in the area. At the end of the deployment, a … Read more
ABCMR Upgrades a Discharge from 1984!
We are thrilled to report that the Army Board for Corrections of Military Records (ABCMR) upgraded a former Army private’s Other Than Honorable Discharge from 1984! Our client endured a lot of racism during his short enlistment in the Army. One day, he borrowed a VCR from the breakroom, as it was customary to do … Read more
Great result for Army CW3 who received a GOMOR
We represented an Army CW3 who received a GOMOR for allegedly failing to show up for work during COVID 19 and achieved a great result for our client.
ARMY TJAG REVERSES CONVICTION
We are thrilled to report that The Judge Advocate General (TJAG) of the Army reversed the conviction of a client of ours after a long wait based on our UCMJ Article 69 appeal. Our client, a senior NCO and a Special Forces recruiter was acquitted of larceny of military property. However, he was wrongly convicted … Read more
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Reverses Earlier Opinion on Whether Regular Component Retirees Are Subject to UCMJ Jurisdiction
In December 2017, the Navy court-martialed retired Chief Petty Officer Stephen Begani for attempted sexual assault of a child and attempted sexual abuse of a child. The charges stemmed from online conversations between the retired Chief and an undercover NCIS agent who was portraying a 15-year old child and the Chief’s travel to meet with … Read more
Results of the DASEB
We successfully assisted a decorated Master Sergeant in having a reprimand removed from his official file at the DASEB for making a financial mistake. The DASEB found that the reprimand had served its purpose, and it was in the best interest of the Army to transfer it out of our client’s file. This leader is … Read more