Mr. Cassara secured full reversal of court-martial conviction for Air Force Master Sergeant convicted of rape. Decision allows Master Sergeant to keep his retirement and rank. Airman was charged with rape. After being convicted at court-martial, he retained Mr. Cassara to handle his appeal. Mr. Cassara succeeded in getting the entire conviction overturned, after learning … Read more
Recent Accomplishments
Mr. Cassara secured reversal of court-martial conviction for Air Force Staff Sergeant convicted of rape. Airman was charged with rape. After being convicted at court-martial, he knew he needed an experienced court martial appeal attorney and retained Mr. Cassara to handle his court martial appeal. Mr. Cassara succeeded in getting the conviction overturned after learning … Read more
Obtained reinstatement of security clearance for civilian employee of the Army. Client’s clearance was suspended due to a large number of debts and bad checks. The Government argued at the hearing that this meant the client was a security risk. The Administrative Judge disagreed and agreed with Mr. Cassara that the client had made a … Read more
An NCO at Fort Jackson, SC, faced the potential of rape charges after the Article 32 (b) hearing the Investigating Officer recommended a charge of rape. He knew he needed an experienced court martial attorney and contacted Mr. Cassara. Mr. Cassara convinced the command and prosecutors not to bring rape charges but to allow the … Read more
An NCO faced Court-Martial charges for submitting a false lease claiming he was leasing a home he really owned. He knew he needed an experienced court martial attorney and hired Mr. Cassara. Mr. Cassara was able to have the charges dropped and the soldier received a local letter of reprimand for filing the false … Read more
Mr. Cassara succeeded in having an Army officer retained on the TDRL after the Physical Evaluation Board recommended that he be removed and discharged from the Army with a 10% disability. Before the Board actually convened Mr. Cassara was able to convince the PEB to reverse their decision. Ruling allows officer to remain on the … Read more
Mr. Cassara represented a Marine major who facing an Other Than Honorable Discharge for several alleged acts of misconduct in Iraq and CONUS. After a prolonged hearing, the Board of Inquiry determined that the major had not committed the majority of the alleged acts and that he should be retained in the Marine Corps. This … Read more
Mr. Cassara represented a Marine major with nearly 20 years in the military who was facing administrative separation for misconduct. After a hearing before a Board of Inquiry the major was allowed to remain in the military and will be allowed to retire. The decision saves the Marine’s retirement and allows him to continue to … Read more
Mr. Cassara represented several active duty members and reservists in federal court.
Navy Lieutenant Commander was discharged months short of retirement for adultery and making a false official statement. After being turned down by the Board for Correction for Naval Records, Mr. Cassara filed suit in Federal Court, which ordered that the officer be placed on the retired rolls.