Recent Accomplishments

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Mr. Cassara represented a Chief Warrant Officer 4 at Fort Bragg who was originally charged with kidnapping and other charges.  The soldier was a CID agent and was accused of wrongfully arresting a civilian and numerous other charges.  Although the Article 32b Investigating Officer recommended the case not go to trial, the Convening Authority referred … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented a reserve Army Officer at Fort Gillem, Georgia who was facing a Show Cause Board for alleged misconduct.  At the conclusion of the hearing the officer will be allowed to retire with an Honorable Discharge. If you need an experienced Military Lawyer, contact Mr. Cassara at 706-860-5769  

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Mr. Cassara represented a civilian DOD employee whose top secret clearance was suspended and then revoked for alleged misconduct while deployed overseas.  An AR 15-6 Investigation supported the allegations.  After Mr. Cassara filed a detailed, point by point rebuttal to the revocation of clearance, the civilian employee’s clearance was reinstated and he is now back … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented an Army Master Sergeant who was suspected of fraternization with a fellow soldier.  An investigation was conducted, and Mr. Cassara drafted a rebuttal on the soldier’s behalf.  The end result was that the allegation was not substantiated and the case was closed. This allows the soldier to continue on with his career. … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented a Command Sergeant Major who was given a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand for allegedly shipping items illegally from a deployed environment.  This action also caused the Army to propose a rank reduction, as the Army claimed he would not have been promoted if the Army knew of his alleged misconduct.  After … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented an Airman on his court-martial appeal for rape of a minor.  During the court-martial, one panel member had to be excused, and two more replaced him. While this is an authorized practice, Mr. Cassara argued during his court-martial appeal that this denied the airman the right to confront his accuser.  The Air … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented an Army Staff Sergeant on his court-martial appeal. The soldier was convicted of possession of child pornography and other offenses. During his court-martial appeal, Mr. Cassara argued that his court-martial conviction for possession of child pornography was invalid, as most of the pictures the soldier possessed were clearly not child pornography.  After … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented a Marine Gunnery Sergeant on his court-martial appeal.  The Marine was convicted of rape of a minor among other charges and sentenced to nearly 15 years confinement.  During his court-martial appeal, Mr. Cassara argued that the military judge improperly instructed the panel on the law, and that the accused was denied a … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented a soldier who had been diagnosed with HIV, and was charged at a general court-martial with several counts of aggravated assault for not informing his sexual partners that he was HIV positive. The soldier was also charged with violating the lawful order of his commander to inform his sexual partners he was … Read more

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Mr. Cassara represented an Army Colonel whose security clearance had been suspended and was pending revocation by the U.S. Army Central Clearance Facility (CCF.)  The notice of intent to revoke his security clearance centered around his interaction with his soldiers while down range, and raised a number of serious allegations.  He knew he needed an … Read more