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PRESS RELEASE – JULY 28, 2022 Liberty-Life Media, a pro-military media outlet, reports that MJA will represent Marine veterans and their families harmed by Camp Lejeune Water Contamination. After years of denying justice to those harmed by the toxic water, Congress recently passed the “Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022” which, once signed into, Read More
July 1, 2022 – Press Release MJA is pleased to announce that Clare C. (Chip) Hodge, III has joined our military criminal defense team. Chip is an experienced trial attorney who retired from active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2022 as a Lieutenant Colonel, having served as a judge advocate in numerous, Read More
On April 28, 2021, a class notice was issued that the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) would automatically begin reconsidering discharge upgrade applications for Marines and Sailors who have served since October 7, 2001, and who were discharged with a less than honorable characterization of service while diagnosed with or showing symptoms attributable to post-traumatic, Read More
The military’s Criminal Investigation Division has one, very important job: to investigate and determine whether or not a service member has committed a crime, or if their actions or involvement warrant court-martial. The CID is essentially the military’s version of a criminal investigator. Though many times CID agents will take a casual approach, make, Read More
NPR’s Sarah McCammon asks military law expert Gerry Healy about President Trump’s latest policy restricting military service by transgender troops. Click the link here to read more.
According to multiple national media outlets, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has opened a large-scale investigation into potentially hundreds of active duty and former Marines for their alleged online posting of sexually explicit photos of other female Marines on a private Facebook group. This would be the second large investigation into military servicemembers’, Read More
The AIOCLA recently announced their 2016 “10 Best” Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in South Carolina. After thoroughly researching each candidate by the AIOCLA, Mr. Healy was formally nominated by the institute, clients, and fellow attorneys. He was chosen based on receiving the highest degree of professional achievement in criminal and military law,, Read More
We’ve received many questions in regards to what service members can expect from their commands in the days following the Ashley Madison data breach. Over the next several weeks, Military Justice Attorneys (MJA) will be posting separate blogs explaining some of the likely command actions that military service members need to prepare for. The, Read More
Involved military servicemembers will likely feel far more than just shame and embarrassment if exposed Who would have thought that a new website, created to make life easier for cheating spouses would in fact end so wrong? For the purported 40 million clients of AshleyMadison.com, who were assured that their “flings” would be clandestine, Read More
We recently received a call from a U.S. Army Captain stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. He had already been offered, and accepted, an Article 15 from his commanding officer for allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer based on comments he made to a fellow officer after a night of drinking at the Officer’s, Read More