On 10 January 2023, the Secretary of Defense rescinded the requirement that U.S. service members be forced to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to serve in the military. While rescission of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is certainly great news for service members pending exemption requests, what about former service members who were involuntarily, Read More
It was an exciting, fast-paced, and ground-breaking year for MJA filled with battles won, grateful clients, and expansion into new and existing practice areas. In 2022, MJA fought victoriously for clients at courts-martial, administrative separation hearings, and military correction boards. MJA also led the fight against the military’s unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandates (which have, Read More
Article 138, UCMJ, allows service members who have been wronged by their commanding officer to petition a superior commissioned officer for relief. When used correctly, Article 138 complaints are a powerful tool to stop abusive commanders from unlawfully punishing or otherwise adversely impacting a service members’ rights. Military Justice Attorneys has decades of experience, Read More
“Barracks lawyers” on Facebook have been working overtime since the Camp Lejeune Justice Act was signed into law. Like the barracks lawyers you remember from active duty (salty Lance Corporal types who had been busted down multiple times and would offer “legal advice” at the smoke pit), many of the folks posting so passionately, Read More
So, you stuck to your guns and refused to get the jab? When everyone else caved to pressure from peers and their command, you stood strong and refused to compromise your convictions. And the military rewarded your courage by discharging you from the service for misconduct and, most likely, with a less than fully, Read More
It’s no secret that the military has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to drug abuse, including the use of marijuana. What service members may not know, however, is that the military prohibits the use of any cannabis or hemp-derived products, even those sold commercially. Service members who test positive for any form of, Read More
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
MARINES DEFENDING MARINES For over 30 years, Marines, their loved ones, and civilian contractors stationed and/or working at MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River were exposed to drinking water systems contaminated with industrial chemicals. Numerous types of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, birth defects, female infertility, and other health conditions have been linked to these, 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