You Want Proven Military Leaders and Nationally Recognized Trial Attorneys Defending You
Civilian Defense Attorneys for Military Cases in Bellingham and Mount Vernon, WA.
The Military Law Section of the Lustick Law Firm, PLLC proudly offers its clients a tremendous wealth of real-world legal expertise and a common-sense practical approach to defending all military personnel.
Comprised of experienced practitioners and veterans of the military, our Military Law Section is poised and ready to provide you with a free telephonic or in-office consultation to address your immediate military law issue today.
Whether your military law issue involves a General Court-Martial, a Special Court-Martial, or a Summary Court-Martial; or an Article 15 Action (NJP, Captain’s Mast, Office Hours); or an Adverse Personnel Action (Referral Performance Report or a Punitive Demotion) or perhaps an Administrative Discharge Board; we have the expertise you’re looking for.
Often times, our level of knowledge and depth of experience greatly exceeds that of the service defense counsel assigned to you for free by military authorities. We can be your sole defender or we gladly work in a lead role along with your detailed military counsel.
Meet Our Military Defense Team
Jeffrey A. Lustick has a combined 15 years of service as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer in the U.S. Air Force on active duty and in the Washington Air National Guard and civilian practice. Jeffrey is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School at Maxwell AFB, AL and completed the 12-week Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course as well as the rigorous Basic and Advanced Trial Advocacy Courses. He has received advanced military justice training at the U.S. Army JAG School in Charlottesville, VA and the U.S. Naval Justice School in Newport, RI. He is a graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officer’s School and attended the USAF Air Command and Staff College in seminar.
His many JAG Officer staff positions include service as a Staff Judge Advocate for a Wing and Squadron, service as a base-level military prosecutor trial counsel, being appointed as a base Legal Assistance Officer; leading the Adverse Actions (NJP & ADSEPs) and being Chief of Military Justice (General and Special Courts-Martial) at a busy U.S. Air Force base.
In his last military assignment Jeffrey founded the office of the Washington State National Guard Defense Counsel and regularly defended members of the Army and Air National Guard concerning misconduct and separation issues. Recently, Jeffrey has been asked by Fox News; Reuter’s News Service; KOMO T.V. and Radio in Seattle; and the Associated Press Worldwide Service to provide analysis of a major military case currently in the news media. Throughout the years, he has served as a Civilian Defense Counsel in numerous military cases and administrative separation boards and is nationally recognized as an outstanding military law defender.
Mark A. Kaiman, with over 8 years of military law experience in the Lustick Law Firm’s Military Law Department, Mark has become extensively qualified and experienced in defending military members and saving their military careers. He has successfully defended numerous courts-martial and separation actions over the years. Mark served for three years in the Army Infantry before going to law school and he is exceptionally familiar with military history, traditions, and customs which makes him a tremendous asset in all formal military legal proceedings.
He is admitted as a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, DC and has been admitted to the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Appeals and the U.S. Air Force Court of Military Appeals, as well. He has received military justice seminar instruction from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and the United States Coast Guard Military Justice Division as an civilian attorney participant. Mark is a nationally recognized military trial litigator. Mark is also highly experienced in assisting military members in dissolution of marriage and with helping service members use the protections available to them under the Service Members Civil Relief Act.
Get Our Team on Your Side.
Today the military law attorneys of the Lustick Law Firm put their expertise and knowledge to use defending military members in a wide range of military justice matters. The firm’s attorneys know the military justice system inside and out and are frequently asked to train civilian attorneys in specific areas of military law.
We bring our extensive knowledge and background to our clients’ defense tables in each and every case. We cover local military cases and have the capacity to defend service members worldwide as well. We represent clients of any rank, rate, or grade, serving in all branches and components of the United States Military.
Some of the representation services we provide include defense from:
• Courts-Martial (General, Special, and Summary) under the UCMJ
• Non-Judicial Punishment, UCMJ Article 15s, Captain’s Mast, Officer Hours
• Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Assistance
• Reprimands, Reprisals, Counseling Chits, and Demotion Actions
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Claims
• Administrative Separation Boards (Officer & Enlisted)
• Military Investigations (JAGMAN, AR 15-6, CDIs, I.G. Investigations, etc.)
• Flying Evaluation Boards
We represent clients worldwide, but have recently handled military law cases at the following military installations:
• Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, WA
• Naval Station Everett in Everett, WA
• Naval Station Kitsap in Bremerton, WA
• Naval Submarine Base Bangor in Bangor, WA
• Camp Murray National Guard Base in Tacoma, WA
• Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, WA
• Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, WA
• Fresno Air National Guard Base in Fresno, CA
• Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA
• Forward locations within the USCENTCOM AOR
• Aboard the USS Nimitz and the USS John C. Stennis
Contact our team of top notch military defenders today. Call Jeffrey and Mark at (360) 685-4221today for an initial consultation regarding your military law issue or click here to send an e-mail. A Bellingham Military Lawyer or Mount Vernon Military Lawyer is ready and eager to help you.
Military Defense Attorneys in Bellingham and Mount Vernon
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