Korody Law has handled hundreds of administrative separation cases across all services – Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Cost Guard, the Reserves and the National Guard.
in addition to the obvious – that being kicked out of the military will result in the immediate loss of pay, allowances, and benefits – an involuntary separation can have a lasting impact. discharge paperwork will reflect a narrative reason for discharge, a reenlistment code, and a characterization of service.
Korody Law will ensure that you get the best representation and outcome in your administrative separation case.
WE SPECIALIZE IN DEFENDING MEMBERS OF MILITARY FACING ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION.
When you hire Korody Law, you are hiring our experience, talent, and training. You are making an investment in your future. The lasting impact of a less than favorable discharge is real. It impacts veterans’ benefits, job and educational opportunities, and your mental health.
Attorney Patrick Korody has successfully defended hundreds of military members across all of the services facing administrative separation from the military. Whether you are in the Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, or Air Force, Mr. Korody is ready to fight to save your career and protect your characterization of service.
Service regulations provide who is entitled to an administrative separation board. Generally, if you are facing an Other Than Honorable discharge or otherwise have 6 or more years of service, you are entitled to an administrative separation board.
There are very limited circumstances under which you should waive your administrative separation board. You should never do this without speaking to an experienced military law attorney. The board is the best opportunity to fight for retention or a more favorable discharge than that provided in the notification paperwork.
Yes. The military will provide you with a lawyer. You can also hire a civilian military defense lawyer like us. Generally speaking, the lawyers assigned by the JAG office to represent members at administrative separation boards are extremely junior and fairly new lawyers.
Our legal fees to represent a client at an administrative separation board start at $4000. This may seem like a large amount of money, but the value of a potential military retirement or VA benefits easily surpasses this amount.
There are ways to pursue an upgrade of a discharge. However, the success rates at the service boards for correction and discharge review boards are low. The best opportunity to fight a proposed administrative separation and to argue for a favorable discharge are at the board itself.
Korody Law has handled the entire spectrum of administrative separation cases. We have successfully defended cases involving misconduct: domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, hazing, positive urinalysis, violation of military protective orders, DUI, theft, fraternization, adultery, unauthorized absence, drug distribution; cases involving substandard performance: loss of security clearance, failure to meet physical fitness or body composition requirements, failure to participate in the reserves, loss of a classification code/specialty rating, failure to pay just debts.
No lawyer can guarantee an outcome to any type of legal case, including an administrative separation board. All cases are different. Our results and reviews, which can be found here and here, speak for themselves.
Commanders often pronounce they are awarding an OTH following non-judicial punishment (NJP) proceedings. The reality is that they only have the authority to process you for an administrative separation with the least favorable characterization of OTH using the administrative separation board procedure. A fair and impartial board must recommend an OTH in order for that to be the final characterization of service.
In any legal case, three things determine the outcome: the evidence, the fact-finder, and the lawyers. The most important of the three is the evidence – you can’t change, for example, a videotape showing an accused committing a crime. But the lawyer is extremely important because the lawyer can shape the evidence (by investigation, presentation, and objections) and the fact-finders (through a process called voir dire and challenges). At the end of the day, an outcome to an administrative separation board often depends on the lawyers litigating the case.
Yes. Mr. Korody is a former active duty Navy JAG and still in the reserves. He has received training at the Naval Justice School (for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard), the Air Force JAG School, and the Army JAG School. He has defended members of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Army facing administrative separation. While his practice is located in Jacksonville, Florida, he has clients worldwide.
Call or email and we’ll set up a free consultation, either in person, on the phone, or via Skype or Facetime. We’ll then execute a fee agreement and arrangement payment (or set up a payment plan). Once retained, we’ll send a letter to your command letting them know we are on the case and requesting the evidence.
While I have fitness reports and reviews that state I am the best military defense lawyer, and a reputation that matches, there are many excellent military defense lawyers – some that still wear the uniform. The best military defense lawyer for your administrative separation board is the one that you are most comfortable with, that takes the time to discuss your case with you, and that ensures the best case is presented at your board