MPO or No Contact Order? Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law What is a Military Protective Order (MPO)? A Military Protective Order (MPO) is an order given by a military commander to a subordinate identifying a protected person and prohibit contact with that person.  A MPO is akin to a […]

A junior member of the military is accused by another military member of sexual assault.  Witnesses state and cell phone videos capture the two flirting and engaging in what appears to be consensual physical contact.  Video shows them going into a barracks room.  Twenty minutes later, video shows the pair leaving the barracks room –

Korody Law continues to handle administrative separation boards, boards of inquiry, Article 32 Preliminary Hearings, pretrial confinement initial review officer hearings (IRO hearings), courts-martial (Special Courts-Martial and General Courts-Martial), and security clearances, even after the military has implemented its restrictions on travel and social distancing measures.  We have had some courts-martial charges dismissed without prejudice

The Air Force and Army by instruction have the ability to issue Letters of Reprimand without an Article 15, UCMJ (nonjudicial punishment proceeding).  The Air Force characterizes a Letter of Reprimand as an administrative tool to correct rather than punish behavior, even though a Letter of Reprimand will have a lasting impact on the military

For enlisted military personnel, there are 6 possible characterization of discharge upon separation from the military.  They are Entry Level Separation (ELS) Honorable (HON) General (under honorable conditions) (GEN) Other Than Honorable (OTH or uOTH) Bad Conduct Discharge (BCD) Dishonorable Discharge (DD) Bad Conduct Discharges and Dishonorable Discharges may only be given as a result

More than 15 years defending article 120 sexual assault cases. Patrick Korody handled his first Article 120 UCMJ case in 2006.  For the last 10 years, he has been on the frontlines of the military’s war on sexual assault.  And, he has seen its casualties – countless good Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, Airman, and Coastguardsmen who

In 2014, a substantial change in the UCMJ took place.  The mandatory proceeding under UCMJ Article 32 prior to referral of charges for trial by General Court-Martial transitioned from an “investigation” to a “preliminary hearing.”  The primary motive for the change was the extensive cross-examination of complaining witnesses in military sexual assault cases.  Under the

Security Clearance – Guideline FFailure to File Taxes Can korody law help me obtain my security clearance? Korody Law’s success rate in its security clearance cases is extremely high.  We focus on representation of servicemembers, civil service employees, and government contractors before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals and the Personal Security Appeals Board

Representing Security Clearance Clients Since 2009. Korody Law has handled security clearance cases from San Diego, California to Washington, DC to Key West, Florida to Pensacola, Florida.  We pride ourselves on being Florida’s top security clearance law firm.  We are a local Florida law firm – licensed to practice law in Florida, meaning we are

In State, Federal, and Military Courts, almost every case now involves a smart phone: phone logs, text messages, photos, contacts, email…. you name it, and the police want access to the treasure-trove of information on the phone.  There are so many legal issues when it comes to searches of smart phones – vague and overbroad