Korody Law – Serving Members of the Military Worldwide. Korody Law brings more than 25 years total military service to the table. Firm Founder and Attorney Patrick Korody spent 10 years on active duty in the Navy JAG Corps. He has handled military justice cases around the world including on the ground in Iraq and […]
DoD’s New Level of Review for Military Discharges: The Discharge Appeals Review Board (DARB) On April 7, 2021 the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new level of review for those discharged after December 20, 2019: The Discharge Appeal Review Board (DARB). The DARB is not run by the military departments – i.e. the Department
Korody Law has defended sexual assault cases at court-martial and in state courts. Both the military and state courts have been forced to pursue sexual assault cases that they would not have pursued 10 or 15 years ago because of the political pressures related to sexual assault and sexual harassment and the victims’ rights movement.
In this video, Attorney Patrick Korody, former Navy JAG who currently practices criminal defense and military defense, discusses how DNA Evidence is used in criminal and military cases. DNA evidence is often admitted during state, federal, and military trials to prove crimes were committed by the defendant. DNA evidence has been a very large part
Proven Military Defense Lawyers. With more than 60 years military JAG experience, our lawyers are proven military administrative separation defense lawyers. We are focused on protecting your career and reputation so you can keep what you have earned. Our Experience We are former military prosecutors, defense counsel, Article 32 preliminary hearing officers, and judges. We
A Guide to NCIS Interrogations Established in 2015 18+ years military law experience In this video, Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody will explain what happens when a military member is ordered to report to NCIS or a similar military law enforcement agency (CID, OSI, CGIS). Mr. Korody discusses the process that occurs during a NCIS
Controlled Calls By Military Law Enforcement 18+ years of military law experience In this video Military Defense Attorney Patrick Korody discusses the investigative technique where military law enforcement calls or texts a suspect while recording the call/text in order to obtain admissions and confessions.
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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
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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
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