Military Law

I am constantly contacted by recent military retirees in Florida who want to know whether they can change the provision in their divorce judgment as it relates to division of a military pension with a former spouse. The common scenario is this:  military member gets married young and divorces some years later.  The military member […]

NROTC Performance Review Board (PRB) Guidance for Navy & Marine-Option Midshipmen An NROTC Performance Review Board (PRB) is one of the most consequential events in a midshipman’s career. The PRB evaluates a student’s performance, conduct, professionalism, and suitability to continue in the Navy or Marine-Option ROTC program. Because there is no separate “disenrollment hearing,” the

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Special Courts-Martial The special court-martial can try any servicemember for any noncapital offense or, under presidential regulation, capital offenses. Special courts-martial generally try offenses that are considered misdemeanors. [spacer height=”20px”] A special court-martial can be composed of a military judge alone, not less than three members, or a military judge and not less than three

Korody Law represents federal employees, military members, and federal contractors facing security clearance denials and revocations in and around Pensacola, Florida.  Mr. Korody spend 3 years stationed at NAS Pensacola while on active duty as a Navy JAG is uniquely familiar with the local military industrial complex.  Mr. Korody is Florida’s premier Security Clearance Lawyer,

Officer Court-Martial Defense Officers are treated differently by the military justice system.  An officer court-martial is fundamentally different than a court-martial for an enlisted person.  The Manual for Courts-Martial (the MCM) has dozens of provisions that separate officers from enlisted.  The treatment stems from the historical difference in rank – basically the military’s “class” system.

Positive Drug Test? Free Case Consultation. Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law Your urine just tested positive at a military drug lab for cocaine. You were just read your rights and asked to make a statement about the positive drug test. What do you do? Most Sailors (Navy), Soldiers

“The author and publisher welcome the addition of new co-author Patrick K. Korody. Mr. Korody spent ten years on active duty in the Navy JAG Corps and still serves as a reserve judge advocate. He was selected as the most junior member of the Navy’s prestigious Military Justice Litigation Career Track in 2009. Mr. Korody

I recently filed a Motion in a Court-Martial asking for the military judge to terminate a Military Protective Order and grant relief because a commander unlawfully issued a Military Protective Order to one of his Marines.  When the commander testified at the hearing, he stated that the Military Protective Order (or MPO) was issued as

Positive urinalysis for Codeine caused by poppy seed bread. [spacer height=”20px”] I recently, and successfully, defended a service member who tested positive on a military urinalysis for codeine.  The immediate reaction to such a urinalysis is to screen the member’s medical record for prescription medication that contains codeine.  If the record contains no such prescriptions,