Patrick Korody’s Training and Experience

In March 2006, Mr. Korody reported to Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut where he served as a prosecutor for the northeast region of the United States, handling misdemeanor and complex felony cases including cases involving drug distribution, sexual assault, aggravated assault, attempted murder, possession and distribution of child pornography, and BAH fraud.

In June 2007, Mr. Korody deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, where he served as liaison officer and team leader at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq Liaison Office.  He worked closely with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Army Criminal Investigative Division (CID) special agents to build and prosecute serious criminal cases against terrorists and insurgents including charges of terrorism, murder, and possession of explosives.  On a daily basis, Mr. Korody left the confines of his base to litigate these cases in front of Iraqi judges.

In April 2008, Mr. Korody deployed with Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO-EIGHT, where he served as the afloat staff judge advocate, providing legal advice to three U.S. Navy warships engaging in joint operations in the European theatre.  Mr. Korody worked closely with multi-national counterparts to provide legal advice and plan operations.

Mr. Korody reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in June 2008 where he assumed duties as the Navy’s Senior Defense Counsel for the south-central region of the United States.  He represented Soldiers, Airman, Marines, Sailors, and Coastguardsmen facing administrative action or trial by court-martial throughout Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Mr. Korody represented clients facing almost every type of criminal charge including sexual assault, drug distribution, kidnapping, attempted murder, fraud, theft, AWOL/desertion, and possession of child pornography.

He obtained outstanding results at administrative hearings on behalf of clients, including boards of inquiry, administrative discharge boards, DoD Office of Hearings and Appeals security clearance hearings, and Federal Aviation Administration certificate revocation hearings.  Mr. Korody represented dozens of officers, including senior commanders, facing disciplinary and administrative action.  He supervised more than a dozen defense attorneys and taught defense classes at various military law courses, including the Naval Justice School and Marine Corps Defense Service Organization.

In June 2009, Mr. Korody was designated as a Military Justice Litigation Specialist by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy based on his success in the courtroom and knowledge of military justice.  Very few JAGs have received this subspecialty designation, and Mr. Korody was the most junior JAG at the time to receive this prestigious recognition.  In September 2012, Mr. Korody was selected for advancement to Military Justice Litigation Specialist II and was again the most junior JAG to receive this prestigious recognition.

In August 2011, Mr. Korody arrived at Naval Base Kitsap, Washington where he was assigned as the Navy’s Senior Trial Counsel for the northwest region of the United States, which, under his leadership, became the Navy’s busiest prosecution office.  Following the military’s push to investigate and prosecute more sexual assault cases, he was represented as the Navy’s special victims prosecutor (SVP), and oversaw the investigation, review, and prosecution of all sexual assault cases in the Navy’s third largest fleet concentration center.  Mr. Korody also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Washington, prosecuting federal criminal cases with a military nexus.

Mr. Korody’s prosecutor experience aids him immensely as a civilian defense attorney.

In October 2013, Mr. Korody reported to Naval Station Mayport, Florida to serve as the military justice subject matter expert for the Navy Victims’ Legal Counsel Program, which became operational two weeks after his arrival.  Mr. Korody continued to represent clients in military courts, albeit from a different perspective, and directly supervised six other judge advocates.  In this position, he also became a subject matter expert on filing appeals in military courts, providing guidance to every branch of the armed forces.

Mr. Korody has instructed at the Naval Justice School, Air Force JAG School, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), and various Navy and Marine Corps training symposiums.

Mr. Korody’s breadth of experience is unparalleled.

Mr. Korody is certified as a capital homicide (death penalty) attorney pursuant to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure and handles death penalty cases in Duval County, Florida, which has one of the highest rates of death penalty cases per capita in the country.