Military Defense Attorney Team | Court & Carpenter
As a premier military law firm, Court and Carpenter features a distinguished team of military defense lawyers dedicated to protecting servicemembers globally. Whether you have been court martialed and need a formidable court martial defense attorney or require an experienced GOMOR rebuttal attorney and army lawyer to challenge a military drug test or military desertion charge, our experts deliver unmatched advocacy.
From left to right: Andreas Thalmann, Gary Collins, Stephen H. Carpenter Jr.
Stephen H. Carpenter, Jr.
Stephen H. Carpenter, Jr., was raised in Portland, Oregon, where he attended a Jesuit High School, and starred in x-country. He subsequently graduated from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs. His legal education was garnered while at the University of Oregon (J.D.) and, most recently, while attending Georgetown Law (LL.M. In National Security Law). After his U.S. Army JAG Corps acceptance, Carpenter served as lead prosector of Task Force Falcon in Kosovo, and later as a trial defense counsel.
Gary Collins
Gary Franklin Collins is a native of Virginia. He has a Bachelor of Arts in History, cum laude, from Radford University and Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He is an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association and a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at The Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Andreas Thalmann
Andreas Thalmann is a German Attorney at Law (Rechtsanwalt) and certified Specialist Lawyer for Tax Law (Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht) with offices in Hamburg and the Frankfurt area. Drawing on extensive experience with Big Four advisory firms (PwC, EY) and international corporations, he provides dedicated legal counsel to U.S. service members and their families navigating German law. His practice focuses on criminal defense and traffic violations (including DUI), family and inheritance law, domestic and international tax law, and employment law across Germany.
David Court
Based in Frankfurt, Germany, David Court is a highly regarded military justice expert, former military defense attorney, and co-founder of Court & Carpenter Military Defense Lawyers. Throughout his career—spanning the Cold War, Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom—Mr. Court defended military personnel ranging from enlisted ranks (E-1) to senior officers (O-6). His notable cases and defense work have been featured in major news outlets, including 60 Minutes and CNN. With over 40 years of courts-martial litigation experience, Mr. Court continues to provide strategic insights that inform our defense strategies, drawing from decades of defending service members across Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
Of Counsel
| Managing Attorney | Stephen Carpenter, Jr. | Fmr. JAG (Army) |
| Of Counsel | Gary Collins | Fmr. JAG (Army) |
| Of Counsel | Andreas Thalmann | Fmr. ZDF Counsel |
| OCONUS | Fmr. Partner | Partner Emeritas |