AMERICA'S BEST REVIEWED COURT-MARTIAL & SEPARATION BOARD ADVOCATES
Law Offices of Court & Carpenter, PC
Protecting Your Military Career, Your Road to Retirement, and Your Family’s Financial Security
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CDR, US Navy, Norfolk, VA (2022)(no punishment)
LT, US Navy, NSA Bahrain (2022)(no punishment)
TSgt, US Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany (2021)
SPC, US Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany (2021)
MSgt, US Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany (2020)
SGT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2020)
LCDR, US Navy, Bremerton, WA (2019)
LCDR, US Navy, Bremerton, WA (2018)
SFC, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2017)
SGT, US Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany (2017)
SGT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2016)
SPC, US Army, Ft. Sam Houston, TX (2016)
SGT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2016)
SSG, US Army, Ft. Campbell, KY (2015)
CPT, US Army Ft. Campbell, KY (2014)
Amn, US Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany (2014)
PVT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2014)
AD3, US Navy, NAS Everett, WA (2013)
BM2, US Coast Guard, Cape Disappointment, WA (2012)
SPC, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2008)
SSG, US Army, Wiesbaden, Germany (2004)(TDS)
SGT, US Army, Wiesbaden, Germany (2004)(TDS)
CPT, US Army, Kaiserslautern, 21 TSC, Germany (2022)
CPT, US Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany (2022)
2LT, US Army, JBLM, WA (2021) *HRC
CPT, US Army, Vilseck, Germany (2021)
MAJ, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2020)
CPT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2020)
1LT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2019)
MAJ, US Army, Madigan Hospital, WA (2018)
MAJ, US Army, JBER, AK (2018)
LT, US Navy, NAS Whidbey, WA (2018)
CPT, US Army, Grafenwoehr, Germany (2017)
CW2, US Army, Ft, Lewis, WA (2017)
LT, US Navy, Bremerton, WA (2016)
CPT, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2016)
MAJ, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2015)
LT, US Navy, Bremerton, WA (2014)
CW2, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2013)
STG1, US Navy, Oak Harbor, WA (2021)
MSG, WAANG, Camp Murray, WA (2020)
CSSCS, US Navy, Bangor, WA (2020)
SGM, US Army, Inkster, MI (2019)
PS1, US Navy, NAS Everett, WA (2016)
MA2, US Navy, NAS Everett, WA (2016)
SSgt, US Air Force, JBLM, WA (2014)
SPC, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2013)
LCpl, US Marine Corps, Bangor, WA (2012)
YNSA, US Navy, Bangor, WA (2010)
SFC, US Army, Hanau, Germany (2004)(TDS)
Amn, US Air Force, Ramstein, AB, Germany (2022)
SPC, US Army, JBLM, WA (2022)
IT1, US Navy, Naples, Italy (2021)
SSgt, US Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany (2021)
SSG, US Army Kaiserslautern, Germany (2021)
SSG, US Army, LRMC, Germany (2020)
Maj, USAF, Fairchild AFB, WA (2020)
SPC, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2019)
SPC, US Army, Ft. Carson, CO (2019)
PO, US Navy, Bangor, WA (2019)
SFC, US Army, Baumholder, Germany (2018)
SSG, US Army, Ft. Lewis, WA (2018)
1SG, US Army, JBLM, WA (2018)
SGT, US Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany (2017)
ME3, US Coast Guard, Base Seattle, WA (2016)
SGT, US Army, JBER, AK (2016)
BMCM, US Coast Guard, Base Seattle (2016)
CAPT, US Coast Guard, Base Seattle, WA (2015)
OSCM, US Coast Guard, Base Seattle, (2014)
SGT US Army, Ft. Lewis (2013)
MAJ, US Army, Madigan, WA (2018)
MHS, SLP-CCC, US Army, Vilseck, Germany (2018)
SSG, US Army JBLM, WA (2023)
LTC, US Army, Camp Humphreys, Korea, (2022)
1LT, US Army, JBLM, WA (2022)
MAJ, US Army, JBLM, WA (2022)
CPT, US Army, Ft. Bragg, NC (2021)
MAJ, US Army, Camp Humphreys, Korea (2021)
PFC, US Army, Kaiserslautern, Germany (2021)
SFC, US Army, SHAPE, Belgium (2021)
1LT (P), US Army, Baumholder, Germany (2020)
CPT, US Army, Ft. Bragg, NC (2020)
CPT, US Army, Bagram, Afghanistan (2020)
MAJ , US Army, JBER, AK (2020)
CPT (P), US Army, San Diego, CA (2019)
Court & Carpenter – Military Defense Lawyer
More About Our Military Defense Lawyer Team
Court & Carpenter is one of the country’s top-rated military-only law firms. We specialize in defending those who defend our country. We invite you to get to know our military defense lawyer team through this short video.
Military Defense Lawyer Services
The Vast Reach of Our Global Services
The Law Offices of Court & Carpenter PC are located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Tacoma and Seattle, Washington.
Over the past decade its civilian military defense lawyers have represented active duty members throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East.
In the past 24 months the firm has defended against military prosecutions convened at Fort Lewis and JBLM Washington, Alameda, California, Pensacola, Florida, Bremerton, Washington, Okinawa, Japan, Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood, Texas, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern, Germany.
It’s in Our Results. Ranked No. 1 in Active Duty Reviews
Stephen H. Carpenter, Jr. and his team remain among the “best reviewed” lawyers in the nation according to the leading authority on attorney evaluations Avvo.com. (Practice area: “Military law”) Avvo.com has also bestowed its Annual Clients’ Choice Awards to this firm each year since 2008.
In 2020, Court & Carpenter earned national recognition for its exemplary military defense practice from Elite Lawyers, Lawyers of Distinction, and Premier Lawyers of America.
Re-Balancing the Court-Martial Playing Field
There are very few things more stressful than facing a court-martial. This anxiety often arises from knowing how powerful the federal government can appear to anyone accused of a crime.
Whatever your rank, worldwide location, charged offense, or circumstance, your invaluable life, or the life of your loved one, deserves more than just a competent legal defense. In a nutshell, we endeavor to dramatically alter the balance of power in each case we defend.
Beyond our own years of experience in the courts-martial trenches, this firm has been indelibly strengthened by the profound insights of the legendary litigator Mr. David Court. He is universally respected and remains a consummate professional. In fact, in December 2019, the Regional Defense Counsel (RDC) cordially invited Mr. Court to a conference in Garmisch, Germany to teach US Army Trial Defense Service (TDS) lawyers stationed across Europe and Asia.
Military Defense Lawyer – Exclusive
Court & Carpenter PC is “exclusively” dedicated to defending men and women in uniform. The firm and its Of Counsel branch offices are located in Seattle, Kasierslautern and Tacoma. The paramount mission is to strictly defend active duty members facing court-martial, article 15s, involuntary separation boards and military investigations.
Our military defense lawyers are experienced advocates, indeed many of us have previously served as Judge Advocates in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. Military Clients facing adverse actions have retained Court & Carpenter to defend them throughout the world.
Military Defense Lawyer Experience – Over 40 Years
Court & Carpenter PC only represents Clients who face adverse actions, military justice and other disciplinary matters. We selectively advocate on behalf of members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and the various state National Guards.
The firm has represented officers and enlisted members of all ranks, rates and grades. Our heavily experienced military defense lawyers regularly appear in court-martial, administrative boards and before appellate panels.
Court & Carpenter also routinely advises servicemembers about the best tactics to take when addressing command investigations. Our firm, unlike others that perfunctorily boast young and brash lawyers that self-servingly claim to be the best, is comprised of truly experienced advocates with long established track records.
Court and Carpenter Military Defense Lawyer Blog
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