Global UCMJ Defense Expertise
I am dedicated to vigorously defending military clients in all legal matters, including GOMOR rebuttals, separation boards, and courts-martial, with a steadfast commitment to securing favorable outcomes. Since our establishment in September 2008, Court & Carpenter has specialized in providing top-tier military defense services across Europe and Asia, focusing on defending active-duty servicemembers in Boards of Inquiry (BOI), Administrative Separation Boards (ASB), and addressing adverse actions such as reprimands and negative performance evaluations.
Our firm holds the record for the highest number of reviews in military law worldwide, and I am especially proud to have earned the highest number of client reviews on Avvo.com. This recognition reflects our unwavering dedication to delivering exceptional legal services and ensuring every client receives personalized, individualized attention—never the impersonal approach often associated with larger firms.
With offices throughout the world, our firm stands out for offering unparalleled representation. Notably, Mr. Carpenter is the only military defense lawyer fluent in conversational German.
In 2025, we’re proud to expand our reach, opening offices at Camp Humphreys (South Korea), Camp Zama (Japan), Camp Foster (Okinawa), and Ft. Shafter (Hawaii), ensuring comprehensive support for servicemembers in the Asian theater.
Vast Reach of Our Global Services
The Law Offices of Court & Carpenter Private Limited Company (OÜ) are located in Germany, Italy, Estonia and Seattle.
Over decades 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.
EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM | UNITED STATES
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 Private Limited Company (OÜ) is “exclusively” dedicated to defending men and women in uniform. The firm and its Of Counsel branch offices are located around the world. 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.
I took a sabbatical from full-time legal practice to attend Georgetown University Law Center, where I earned an LL.M. in National Security Law. This specialized field focuses on laws and regulations designed to protect a nation’s sovereignty, integrity, and safety from domestic and international threats. Georgetown is widely recognized as one of the top law schools in the United States for National Security Law and related fields.
Military Defense Lawyer Experience – Over 100 Years
Court & Carpenter Private Limited Company (OÜ) 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.