To talk with a civilian military defense lawyer, call 1-800-921-8607, text 954-799-4019, or send the confidential form below. Gonzalez & Waddington represents service members in every branch, at installations across the United States and overseas, and you can reach us 24/7.
What happens when you contact us
- Tell us what’s going on: an investigation, charges, a GOMOR, an Article 15, a separation board, or something else.
- Talk with a military defense lawyer in a confidential consultation.
- Get clear advice on your options and on what to do, and not do, right now.
What you share with us is confidential. If you are under investigation, do not discuss your case with investigators, your command, or anyone else until you have spoken with a lawyer.
Need legal help?
Fill out this form, call 1-800-921-8607 or text 954-799-4019 to request a consultation.
From the day you retain us, we take point
Our advice starts immediately. Once you retain Gonzalez & Waddington, you are no longer facing investigators or your command on your own.
- We advise you from the very beginning on what to say, what not to say, and what to expect next.
- We develop a strategy for your case based on where it stands and where it is likely headed.
- We step in as your representative. We contact law enforcement and your command to let them know you have a lawyer, so communication about your case goes through us.
- We begin putting your defense together and keep advising and counseling you at every stage.
- We work with your military lawyer. If you have detailed military defense counsel, we coordinate with them as one team.
We defend service members worldwide
Our office is in Weston, Florida, but our clients are stationed around the world. For more than two decades, Michael Waddington and Alexandra González-Waddington have defended Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen at installations across the United States and overseas, including Germany, Italy, Poland, Japan, South Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Our office: Weston, FLU.S. installationsGermanyItalyPolandIraqAfghanistanSouth KoreaJapanHow it works when your lawyer isn’t local
Hiring a civilian defense lawyer from outside your area is common in military cases. In the military world, most investigations are handled remotely, and what matters is your lawyer’s experience with courts-martial and military boards, not their zip code.
- Most of the early work is handled remotely. During an investigation, we advise you and communicate on your behalf by phone and video.
- Technology keeps your costs down. We handle much of our preparation, many meetings, and some hearings by phone or Microsoft Teams, which avoids unnecessary travel expenses.
- We travel when it counts. For trials, boards, and other hearings where we need to be in the room to fight for you, we travel to you, in the United States or overseas.
- No local license is needed. A civilian lawyer in good standing with a U.S. bar can represent you at a court-martial or administrative board anywhere in the world.
- Time zones are not a problem. We regularly work with clients in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and schedule calls around your duty day.
Wherever you are stationed, we can help. See the installations we serve.