Defending Those Who Defend America
Gonzalez & Waddington is an elite military defense law firm representing service members across all branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Over the last two decades, we have earned a worldwide reputation for delivering aggressive, battle-tested defenses in court-martial trials, administrative actions, and high-profile investigations.
We bring a uniquely military-grounded perspective—rooted in real-world deployments, operational experience, and decades of courtroom wins.
Our attorneys have defended cases involving everything from sexual assault and war crimes to classified intelligence operations.
We defend service members worldwide, delivering elite, battle-tested representation in every region, mission, and theater where justice is challenged.
At Gonzalez & Waddington, we understand that a military career is more than a job—it is a commitment to serve your country. When service members face allegations under the UCMJ, the stakes are enormous: your career, freedom, reputation, and future hang in the balance.
Military prosecution teams are often stacked against the accused, but we level the battlefield with our battle-tested legal strategies. Our mission is simple, yet unwavering:
Michael Waddington is a best‐selling author and criminal defense attorney who represents military personnel in courts worldwide—both after charges are filed and during pre‐charge investigations—specializing in serious offenses such as war crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, and white‐collar cases. Drawing on his rigorous discipline from Brazilian Jiu‐Jitsu, he trains both civilian and military defense lawyers in advanced cross‐examination techniques, a skillset detailed in his three popular books on the subject. His expertise is regularly sought by major media outlets—ranging from CNN and 60 Minutes to the BBC and ABC’s “Nightline”—and he has even contributed to episodes of the Golden Globe–winning series “The Good Wife.” Michael instructs both civilian and military criminal defense attorneys on the art of effectively cross-examining and discrediting adversarial witnesses.
Alexandra González is a founding partner of González & Waddington Law Firm, practicing in Florida, Georgia, and military courts worldwide, where she has defended hundreds of clients charged with violent crimes, sexual assault, and white-collar offenses since 2003. She has led high-profile military sexual assault and war-crimes cases stemming from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and is regularly featured by major outlets such as 60 Minutes, ABC’s Nightline, Rolling Stone, the BBC, Fox News, and CNN. As one of the first Public Defenders for Georgia’s Augusta Judicial Circuit, she handled a broad spectrum of cases—including rape, larceny, violent crimes, and domestic violence—and she holds a J.D. from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, where she completed the nationally ranked Integrated Trial Advocacy Program.
