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Civilian Military Defense for Service Members in Texas

Texas military justice cases often involve mission-specific facts. Fort Hood cases can involve armored forces, cavalry units, aviation, field training, barracks life, deployment readiness, and high-pressure command environments. Fort Bliss cases can involve armored division operations, air defense artillery, desert training areas, border-region activity, deployment preparation, and large unit formations. JBSA cases can involve basic military training, medical training, cyber training, security forces training, flying training, headquarters missions, and joint medical environments.

NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville cases often involve student pilots, instructor pilots, flight records, aviation safety, training schedules, squadron communications, foreign military students, Coast Guard personnel, and naval aviation culture. Dyess cases may involve B-1, C-130, Global Strike, air mobility, flight-line, and maintenance issues. Sheppard cases can involve large technical training pipelines and the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training environment. Laughlin cases may involve pilot training, instructor pilot conduct, student performance, and border-region law enforcement issues. Goodfellow cases may involve intelligence training, fire school issues, cyber-adjacent records, foreign students, and joint-service training.

That mission mix matters in defense cases. Texas service members may work in armored units, aviation, medical care, basic training, technical training, intelligence, cyber, aircraft maintenance, logistics, munitions, depot operations, border-region support, joint reserve aviation, naval aviation, Guard units, or Reserve commands. A case that begins as a local police report, workplace complaint, domestic call, hotel allegation, DUI stop, phone message, computer-use issue, travel-card concern, student issue, instructor issue, maintenance issue, range incident, aviation incident, or command inquiry can quickly become a career-threatening military matter.

A Texas military defense lawyer must understand more than the basic court-martial process. The defense must account for Fort Hood’s armored and deployment environment, Fort Bliss’ armored and air defense missions, JBSA’s training and medical environment, Texas naval aviation missions, Air Force pilot training, technical training, depot operations, local civilian evidence, Texas courts, digital evidence, workplace messages, training records, barracks records, access logs, flight records, classified duties, clearance risk, and the speed with which command-driven investigations turn into Article 15s, NJP, GOMORs, letters of reprimand, administrative separation boards, Boards of Inquiry, clearance reviews, or courts-martial.

Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas Naval Aviation, Air Force Training Bases & Mission-Sensitive Cases

Texas is not only a large military state. It is an armored corps, medical training, aviation training, basic training, intelligence training, cyber training, air mobility, bomber, depot, reserve aviation, and border-region state. Cases may involve classified systems, range records, training data, student files, instructor notes, flight records, maintenance records, medical records, depot records, access records, and high-level command attention.

Cases may involve:

• Fort Hood records involving III Armored Corps, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, armored units, cavalry units, aviation units, sustainment, field training, ranges, barracks, and deployment cycles
• Fort Bliss records involving 1st Armored Division, tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, artillery, attack helicopters, transport helicopters, sustainment, air defense artillery, ranges, and border-region issues
• JBSA-Lackland records involving basic military training, Security Forces training, cyber training, intelligence training, trainee discipline, student records, instructor notes, dorm records, and training command investigations
• JBSA-Fort Sam Houston records involving military medicine, medical training, providers, patient-care records, hospital records, professional conduct, and joint medical missions
• JBSA-Randolph records involving AETC, instructor pilots, flying training, headquarters records, student progress, aviation safety, and command staff records
• Camp Bullis records involving range activity, medical field training, Security Forces training, weapons records, and safety reports
• NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville records involving Training Air Wing activity, student pilots, instructor pilots, sortie records, flight schedules, foreign students, and aviation safety
• NASJRB Fort Worth records involving joint reserve aviation, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Reserve, Guard, aircraft maintenance, and unit cross-command issues
• Dyess AFB records involving B-1, C-130, aircrew, maintenance, Global Strike, mobility, security, and flight-line access
• Sheppard AFB records involving technical training, ENJJPT, student records, instructor records, maintenance training, and allied student issues
• Laughlin AFB records involving undergraduate pilot training, instructor pilot notes, student progress, sortie records, border-region issues, and aviation safety
• Goodfellow AFB records involving intelligence training, fire protection training, student records, classified duties, and joint-service training issues
• Red River Army Depot and Corpus Christi Army Depot records involving industrial maintenance, aviation sustainment, quality assurance, parts, tools, access, and contractor communications
• Security Forces records, military police records, gate logs, badge records, visitor logs, patrol reports, and restricted-area records
• Government computer use, network access, classified systems, cyber logs, and misuse-of-system allegations
• Travel-card records, TDY documents, lodging records, reimbursement issues, and government purchase-card records
• Texas National Guard records involving drill status, active-duty orders, Title 10, Title 32, annual training, and mobilization
• Government emails, Teams messages, text messages, phone records, clearance paperwork, and command records

For service members in Texas, allegations involving dishonesty, fraud, alcohol misuse, drug use, domestic violence, sexual misconduct, cyber misconduct, classified information, professional misconduct, field training misconduct, instructor misconduct, aviation misconduct, medical misconduct, depot misconduct, false statements, travel-card problems, or misuse of systems can trigger immediate concerns about trust, access, clearance eligibility, flight status, mission reliability, promotion, retention, schooling, deployment, and future assignments.

Killeen, El Paso, San Antonio, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Fort Worth & the Local Texas Setting

Fort Hood personnel may live in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Temple, Belton, Nolanville, Waco, Georgetown, Round Rock, or Bell and Coryell County communities. Fort Bliss personnel may live in El Paso, Horizon City, Socorro, Anthony, Las Cruces, or Doña Ana County communities across the New Mexico line. JBSA personnel may live across San Antonio, Bexar County, Universal City, Converse, Schertz, Cibolo, Alamo Heights, Leon Valley, Helotes, New Braunfels, and surrounding Hill Country communities.

Dyess personnel may live in Abilene, Tye, Clyde, Buffalo Gap, or Taylor County. Sheppard personnel may live in Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Iowa Park, or Wichita County. Laughlin personnel may live in Del Rio, Brackettville, Eagle Pass, or Val Verde County. Goodfellow personnel may live in San Angelo, Christoval, Wall, or Tom Green County. NAS Corpus Christi personnel may live in Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Portland, Rockport, Kingsville, or Nueces and Kleberg County. NASJRB Fort Worth personnel may live in Fort Worth, White Settlement, Benbrook, Weatherford, Arlington, Dallas, or Tarrant County.

The local environment matters. Texas service members may spend time near downtown Killeen, Austin’s Sixth Street and Rainey Street, Waco, El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District, downtown San Antonio, the River Walk, Pearl District, Southtown, Lackland-area hotels, Fort Sam Houston-area apartments, Randolph-area suburbs, Del Rio border crossings, Lake Amistad, Wichita Falls nightlife, Abilene bars, San Angelo college areas, Corpus Christi beaches, North Beach, Padre Island, Kingsville, Fort Worth Stockyards, West 7th, Sundance Square, Dallas nightlife, Houston, rodeos, casinos across state lines, apartments, short-term rentals, airport hotels, and long interstate corridors.

Local allegations may arise from:

• DUI stops in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Temple, El Paso, San Antonio, Universal City, Converse, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Abilene, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Bell County, Bexar County, El Paso County, Tarrant County, Nueces County, Wichita County, Taylor County, Tom Green County, Val Verde County, and Kleberg County
• Domestic calls in off-base housing, base housing, dorms, barracks, apartments, hotels, or temporary lodging
• Hotel, apartment, short-term rental, dorm, barracks, lodging, beach rental, college-area, downtown, border-region, or dating-app allegations
• Bar, nightclub, restaurant, concert, casino-adjacent, parking lot, River Walk, Sixth Street, Rainey Street, Stockyards, West 7th, Padre Island, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Del Rio, San Angelo, Wichita Falls, or Killeen incidents
• Traffic accidents on I-10, I-20, I-35, I-37, I-45, I-410, Loop 1604, U.S. 90, U.S. 190, U.S. 281, U.S. 277, U.S. 83, SH 195, SH 6, or local commuter routes
• Drug, prescription, urinalysis, vehicle-search, room-search, barracks-search, dorm-search, baggage-search, beach-house search, or workplace-search issues
• Texts, emails, social media, phone extractions, cloud data, location data, rideshare records, hotel records, beach rental records, border travel records, and digital evidence
• Workplace, field training, aviation, medical, intelligence, cyber, basic training, technical training, depot, security, military police, Guard, or classified-duty complaints that become command investigations

For defense purposes, local evidence matters. Body-camera footage, 911 calls, dash-camera video, booking records, hotel records, short-term rental records, key-card logs, restaurant receipts, bar tabs, beach rental records, border crossing records, airport records, toll records, parking records, phone location data, texts, rideshare records, photographs, medical records, gate records, field training records, range records, flight records, maintenance records, access logs, travel records, command records, and civilian police reports may tell a different story from the first version given to command. Early defense work can preserve evidence before it disappears.

Texas Civilian Courts, Federal Court & Military Consequences

A service member in Texas does not need to be convicted in civilian court before military consequences begin. A single civilian incident may trigger a police report, Security Forces involvement, military police involvement, CID involvement, NCIS involvement, OSI involvement, CGIS involvement, a command-directed inquiry, a no-contact order, duty suspension, access suspension, adverse paperwork, Article 15, NJP, administrative separation, Board of Inquiry, clearance review, school removal, flight-status review, or court-martial referral.

Texas civilian cases may involve municipal courts, county courts, county courts at law, district courts, district attorneys, county attorneys, city prosecutors, local police departments, sheriff’s offices, constables, and Texas Department of Public Safety. Depending on the location, civilian cases may move through Bell County, Coryell County, El Paso County, Bexar County, Val Verde County, Wichita County, Taylor County, Tom Green County, Nueces County, Kleberg County, Tarrant County, Dallas County, Travis County, Harris County, or other Texas courts. The Texas Judicial Branch provides official state court information. See Texas Judicial Branch.

Federal jurisdiction may also matter. Some Texas cases may involve federal property, aircraft, ranges, munitions, classified information, firearms, cyber evidence, child exploitation allegations, fraud, government systems, restricted areas, contractor records, border-region issues, or overlapping civilian and military exposure. Federal matters in Texas may involve the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, or U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

The key point for a service member is practical: civilian and military consequences are separate. A local dismissal does not automatically stop a GOMOR or letter of reprimand. A reduced civilian charge does not automatically prevent an Article 15 or NJP. A protective order can still affect command decisions. A weak civilian case can still become a career-threatening military case if the defense fails to address both the civilian record and the command process.

Texas Military Bases and Installations Covered

Gonzalez & Waddington represents service members stationed in Texas and worldwide. Texas installation cases may involve Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, Reserve, Guard, armored, aviation, medical, cyber, intelligence, technical training, pilot training, depot, logistics, border-region, and classified environments.

• Fort Hood Military Defense Lawyers
• Fort Bliss Court-Martial Lawyers
• Joint Base San Antonio Military Defense Lawyers
• Lackland AFB Military Defense Lawyers
• Randolph AFB Court-Martial Lawyers
• Fort Sam Houston Military Defense Lawyers
• Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Court-Martial Lawyers
• Naval Air Station Kingsville Military Defense Lawyers
• NASJRB Fort Worth Court-Martial Lawyers
• Dyess Air Force Base Military Defense Lawyers
• Sheppard Air Force Base Court-Martial Lawyers
• Laughlin Air Force Base Military Defense Lawyers
• Goodfellow Air Force Base Court-Martial Lawyers
• Red River Army Depot Military Defense Lawyers
• Corpus Christi Army Depot Military Defense Lawyers
• Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base Military Defense Lawyers
• Texas Army National Guard Military Defense Lawyers
• Texas Air National Guard Military Defense Lawyers
• Reserve and Guard personnel serving on Title 10, Title 32, annual training, drill, or active-duty orders

Special Legal Risks for Soldiers, Trainees, Pilots, Instructors, Medical Personnel, Intelligence Personnel, Maintainers, Depot Personnel, Sailors, Marines & Guardsmen

Texas military cases often involve the unique pressures of high-tempo training, deployable units, aviation pipelines, medical missions, intelligence schools, and industrial work. Service members may be evaluated for deployment readiness, flight status, instructor professionalism, trainee progress, medical professionalism, maintenance reliability, depot integrity, aviation safety, weapons handling, access, staff performance, technical competence, professional maturity, and long-term service suitability.

Mission-related cases may involve:

• Fort Hood field records, range records, deployment records, barracks logs, weapons records, convoy records, and command training files
• Fort Bliss armored training records, air defense records, range records, border-region travel records, and field exercise records
• JBSA-Lackland trainee records, instructor notes, dorm records, Security Forces training records, cyber records, and intelligence school records
• JBSA-Fort Sam Houston medical records, patient-care records, provider communications, credentialing issues, and hospital workplace records
• JBSA-Randolph flight records, instructor pilot notes, AETC records, and student progress records
• NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville sortie records, student files, instructor notes, aviation safety reports, and foreign student records
• Dyess, Laughlin, Sheppard, and Goodfellow records involving aircraft maintenance, training, intelligence, technical school, student conduct, and classified duties
• Depot records, aircraft parts records, tool-control records, quality assurance records, industrial safety reports, and contractor communications
• Security Forces records, military police records, patrol logs, gate logs, access records, visitor logs, and restricted-area records
• Government computer use and network access
• Classified or sensitive information
• Travel-card records, TDY documents, lodging records, and reimbursement issues
• Contracting files, purchase records, property records, and fraud allegations
• Civilian police reports, hotel witnesses, barracks witnesses, trainee witnesses, instructor witnesses, medical witnesses, contractor witnesses, staff witnesses, Guard witnesses, and off-duty witness issues

A weak allegation can still create immediate consequences. A service member may lose access, be removed from sensitive duties, be removed from school, be removed from instructor duties, lose flight-line access, lose training opportunities, face clearance concerns, receive adverse paperwork, be placed under investigation, lose deployment opportunities, or be processed for separation before the full evidence is reviewed.

How Local Texas Incidents Become Military Legal Problems

The following examples are hypothetical. They are not claims about any actual case, business, command, unit, or person. They show how local facts can matter when a service member stationed in Texas is accused of misconduct.

• Killeen DUI: A Soldier leaves a bar, restaurant, hotel, unit event, Austin gathering, Waco event, or off-base party and is stopped by civilian police. The civilian case may trigger a GOMOR, letter of reprimand, Article 15, driving restrictions, clearance review, adverse evaluation, or separation processing.
• San Antonio trainee or instructor allegation: A trainee, instructor, staff member, medic, student, or Airman is accused of improper communications, boundary violations, abusive training, hazing, harassment, retaliation, fraternization, alcohol-related misconduct, sexual misconduct, or false statements during a command inquiry.
• River Walk hotel or dating-app allegation: A hotel stay, apartment visit, dating-app encounter, River Walk outing, downtown San Antonio event, Lackland-area gathering, or off-base party leads to an Article 120 sexual assault or abusive sexual contact allegation involving text messages, phone location data, hotel records, key-card logs, rideshare data, bar receipts, social media, and competing accounts.
• Fort Bliss border-region incident: A Soldier is accused after an El Paso nightlife event, cross-border travel issue, traffic stop, bar incident, domestic call, vehicle search, or off-duty encounter involving local police, federal border records, phone records, and command notifications.
• Laughlin or Del Rio pilot training issue: A student pilot, instructor pilot, or staff member is accused of false statements, academic misconduct, inappropriate communications, alcohol-related misconduct, flight-safety concerns, harassment, retaliation, or conduct affecting flying training status.
• Naval aviation training allegation: A student pilot, instructor, Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsman, or foreign student at Corpus Christi or Kingsville is accused of alcohol misconduct, sexual assault, improper messaging, false statements, safety violations, or misconduct affecting aviation training.
• Dyess flight-line or maintenance issue: A maintainer, aircrew member, or aviation support member is accused of falsifying maintenance records, tool-control issues, aircraft part problems, government property issues, false statements, or misconduct involving flight-line access.
• Goodfellow intelligence training issue: A student or instructor is accused of classified-information problems, misuse of government systems, inappropriate communications, alcohol misconduct, harassment, retaliation, or false statements in a joint training environment.
• Domestic call in off-base housing: A family argument in Killeen, El Paso, San Antonio, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Abilene, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Fort Worth, or Houston leads to a 911 call, police report, protective order issue, no-contact order, Family Advocacy involvement, and possible Article 128b domestic violence or administrative action.
• Travel-card or orders issue: A member faces allegations involving travel vouchers, lodging records, mileage claims, rental cars, fuel receipts, reimbursement claims, purchase cards, or misuse of government funds.
• Guard or Reserve duty-status issue: A service member faces allegations connected to conduct near the boundary between civilian life and military duty. The defense may need to examine drill orders, Title 10 status, Title 32 status, active-duty orders, annual training dates, command authority, and witness timing.
• Drug or urinalysis case: A member faces a positive urinalysis, prescription issue, suspected distribution allegation, vehicle search, room search, barracks search, dorm search, baggage issue, or phone messages suggesting drug use.
• Digital evidence case: The government relies on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Teams messages, texts, deleted messages, partial screenshots, photos, videos, metadata, phone records, geolocation data, access logs, cloud data, or a limited phone extraction. Early defense work can preserve context and expose incomplete evidence.

Military Law Issues for Service Members in Texas

Texas service members may face court-martial charges, Article 32 preliminary hearings, Article 15 actions, NJP, letters of reprimand, GOMORs, administrative separation boards, Boards of Inquiry, command-directed investigations, clearance reviews, unfavorable information files, control roster actions, access suspensions, flight-status consequences, training consequences, instructor consequences, medical-duty consequences, depot consequences, deployment consequences, and other adverse administrative paperwork. The issue may begin with CID, NCIS, OSI, CGIS, Security Forces, military police, local police, a commander’s inquiry, a SAPR report, a workplace complaint, a student complaint, an instructor complaint, a training complaint, a maintenance complaint, a spouse allegation, a civilian protective order, a positive urinalysis, or an allegation from another member, civilian employee, contractor, family member, hotel witness, coworker, classmate, instructor, student, patient, Guard member, or dating partner.

Article 120 Sexual Assault & Abusive Sexual Contact

These allegations may involve barracks rooms, dorm rooms, lodging, hotels, apartments, short-term rentals, beach houses, parties, unit social events, River Walk nightlife, Sixth Street, Killeen bars, El Paso nightlife, Corpus Christi beaches, Fort Worth Stockyards, Dallas nightlife, Houston nightlife, alcohol, dating apps, delayed reports, text messages, social media, phone extractions, rideshare records, hotel security records, and civilian witnesses. Cases often turn on consent, credibility, intoxication, timing, witness contamination, digital evidence, command assumptions, and the high-visibility nature of combat, training, medical, aviation, depot, and sensitive-duty environments.

Domestic Violence & Assault

These cases may involve Texas police reports, 911 calls, body-camera footage, photographs, medical records, protective order filings, Family Advocacy records, text messages, no-contact orders, and firearm restrictions. Even if the civilian case is reduced, dismissed, or unresolved, the command may still pursue adverse paperwork, Article 15, NJP, discharge, Board of Inquiry, access action, or clearance action.

Drug & Alcohol Cases

A positive urinalysis, prescription issue, suspected distribution allegation, DUI, drunk-and-disorderly incident, or alcohol-related hotel, bar, barracks, dorm, apartment, workplace, training, beach weekend, border-region trip, or nightlife event may lead to investigation, adverse paperwork, access suspension, school removal, instructor removal, flight-status review, medical-duty review, deployment consequences, or separation. For members in armored units, aviation training, medical training, basic training, intelligence, cyber, Security Forces, depot operations, classified, Guard, or clearance-sensitive jobs, administrative consequences can move faster than the criminal process.

Fraud, Larceny, False Statements, Cyber & Property Offenses

These allegations may involve government property, travel cards, purchase cards, TDY claims, lodging records, BAH questions, contracting files, training records, aviation records, maintenance records, depot records, medical records, government computers, digital messages, access logs, classified systems, inspection documents, or command-directed inquiries. The defense must evaluate whether the government can prove intent, whether records are complete, whether witnesses are reliable, and whether administrative mistakes are being framed as crimes.

Security Clearance, Classified Duties & Restricted Access

Texas military missions support armored forces, medical training, basic training, intelligence, cyber, aviation, pilot training, depot maintenance, naval aviation, border-region support, Guard missions, communications, logistics, and sensitive military support work. A case involving alcohol, drugs, dishonesty, domestic violence, financial problems, foreign contacts, online activity, travel misconduct, restricted-area issues, or misuse of government systems may create clearance and access risk even if the underlying criminal allegation is weak. Defense strategy should address both the UCMJ issue and the command’s trustworthiness concerns.

Armored, Medical, Aviation, Training, Depot, Intelligence, Guard & Border-Region Issues

Texas cases can involve deployment readiness, flight status, student progress, instructor professionalism, medical professionalism, depot reliability, aircraft maintenance, intelligence suitability, cyber access, barracks discipline, access records, Guard status, training records, medical suitability, and career-ending administrative decisions. A defense lawyer must examine the actual records, dates, duty status, reporting requirements, witness timelines, and command assumptions.

Working Alongside Detailed Military Defense Counsel

A service member facing court-martial generally has the right to detailed military defense counsel. Civilian counsel does not replace that lawyer. Civilian counsel works alongside them.

In Texas cases, civilian counsel may need to review evidence from many sources, including CID reports, NCIS reports, OSI reports, CGIS reports, Security Forces records, military police records, command investigations, Killeen police records, Bell County records, El Paso police reports, Bexar County records, San Antonio police reports, Val Verde County records, Wichita County records, Taylor County records, Tom Green County records, Nueces County records, Kleberg County records, Tarrant County records, Dallas police reports, Austin police reports, Houston police reports, Texas DPS records, Texas court filings, body-camera footage, 911 calls, phone extractions, workplace messages, Teams messages, command emails, range records, field records, barracks records, training records, flight records, maintenance records, medical records, depot records, access logs, badge records, student records, instructor notes, gate records, travel records, hotel records, short-term rental records, rideshare data, airport records, border travel records, social media, protective order filings, urinalysis documents, clearance paperwork, and adverse administrative files.

Gonzalez & Waddington is a civilian military defense firm focused on military criminal defense and UCMJ litigation. We represent members of every branch, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, Reserve, and National Guard. The firm defends courts-martial, Article 120/120b/120c cases, Article 128 and 128b assault and domestic violence cases, CSAM and online sting cases, investigations, Article 15/NJP actions, Boards of Inquiry, administrative separations, GOMOR and letter of reprimand rebuttals, clearance matters, and serious felony-level military cases.

Why Choose Gonzalez & Waddington for Texas Military Defense

Gonzalez & Waddington, LLC is a civilian military defense firm representing service members worldwide. The firm is led by Michael Waddington and Alexandra González-Waddington, a husband-and-wife defense team focused on military criminal defense, court-martial litigation, UCMJ investigations, separation boards, Boards of Inquiry, GOMOR and letter of reprimand rebuttals, Article 15/NJP matters, sexual assault defense, violent offense defense, and cyber and digital-evidence cases.

Michael Waddington

Michael Waddington is a former Army officer and former Army JAG. He served as an Army Trial Defense Counsel, Senior Defense Counsel, Army prosecutor, Special Assistant United States Attorney, and Chief of Military Justice. He has more than 25 years of military defense experience. He is licensed in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Carolina. He is admitted to all U.S. military trial courts worldwide.

Alexandra González-Waddington

Alexandra González-Waddington is a founding partner, former public defender, and experienced military defense lawyer licensed in Florida and Georgia. She is admitted to all U.S. military trial courts worldwide. She has defended service members in sexual assault, violent crime, war crimes, murder, classified-information, domestic violence, and white-collar cases. She co-tries the firm’s cases with Michael Waddington and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

The firm’s attorneys have defended service members in the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Guam, the Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deployed environments. For Texas service members facing allegations involving CID, NCIS, OSI, CGIS, local Texas civilian evidence, Killeen, El Paso, San Antonio, Del Rio, Wichita Falls, Abilene, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, or Houston police evidence, digital records, command pressure, training records, medical records, flight records, depot records, classified duties, clearance concerns, or serious UCMJ charges, that trial-focused background matters.