Our client was a retirement-eligible Navy O-3. Following a contentious divorce, his first ex-wife proceeded to make repeated complaints to Child Protective Services, civilian law enforcement, and NCIS that our client physically, emotionally and sexually abused her and their two children. These complaints were consistently determined to be unfounded, but continued for over 10 years. Following our client’s second divorce, he was also repeatedly investigated by CPS, NCIS and civilian law enforcement for allegations that he emotionally and physically abused his two stepdaughters during his second marriage. These investigations were also deemed to be unfounded by investigative agencies. When our client applied for his promotion to O-4 at the conclusion of the 10 years of investigations, the Secretary of the Navy instead ordered him to Show Cause for Retention at a Board of Inquiry. At the Board of Inquiry, our client faced eighteen (18) specifications of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of his biological children and stepdaughters, as well as an allegation of animal abuse. At his subsequent Board of Inquiry, we rebutted every single allegation facing our client, resulting in a No Misconduct finding for all eighteen (18) specifications. Our client was retained in the Navy, and will now be able to secure his promotion to O-4 and retirement.
Grover H. Baxley is the founding attorney of JAG Defense and a former active duty judge advocate in the Air Force. In 2005, Mr. Baxley chose to leave active duty and dedicate 100% of his civilian law practice to military and security clearance law. He has zealously represented thousands of members of all military branches around the world in matters ranging from minor administrative actions to courts-martial.
