GUIDELINE H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse Pacific Northwest: Prior Army Enlisted was dishonorably discharged over thirty years ago for wrongful use and distribution of ecstasy and LSD. Received job offer for a contracting position contingent upon being found eligible for a Secret level clearance. JAG Defense assisted with disclosures on the SF-86 and successfully mitigated likely adjudicator’s concerns regarding prior illegal drug involvement.
RESULT: Secret clearance was granted and applicant was able to retain position with company.
Justyn Ann Baxley is a Partner with JAG Defense. Her practice primarily focuses on security clearance law and administrative law. As a security clearance lawyer, Ms. Baxley has represented hundreds of individuals in security clearance adjudications across virtually every federal agency, to include the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the National Security Agency, NASA, and others.
