Air Force E-3 was an activated Reservist who tested positive on a random urinalysis test for cocaine. His command sent his case to a Special Court-Martial, where he faced the possibility of a criminal record, confinement for one year and a punitive discharge. At the court-martial, we aggressively cross-examined the government’s expert toxicologist and forced […]

A Master Sergeant in the Air Force Reserve with over 28 years of service tested positive on a random urinalysis test for cocaine. Without so much as a shred of additional evidence, our client’s command immediately recommended administrative discharge and sought to characterize his service as Under Other Than Honorable Conditions. At his subsequent administrative […]

Air Force E-4 took leave in Central America. Upon his return, he tested positive for cocaine on a random urinalysis. During our investigation of our client’s case, we uncovered numerous errors and oversights that occurred at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory on the same day that our client’s sample was tested. Further, we found […]

An Air Force O-4 was charged with the wrongful use of cocaine based upon results of random urinalysis testing. After a four day trial, our client was found NOT GUILTY by court members.

Air Force O-3 (O-4 Select) tested positive for cocaine on a unit sweep urinalysis. During our case investigation, our client’s wife admitted to using cocaine on a regular basis within the home without our client’s knowledge. Despite making this fact known to our client’s command well in advance of trial, his command still referred his […]

Air Force E-7 tested positive on a random urinalysis for marijuana. Compounding the situation, the government discovered that our client had lied regarding his tobacco and alcohol use over his entire career, and then attempted to use this information to portray our client as an exceedingly untruthful person. At his subsequent court-martial, the military lawyers […]

Air Force E-7 tested positive on a random urinalysis for marijuana. At his subsequent court-martial, the military lawyers at JAG Defense challenged the laboratory’s testing methods and presented compelling evidence of our client’s exceptional military character. Result: The officer members found our client NOT GUILTY of the charge against him.

JAG Defense represented an Air Force O-5 at his court-martial for the wrongful use of methamphetamine, where he was found NOT GUILTY. Furious with the court-martial results, and citing a seldom-used provision in the AFI, our client’s chain of command then processed him for administrative separation based on the same allegation of methamphetamine use. Further, […]