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Attorney Richard V. Stevens – Military Defense Lawyer Update (August 2026)

After wrapping up a series of military cases around the country, we were asked to provide a law firm update.

Attorney Richard V. Stevens is a former active duty JAG. He has been handling military cases since 1995, and he established his military defense law firm in 2003 after completing two tours of active duty service.

Throughout the Spring and Summer of 2026, Attorney Stevens has concluded representation of multiple military members in a series of cases at bases around the country, including:

– A Coast Guard officer at US Coast Guard Sector Boston
– A Coast Guard NCO at Coast Guard Base New Orleans
– An Air Force officer at Creech AFB, NV
– An Air Force officer at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
– An Army enlisted member at Fort Bragg, NC
– A senior Army NCO at Fort Bliss, TX
– An enlisted Marine at Camp Pendleton, CA
– A senior Navy NCO at Naval Base Ventura County, CA

Attorney Richard Stevens travels around the world, to wherever his military clients are stationed, to represent them. Often, this military defense representation involves military court-martial cases – whether it is a general court-martial, special court-martial, or summary court-martial. However, Attorney Stevens represents military clients in a variety of military disciplinary actions and adverse actions, including:

– Court-Martial Trials
– Involuntary Discharge Boards and Separation Board Hearings (Board of Inquiry [BOI], Show Cause, Officer Elimination, ADSEP)
– Flying Evaluation Boards (Accident Investigation Boards, Safety Investigation Boards)
– Medical Credentials and Privileging Board Hearings
– Article 15, Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), Reprimands (LOR, COMOR, GOMOR), Admonitions, Counselings, Letter of Caution, Letter of Instruction, Etc.
– Command investigations, AR 15-6 investigations, IG investigations, MEO investigations

For more information about the types of adverse actions we handle in the military justice system, please see the following page on our site: Law Firm Practice Areas

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Civilian court-martial defense attorney Richard V. Stevens is a civilian criminal defense attorney and former active duty military JAG lawyer who exclusively practices military law and defends military members stationed around the world who are facing military trials, discipline and investigations. If you’re facing a military case like this, don’t hesitate to seek the legal help you’re going to need. For a free initial case consultation, please contact us.

No attorney can guarantee the outcome you seek in your military case. What we can promise is that we will apply our decades of experience to the defense of your military case. This includes our extensive experience in military law, military regulations, military investigations, military disciplinary actions, military adverse actions, and/or military court-martial trials and cases.

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Blog postscript: I (attorney Richard V. Stevens) am a former active duty military lawyer (JAG). My perspectives and advice, therefore, are based upon my experience as a military defense lawyer and as a civilian criminal defense lawyer practicing exclusively in the area of military law and military justice. This blog addresses issues in military law, military justice, military discipline, military defense, court-martial practice, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and other military and/or legal topics. Nothing posted in this blog should be substituted for legal advice in any particular case. If you seek legal advice for a particular case, please contact The Law Offices of Richard V. Stevens for a free consultation. These military defense law offices are located in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, National Capital Region (NCR), but the military defense representation is worldwide – when necessary, the attorneys travel to wherever the military client is stationed around the world.