Author Archives: matt@provenlawmarketing.com
Military Pretrial Restraint
You’re a U.S. military service member, you’ve been accused of a crime, and your personnel file has been flagged. You also may have been briefly taken into custody and released. What’s next? The military’s Rules for Courts-Martial (RCM) give commanding officers several options to exercise at their discretion at this point. It’s possible that… Read More »
Mickey Williams Appears on Newsy Morning Rush
Partner Mickey Williams appeared on today’s edition of Morning Rush with Alex Livingston to discuss a recent Pentagon report about sexual assault at U.S. military academies. In addition to dissecting some of the key metrics in the report, Mickey provided his thoughts on the impact of Covid on last year’s numbers as well as… Read More »
You’ve Been Accused of a Military Crime. Now What?
A lot happens in the span of time between being accused of a crime and being charged with a crime. This pre-preferral period, as it’s called, is where the military law enforcement agency (CID, NCIS, or OSI) investigates the accuser’s claims, and your chain of command gets its ducks in a row to begin… Read More »
The Problem with Three-fourths Panel Verdicts in the Military
It may come as a surprise to many that criminal convictions in the military justice system only require the agreement of three-fourths of panel members (i.e. jurors). Of course, this is very different than the civilian justice system’s standard, which has always required unanimous jury agreement for a criminal conviction. This stark difference in… Read More »
Advice to Family Members When Their Loved One is Accused
As military defense attorneys, it is common for our team to communicate with family members of soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, guardsman, and cadets who are accused of a crime or other misconduct. This is sometimes due to the relatively young age of our clients, but more often it occurs because parents and spouses of… Read More »
C & W Partners Named to List of Legal Elite
Attorneys Robert Capovilla and Mickey Williams were recently named to the annual list of Georgia’s “Legal Elite” by leading business and politics magazine, Georgia Trend. This is the 19th year the publication has honored a very select group of lawyers based entirely on the voting of other attorneys in the state. To see the… Read More »
Capovilla & Williams Launches Military Justice Today Podcast
The law firm of Capovilla & Williams recently launched the Military Justice Today podcast, available on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple, Stitcher, and Castbox. The show will air episodes every other week and cover a wide-variety of topics impacting military service members in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces as well… Read More »
Military Commander’s Role When a Sexual Assault Allegation is Made
I receive a lot of calls from potential clients who do not want to hire an attorney until they are officially charged with a crime. Typically, these clients will call me up, ask me about the court-martial process, tell me that the accuser is lying, that CID, NCIS, or OSI wants to question them,… Read More »
Changing the Law for Major Military Crimes in the United States
Changes in the U.S. military justice system have been a hot topic among armed forces leadership, politicians, commentators, and attorneys, and specifically revisions to when and how major felony cases are brought and managed. Some advocates and lawmakers believe that changing the procedures, decision makers, and substantive law itself will help reduce the number… Read More »
Why Independent Investigations Are Critical in Military Criminal Cases
Our firm recently represented an E-5 SGT stationed at a well-known Army base in the United States. He was charged with a serious crime related to sexual misconduct. Even though this dedicated serviceman’s career, benefits, and reputation were at stake, CID refused to interview the key witnesses who were present at the time of… Read More »
