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Military Attorney Joseph L. Jordan is a civilian defense lawyer who has spent 20 years defending service members accused of crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The firm, founded in 2011, represents Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Guardians around the world. Mr. Jordan enlisted first, then served as a combat arms officer, and later served as an Army JAG prosecutor at Fort Cavazos (now Fort Hood), Texas, and with the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. He also deployed with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. What follows comes from the firm’s own statements.

Reported experience

The firm states that Mr. Jordan has represented more than 1,000 service members and taken more than 250 cases to verdict across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force. Those figures are the firm’s, and a reader can ask for the records behind them. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Practice areas

• Courts-martial. Summary, special, and general, along with Article 32 preliminary hearings.
• Offenses. Article 120 sexual assault, Article 112a drug offenses, assault, absence offenses, manslaughter, and murder.
• Nonjudicial punishment. Article 15 actions.
• Boards. Administrative separation boards and Boards of Inquiry.

Credentials

The firm lists a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a B.S. in Justice Studies from Pittsburg State University, a license in Arkansas, the American Bar Association, and the Military Law Section of the Texas Bar Association.

Of counsel

Attorney Nicholas C. DauSchmidt serves as Of Counsel and is based in Vicenza, Italy. The firm describes him as a former judge advocate who has served as defense counsel, prosecutor, and special victims counsel. Justin Scheider, Of Counsel, is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Civilian and detailed counsel

Article 38 lets an accused be represented by civilian counsel at no expense to the United States, along with detailed military counsel, who’s provided at no cost. A service member weighing that choice can ask any firm who will try the case, how many courts-martial that lawyer has taken to verdict for the same charge, what happens if the case moves, and what the fee covers.

Contact

The firm offers a free, confidential consultation, described as available around the clock, at (888) 689-6301.

General information about military law, not legal advice, and it creates no attorney-client relationship. Rules change and outcomes turn on the facts, so a specific situation belongs with a military defense counsel, a legal assistance office, or a civilian attorney.