Servicemembers have the right to hire civilian counsel of their choosing at anytime. This right is most effectively employed to defend against criminal allegations at the outset of any investigation. Hiring an experienced military attorney like Matthew Jubelt at the outset of any investigation permits an experienced counsel to influence the narrative and direction of an investigation for the betterment of our clients.
Although service regulations appoint servicemembers counsel at court-martial or other due process proceedings, counsel is typically not assigned during the investigatory phase because a servicemember's due process right to life, liberty (potential sentence of confinement), or property (fines or discharge) is not yet implicated. Only after the investigatory stage is complete is an attorney appointed to represent a servicemember. This delay limits a servicemember's ability to positively influence an investigation in his or her favor.
Matthew Jubelt has helped and guided thousands of commissioned and enlisted servicemembers of all ranks and grades who have been under criminal investigation by their command, military police, Army CID, Navy NCIS, Air Force OSI, or Marine Corps CID for alleged criminal violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Early involvement by an experienced attorney in the investigatory stage can help a servicemember avoid being "titled" in an investigation or cause what could be substantiated allegations to become unsubstantiated allegations without probable cause to warrant a prreferral of charges against the servicemember. Contact our firm today if you or a loved one is facing a military criminal investigation and requires our assistance.
