MILITARY LAW

The military justice system is a unique legal system composed of separate crimes, procedures, and sanctions. To the inexperienced, this system may seem foreign, rigid, mechanical, and even unfair. Our offices have extensive experience in handling every aspect of military justice matters. As former judge advocates, who have served as both military (prosecutors) trial counsel and defense counsel, you can feel confident that we have the experience necessary to assist you in your time of need. Thorough preparation and years of experience results in aggressive representation and sound results.

CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

If you have failed promotion, been denied re-enlistment, have received a fitness report, a performance evaluation, or a punitive letter which is unjust, inaccurate, or prejudicial to your career, you have an administrative remedy and Bellon & Lisiecki, LLP can help.  If an error or injustice has occurred, Bellon & Lisiecki, LLP has the experience to represent your interests in the administrative process. 
An application for correction to the Board of Corrections of Military Records (BCMR) or the Board of Corrections of Naval Records (BCNR) should be filed within three (3) years of when the injustice or mistake was discovered or should have been discovered.  However, the BCMR / BCNR can, in the interest of justice, waive this three (3) year limit.  However, you should not wait until.  Be prepared for advancements and promotion boards.  Take charge of your career and seek zealous representation with Bellon & Lisiecki, LLP. 

If you are a veteran and have received a less than honorable discharge, you have the right to apply to the appropriate Discharge Review Board for a discharge upgrade. 
A less than honorable discharge carries serious consequences and can include ineligibility for Veterans Administration (VA) and state veterans benefits. Worse, it can result in a lifetime stigma which can make employment or employment advances difficult if not impossible.
  
An application for an upgrade of a less than honorable discharge can be pursued up to fifteen (15) years from the discharge date.  The Discharge Review Board (DRB) has the authority to upgrade discharges, change separation codes, and in appropriate cases, reinstate a service member to active duty.    

Bellon & Lisiecki, LLP will help you: 

• Return from a period of extended unauthorized absence
  
• Remove or modify an officer fitness report, performance evaluation,
  or failure of selection
  
• Remove or modify an enlisted fitness report or performance evaluation
• Remove a letter of reprimand or other derogatory material
• Remove a failure of selection (show not previously considered for promotion
  
• Delete or modify conduct marks
  
• Expunge a record of non-judicial punishment
  
• Show not reduced in rank/rate
  
• Upgrade a less than honorable discharge