FOR ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS
Is something from your service still following you?
A decision, an investigation, a discharge, or an error in your record can affect your career, your clearan ce, and your benefits. Many are told there's nothing they can do. Frequently, that's not true.
Joe Galli has successfully helped service members and veterans challenge military decisions, correct their records, protect their careers, and pursue the outcome they should have received in the first place.
Is One of These Situations Affecting Your Future?
You were the subject of a military investigation, but no charges or conviction followed, and it’s still affecting your future.
A titling entry is appearing in background checks or interfering with employment, promotions, government work, or a security clearance.
You’re facing an administrative separation or separation board.
A military decision or administrative action is threatening your promotion, assignment, clearance, or ability to continue serving.
Your discharge is limiting your employment, benefits, or future opportunities.
Your military record contains an error or injustice that may need to be corrected through a BCMR / BCNR.
You were medically separated but believe you should have been medically retired.
You’ve received an Article 15 / NJP and are concerned about the lasting consequences.
Joe Takes Your Matter From Strategy to Resolution
Joe does more than explain the process.
He evaluates your situation, develops the legal strategy, and meets with you to explain your options and recommend the best path forward.
Once you decide how to proceed, Joe prepares and files the necessary documents, advocates for you, and takes your matter through the appropriate military agency, board, or proceeding until a decision or resolution is reached.
Why Service Members and Veterans Turn to Joe
Former Army JAG
Former Trial Defense Service Attorney
14+ Years Practicing Military Law
Representation for Current Service Members and Veterans
Joe Galli has spent more than 14 years practicing military law. Joe Galli has spent more than 14 years practicing military law. He began his career as an Army JAG and later served as a Trial Defense Counsel with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service, where he represented hundreds of service members in courts-martial, administrative separation proceedings, boards, and other adverse actions.
Throughout his career, Joe has helped clients secure acquittals, avoid federal criminal convictions, improve discharge characterizations, and preserve military careers.
That experience gives him a practical understanding of how military investigations, commands, boards, agencies, and disciplinary proceedings actually work. He knows how to evaluate the problem, identify the right strategy, and take the matter through the process toward a decision or resolution.
Joe is licensed in the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals.
What Happens Next
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Every situation is different. Joe will review what happened, understand how it is affecting your life, and learn what you’re hoping to accomplish.
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After understanding your situation, Joe will explain what options may be available and what approach makes the most sense.
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If you decide to move forward, Joe will develop the strategy, handle the necessary legal work, and guide your matter through the appropriate process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many people are surprised to learn that a military investigation can continue to affect their future even when no charges were filed and no conviction occurred. A titling entry can appear during background checks and may create problems with employment, security clearances, promotions, and other opportunities. If you believe an investigation record is affecting your future, Joe can review your situation and explain what options may be available.
Leaving the military does not necessarily mean your situation cannot be addressed. Depending on the circumstances, there may be options to challenge or correct parts of your military record, including discharge characterization, separation information, or other records that may be affecting your future.
An Article 15 or NJP is not simply something you have to accept without understanding the consequences. There are decisions that must be made, and those decisions can affect your career, rank, pay, and future opportunities. If you are facing an Article 15/NJP, it is important to understand your options before responding.
JAG attorneys provide an important service to military members. However, many people seek private representation because they want additional time, attention, and an attorney whose sole responsibility is their matter. Joe’s experience as a former Army JAG and Trial Defense Counsel gives him a unique understanding of both sides of the military legal system.
Administrative separation can have a major impact on your career, benefits, and future. Depending on your circumstances, you may have opportunities to challenge the separation and present your case. Joe helps clients understand the process, develop a strategy, prepare the necessary legal work, and advocate through the appropriate proceedings.
Some service members are separated when they believe their medical condition should have resulted in a medical retirement. These cases often require reviewing medical records and understanding whether the requirements for medical retirement were met. Joe can evaluate your situation and explain whether pursuing a correction may be appropriate.