Liebenguth Law represents military service members for all forms of military adverse administrative action. Whether you’re in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, we can help you with the adverse administrative matter you’re facing. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Board of Inquiry (BOI)
• Administrative Separation Board
• General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR)
• Written Reprimands and Counselings
• Investigation Rebuttals
• Performance Evaluation Boards
• Security Clearance Matters
• Rebuttals and Appeals
• Discharge Upgrades
• Military Records Correction
• Law Enforcement Titling Matters

As shown above, adverse administrative action can come in many forms in the military, as does a military service member’s need for representation to combat or correct administrative matters. If you’re a military service member facing any type of adverse administrative action, you need an experienced and aggressive military defense attorney with a track record of success. 

Take a look at our case results and testimonials to see why Liebenguth Law can help with your problem. 

Call Liebenguth Law today for a free consultation and learn how we would aggressively protect your interests and fight for your rights.

Defending Against a Military Board of Inquiry or Administrative Separation Board 

Are you a military service member facing a BOI or administrative separation board? Are you worried that your career and long-term future are at risk? Are you looking to fight for both?  If so, you need an experienced and aggressive military lawyer that has a track record of winning.

The military generally moves to involuntarily separate a service member prior to the end of their service obligation when it is believed that the service member has engaged in serious misconduct or a pattern of misconduct. The service member will be notified of the misconduct that is the basis for the separation and the characterization of service that is being sought (e.g., honorable, general under honorable conditions, or other than honorable (OTH)). An administrative separation is not a criminal conviction and does not result in a criminal record, but an OTH or general discharge can cause the loss of the G.I. Bill and other benefits, and severely hinder future employment opportunities.

Officers. For officers, separation boards are referred to as a “Show Cause Board” or “Board of Inquiry.” An officer that is facing administrative separation is only entitled to a board if they have 6 years of active duty service or an OTH is being sought. Otherwise, the separation procedure can be completely paper, but the officer can submit rebuttal matters. Active duty warrant officers only need 3 years of service for a board since their original appointment as a warrant officer.

Enlisted. For enlisted, a board is known as an Administrative Separation Board, or “ADSEP board.” To be eligible for a board, a service member needs to have at least 6 years of total active service or an OTH is being sought. If not eligible for a board, the enlisted service member will be “papered” out, but will have the opportunity to submit written rebuttal matters. 

An Administrative Separation Board Decides the Following Important Matters:

• Does the Evidence Support the Basis or Not (i.e. did misconduct occur or not)?

• If Yes, Should the Servicemember be Retained in the Military or Separated?

• If Separated, What Should the Characterization of Service Be?

• If Retirement Eligible, What Pay-Grade Should the Service Member be Retired In?

“Papered Out” – Separation by Notification (No Board). If a service member is not facing an OTH and does not have enough active service to be entitled to a board, the command will separate you for serious misconduct or a pattern of misconduct via the notification process. You will receive notification indicating the offense or offenses for which you are being separated and that an honorable or general under honorable conditions characterization of service is being sought—it will usually be a general under honorable conditions characterization of service. You will be given the opportunity to submit a written rebuttal to the separation, but there will be no official hearing. 

If you are a service member who has been notified that you are being involuntarily separated, no matter where you are located, Liebenguth Law can help you fight for your career, your benefits, your retirement, and your reputation. Attorney Jeff Liebenguth has helped hundreds of military service members facing administrative separation and he knows what it takes to win administrative separation boards.

Aggressively Defending Against Letters of Reprimand

If you are a service member that has to defend against a letter of reprimand or any other adverse administrative matter, you need a military defense attorney that has exceptional legal writing skills. You need a military lawyer that has caused GOMORs to be torn up, investigation findings to be unsubstantiated by the CG, security clearances to be upgraded, and much more.  It doesn’t matter which service you’re in, we can help.

Call our office TODAY for a free consultation and learn how we would investigate, prepare, and defend your case.   

Defending Against Military Flying Evaluation Boards 

A military aviator may be subjected to a board to determine whether they should lose their wings. In the Air Force and Army, this is referred to as a Flying Evaluation Board (FEB). In the Navy, this is referred to as a Field Naval Aviator Evaluation Board (FNAEB). A Marine Corps Aviator may be subjected to a Field Flight Performance Board (FFPB) and a Flight Status Selection Board (FSSB).

If you’re a military aviator facing a flying evaluation board, contact our office today for a free consultation and learn how we can help you fight the allegations you’re facing.

Defending Against Security Clearance Revocation

Liebenguth Law knows how important a security clearance is to military service members. The loss of a security clearance can have a devastating impact on a service member’s career and may even lead to premature separation from the service. That is why it is so important to obtain experienced legal representation if you are a service member whose security clearance is in jeopardy or is under scrutiny. Whatever your particular circumstances may be, we can help.  

If you are a military service member that needs help with a security clearance issue, contact our office today for a free consultation and analysis of your case.

Adverse Administrative Action Practice Areas 

• Board of Inquiry (BOI)
• Administrative Separation Board
• General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR)
• Written Reprimands and Counselings
• Investigation Rebuttals
• Performance Evaluation Boards
• Security Clearance Matters
• Rebuttals and Appeals
• Discharge Upgrades
• Military Records Correction
• Law Enforcement Titling Matters