Do all civilian military lawyers have military experience?
No. There is no requirement for a civilian military attorney to actually have military experience in order to practice law in the military. There are many lawyers who advertise their services to military members that have never been in the JAG Corps or even the military. All attorneys at The Bilecki Law Group are former JAG Corps Officers and have extensive experience as military defense counsel. Mr. Bilecki served seven years in the Army JAG Corps and was a promotable Captain when he left Active Duty. During those seven years, he was a defense counsel at Fort Hood, Texas, the busiest military criminal jurisdiction in the Army; Mr. Bilecki was a Special Assistant United States Attorney in Hawaii, then the Senior Defense Counsel for the Pacific Rim Region. Be wary of any attorney who has not had prior military experience and extensive experience as either a Senior Defense Counsel or Area Defense Counsel. Without such experience, they will not understand the military system and culture a
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