By Tim Bilecki | Published 11 November 2026 The U.S. flag, the Union flag and flags of other NATO nations at Imjin Barracks, Gloucester, home of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters, 8 July 2021. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Elvis Umanzor. A 41-year-old member of the U.S. Army was arrested near Gloucester, […]
If you are facing a court martial, the Military Rules of Evidence decide what the panel hears about you. Whether your statement to CID, NCIS or OSI comes in. Whether the contents of your phone come in. Whether the government can tell the panel about something you did years ago. Whether your lawyer can show […]
Get Free Case Evaluation A service member arrested in Hawaii is usually charged by the State, not by the military. A Honolulu arrest leads to a Honolulu prosecutor and a state courtroom. The career consequences do not stay in that courtroom. They show up at your command, often before the state case is resolved. Our […]
Get Free Case Evaluation A Hawaii temporary restraining order is a civil court order. For a service member, it can reach well past the family court or district court that issued it. It can touch your weapon, your duties, your housing, and your record, and the facts behind it can become a UCMJ case of […]
Get Free Case Evaluation Hawaii does not call it DUI. The offense is operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant, known as OVUII. For a service member stationed in Hawaii, an OVUII arrest opens two cases at once: the State of Hawaii's criminal case and the military's response to it. The second case […]
The sentence is the part everyone hears. The judge reads it out, and it has a number on it: days, months, a discharge. It's rarely the whole price. A court martial conviction follows you into your retirement, your VA claim, your right to own a gun, your clearance and, if you aren't a citizen, your […]
The first question almost every client asks me is how much time they're facing. The real answer starts with a different question. Which court martial is the command sending this to? That decision sets the ceiling. Before anyone argues the evidence, the referral has already decided the worst thing that can happen to you. A […]
Reporters have covered courts martial Tim Bilecki tried in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Georgia and England. This page lists that coverage case by case, including reports on the same cases that do not name him. Each item links to the original report. The reporting and the headlines are the outlets’ own. Outcomes vary from case to […]
Bilecki Law Group, PLLC, a military defense law firm in Tampa, Florida, charges flat legal fees. The legal fee for a court martial covers the Article 32 hearing, motions, trial on the merits and sentencing, as applicable. Travel expenses are separate from the legal fee and are estimated before any travel. The fee, the scope […]