-- A new show from The Military Law News Network addresses the vital question: “Are Incompetent Civilian Lawyers Flooding the Military Justice System?”
In the second episode of the network’s weekly series distinguished criminal defense attorney Michael Waddington and Noel Tipon, a former judge advocate for the United States Marine Corps, debate the issue.
The two attorneys discuss the increase in inexperienced lawyers that are now taking military cases and give tips on how to properly vet and select the best military defense lawyer.
Waddington, one of only two military lawyers in the USA who is a member of the prestigious American Board of Criminal Lawyers (ABCL), says, “A military defendant should always someone how many trials they have done as a criminal defense lawyer, as lead counsel. And then ask himself why he should put his life in the hands of someone who has only done 10 cases?”
Tipon, a managing partner of the Honolulu-based firm, the Bilecki Law Group, agrees: “A serviceman looking for a lawyer has to do his homework and ask an attorney some tough questions. How many cases they have taken to a successful jury verdict, for example. Have they been battle-tested in court?”
Both Waddington and Tipon point out that many attorneys seeking to represent service members misrepresent their years of experience as military attorneys because many of those years are spent behind a desk and not in the courtroom.
The Military Law News Network releases weekly videos on YouTube that discuss military law related news stories and topics. Host Michael Waddington, a partner at the law firm of Gonzalez and Waddington in Evans, Georgia has been named by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the USA.”
Waddington defends serious criminal cases worldwide. Some of his high profile cases have been covered by major media outlets including CNN, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, Time, ABC Nightline, Good Morning America, and the BBC and have been the subject of books and movies.
To view this episode of the Military Law News Network go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EzbsTHtVcU
About Michael Waddington, Esq.
Michael Waddington is a criminal defense lawyer defending service members worldwide at court martial and administrative separation boards. He has successfully defended military personnel in Europe, the Middle East (Iraq, Kuwait), Central Asia (Afghanistan), the Pacific (Yongsan Korea, Camp Casey Korea, Okinawa Japan, Yokota Japan), and throughout the United States. Mr. Waddington has been involved in some of the most high profile cases arising from the War on Terror.
About Noel Tipon, Esq.
Noel Tipon is an international criminal defense lawyer based in Honolulu, Hawaii who defends US Military service members worldwide. Noel is the Managing Partner of Bilecki & Tipon, the Premier Law Firm Defending Servicemembers in the Pacific Rim. Noel is a co-host of The Tipon Report, a grass roots radio program reporting on and tackling contemporary legal issues in Hawaii.
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Name: Michael Waddington
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Organization: Gonzalez & Waddington, LLC
Address: 601 North Belair Square, Suite 16
Phone: 1-866-969-9860
Website: https://www.youtube.com/user/courtmartiallawyers
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