Prentiss Halloway
Founding partner · Court-martial defense
Served as an Army judge advocate, first prosecuting courts-martial and then defending them. Takes the first call on most charges.
Civilian counsel for service members
Make the first call at first light
A charge, a separation notice or a clearance letter starts a clock. We are civilian military lawyers in Colorado Springs, working beside the military counsel you already have.
Reveille
Every hard day starts at the same hour
On post, the day begins with a call everyone hears. A legal problem begins the same way, only quieter: an agent asking for a few minutes, a letter from a commander, a clearance notice in the mail.
What you do in the first hours shapes what comes after. Most of our work is making those hours count. You don’t sign, you don’t explain yourself, you call.
You don’t need the answers. You only need to be up and make the call.
We are four lawyers in a city that keeps military hours. We work the matters that come out of the installations around us, and we take calls from farther away too.
What the first call is usually about
Four kinds of morning, each with its own page.
ChargedCourt-martial defense
A charge, an Article 32 hearing or a request for an interview from investigators.
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NotifiedSeparation and boards
A notice of administrative separation, a show-cause letter or a board of inquiry.
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SuspendedSecurity clearances
A clearance that has been suspended, denied or revoked, and a response that is due.
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Looking backDischarge upgrades
A discharge you want a board to review, whether it came last year or long ago.
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The people who pick up
Four lawyers, each with a corner of the work
Open a page to read how each one works and what they have behind them.
Kazuo Matsuoka
Partner · Security clearances
Spent years advising a defense agency on personnel security before moving to the other side of the table. Writes the response, not the argument.
Geraldine Fenimore
Partner · Separations and boards
A former Air Force judge advocate who has sat through separation boards from every chair. Prepares service members for the hearing room.
Agatha Ketterman
Associate · Discharge upgrades
A former Navy judge advocate who rebuilds records for veterans asking a board to look again at the day they left.