The Maywand District killings involved the deaths of at least 3 Afghan civilians by a group of U.S. Army soldiers in 2010. The soldiers became known as the “Kill Team” and were members of the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. They were based at FOB Ramrod in the...

On March 16, 1968, Soldiers were accused of killing hundreds of civilians in My Lai, Vietnam. The Company Commander – Captain Medina – was accused of shooting a woman, a small boy, and generally failing to control his troops. He was acquitted of all charges.As a young Judge Advocate, Gary Myers became involved in the court-martial of...

In 2003, reports of prisoner abuses at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison were made public.With a presidential election looming in 2004, the politics surrounding prosecution of cases was significant. Mr. Myers became a key player representing one of the Soldiers. The case was memorialized in the book “The Lucifer Effect.” ​ ​News Articles The New...

On 4 March 2007, Marine Corps Special Operations Command members came under attack during a deployment to Afghanistan. After engaging the threat, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Counsel later alleged that upwards of 19 civilians were killed and 50 were injured. Mr. Conway and the firm represented one of the Marines involved in engaging the enemy....

CONTACT US! There is very little research into false allegations of sexual assault. It is a toxic subject area. In most cases, there is very little evidence to corroborate either side of the story. As defense lawyers, we are always trying to stay current on the literature though.I recently came across an article in the...

On November 19, 2005, a convoy of Marines came under attack from an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. The Marines responded – as trained – to the threats. There were civilian casualties. Here is a link to the Vanity Fair story. The firm successfully represented one of the first Marines in the case to face murder charges....

Mr. Conway following a full acquittal at Fort Carson. It’s that time of year where we can look back and evaluate our results in trial for the year. On our results page, we’ve posted short summaries of all of the courts-martial that Mr. Conway appeared in. We may be the only firm that provides end of year litigation statistics....

Several years ago when a major publisher in the legal field was looking to improve their library on military topics, they approached Mr. Myers and Mr. Conway about doing a book. Our firm made perfect sense for a book. We are one of the most experienced firms in practice. After several years of work, the proofs...

I first came to the firm in 2005. I was prior enlisted in the Marine Corps – having made it to the rank of Staff Sergeant. By the summer of 2006, a number of Marines from 3/1 were under investigation related to 24 deaths in the city of Haditha, Iraq.Mr. Myers had started his Army...

Mr. Conway had a nice result in Washington DC this week. It was an officer case involving a positive urinalysis for Percocet (oxymorphone). We originally turned down Captain’s Mast and demanded a court-martial. The jury found the client not guilty of wrongfully using oxymorphone.