In the News
For over a decade, our high-profile court-martial and sexual assault cases have been covered by international media outlets. Often, we are quoted by the media regarding high-profile military justice issues. Our firm also uses the media to our client’s advantage so we can do damage control if necessary. For the majority of our clients, we skillfully keep their names out of the media in order to avoid embarrassment and public humiliation. For example, in a Naval officer rape trial, and the Secret Service – Colombia prostitution scandal, we convinced the news to not include our clients’ names in their reports. However, when the media does take interest in your case, you need a lawyer with experience and connections who can use the media to your advantage. WARNING: Many lawyers claim to have been “seen in the news.” Be careful. Some lawyers lie about or exaggerate their media appearances. Do some research and verify:
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- Was the lawyer actually in the news? Does their website link to an article or CNN story? Some lawyers paste a CNN logo on their site even though they have never been mentioned by CNN. If the lawyer says they have been on CNN, there should be a link to the article.
- Were they the lead lawyer on the case? What was their involvement?
- Whether they won the case or won a favorable outcome.
- Whether they were in the media one time or many times.
- How the lawyer managed his client’s reputation with the media?
Below are some of our media appearances in books, TV, and film.
Army Special Forces Colonel found NOT GUILTY of sexual assault
Army Times – August 28, 2020
Battlemind Legal Thriller Examines US Torture Program
Yahoo News – July 1, 2020
Did SEAL Team 6 commit unlawful command influence in catfishing case?
Navy Times – August 19, 2019
Sexting, salacious snapshots: Inside SEAL Team 6′s spoofing scandal
Navy Times – July 26, 2019
Best-selling Author Michael Waddington Releases Kick-Ass Closings: A Guide to Giving the Best Closing Argument of Your Life
Reuters – November 29, 2018
Navy SEAL Acquitted in Rape Case
The San Diego Union-Tribune – March 23, 2018
Jury Rejects Prosecution’s Sex Assault Case Against Sergeant
Stars & Stripes – April 27, 2017
Sexual Assault Defense Book Released
New York Business Journal – January 2, 2017
Michael Waddington Lectures at 2016 National Trial Lawyers Summit
Miami Herald – February 15, 2016
Michael Waddington Launches New Book The Art of Trial Warfare
Reuters – February 1, 2016
Miley Cyrus song crashes Air Force pilots’ careers
Air Force Times – October 19, 2015
Airman accused of lying about BAH, Defense lawyers vow to fight to the end to prove innocence
Air Force Times – August 20 2015
Desertion Charge Intensifies Debate Over Bergdahl’s Release
ABC News/Associated Press March 26, 2015
Attorney Michael Waddington Interviewed on ‘Success Today’ TV Show
Yahoo News December 29, 2014
Alexandra González-Waddington named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
The Miami Herald December 23, 2014
Court Martial Realities Revealed in Hard-Hitting New Video
The Boston Globe December 10, 2014
Military Defense Lawyer Published in American Bar Association Book
CBS News, Fox News, ABC News November 19, 2014
Staff sergeant cleared twice of child sex abuse charges
Air Force Times October 27, 2014
Victory Undone: The Defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq and Its Resurrection as ISIS
Book Written by Carter Andress October 20, 2014
Naval officer acquitted of sexual assault charges
The Virginian-Pilot July 19, 2014
The Whole Truth: The Tainted Prosecution of an American Fighter Pilot
Book Written by Bob Harvey
July 9, 2014
Attorney Michael Waddington Named Fellow by the Elite American Board of Criminal Lawyers
CBS News, Fox News, ABC News March 6, 2014
The State of Criminal Justice 2014
American Bar Association (ABA) Book July 2014
Attorney Michael Waddington Selected for List of Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia
Fox News March 1, 2014
Case against top neurosurgeon accused of sexual assault will not go to court martial
Various Virginia Media Outlets November 13, 2013
Hagel aims to curb unlawful influence arguments in trials
Stars and Stripes & New York Times August 14, 2013
The Kill Team – Movie
Directed by Dan Krauss July 12, 2013
The State of Criminal Justice 2013
American Bar Association (ABA) Book June 2013
Is the Pentagon Losing the War against Sex Crimes?
KCRW – Public Radio – InternationalMay 13, 2013
Q&A: ‘The Kill Team’ Director Dan Krauss on Whistleblowers and War Crimes
Rolling Stone April 22, 2013
U.S. soldiers reprimanded in Colombia prostitution scandal
CNN January 11, 2013
Through supporters, Bradley Manning still fights on
CNN August 21, 2012
U.S. military sanctions 10 in Colombia prostitution scandal
The Washington Post July 18, 2012
US Secret Service prostitution scandal widens as five soldiers accused
The Telegraph April 15, 2012
Soldiers bring death home
The Sydney Morning Herald March 19, 2012
Afghan rampage suspect Robert Bales was a soldier strained by deployments
The Washington Post March 17, 2012
Afghan killing probe to look at suspect’s mental health, aggravating factors
CNN March 16, 2012
Afghans angry over removal of accused US soldier
The Associated Press March 15, 2012
Accused Wiki-leaker faces judgment Friday
CNN December 15, 2011
Military’s newly aggressive rape prosecution has pitfalls
McClatchy November 28, 2011
Bureaucracy has blossomed in military’s war on rape
McClatchy November 28, 2011
The Good Wife: Season 3, Episode 9
CBS Series – The Good Wife November 20, 2011
The Good Wife: Season 3: Episode – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
CBS Series – The Good Wife
November 20, 2011
The Kill Team: How U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Murdered Innocent Civilians
Rolling Stone March 27, 2011
Soldier pleads guilty in Afghan killing case
CNN March 23, 2011
The Good Wife: Season 2, Episode 2
CBS Series – The Good Wife October 5, 2010
The Good Wife – Consultant
CBS Series – The Good Wife October 4, 2010
Sordid details surface in Afghan death
The New York Times September 28, 2010
Defense Lawyers: ‘Kill Team’ Case Goes Beyond ‘One Rogue Platoon’
NPR September 27, 2010
Army Coverup: Murder For Sport in Afghanistan
ABC News – Nightline September 27, 2010
Hearing begins in alleged plot to murder Afghans
The Associated Press September 27, 2010
Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death
Book written by Jim Frederick Published 2010
Hearing begins for soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians
CNN September 27, 2010
Allegations swirl around Lewis-McChord platoon
Army Times September 13, 2010
CNN Investigative Reports look into whether four killings in Iraq were murder or battlefield justice, or both
CNN November 21, 2009
CNN’s Anderson Cooper and his panel discuss the three soldiers that are charged with murdering four Iraqi detainees
CNN November 18, 2009
A soldier facing court-martial turns on his fellow soldiers and in an attempt to avoid a conviction, accuses his platoon mates of murder
CNN November 18, 2009
CNN – Anderson Cooper 360 Battlefield Justice or Murder
CNN November 17, 2009
Killings at the Canal – Documentary
CNN November 16, 2009
Anderson Cooper 360 Panel Discusses the Killings at the Canal
CNN November 16, 2009
Killings at the Canal: Murder or Battlefield Justice
CNN November 16, 2009
Fort Hood Murder Case
Star-Telegram November 12, 2009
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
Book written by Thomas E. Ricks Published in 2009
Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable
Book written by David Cole
Published September 2009
Nightclub brawl mistrial declared over missing documents
Stars and Stripes October 7, 2009
Soldier Avoids Discharge – Gets 30 Days in Korea Brawl
Stars and Stripes October 7, 2009
Yongsan Korea Bar Brawl Cases Go to Trial
Stars and Stripes August 18, 2009
Taxi to the Dark Side – Movie
Directed by Alex Gibney
July 12, 2009
The Kill Company
The New Yorker July 6, 2009
The Good Soldier on Trial: A Sociological Study of Misconduct by the US Military Pertaining to Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq
by Stjepan G. Mestrovic
General reduces 172nd soldiers’ jail terms
Stars and Stripes June 21, 2009
Agent: No physical evidence in Iraqis’ deaths
Stars and Stripes December 5, 2008
Testimony doesn’t link US soldier to 4 dead Iraqis
The Associated Press, CBS News, 100s of Others December 4, 2008
Airman sentenced in missing funds case, Receives 30 days in jail and no discharge
Stars and Stripes November 16, 2008
Airman convicted of lesser charge in vault theft case, Cleared of felony theft
Stars and Stripes November 15, 2008
Defense Attorney says airman only borrowed money from Air Force vault
Stars and Stripes November 14, 2008
No court-martial for midshipman accused of rape
The Associated Press, Fox News, ABC News, The Washington Post, CNN, Time June 2, 2008
Winder GI exonerated of Iraqi murder
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 22, 2008
Charge, Sentence reduced for Soldier tried in Iraqi death
The Associated Press, Army Times, CNN May 21, 2008
Report Finds No Sexual Assault
The Associated Press, The Washington Post May 20, 2008
Foster MP cleared of molestation charges
Stars and Stripes May 16, 2008
Camp Foster MP pleads not guilty to molesting teen
Stars and Stripes May 15, 2008
Ga. soldier released while clemency weighed
The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 3, 2008
Punished despite acquittal – Letters to the Editor
Stars and Stripes April 30, 2008
Naval Academy rape allegations called into question
Numerous National Media Sources April 22, 2008
Jury finds soldier not guilty of sexual assault
Stars and Stripes
April 20, 2008
Soldier cleared, but pain not over
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution February 22, 2008
Soldier Acquitted of Murder, Gets 120 days in Death of Iraq
The Associated Press, Army Times, CBS News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN February 21, 2008
Georgia dad fights for GI son charged with murder
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution February 18, 2008
Army officer Acquitted of Sex Charges, to be confined for 100 days
Stars and Stripes January 26, 2008
Officer’s daughter alleges he molested her
Stars and Stripes January 25, 2008
Soldier gets 13 months in major drug trafficking case
Stars and Stripes January 24, 2008
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Accused Winder soldier to face murder court martial next month
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 9, 2008
Murder focus off Winder, GA GI
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution November 8, 2007
Georgia Soldier’s Murder Charges Unfounded
San Antonio Express-News November 8, 2007
Army Investigator: Reduce Murder Charge
The Associated Press, Army Times, CBS News, MSNBC, 200 Others November 8, 2007
Buddies a lifeline for GI in deep trouble
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 29, 2007
Soldier Demoted for Lying, but Gets to Stay in Army
Stars and Stripes October 27, 2007
USFK Worker is Found Not Guilty of Faking Four TDYs
Stars and Stripes October 25, 2007
USFK Headquarters Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Faking TDY Orders
Stars and Stripes October 24, 2007
‘I did not kill that man,’ Winder Soldier Testifies in His Defense
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 20, 2007
Soldier Denies Taking Part in Killing
Associated Press, CBS News, MSNBC, 300 Others October 20, 2007
VIDEO Schofield Soldier’s Hearing Begins
CBS News October 20, 2007
Warrant officer is discharged after tryst with private at Camp Casey
Stars and Stripes September 19, 2007
Aiken County Deputies Bust An Atlanta Man For 22-Pounds Of Pot
NBC August 16, 2007
Soldier dodges prison time for beating detainee with ball bat
The Associated Press, Army Times, MSNBC, 400 Others August 15, 2007
Sergeant guilty of assaulting detainee gets lightest possible sentence: a reprimand
Richmond Times-Dispatch August 15, 2007
Witnesses’ accounts differ at Army cook’s court-martial
Richmond Times-Dispatch August 14, 2007
Soldier: Sergeant beat detainee with bat
The Associated Press, MSNBC August 13, 2007
Lawyer: Soldier innocent in Iraqi’s death
The Associated Press, Army Times August 6, 2007
Deaths at U.S. jail in Afghanistan re-examined
The Associated Press, The Washington Post, MSNBC July 31, 2007
Army Document: Troops shot Iraqi many times
The Associated Press, USA Today, The Washington Post July 29, 2007
Iraq cases struggle to obtain testimony
San Diego Union Tribune June 24, 2007
Court-martial Set in Detainee Abuse Case
The Associated Press, Army Times May 22, 2007
Judge Questions First Trial
Augusta Chronicle May 17, 2007
Attorneys Fight Slaying Verdicts
Augusta Chronicle May 16, 2007
6 West Point Cadets Charged with Drug Use
Army Times, Fox News March 24, 2007
Soldier Pleads Guilty to Iraq Murders
ABC News January 11, 2007
Soldier Reaches Plea Deal in the Killing of 3 Iraqis
The New York Times January 4, 2007
U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Testify to Hearing Order to ‘Kill All of Them’
Fox News August 3, 2006
The ‘Band of Brothers’ Unravels
ABC News – Nightline August 2, 2006
Lawyers for 4 Accused Soldiers Say They Acted on Orders
The New York Times July 23, 2006
Soldiers in murder case claim order to ‘kill all military age males’
USA Today, CBS News July 21, 2006
Over 1,000 articles & TV news stories were published by major media outlets worldwide concerning the U.S. v. Hunsaker pre-trial investigation (Article 32). Above are a few. Others include the Washington Post, Fox News, CNN, BBC, CNBC, The London Times, MSNBC, Los Angeles Times, Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, and many others.
Death Penalty Shadows Iraq Murder Charges
Fox News June 28, 2006
Local Army defense lawyer wins detainee abuse case, clears soldier’s name
News 12, CBS News March 20, 2006
Lawyer fights to win his battles
Augusta Chronicle March 20, 2006
Over 600 articles & TV news stories were published worldwide after the U.S. v. Driver trial. Below are a few. Others include the Washington Post, New York Times, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, ABC News, Army Times, London Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, Wikipedia, and many others.
Jury Acquits Soldier in Afghanistan Abuse
USA Today February 24, 2006
Soldier Cleared in Abuse Case
El Paso Times February 24, 2006
Military Panel Acquits Soldier Accused Of Assault
Fox News February 23, 2006
Witnesses Not Certain of Testimony in Trial
El Paso Times February 23, 2006
Final Army reservist tried in Afghanistan abuse case
USA Today February 23, 2006
Only On FOX: Soldier Accused Of Prisoner Abuse Prepares For Trial
Fox News February 21, 2006Over 1,000 articles & TV news stories were were published by nearly every major media outlet worldwide concerning the U.S. v. Driver pre-trial investigation (Article 32). Below are a few. Others include the Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, Fox News, Fox and Friends, CNN, BBC, CNBC, The London Times, MSNBC, CBS News, ABC News, Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, and many others.
Qaeda Prison Break
Newsweek November 14, 2005
Qaeda Operative in Southeast Asia Has Fled U.S. Jail in Afghanistan
The New York Times November 3, 2005
Top bin Laden operative escaped U.S. custody
The Associated Press, Army Times November 1, 2005
Troops tortured detainees, Human Rights Watch alleges
USA Today September 24, 2005
Soldier is acquitted of assault, firearm charges
Augusta Chronicle May 27, 2004
Lawyers fight firearm charge
Augusta Chronicle May 26, 2004
Court-martial testimony begins
Augusta Chronicle May 25, 2004