Military Defense Lawyers for U.S. Coast Guard Members Worldwide

Serving in the United States Coast Guard? Facing a court-martial, UCMJ action, Administrative Separation Board, or other Adverse Administrative Action? Call our experienced military defense lawyers at 1-800-921-8607 for a free consultation.

Coast Guard Bases – Military Defense Lawyers

Gonzalez & Waddington, Attorneys at Law, is a respected military defense firm that provides experienced legal representation to U.S. Coast Guard personnel facing serious disciplinary actions. We defend enlisted members and officers in court-martials, administrative separation boards, Captain’s Mast (NJP), and all types of UCMJ-related investigations and proceedings. Whether stationed at a U.S. base, deployed on a cutter, or serving overseas, Coast Guard members turn to us when their careers, freedom, and reputation are at stake.

Attorneys Michael Waddington and Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington are among the most prominent and well-known civilian military defense lawyers representing Coast Guard clients. Over the past two decades, they have handled cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, misconduct, fraternization, and operational or command-related accusations. They have represented service members at Coast Guard bases across the United States, including Alameda, Cape May, Clearwater, Charleston, Kodiak, and Washington, D.C., as well as on vessels deployed abroad.

We defend Coast Guard members at Base Alameda, Air Station Clearwater, Training Center Cape May, Base Kodiak, Charleston, New Orleans, Honolulu, and headquarters in Washington, D.C.
We handle court-martials and UCMJ charges including Article 120 (sexual assault), Article 92 (failure to obey orders), Article 133 (conduct unbecoming), and Article 134 offenses.
We represent clients at Captain’s Mast (NJP), administrative separation boards, Boards of Inquiry (BOI), and security clearance revocation hearings.
Our firm is known for defending high-profile and complex military cases with discretion, professionalism, and courtroom-tested strategy.
As independent civilian lawyers, we are not influenced by military politics or command pressure, allowing us to focus entirely on your defense.

If you’re a member of the U.S. Coast Guard facing disciplinary action or investigation, contact Gonzalez & Waddington to speak with a respected and experienced civilian military defense attorney.

Aggressive Military Defense Lawyers

Our military defense lawyers are among the most experienced and hard-hitting in the world. With an unparalleled track record, we provide aggressive, strategic defense tailored to each client’s unique situation. Trust us to fight relentlessly for your rights and deliver the best possible outcome.” (Michael Waddington, Military Defense Lawyer)

Military defense lawyers handling Coast Guard cases worldwide.

Our military defense lawyers represent US Coast Guard service members worldwide.

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Our military defense lawyers handle military cases at the following Coast Guard Bases.

Alaska Coast Guard Bases

Base Support Unit Kodiak

The base began as the Navy’s Naval Air Station Kodiak in 1941. ISC Kodiak gained an outstanding reputation for providing Rock Solid support where ever it was needed.

Coast Guard Station Juneau

Coast Guard Station Juneau dates back to the middle 1950’s. The original Station was located in Auke bay and remained there until 1978 when it was moved to its current location. Then, as of now, the station performed all missions assigned today with the additional mission of servicing manned lighthouses.

Station Ketchikan

ISC Ketchikan was established on 22 May 1996 from elements of the former USCG Group Ketchikan and USCG Base Ketchikan, combined with personnel formerly assigned to the Seventeenth CG District Administration Division. Station Ketchikan responds to an average of 150 Search and Rescue cases every year.

California

Training Center Petaluma

The Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma is much more than the sum of its schools. It’s a small town whose residents share a commitment to mission, respect, innovation, and a focus on personal development.

Florida

Integrated Support Command Miami

ISC Miami was created on 17 May 1996 from the merger of Base Miami Beach and some financial and administrative elements of the Seventh Coast Guard District Staff.

Hawaii

Integrated Support Command Honolulu

From Hawaii to Guam to Japan, ISC Honolulu supports 35 commands throughout the 14th District Area of Responsibility, including over 3,000 Coast Guard active duty members, reservists, civilians, auxiliaries, and their families. ISC Honolulu evolved from the former U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot at both Pier 4 and a 5-acre plot on Sand Island.

North Carolina

Air Station Elizabeth City

Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City is one of the busiest Air Stations in the Coast Guard. On any single day, aircrews may be as far away as Greenland, the Azores or the Caribbean.

Virginia

Sector Hampton Roads

On 15 July 2005, Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads, Group Hampton Roads, and Group Eastern Shore merged to become Sector Hampton Roads.

Training Center Yorktown

Training Center Yorktown occupies the easternmost tip of Virginia’s historical triangle, formed by Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. Yorktown’s moment in history began September 28, 1781, when a group of Colonial and French soldiers set out from Williamsburg to lay siege to the British Army that had fortified the seaport hamlet.

Additional Coast Guard Bases

Alaska

Anchorage Dutch Harbor Juneau Ketchikan Kodiak Sitka St. Paul Valdez

Alabama

Mobile

American Samoa

Pago Pago

Arizona

Scottsdale

California

Alameda Concord Long Beach Los Angeles McKinleyville Novato Oakland Oxnard Petaluma Point Reyes Station Sacramento San Diego San Francisco South San Francisco Connecticut Groton New Haven New London

District of Columbia

Washington

Florida

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Georgia

Glynco Savannah

Guam

Santa Rita

Hawaii

Honolulu

Illinois

Chicago

Kansas

Topeka

Kentucky

Louisville Paducah

Louisiana

Avondale Baton Rouge Houma Lockport Morgan City New Orleans

Massachusetts

Barnstable Boston Natick New Bedford Otis AFB Weymouth Woods Hole JB Cape Cod Military Lawyer | Court Martial Attorney

Maryland

Baltimore Columbia Glen Burnie Suitland

Maine

Bucksport Portland South Portland Southwest Harbor

Michigan

Cheboygan Detroit Detroit Beach Sault Ste Marie Selfridge AFB Traverse City

Minnesota

Duluth Ray Warroad

Missouri

St. Louis

Mississippi

Pascagoula

North Carolina

Atlantic Beach Buxton Camp Lejeune Elizabeth City Wilmington

New Jersey

Atlantic City Cape May Fort Dix Moorestown Wildwood Woodbine

New York

Buffalo Coram New York New York -Richmond New York-Kings Staten Island

Ohio

Cleveland Toledo

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Oregon

Astoria Medford North Bend Portland

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla San Juan

Rhode Island

East Providence Providence Warwick

South Carolina

Charleston

Tennessee

Memphis Millington

Texas

Corpus Christi El Paso Galveston Houston Port Arthur South Padre Island

Virginia

Alexandria Arlington Chesapeake Chincoteague Hampton Herndon Norfolk Portsmouth Rosslyn Virginia Beach Yorktown

Virgin Islands

St. Thomas

Washington

Ilwaco Port Angeles Seattle Pacific Area Military Defense Lawyers

Wisconsin

Marinette Milwaukee

West Virginia

Barboursville Falling Waters Huntington Kearneysville Martinsburg

Alaska	Anchorage
	Dutch Harbor
	Juneau
	Ketchikan
	Kodiak
	Sitka
	St. Paul
	Valdez

Alabama	Mobile

American Samoa	Pago Pago

Arizona	Scottsdale

California	Alameda
	Concord
	Long Beach
	Los Angeles
	McKinleyville
	Novato
	Oakland
	Oxnard
	Petaluma
	Point Reyes Station
	Sacramento
	San Diego
	San Francisco
	South San Francisco

Connecticut	Groton
	New Haven
	New London

District of Columbia	Washington

Florida	Clearwater
	Jacksonville
	Key West
	Mayport
	Miami
	Miami Beach
	Opa-Locka
	Sarasota
	St Petersburg
	Tampa

Georgia	Glynco
	Savannah

Guam	Santa Rita

Hawaii	Honolulu

Illinois	Chicago

Kansas	Topeka
Kentucky	Louisville
	Paducah

Louisiana	Avondale
	Baton Rouge
	Houma
	Lockport
	Morgan City
	New Orleans

Massachusetts	Barnstable
	Boston
	Natick
	New Bedford
	Otis AFB
	Weymouth
	Woods Hole

Maryland	Baltimore
	Columbia
	Glen Burnie
	Suitland

Maine	Bucksport
	Portland
	South Portland
	Southwest Harbor

Michigan	Cheboygan
	Detroit
	Detroit Beach
	Sault Ste Marie
	Selfridge AFB
	Traverse City

Minnesota	Duluth
	Ray
	Warroad

Missouri	St. Louis

Mississippi	Pascagoula

North Carolina	Atlantic Beach
	Buxton
	Camp Lejeune
	Elizabeth City
	Wilmington

New Jersey	Atlantic City
	Cape May
	Fort Dix
	Moorestown
	Wildwood
	Woodbine

New York	Buffalo
	Coram
	New York
	New York -Richmond
	New York-Kings
	Staten Island

Ohio	Cleveland
	Toledo

Oklahoma	Oklahoma City

Oregon	Astoria
	Medford
	North Bend
	Portland

Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
	Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico	Aguadilla
	San Juan

Rhode Island	East Providence
	Providence
	Warwick

South Carolina	Charleston

Tennessee	Memphis
	Millington

Texas	Corpus Christi
	El Paso
	Galveston
	Houston
	Port Arthur
	South Padre Island

Virginia	Alexandria
	Arlington
	Chesapeake
	Chincoteague
	Hampton
	Herndon
	Norfolk
	Portsmouth
	Rosslyn
	Virginia Beach
	Yorktown

Virgin Islands	St. Thomas

Washington	Ilwaco
	Port Angeles
	Seattle

Wisconsin	Marinette
	Milwaukee

West Virginia	Barboursville
	Falling Waters
	Huntington
	Kearneysville
	Martinsburg

U.S. Coast Guard Military Defense – Frequently Asked Questions

Who are some of the top-rated civilian defense lawyers for Coast Guard members?

Michael Waddington and Alexandra Gonzalez-Waddington are widely known for representing Coast Guard service members in court-martials, NJP proceedings, and administrative separations. Their firm, Gonzalez & Waddington, has a strong reputation for defending complex and career-threatening military cases across all branches, including the Coast Guard.

Can you represent Coast Guard clients stationed on cutters or overseas?

Yes. We represent Coast Guard clients serving aboard ships, cutters, and deployed overseas. We travel to locations worldwide and frequently defend service members involved in operational misconduct allegations, violations of command policy, and UCMJ offenses related to shipboard life.

What types of Coast Guard legal cases do you handle?

We handle court-martials, Article 15s (Captain’s Mast), administrative separations, Boards of Inquiry, and investigations involving sexual assault, fraternization, dereliction of duty, disobedience of orders, and other alleged UCMJ violations. We also assist with security clearance issues and adverse command actions.

Why choose a civilian attorney instead of using a Coast Guard JAG?

A civilian military defense lawyer brings independent legal judgment, deep courtroom experience, and the ability to challenge command decisions without fear of reprisal. While Coast Guard JAGs provide essential services, civilian lawyers can dedicate more time and aggressive strategy to complex or high-risk cases.

What should I do if I’m being investigated by CGIS or command?

Do not make any statements to Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) agents or your command without first speaking to a defense attorney. Early legal advice can prevent self-incrimination and may help resolve the case before charges are filed. Our attorneys are experienced in intervening early to protect clients from unjust or rushed accusations.