Legal Assistance Program
The Florida Office of the State Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) offers legal assistance services to Florida Army and Air National Guard Servicemembers (SM) during Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) Inactive Duty Training (IDT) (i.e., drill weekends). A legal assistance attorney may be able to assist SMs with the following topics:
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Estate planning (wills, powers of attorney);
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Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) protections;
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Family support obligations;
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FLIPL rebuttals;
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Potential Lautenburg issues;
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Referred OER / NCOER;
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Memorandum of reprimand
For USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act) protections contact Mr. Frank Pellicer at frank.a.pellicer.ctr@army.mil or 904-823-0336.
To request legal assistance services, email: rory.j.diamond.mil@army.mil. Please provide name, contact information, and a brief description of the legal matter.
For assistance regarding topics not listed above, the Governor’s Initiative on Lawyers Assisting Warriors (GI LAW) program may be able to help. Note that the OSJA legal assistance attorney must facilitate this referral for you, so please contact the OSJA for a referral. For more information, please visit: https://www.selectflorida.org/military-defense/governors-gi-law/
Trial Defense Services
If your command has issued to you a notification of separation, or has notified you of Court-Martial or Article 15 charges, contact the Trial Defense service via email at ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.tds-fts@army.mil or at 703-601-2300.
Active Duty and Reserve Members
Active duty U.S. military are encouraged to contact the judge advocate general office at their military installation for assistance.
Army Reserve members please visit: https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Legal-Command/Legal-Resources/request-for-legal-assistance-info/
Active and Reserve Air Force please visit: https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil/apps/aflass_public/bin/main.php