WE ARE
A Group of Families, Lawyers, and Citizens.
United by a Common Tragedy. Determined to See Justice Prevail.
At first, our individual families didn't realize that what was happening to our sons is a small part of a much larger, systemic problem in the military justice system. Through time and connections we realized we were not alone, and now we are bringing our collective voices to address this tragedy through every legal means necessary.
Together we've formed a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ,) and freeing all innocent soldiers that congress and the military have put in prison for political reasons only. Because of their negligence, there are too many of our soldiers suffering along with their families. This is a travesty of justice that must be stopped...and we won't rest until it is.
THE LEGAL AND INVESTIGATIVE TEAM
John N. Maher, LTC, USAR
Lead Attorney
John started his career as an active duty Army officer, first as a prosecutor in Germany, and then defending Soldiers in criminal appeals. After leaving active duty, John served as a Department of Justice litigator, representing the United States in federal contract lawsuits. Then, his private sector law firm experience included serving as a partner in a top-100 BigLaw/AmLaw firm, after which John was appointed to the senior executive service as the General Counsel of the Office of Personnel Management, the agency that oversees federal employees. Throughout his career, John has remained active in the Army Reserve, having served as the Chief of Government Contracts and Fiscal Law for U.S. Forces, Afghanistan, in Kabul and for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Beyond his Army, law firm, and Federal Government service, John spent a year with the Justice Center in Parwan, Afghanistan, training and mentoring Afghan attorneys. John holds a JD, MBA, LLM, and a Masters Degree from the Army War College. He is was on the adjunct faculties at the NIU Colleges of Law and Business from 2014-2019. He lives and works in Chicago.
Kenneth Lord
Private Investigator
Kenneth P. Lord, III, is a licensed private investigator in Tennessee in private practice as Lord & Associates, with his office in Williamsport, Tennessee. Prior to becoming a private investigator, Lord was a civilian Special Agent (GS 1811) for twenty years with the Naval Investigative/Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NIS/NCIS) retiring in October, 1997. For twenty-eight years, some concurrent with NCIS, he served in the US Army/Army Reserve as both an Armored Cavalry and then a Military Police Officer retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lord has been in practice as a private investigator since October, 1997.
Kevin Mikolashek
Attorney
A former Army prosecutor and appellate defense attorney, Kevin left the Army after eight years on active duty and joined the Department of Justice. He served ten years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia litigating civil cases, including employment and national security matters. He was the office’s first Servicemembers Civil Rights Coordinator, overseeing cases brought under the Servicemembers Civil Rights Act and Uniformed Services Employment/ Reemployment Rights Act. Kevin spent the last several years at the Justice Department investigating government contract fraud cases. After leaving the Justice Department, he joined the enforcement group at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, where he investigated large financial institutions. Kevin holds a JD from the Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University, and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He lives and works in northern Virginia, is an avid youth soccer coach, and serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization helping people at risk of hunger and homelessness.
William "Coach" Carney
Investigator and Advisor
Bill is an accomplished law enforcement professional and expert in international law enforcement investigations, with over thirty years of experience. For over the last ten years, Bill has served as an investigator, advisor, and instructor for the U.S. military’s law enforcement counterparts, primarily in Afghanistan. He has trained and assisted hundreds of U.S. military personnel and international law enforcement partners in how to lead and manage complex investigations, most recently in counter-corruption cases. Bill also has over two decades of experience as a police officer in New York City and in Richmond, Virginia. He was part of the NYPD evidence recovery team at “ground zero” after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Bill works primarily from Helmand Province, Afghanistan, but claims upstate New York, where his wife resides, as his home. He has three grown children.