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Background: Doug served on active orders for the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps (USAF JAGC) for eight years and has over ten years of total military service. He provides legal services in matters involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and other employment law matters. Doug also provides legal services for military matters involving the Uniform Code of Military Justice, administrative discharges, and security clearance denials. Doug earned his Bachelor of Arts in English with honors from Central Methodist University in 2006. After graduation, Doug served as a teacher and earned statewide recognition as a teacher of the year from the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Doug left teaching to pursue his legal education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law. While in law school, Doug earned Dean's List Honors and served on the First Amendment Law Review. Additionally, Doug earned his MBA from the University of California-Los Angeles. He is a member of the Dean's Society and held a concentration in finance. After graduating law school in 2011, Doug prosecuted felony criminal offenses as an assistant district attorney in Missouri before he commissioned as an officer with the USAF JAGC. In the military, Doug served as a military prosecutor and litigator for the busiest military justice installations across the Air Force, to include in PACAF, AETC, ACC, and USAFE. During his time as a military attorney, Doug developed significant experience in advising on matters of employment and labor law. After leaving active-duty, Doug served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California. Consequently, Doug has legal experience in a wide range of complex matters. He has a passion for protecting the rights of military members and federal employees. Military Awards: Named the 2021 Air Reserve Command Attorney of the year for his efforts. He was competitively chosen to serve as a litigation instructor for military junior attorneys worldwide. Background: Doug served on active orders for the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's... More Info

Background: Mr. Hughes has been practicing law since 2006. His approach to the practice of law is client-centered, and he strives to make you feel comfortable and cared for as a person and strives to provide you with trusted counsel and advice. Mr. Hughes began his legal career as an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps. After separating from active duty, he practiced at a District of Columbia-based civil litigation firm before starting his own law practice. Mr. Hughes strives to settle all cases favorably out of court and allow you to obtain the best outcome by remaining in control of your case rather than allowing a judge to decide based on the limited information that is admissible in court. Settlement also keeps your attorney fees down and reduces the likelihood of future litigation. If a fair settlement is not possible, Mr. Hughes is prepared to advocate for you in court. Since 2006, he has litigated an array of civil and criminal cases. Mr. Hughes concentrates his family law practice on all aspects of family law including divorce, military divorce, support (both spousal and child), fashioning custody and parenting plans, equitable division of assets, and division of other marital assets including retirement benefits, IRA, 401(k), federal retirement benefits, and military retirement. His goal is to assist clients and their families in resolving their legal conflicts, to allow them to move forward in their lives, preserve their assets, their relationship with each other, and their children post-divorce. Mr. Hughes concentrates his employment law practice in the areas of representing clients with discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims in the workplace. He has litigated claims under Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and other federal civil rights statutes. Mr. Hughes regularly represents federal sector employees in claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in appealable actions before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB); and private sector employees in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. He has also represented federal employees in security clearance proceedings before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals. Mr. Hughes earned his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law and his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from California State University, Stanislaus. He is a member of the state bars of Virginia and Maryland. He is also admitted to practice before the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the employment and family law sections of the Maryland State Bar; the Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD; the Virginia State Bar; and the Fairfax Bar Association. Issues related to veterans, children, and families and discrimination concern him most. Mr. Hughes has been practicing law since 2006. His approach to the practice of law is client-cen... More Info

Mike Lyons represented me in August of 2002 and I would highly recommend him. I have worked with several attorneys over the years, while some have been okay or good, Mike was easy to work with and still took the job as seriously as I would have liked him to. This was an important topic (to me) an... Michael Lyons assumed my divorce and custody case after a disappointing and expensive journey with an inept attorney. By consolidating the mess that was made, we were able to envision a way forward. Mr. Lyons was genuinely interested in my case and articulated my wishes with great skill. He kept ...

Background: Olivia M. Halleck ("Olivia") handles cases in Maryland from our Joint Base Andrews location. Olivia started practicing law in Washington, DC and then transitioned to the Maryland based Law Office of Josephine A. Lynch, P.A. in 2016. With The Law Office of Josephine A. Lynch, Olivia honed her skills and developed a reputation as an outstanding family law litigator. In 2020, Olivia transitioned to the Law Office of Thomas E. Pyles, P.A. as the firm's primary family law litigation attorney. In 2023, Olivia moved to Patriots Law Group to lead our Maryland family law litigation practice. Olivia is an outstanding litigator that regularly handles complex family law matters throughout the State of Maryland, including in the courts of Prince George's, Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties. Bar Admissions: Olivia is licensed to practice law in Maryland and Virginia.

Patrick Hughes is a thorough and professional attorney. He was able to put everything in perspective. He took his time and was able to articulate in a way that I understood. Patrick Hughes was outstanding! Patrick Hughes was outstanding! He was responsive and very knowledgeable. I would do business with this firm and Patrick again. I am impressed with every response by this firm...had a great outcome! I am impressed with every response by this firm. I highly recommend my attorney. He was very responsive and professional throughout the whole process and with quick resolve. I had a great outcome and he was supportive and gave great advice for a great outcome. Again, I highly recommend Patrick Hu... Patrick Hughes provided me with a lot of advice and knowledge on a military housing issue! I am so thankful we had his help and encourage all military families to reach out if you need legal advice or representation!

Thomas (Tom) Lombardi channels his passion for the law into a client-focused practice grounded in accountability, integrity, and reliability. For nearly twenty years, Tom served as an attorney within the U.S. Government focusing on oversight and accountability in areas including homeland and national security, law enforcement, science and technology, and labor and employment, and further served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia (DC). After moving to an in-house role, Tom initiated his own solo practice before joining Patriots Law Group, where he now focuses his time primarily on family and employment law matters in Virginia and Washington DC. Tom earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School and Bachelor of Arts from Emory University. Bar Admission: He is a member of the Virginia (2003), Washington DC (2005), and U.S. Supreme Court (2018) bars. Thomas (Tom) Lombardi channels his passion for the law into a client-focused practice grounded in... More Info

Trinh Warner leads the San Antonio office of Patriots Law Group and brings extensive experience and knowledge to our team. With confidence, she has lead active duty service members, veterans and their families through difficult family law matters, criminal matters, new business startups, employment law violations and VA disability modifications. A Vietnamese refugee, Ms. Warner escaped Vietnam as a child during the fall of Saigon with just the clothes on her back in a US Air Force C-130. She knew someday, somehow her path would cross with the Air Force once again. Ms. Warner spent her formative years in Louisiana then served as an enlisted Aeromedical Technician and Medic. Following her enlistment, Trinh received her Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from California State University, Fresno then graduated from Howard University School of Law. She served as a Public Defender in Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Arizona until 2001. After September 11, 2001, Ms. Warner was called back to the Air Force as a JAG. She proudly served for over 25 years with combat deployments to Iraq. While on active duty, Ms. Warner earned her Master's degree in Military Operational Art and Science from Air University. Following her retirement, Ms. Warner volunteered to be an Air Force Junior RTOC instructor whose mission was to educate and train high school cadets in citizenship, community service, responsibility, and leadership. Ms. Warner is experienced in many types of law, but her passion is family law. She has first- hand experience as an active- duty service member defending access to her child. She knows for military families there can be additional challenges navigating the family law system. Complications can arise when parents are separated from their child by their military obligations or navigating the highly complicated military pay and insurance benefits systems. In these matters, Trinh is not just an attorney but an advisor, problem solver and game changer. She is passionate about helping military families, especially children.