ROTC and Service Academy Disenrollment Procedures and Due Process

ROTC and Service Academy Disenrollment Procedures and Due Process

What is an ROTC and Service Academy Disenrollment? When a contracted Cadet commits a violation or acts in a manner unbecoming of a future officer, the university can initiate a formal disenrollment. Each service has internal regulations on how to conduct these hearings. An ROTC Disenrollment Hearing is quite different from a typical trial as is the role of the Cadet’s lawyer. There is some due process and the Cadet is allowed to present a defense and they are allowed notice of evidence that will be used against them. The Cadet has to represent themselves but their attorney has a very important role. Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis of Shewmaker and Shewmaker discuss ROTC and Service Academy disenrollment hearings in this video. What does due process look like in these hearings and how can the attorney best serve their client?

How Can an Attorney Help at an ROTC Disenrollment Hearing?

How Can an Attorney Help at an ROTC Disenrollment Hearing?

During an ROTC Disenrollment Hearing the Cadet’s attorney can not technically speak, but they can be of great assistance to the Cadet. The board will be often deferential to the attorney in allowing as much time as possible to talk to the Cadet. A good attorney in an ROTC Disenrollment Hearing can “read the room” and push the boundaries in giving the Cadet their best chance at a good outcome. Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis discuss exactly how an attorney can help in this video from the Shewmaker & Shewmaker Law Firm.

Should I Meet With Investigators in a Title IX Investigation?

Should I Meet With Investigators in a Title IX Investigation?

I’m in College and Being Investigated for a Title IX Infraction. Should I Meet With the Investigators and Give My Version of the Events? Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis with the Shewmaker & Shewmaker Law Firm discuss what to do and who to talk to if you find yourself the subject of a Title IX Investigation

What is a Title IX Investigation Like?

What is a Title IX Investigation Like?

Title IX was initiated to end discrimination against women on college campuses and provide equal opportunities. Title X covers not only discrimination, but sexual harassment and sexual assault. A college Title IX investigation is required independent of a law enforcement investigation and in general, these investigations lack due process, the accused attorney is not allowed to speak, and the university investigation carries a much lower burden of proof than a criminal justice investigation. In this video, Alexa Lewis and Steve Shewmaker of the Shewmaker and Shewmaker Law Firm discuss the process of a Title IX investigation and what happens during the hearing.

ROTC Disenrollment Hearings: Can the Cadet Have an Attorney and What is Their Role?

ROTC Disenrollment Hearings: Can the Cadet Have an Attorney and What is Their Role?

ROTC Disenrollment Hearings are very different from a typical trial. The role of legal counsel is unusual. Unlike a separation hearing or a court martial, the attorney cannot speak at the hearing. The cadet has to do his own representation at the hearing. Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis of Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss the role of the attorney in these hearings.