Lawyer Overview

Monica Lombardi has personally represented military personnel and federal agencies in over 100 civil and criminal trials or formal administrative/investigative proceedings. During her career, which spanned almost 20 years of active duty and reserve time, Ms. Lombardi served as military defense counsel, legal advisor, recorder and prosecutor. Specifically, she has worked on cases dealing with assault, adultery, indecent language, rape, sodomy, check kiting, forgery, larceny, indecent assault, negligent homicide, child pornography, dereliction of duty, desertion, fraternization, drugs, fraudulent enlistment, several state (assimilated) crimes, violations of lawful orders, and false official statements.

Monica Lombardi is a 1990 law school graduate. After graduation, she joined the U. S. Coast Guard, serving on active duty for 9 years. During that time, she served tours as a military prosecutor, defense counsel, government contract attorney and provided legal assistance to hundreds of military personnel. She left active duty and joined the reserves. She was recalled back to active duty after the tragic events of September 11th, and worked directly on Homeland Security issues. She then worked with the U.S. Navy as Chief Trial counsel and then back to the Coast Guard as Chief of the military justice branch. During her last tour on active duty, Ms. Lombardi worked directly on nearly 75 courts-martial, administrative discharge boards, and officer boards.

Ms. Lombardi is certified as both Trial and Defense Counsel for U.S. Military Courts, and was admitted in 1991. She is also a member of the Connecticut, Virginia and U. S. Supreme Court Bars.

In the past, she has represented the Department of Transportation in Civil Rights cases, and successfully negotiated several settlements of formal complaints of discrimination for civilian employees. She also represented military members accused of discrimination and successfully got claims dismissed or reduced to administrative censure.

She has received American Bar Association Legal Assistance Distinguished Service Award, as well as numerous military awards and decorations.

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Civil Rights
• Discrimination
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Education Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Military Law

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Military Law

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2007
• Connecticut, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 2007

Certification/Specialties

• Trial and Defense Counsel , U.S. Military Courts

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Connecticut Bar (Member)
• Virginia Bar (Member)
• Supreme Court Bar (Member)
• Military Officers Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• American Bar Association Legal Assistance Distinguished Service Award

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Navy, Chief Trial Counsel
• U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Trial Counsel

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

4445 Corporation Lane
Suite 250
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-3262

Office Hours

8:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)

Phones

(757) 309-4764
1-888-UCMJ-LAW

Faxes

(757) 309-4765

Emails

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Websites

http://www.militarytrial.com
http://www.monicalombardi.com