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Military Defense Litigator Military Lawyer - prior JAG - Experienced in court martial and administrative separation defense.

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Liberty), CONUS, and worldwide.

06/01/2026

96 victims. 273 charges. One Army doctor.

Maj. Blaine McGraw, a gynecologist at Fort Hood's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, stood before an Article 32 hearing this week facing what may be the largest UCMJ sexual misconduct case in the history of the U.S. Army.

The crimes allegedly spanned seven years — from 2019 to 2026 — and took place inside military medical exam rooms at two separate Army facilities in Texas and Hawaii.

In December 2025, he was charged with 4 counts and 61 specifications. By May 26, 2026 — the date of his Article 32 hearing — those numbers had grown to 8 charges and 273 specifications across 96 alleged victims.

This is not a small case. This is not an isolated incident.

An Article 32 hearing is the military equivalent of a grand jury — if the evidence holds, this goes to a full court-martial. And if convicted, Maj. McGraw faces the possibility of a life sentence and dismissal from the Army.

Our service members deserve to be protected — especially inside a doctor's office on a military base. Swipe through all 5 slides for the full breakdown. ➡️



Attorney Steven J Goralski
Military Lawyer Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and world wide.

96 victims. 273 charges. One Army doctor.Maj. Blaine McGraw, a gynecologist at Fort Hood's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical ...
06/01/2026

96 victims. 273 charges. One Army doctor.

Maj. Blaine McGraw, a gynecologist at Fort Hood's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, stood before an Article 32 hearing this week facing what may be the largest UCMJ sexual misconduct case in the history of the U.S. Army.

The crimes allegedly spanned seven years — from 2019 to 2026 — and took place inside military medical exam rooms at two separate Army facilities in Texas and Hawaii.

In December 2025, he was charged with 4 counts and 61 specifications. By May 26, 2026 — the date of his Article 32 hearing — those numbers had grown to 8 charges and 273 specifications across 96 alleged victims.

This is not a small case. This is not an isolated incident.

An Article 32 hearing is the military equivalent of a grand jury — if the evidence holds, this goes to a full court-martial. And if convicted, Maj. McGraw faces the possibility of a life sentence and dismissal from the Army.

Our service members deserve to be protected — especially inside a doctor's office on a military base. Swipe through all 5 slides for the full breakdown. ➡️



Attorney Steven J Goralski
Military Lawyer Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and world wide.

06/01/2026

Administrative separation board hearing - retained. I had an administrative separation board hearing for a Navy E6 in Japan last week. He was facing two different basis for separation. They found one basis was met by a preponderance of the evidence (51%), and the other basis was not met. He will continue on with his career and do great things.







Attorney Steven J Goralski
Military Lawyer Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and world wide.

05/21/2026

The military's legal system is getting a long-overdue overhaul.

For years, JAG lawyers have been pulled away from commanders and buried in bureaucratic roles that have nothing to do with winning wars. Overlapping offices.
Inconsistent standards. Slow decisions when speed matters most.

Defense Secretary Hegseth is changing that.

A sweeping new reform - launched May 8, 2026 — puts military lawyers back where they belong: embedded with commanders, advising on real operations, trained for the battlefield not the boardroom.

The standard is simple: does it make the military more lethal? If not, it goes.

Swipe through all 5 slides to see exactly what's changing and why it matters for every service member.




Attorney Steven Goralski
Military Lawyer Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and worldwide.

She served 16 years in the United States Air Force.In 2008, a general court-martial convicted her of two counts of makin...
05/05/2026

She served 16 years in the United States Air Force.

In 2008, a general court-martial convicted her of two counts of making a false official statement. She lost her career. She fought back — through boards, petitions, and appeals — for nearly two decades.

In 2020, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records granted her an honorable discharge. A recognition of her service. A measure of justice.
But not exoneration.

On April 27, 2026, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals denied her writ of error coram nobis — one of the rarest and most difficult legal remedies in the military system. The court drew a hard line: a Board’s clemency upgrade and a court’s vacatur of a conviction are fundamentally different things. One cannot become the other.

After 18 years, the conviction stands.
Swipe through all 5 slides to understand what coram nobis is, why this ruling matters, and what it means for every service member navigating the military appeals system. ➡️

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Attorney Steven Goralski
Military LawyeD Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and worldwide.

She served 16 years in the United States Air Force.In 2008, a general court-martial convicted her of two counts of makin...
05/05/2026

She served 16 years in the United States Air Force.
In 2008, a general court-martial convicted her of two counts of making a false official statement. She lost her career. She fought back — through boards, petitions, and appeals — for nearly two decades.

In 2020, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records granted her an honorable discharge. A recognition of her service. A measure of justice.
But not exoneration.

On April 27, 2026, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals denied her writ of error coram nobis — one of the rarest and most difficult legal remedies in the military system. The court drew a hard line: a Board’s clemency upgrade and a court’s vacatur of a conviction are fundamentally different things. One cannot become the other.

After 18 years, the conviction stands.
Swipe through all 5 slides to understand what coram nobis is, why this ruling matters, and what it means for every service member navigating the military appeals system. ➡️

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Attorney Steven Goralski
Military LawyeD Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and worldwide.

05/05/2026

You lost both your legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. You were medically retired — forced out before your 20 years were up. And when you got home, the government docked your retirement pay, dollar for dollar, for every disability check you received.

That’s not a hypothetical. That’s the reality for 54,000 combat-wounded veterans right now.

It’s called the “wounded warrior tax” — and this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly pledged to end it.

The Major Richard Star Act has 323 House co-sponsors and 79 in the Senate. It has been blocked twice by Senate Republican leadership over a $9.75 billion price tag. With 400+ new Iran war wounded now entering the same broken system, advocates say the window to pass this before Veterans Day has never been more urgent.

Swipe through all 5 slides for the full story. ➡️



Attorney Steven Goralski
Military LawyeD Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg),
CONUS, and worldwide.

You lost both your legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. You were medically retired — forced out before your 20 years were up...
05/05/2026

You lost both your legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. You were medically retired — forced out before your 20 years were up. And when you got home, the government docked your retirement pay, dollar for dollar, for every disability check you received.

That’s not a hypothetical. That’s the reality for 54,000 combat-wounded veterans right now.

It’s called the “wounded warrior tax” — and this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly pledged to end it.

The Major Richard Star Act has 323 House co-sponsors and 79 in the Senate. It has been blocked twice by Senate Republican leadership over a $9.75 billion price tag. With 400+ new Iran war wounded now entering the same broken system, advocates say the window to pass this before Veterans Day has never been more urgent.

Swipe through all 5 slides for the full story. ➡️



Attorney Steven Goralski
Military LawyeD Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg),
CONUS, and worldwide.

You lost both your legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. You were medically retired — forced out before your 20 years were up...
05/05/2026

You lost both your legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq. You were medically retired — forced out before your 20 years were up. And when you got home, the government docked your retirement pay, dollar for dollar, for every disability check you received.

That’s not a hypothetical. That’s the reality for 54,000 combat-wounded veterans right now.

It’s called the “wounded warrior tax” — and this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly pledged to end it.

The Major Richard Star Act has 323 House co-sponsors and 79 in the Senate. It has been blocked twice by Senate Republican leadership over a $9.75 billion price tag. With 400+ new Iran war wounded now entering the same broken system, advocates say the window to pass this before Veterans Day has never been more urgent.

Swipe through all 5 slides for the full story. ➡️



Attorney Steven Goralski
Military LawyeD Jacksonville, NC
Military Lawyer Fayetteville, NC

Military Lawyer representing service members in Jacksonville, NC (Camp Lejeune), Fayetteville, NC (Fort Bragg), CONUS, and worldwide.

04/30/2026

🚨 A Special Forces soldier just made history — and not in a good way.

Master Sgt. Gannon Van D**e allegedly knew exactly what was going to happen in Venezuela. So he opened a Polymarket account, placed 13 bets totaling $33,000 — and walked away with $409,000 in winnings.

The mission? Operation Absolute Resolve. The one that captured Nicolás Maduro.

He was on the ship. He was part of the team. And according to federal prosecutors, he used classified intelligence to cash in before the world even knew the raid happened.

Now he faces 5 federal charges — including wire fraud, commodities fraud, and money laundering.

This is the first case of its kind in U.S. military history. And it raises a question nobody had to ask before: Should cleared personnel have access to prediction markets at all?
Swipe through all 5 slides for the full breakdown. ➡️



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