Patrick J. Hughes served as an active duty Judge Advocate (JAG) for the United States Air Force (USAF) for over six years, separating in September 2017. Since forming Patriots Law Group, he has practiced in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia (DC), and New York on civil and/or criminal matters, as well as in Federal court, and in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) on employment matters. 

Pat is ranked # 1 of 84 Area Defense Counsel. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, Virginia, DC, New York, the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the Court of Federal Claims, the District Court for DC, the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also accredited to practice on Veterans Affairs

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Matt Osborn is a leading appellate and military law attorney with over 16 years of experience. Matt has written over 175 military appellate briefs covering over 450 issues across the entire criminal landscape. Matt has dedicated his practice to the military community and focuses on military cases. His primary practice areas are courts-martial appeals, Officer Grade Determinations (OGDs), Board for Corrections of Military/Naval Records (BCMR/BCNR) cases, and Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) appeals.

 As an appellate attorney, Matt was ranked #1 of 120 Air Force Judiciary company grade officers. The Air Force Judge Advocate General called Matt the “Top 1% of Majors supervised in 30+ years,” & the Deputy Judge Advocate General voiced“#1 Major I have served with in 39 years.” Matt is admitted to practice in Alabama, the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the Army, Air Force and Navy-Marine Corps Courts of Criminal Appeals.