Donald George Rehkopf

I concentrate in complex, serious military criminal defense and appellate matters as well as State criminal defense and appeals. I also handle military post-conviction matters; administrative separations or discharges; Article 15 (Captain's Mast) defense; and Officer misconduct matters. Additionally, I handle security clearance issues for both military and civilians.

Capital University Law School

J.D. | Law

1972 - 1975

Honors: ABA Law Student Division, Silver Key Award 1st Place, 6th Circuit Moot Court Competition

Activities: Law Review, Associate Editor for Research National Moot Court Team National Tax Moot Court Team Moot Court Board Law School Clinic

Attorney and Counselor at Law

Law Office of Donald G. Rehkopf, Jr.

2017 - Current

Attorney

Brenna, Brenna & Boyce, PLLC

2000 - 2017

Lieutenant Colonel (retired)

USAF Judge Advocate Generals Corps

1976 - 2003

Active Duty 1976-81; USAF Reserves 1981-2003

Attorney

Law Offices of Lonnie Dolan

1996 - 2000

Attorney, Violent Felony Bureau

Monroe County NY Public Defenders Office

1985 - 1996

Attorney

Law Offices of Joel S. Cohen, Frankfurt, Germany

1981 - 1985

Defended U.S. military members in all courts-martial throughout Europe.

The General Stanley McChrystal Affair: A Case Study in Civil-Military Relations

U.S. Army War College, "Parameters"

2011

Looking At and Challenging Search Warrants

NYSACDL

October, 2011

Defending a Child Sex Abuse Case

NYSACDL

June, 2011

The New Rules of Professional Conduct - Criminal Defense Update 2009

NYS Defenders Association

November, 2009

The Intersection of Military and Civilian Law

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

August, 2009

Ethical Dilemmas for Judge Advocates: How to Do the Right Thing (Especially at Crime Scenes

NACDL

February, 2007

United States Military Commissions

Canadian Bar Association, Annual Meeting

August, 2004

A Few Good Captives: The Case of Guantanamo Bay

William Jewitt Tucker Foundation, Social Justice Lecture, Dartmouth College

March, 2004

Confronting Cameras in the Courtroom: Another Challenge for the Defense

Mississippi Public Defenders Association

May, 2003

Is the "War on Terrorism" Killing Our Constitution?

American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section

February, 2003

Neuropsychology in Criminal Proceedings (Text Chapter, coauthored with Jerid Fisher, Ph.D.)

The Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology, (Plenum Pub Co.)

1997

Presidential Commendation

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

2010

Certificate of Appreciation for Amicus Curiae assistance

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

2010

President's Commendation

NY State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

2010

"Leaders in Law" Award

The Daily Record, Rochester, NY

2009

Hon. Thurgood Marshall, Outstanding Practitioner of the Year, Award.

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

2004

Special Presidential Commendation for Padilla v. Rumsfeld

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

2003

U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Reserve Judge Advocate of the Year

U.S. Air Force

1995

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Co-Chair, Military Law Committee

1999 - Current

New York State Bar  # 2275915

Member

1989 - Current

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past Vice President, Past Board of Directors

1989 - Current

New York

Since 1989

Ohio

1975-2000

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Since 1976

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1987

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• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  $300 for consultation to be applied to fee if retained. Depending on the nature of the matter, fees may be either hourly or fixed.

• Military Post-conviction matters