Appellate Attorneys
Military lawyer Gary Myers founded the firm that would become Daniel Conway & Associates in 1973 with the goal of providing members of the military with trustworthy and aggressive representation. We believe in treating service members fairly, representing them aggressively, and working with our clients to minimize the burdens they are dealing with.
Our team has defended military members in some of the most significant cases in military history, including My Lai, Abu Ghraib, Haditha, and more.
Our team has defended military members in some of the most significant cases in military history, including My Lai, Abu Ghraib, Haditha, and more.
DANIEL CONWAY
For the better part of the last decade, Mr. Conway has become a nationally recognized resource on military justice. Daniel Conway is a former Marine staff sergeant and captain. He is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and University of New Hampshire School of Law. Mr. Conway is recently a former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Military Law Section and a current member of the DC Bar. Mr. Conway has also written a book on Military Crimes and Defenses that is near publication with a major national publishing firm. He has been interviewed or consulted on military justice by nearly every major national media organization. He still maintains a presence in San Antonio though he travels the world representing service members.
SERVING MILITARY MEMBERS WORLDWIDEMr. Conway has represented members in all branches of service across the globe - including cases in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been lead counsel or a member of the defense team in several major cases stemming from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has traveled to Iraq seven times while representing service members and Afghanistan once. Mr. Conway has earned a reputation as a skilled and tenacious litigator. He has attended the Trial Lawyers College Death Penalty Seminar.
Mr. Conway has represented members in all branches in matters involving Courts-Martial, Courts-Martial appeals, Correction of Military Records, Article 15s, Reprimands, Separation Boards, Security Clearance Denials, Discharge Upgrades, Evaluation Report Appeals, Flight Evaluation Boards, and Physical Evaluations Boards. He has briefed or argued major cases before every military court of criminal appeals. He has won cases before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He is also experienced in civil litigation of military matters in federal court and is the former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Military Law Section.His NH Bar Number is 18263. His Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Bar Number is 34771.
For the better part of the last decade, Mr. Conway has become a nationally recognized resource on military justice. Daniel Conway is a former Marine staff sergeant and captain. He is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and University of New Hampshire School of Law. Mr. Conway is recently a former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Military Law Section and a current member of the DC Bar. Mr. Conway has also written a book on Military Crimes and Defenses that is near publication with a major national publishing firm. He has been interviewed or consulted on military justice by nearly every major national media organization. He still maintains a presence in San Antonio though he travels the world representing service members.
SERVING MILITARY MEMBERS WORLDWIDEMr. Conway has represented members in all branches of service across the globe - including cases in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been lead counsel or a member of the defense team in several major cases stemming from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has traveled to Iraq seven times while representing service members and Afghanistan once. Mr. Conway has earned a reputation as a skilled and tenacious litigator. He has attended the Trial Lawyers College Death Penalty Seminar.
Mr. Conway has represented members in all branches in matters involving Courts-Martial, Courts-Martial appeals, Correction of Military Records, Article 15s, Reprimands, Separation Boards, Security Clearance Denials, Discharge Upgrades, Evaluation Report Appeals, Flight Evaluation Boards, and Physical Evaluations Boards. He has briefed or argued major cases before every military court of criminal appeals. He has won cases before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He is also experienced in civil litigation of military matters in federal court and is the former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Military Law Section.His NH Bar Number is 18263. His Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Bar Number is 34771.
BRIAN PRISTERA
A Richmond, Virginia native, Mr. Pristera graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After spending some time as a DuPont engineer, specifically working on Kevlar manufacturing and ballistics applications, Mr. Pristera attended law school at the University of New Hampshire.
On July 4, 2010, Mr. Pristera was commissioned in the U.S. Army in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Mr. Pristera spent almost six years on active duty. He spent just over three of those years in criminal defense, working for the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service. His other assignments included serving as the Chief of Legal Assistance, a Special Assistant United States Attorney, and a Contract and Fiscal Law Attorney. Mr. Pristera is currently a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves and continues to work as a criminal defense attorney for the 154th Legal Operations Detachment. He also teaches legal writing at William and Mary Law School.
Mr. Pristera has represented clients at General Courts-Martial facing serious felony charges as well as hundreds of clients facing non-judicial punishment and administrative separation. He represented clients under criminal and administrative investigations and was one of the only Captains in the U.S. Army to have the privilege of representing a General Officer facing criminal charges. He has successfully appealed administrative matters to the Secretary of the Army and has an outstanding track record as a relentless and aggressive litigator.
Mr. Pristera is licensed in the State of Virginia and also before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, United States Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and United States Court of Federal Claims. His CAAF Bar Number is 34819. He is married and lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
SCOTT HOCKENBERRY
