Nathan P. Freeburg

Mr. Nathan P. Freeburg is a nationally recognized court-martial lawyer and military defense attorney who has been litigating complex and high states cases since 2003. He represents service members and military retirees worldwide in courts-martial and serious criminal investigations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

After graduating from Florida State University College of Law in 2002, Mr. Freeburg began his legal career in New York City with a respected antitrust and commercial litigation boutique known for its federal trial practice. There he handled complex civil litigation before deciding to pursue military service.

In 2008, Mr. Freeburg commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. During his military career he served in numerous leadership and litigation roles, including trial counsel (prosecutor) at Fort Hood, Texas, Chief of Military Justice for a major Army command at Fort Meade, Maryland, and defense counsel at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Mr. Freeburg later served with the U.S. Army Defense Counsel Assistance Program (DCAP), where he was selected to train and mentor Army defense lawyers worldwide on advanced trial advocacy and military justice practice.

During his active duty career, Mr. Freeburg tried or advised on many of the military’s most significant cases and developed particular expertise in cross-examination of law enforcement witnesses and complaining witnesses in complex criminal prosecutions. His courtroom advocacy was widely recognized by peers and senior military leaders, earning him two Meritorious Service Medals in consecutive years for defense advocacy.

Since leaving active duty in 2017, Mr. Freeburg has devoted his practice exclusively to defending service members and military retirees accused of serious crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He represents clients worldwide in courts-martial across all branches of the armed forces, including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Mr. Freeburg has secured full acquittals and dismissals in some of the military justice system’s most serious felony cases, including allegations of attempted murder, rape, sexual assault, child sexual assault, production and distribution of child pornography, fraud, aggravated assault, and strangulation, among many others.

Mr. Freeburg has also served as lead trial counsel in several of the military justice system’s most closely watched courts-martial, including United States v. DeZwaan, United States v. Winograd, United States v. Herrera, United States v. Batt, and United States v. Wright. These cases involved complex allegations and attracted national and international media coverage, reflecting the level of trust placed in him to defend clients in some of the most serious and high-profile prosecutions in the military justice system.

Nathan P. Freeburg – Experience Snapshot

• Litigating complex criminal cases since 2003
• Former U.S. Army prosecutor, defense counsel, and Chief of Military Justice
• Former instructor with the U.S. Army Defense Counsel Assistance Program (DCAP) training defense lawyers worldwide
• Lead trial counsel in several nationally reported courts-martial, including United States v. DeZwaan, United States v. Winograd, United States v. Herrera, United States v. Batt, and United States v. Wright
• Secured full acquittals and dismissals in cases involving allegations such as:
  • attempted murder
  • rape and sexual assault
  • child sexual assault
  • production and distribution of child pornography
  • fraud and aggravated assault
• Represents service members worldwide in courts-martial and military criminal investigations