J. David Hammond

David is a former military prosecutor and defense lawyer with over a decade of experience fighting for service members and their families. He served nine years and two combat tours as an active duty US Army officer, then joined the Reserves and settled down in Syracuse to be near family. In the Army, David advised commanders and leaders in combat on the legal parameters of warfare. He honed his trial skills in the courtroom as a prosecutor and defended hundreds of soldiers accused of serious criminal offenses on appeal. Now representing people across Central New York charged with serious...