MJ Law Group: Military and Veterans Law Firm in Miami, Florida
Your Mission. Our Fight.
From the Founders
You served. You sacrificed. You deserve a fighter in your corner.
MJ Law Group was founded by two former active-duty JAGs, lawyers who watched too many of our brothers and sisters navigate the legal system alone, or without the representation their case deserved. We built a boutique firm to close that gap: the discipline and depth to handle the most demanding proceedings in military and veterans law, powered by the conviction that comes from having worn the uniform.
Whether you're a veteran fighting the VA for benefits you earned, active duty facing a separation board or investigation, a reservist dealing with violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), or a guardsman caught between state and federal rules, we know the system, and we know how to move it.
You can't outspend the government. But you can build the right team.
Whom We Represent
Exclusively for those who served and are serving,
and the families who serve alongside them.
- Veterans
- Active Duty
- Reservists
- Guardsmen
- Their Families
What We Handle
Specialized in the proceedings most law firms don’t advertise.
Beyond VA benefits and courts-martial, we go where civilian military lawyers rarely do: the boards, reviews, and corrections that quietly shape a service member’s entire post-service life.
Veterans Disability Claims
VA-accredited attorneys. Free consultation. No fee for initial VA claims.
Initial claims, rating decisions, supplemental claims, Higher-Level Reviews, and BVA appeals, represented by two former active-duty JAG attorneys.
Read the OverviewMilitary Administrative Actions
NJP, Article 15s, Letters of Reprimand, OER/NCOER appeals, relief for cause, UIFs, and security clearance proceedings: career-ending actions that demand JAG-trained defense.
Read the OverviewSeparation Boards
Administrative separation boards, Boards of Inquiry (BOI), show cause boards, and medical separation proceedings (LDES/IDES): outcomes that determine your discharge characterization.
Read the OverviewMilitary Courts-Martial
Summary, Special, and General courts-martial defense, from Article 32 investigations through trial and appeals to the service Courts of Criminal Appeals.
Read the OverviewMilitary Academy Honor Boards
Honor code defense at West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy: proceedings most civilian attorneys have never seen.
Read the OverviewMilitary Discharge Upgrades
DRB and BCMR/BCNR petitions to upgrade Other Than Honorable, Bad Conduct, and Dishonorable Discharges, including MST, PTSD, and TBI-based grounds.
Read the OverviewBoards for Correction of Military Records
The highest administrative remedy for correcting errors and injustices in military records: discharge characterization, retirement points, adverse documents, awards, and rank.
Read the OverviewNotary Services
Free every Monday, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Complimentary notary services for the military and veteran community, offered at our Miami office every Monday morning by appointment only.
Read the OverviewMeet the Attorneys
Two veterans.
Two former active-duty JAGs.
One firm built for you.
MJ Law Group is led by two co-founding partners who wore the uniform, sat at the JAG table, and understand the stakes their clients face.
Co-Founding Partner
Mary Samarkos, Esq.
Former active-duty JAG currently serving in the Army National Guard. Co-founded MJ Law Group so service members and veterans facing the highest-stakes proceedings would not face them alone.
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Co-Founding Partner
Guybert "Jimmy" Paul, Esq.
Enlisted as a Private, retired as a Major. Twenty-three years in the Army, ten of them as a JAG, and now representing the community he came from.
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The Firm’s Approach
The world was our drop zone.
Both founders earned their jump wings as U.S. Army paratroopers in the coveted 82d Airborne Division. In uniform, that mantra meant a straightforward thing: no ground we couldn’t land on, no fight we couldn’t step out the door for.
We brought the same mentality into MJ Law Group. From our Miami office, we represent veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, and Guardsmen wherever they happen to be, by phone, by video, or in person when the case calls for it. There isn’t a continent, jurisdiction, or time zone that stops the work.