MAGISTERS LAW FIRM
Military Lawyer in Kharkiv, Kyiv and Odesa
Facing a military law issue? We will find a lawful way forward.
Unlawful mobilisation, recruitment offices, military medical commissions, deferments, discharge from service, absence without leave, military pay and benefits for service members’ families. We represent your interests in administrative disputes and criminal proceedings.
Online and in-office consultations · Assistance throughout Ukraine
Disputes with Recruitment Offices and Medical Commissions
Legal Defence for Service Members
Court Cases and Benefits
MAGISTERS PRACTICE AREAS
How a Military Lawyer Can Help
Choose your situation. Each practice area involves specific legal steps, documents and a defence strategy.
Unlawful Mobilisation and Recruitment Offices
Mobilisation despite entitlement to deferment, breaches of conscription procedures, unlawful decisions and actions by officials.
Challenging Military Medical Commission Decisions
Disregarded diagnoses, incomplete examinations and unfounded fitness-for-service assessments.
Deferment from Mobilisation
Refusals, rejection of documents, official inaction and protection of the right to deferment.
Assistance to Service Members
Service reports and applications, discharge, transfers, medical referrals and disputes with commanders.
Military Criminal Defence
Absence without leave, insubordination, desertion and failure to obey orders. Defence during investigation and trial.
Military Pay and Family Benefits
Unpaid entitlements, compensation, missing personnel, deaths and establishment of legally relevant facts.
01 / MOBILISATION
Unlawful Mobilisation and Disputes with Recruitment Offices
Were you mobilised despite a lawful ground for deferment? Was your medical examination left unfinished? Are officials refusing to release documents?
We examine compliance with conscription procedures, obtain decisions and records from recruitment offices, identify the appropriate legal remedy and prepare complaints and administrative claims.
- Challenging decisions, actions and inaction of recruitment offices
- Reviewing documents and legal grounds for mobilisation
- Representation before administrative courts
A procedural violation requires evidence, not promises.
We start with the records: who made the decision, on what grounds, and which medical findings and deferment documents were considered. This determines the legal strategy.
MILITARY MEDICAL COMMISSION
Medical records matter. A military medical commission decision can be challenged.
Procedural review · Complaint · Court representation
02 / MEDICAL COMMISSION
Challenging Military Medical Commission Findings
Did the commission overlook diagnoses, examination results or specialist medical opinions?
We review medical records and the commission’s findings, identify procedural violations, prepare complaints to the competent military medical commissions and, where warranted, administrative court claims.
- Incomplete or superficial medical examination
- Failure to consider documented medical conditions
- Review of the decision and potential re-examination
03 / DEFERMENT
Refusal of Deferment from Mobilisation
Do you have a statutory ground for deferment but received a refusal, or has your application gone unanswered?
We identify the applicable legal ground, review supporting documents, assist with the deferment application and challenge unlawful decisions or inaction by competent authorities.
- Deferment based on family or other statutory circumstances
- Documenting the need to care for relatives
- Challenging refusals and delays in processing applications
Entitlement to deferment must be properly documented.
Family circumstances or a relative’s health condition alone are not enough. The statutory ground, supporting evidence and current application procedure all matter.
04 / MILITARY SERVICE
Legal Assistance to Service Members
Is your command ignoring a service report? Refusing discharge or transfer? Failing to refer you for a medical examination?
We assist with military service matters, from preparing a properly substantiated application to challenging decisions and inaction by commanders.
- Service reports, applications and lawyers’ information requests
- Discharge from military service on statutory grounds
- Transfers, medical examinations and records
- Complaints and representation in court
Filing a service report starts the process; it does not finish it.
We track receipt and consideration of applications, document inaction and determine the appropriate appeal procedure in light of the service circumstances.
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
Absence Without Leave. Insubordination. Desertion. Defence from the first procedural step.
Articles 402, 403, 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
05 / CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Military Criminal Defence Lawyer
A notice of suspicion, detention, pre-trial restraint proceedings or trial calls for professional legal defence.
We analyse the facts, reasons for leaving a unit or failing to obey an order, assess prosecution evidence and scrutinise the legality of procedural actions.
- Defence during detention and questioning
- Challenging suspicion and pre-trial restraint measures
- Preparing the defence strategy and representation at trial
06 / SOCIAL GUARANTEES
Military Pay and Protection of Service Members’ Families
Unpaid entitlements, denial of assistance to a deceased service member’s family, a missing person or a dispute over benefit eligibility each require a tailored legal solution.
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Military Pay
Unpaid military pay, additional remuneration, compensation and other statutory entitlements.
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Missing and Deceased Service Members
Declarations of death, establishing legally significant circumstances of death, preparing documents and court representation.
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Family Eligibility for Benefits
Lump-sum assistance, disputes among beneficiaries and establishing cohabitation as a family without a registered marriage.
Eligibility for a specific benefit depends on the law and supporting evidence. Establishing a legal fact does not, by itself, guarantee payment.
Not sure where to start? We begin with the documents and a legal assessment.
Clear Terms
Military Lawyer Fees
We agree on the scope of work and final legal fee after reviewing the documents and complexity of the case.
Online Consultation
UAH 1,000
Initial case assessment and legal advice
In-Office Consultation
UAH 2,000
Personal meeting with a lawyer
Document Preparation
from UAH 3,000
Service reports, applications, complaints and requests
Legal Representation
from UAH 12,000
Handling disputes and representing clients
Criminal Defence
from UAH 40,000
Defence in criminal proceedings
How We Work
Our Process
01 / STEP
Contact Us
Briefly describe the issue and send any available documents.
02 / STEP
Legal Assessment
We review the facts, documents, deadlines and available remedies.
03 / STEP
Strategy
We agree on the legal steps, sequence, timeframe and fees.
04 / STEP
Representation
We prepare documents, represent your interests and manage the case.
LAWYER’S ANSWERS
Frequently Asked Questions
We have collected answers to common questions about mobilisation, medical commissions, deferments, military service and benefits. You may find the answer you need here.
If your situation requires an individual assessment, contact a lawyer. We will review your documents and identify available legal remedies.
Can unlawful mobilisation be challenged?
Yes. Where legal grounds exist, specific decisions, actions or inaction can be challenged. The appropriate remedy depends on the documents, the person’s status and the circumstances of mobilisation.
What if the medical commission ignored a diagnosis?
Obtain the commission’s decision and medical records, review the examination procedure and determine whether there are grounds for an administrative complaint or court challenge.
What should I do if my deferment application is refused?
Review the written decision or document the authority’s inaction, check that the supporting documents are complete and challenge the violation through the applicable legal procedure.
My command is not responding to my service report. What can I do?
Keep evidence that the report was submitted, check the procedure and deadline for its consideration, then select the appropriate remedy for inaction.
Do you defend cases involving absence without leave and insubordination?
Yes. We provide criminal defence, including proceedings under Articles 402, 403, 407 and 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, during pre-trial investigation and trial.
Do you help families of missing or deceased service members?
Yes. We assist with documents, establishing legal facts, benefit disputes and challenging refusals, taking account of the circumstances and the applicant’s legal status.
MAGISTERS · MILITARY LAW
Need a Military Lawyer?
Describe your situation and send us the documents. We will identify available lawful remedies and agree on the next steps. Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa and online across Ukraine.