Ernesto Carlos Gapasin

Ernesto Gapasin is the founder of Gapasin Law LLC and a veteran court-martial lawyer with more than 26 years of trial experience. Recognized multiple times as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” and inducted into the National Trial Lawyers Association, he has earned a reputation as a tough, results-driven advocate who pursues fair treatment for service members. Mr. Gapasin was a 2017 BBB Torch Award for Ethics finalist and has tried hundreds of courts-martial and separation boards across the U.S. and internationally, including Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Poland, Belgium, Turkey, and Djibouti. His cases have attracted widespread media attention and he has contributed expert commentary to documentary projects. After leaving active duty with an honorable discharge and forming Newsom & Gapasin (now Gapasin Law LLC), he committed to global military defense practice. Focused on client-centered advocacy, he is unafraid to seek sanctions, dismissals, or address unlawful command influence to protect clients’ rights and careers.