Legal Assistance

The Regional Legal Service Office provides a wide range of legal services to Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Army service members and their families. 

Defense Department

The Defense Department provides military justice advice to individuals, including:

• NJP (mast) and administrative discharge advice.
• Assigns qualified attorneys to defend accused individuals before general and special courts-martial.
• Provides attorneys to represent respondents at administrative discharge boards.

Legal Assistance

Legal Assistance provides advice, and in some cases, preparation and execution of documents on legal matters of a purely personal nature. Some of the areas in which the Legal Assistance Department will provide help include:

• Preparation of wills
• Landlord/tenant disputes
• Domestic relation problems
• Debtor/creditor rights
• Tax advice

Claims Service

Claims for household goods are not processed at NAS JRB Regional Legal Office. If you need to file a claim due to damage to household goods shipment provided through the US Navy you must do the following:

• Domestic Moves prior to 01 November 2007, or International Moves prior to 01 October 2007, you have 70 days in which to go to the NAS JRB Personal Property Office from date of delivery to file your claim.
• All moves conducted after the aforementioned dates you must go through your carrier within 75 days from date of delivery.

For additional guidance or information contact the NAS JRB Personal Property Office at 504-678-9820, DSN 312-678-9820. Office hours are Monday through Friday (except holidays and weekends), 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Legal Service Office Hours

The Navy Legal Service Office takes walk-ins on Mondays - 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Personnel can call for an appointment Tuesday - Fridays at 678-4692/4693.  We are located at 400 Russell Ave., Building 555.