About Robert Warr

Trusted Counsel for Servicemembers, Real Estate Matters, Businesses, and Lenders

Attorney Robert Warr's practice is built upon a simple principle: clients deserve more than legal advice. They deserve a trusted advisor who understands both the law and the real-world consequences of important decisions.

Background

A Career Built Across Litigation, Finance, and Military Justice

Attorney Robert Warr retired as a Colonel after more than 30 years of military service, including over 20 years as an Army Judge Advocate. His assignments include senior roles such as Deputy General Counsel, Director of Litigation & Employment Counsel, National Guard Bureau, Office of General Counsel, and Director of the Army National Guard Trial Defense Service. In his final year at the National Guard Bureau, Robert was regularly providing legal advice on complex matters being considered by the highest levels of NGB leadership. In fact, he was assigned to advise the General Officer Management Office on both Army and Air Force promotions, assignments, retirements, and accusations of misconduct.

Early in his career, he served as a trial counsel and defense counsel in high profile cases on active duty. During a break in service, he was a litigation attorney representing financial institutions in foreclosure and bankruptcy matters. This background now informs the firm's Lender Representation practice. He holds a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, an LL.M. in Real Estate Development and Finance from the University of Miami School of Law, and an M.S. in National Security Strategy from the Department of Defense’s premier Senior Service School, the National War College.

Today, Warr Legal, PLLC brings that combination of real estate finance, lender representation, and military justice experience to servicemembers facing adverse action, and to lenders, businesses, and homeowners' associations navigating important legal decisions.

Attorney Robert D. Warr Jr., Warr Legal, PLLC

Credentials

Credentials at a Glance

More than 30 years of military service and more than 20 years practicing law, most of it as an Army Judge Advocate, now brought to private practice.

Bar Admissions

Virginia
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania

Education

J.D., University of Dayton School of Law
LL.M., Real Estate Development & Finance, University of Miami School of Law
M.S., National Security Strategy, National War College

Army JAG Career

Retired as a Colonel after more than 30 years of combined National Guard and active-duty service. Senior assignments include:

Director of Litigation & Employment Counsel, National Guard Bureau, Office of General Counsel
Deputy General Counsel, National Guard Bureau
Senior Associate Counsel, Special Actions, National Guard Bureau
Director, Army National Guard Trial Defense Service: led more than 200 defense attorneys and paralegals nationwide
Director and Deputy Director, Ethics & Compliance
Trial counsel and defense counsel in high-profile cases on active duty

Representative Experience

Represented multiple General Officers and senior leaders facing investigations and adverse action
Advised senior commands on General Officer promotions, assignments, federal recognition, retirements, and allegations of misconduct
Defended servicemembers and federal civilian employees at every rank in matters where a career, a clearance, and a reputation were on the line
Represented financial institutions in foreclosure and bankruptcy litigation
Reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts, leases, and mortgage loan documents

Client matters are described generally to protect confidentiality. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Defense Investigator

A Defense Investigator on Your Side

Warr Legal clients have access to their own defense investigator. In a military investigation, the government relies on trained investigators from CID, NCIS, OSI, and the Inspector General to build its case. When the facts are in dispute, Warr Legal clients can have an experienced investigator independently re-examine the evidence, locate and interview witnesses, and identify what the government's investigation missed.

Charles Stone

Defense Investigator

25+ years as a criminal and administrative investigator
Helped establish the National Guard Bureau's Defense Investigator Program
U.S. Army veteran and former JAG officer; deployed to Iraq (2009)
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Charles Stone is an experienced criminal investigator, attorney, and United States Army veteran with more than 25 years of investigative experience and over two decades of legal experience. His career includes conducting complex criminal and administrative investigations, evaluating evidence, interviewing witnesses, analyzing legal issues, and working within multidisciplinary investigative teams at the state and federal levels.

State Law Enforcement and Investigative Experience

Stone began his career with the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2000, serving as an investigator until his retirement in 2025. During his 25-year career with the State of California, he handled complex investigations involving regulatory violations, enforcement matters, and potential criminal misconduct. His responsibilities included gathering and evaluating evidence, conducting witness and subject interviews, preparing investigative reports, reviewing documentary evidence, and coordinating with attorneys, regulatory agencies, and law enforcement personnel.

That background gives him a strong foundation for identifying weaknesses in allegations, evaluating witness credibility, recognizing investigative deficiencies, and developing evidence relevant to the defense.

Military Legal and Defense Investigation Experience

In 2007, Stone joined the California Army National Guard as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer. He deployed to Iraq in 2009 and subsequently served in military legal assignments involving complex legal and investigative matters. During his military career, he was selected to help establish the National Guard Bureau's Defense Investigator Program, an initiative supporting military defense counsel in the investigation of cases involving service members.

His military legal training includes the Judge Advocate Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Special Victims Counsel Course, and the U.S. Army's Special Victims Unit Investigator Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. This combination of legal training and investigative experience gives him a practical understanding of both prosecution and defense considerations, including evidentiary standards, investigative procedures, witness testimony, and the constitutional rights of individuals accused of misconduct.

Education and Bar Membership

Stone earned his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Sonoma State University. He has been a member of the State Bar of California since 2003.

Defense investigation services are available to Warr Legal clients when a case calls for them. Mr. Stone works at the direction of Warr Legal's attorney; he serves as an investigator and does not provide legal advice or representation to firm clients.

Our Philosophy

The Values That Guide the Practice

The principles that shape every matter this firm handles.

Disciplined Analysis

Every matter gets the same rigor Robert brought to advising commands and defending servicemembers — clear-eyed assessment before advice.

Trusted Advocate

Clients deserve more than legal advice — they deserve an advisor who understands both the law and the real-world consequences of important decisions.

Undivided Loyalty

On every matter, the firm represents one side of the table — a lender, a business, an association, or a servicemember — so your interests are never divided.

Clients deserve more than legal advice. They deserve a trusted advisor who understands both the law and the real-world consequences of important decisions.

That principle applies whether the matter is a servicemember's career, a homeowners' association's collections, or a lender's secured transaction.

Robert D. Warr Jr.

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