Charles William Gittins[4] (born October 26, 1956) is an American lawyer, who has worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial.
[5][6][7] Gittins attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1979.
[5] Gittins graduated first in his class from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in 1987 and was in the Judge Advocate Corps for six years, before entering civilian life.
[5] While there he defended Robert E. Stumpf, Commander of the Blue Angels, and one of the principals in the Tailhook scandal.
[5] Stone was a Marine Judge Advocate officer against whom charges were recommended for failing to formally investigate the Haditha incident where a squad of Marines methodically shot and killed two dozen nearby civilian families after a well-liked comrade was killed by a roadside bomb.