SAN ANTONIO — The civilian lawyer for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says his profession isn't about the big cases, and the most important ones often involve obscure attorneys and fly below the public's radar.
But Eugene Fidell is one of the nation's best-known military lawyers. A Harvard Law School graduate who teaches at Yale, he's an expert on U.S. military justice and is touted by other attorneys as someone without peer in specialized military law.
Bergdahl was released in May after five years of captivity in a controversial swap for five Taliban prisoners. He was quickly vilified by many after his release in Afghanistan and eventual transfer to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where he remains while his case is investigated.
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