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 Lindsey is lobbying Congress for the Adam DeRito Act, which aims to make it illegal to falsify military medical records as retaliation for reporting sexual assault. Several bills passed through Congress aimed to remove oversight and investigations of sexual assault from the hands of commanders. Still, they are considered inadequate in addressing the culture of sexual assault in the military.

Senator Joni Ernst's office has proposed more aggressive legislation to assign investigations to civilian lawyers, but her bill has been watered down and has never passed in its original form. The Adam DeRito Act takes a unique approach by holding military personnel accountable for falsifying medical records to discredit sexual assault reports.

 Lindsey lobbied Congress regarding the case of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller. Scheller, a high-ranking U.S. Marine, outspokenly criticized the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and publicly called for accountability from the military and political leaders responsible for the deaths of 13 service members. Scheller continued to speak after being placed under a gag order and was later imprisoned. To date, Scheller is the only person ever held accountable during the Afghanistan withdrawal. He was later discharged from the Marine Corps with a general discharge under honorable conditions.

Lindsey masterfully lobbied on the high-visibility Brandon Act legislation, which was crucial in forcing the military to acknowledge the suicide epidemic publicly and required the DOD to implement measures that provide better access to mental healthcare for active-duty service members. This legislation took two years to pass and another year to implement across the different service branches. Lindsey serves on the board of the Brandon Caserta Foundation.

 Lindsey championed the 2Step Act, which requires rental car companies to verify driver's licenses through the DMV or a second-party contractor before renting cars. Currently, rental car companies can visually inspect the license without verifying its validity. This law was inspired by the memory of Sergeant Adam "2Step" Huckstep, a military service member who tragically lost his life while on leave from Afghanistan after being hit by a driver with a suspended license.

Lindsey successfully submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Defense (DOD), Secret Service (SS), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain crucial case information. This information was essential in effectively representing the client's needs and securing a resolution in their case.