Far too often, veterans do not know their rights and don’t get the help they need. Low-income veterans and other military personnel received inadequate or no professional legal help for 88 percent of their civil legal problems in 2017.
Op-Ed (NATIONAL)
Alicia McCormick
Navy Times
August 6, 2017
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Tags: Veterans
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Northwest Justice Project (NJP) (WA)
Op-Ed (NATIONAL)
Alicia McCormick
Navy Times
August 6, 2017
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Veterans
Organizations mentioned/involved: Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Northwest Justice Project (NJP) (WA)
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As a legal aid lawyer, I work with veterans every single day.
I see them struggle to get benefits they have earned through service to their country. I see their court battles to keep their homes and livelihoods. As a veteran myself, I’m deeply saddened to see how often the scales of justice are tipped against them.
For the veterans I see, the legal problems they must address threaten basic human needs — keeping roofs over their heads, paying for groceries and other necessities, and receiving necessary medical treatment.