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Thank A Female Veteran With Access To Legal Services

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

Thank A Female Veteran With Access To Legal Services

October 28, 2019 | Rep. Susan Wild | Law360
It is the duty of members of Congress to support our men and women in uniform after they come home. Due to the increase in female service members since 2001, the number of women seeking care at the Department of Veterans Affairs has increased by 80%.
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Vets’ Win In Landmark Suit Could Force VA To Spend Billions

News Story (NATIONAL)

Vets’ Win In Landmark Suit Could Force VA To Spend Billions

September 22, 2019 | RJ Vogt | Law360
If you’re a veteran and you’ve used third-party insurance to partially cover the cost of a trip to the local emergency room, the Department of Veterans Affairs has probably refused to reimburse you for the remaining expenses.
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Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, pro bono attorneys work to aid veterans who are struggling

News Story (Connecticut)

Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, pro bono attorneys work to aid veterans who are struggling

May 27, 2019 | David Owens | Hartford Courant
The Hartford County Bar Association is recognizing a Connecticut law firm for its eight years of work on behalf of low-income veterans who struggle with mental illness and other issues linked to their military service.
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Nonprofit law firm receives $90,000 grant to assist veterans

News Story (Massachusetts)

Nonprofit law firm receives $90,000 grant to assist veterans

April 18, 2019 | Matt Berg | Daily Hampshire Gazette
Community Legal Aid will create the first veterans medical-legal partnership, or VMLP, in the state with a $90,000 grant from United Way of Hampshire County.
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Take care to help veterans who care for others too

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

Take care to help veterans who care for others too

November 29, 2018 | Ruth Stein | Stars and Stripes
As an attorney with LegalHealth, who staffs an on-site free legal clinic for older veterans at the Manhattan and Bronx VA hospitals in New York, I find far too many veteran clients who are seeking services not only for themselves, but care for others.
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It’s time to fight for veterans’ legal aid

Op-Ed (Texas)

It’s time to fight for veterans’ legal aid

November 9, 2018 | Nathan L. Hecht , Donald J. Guter | Austin American-Statesman
Providing free legal services to qualifying veterans is imperative. We should make a commitment to better the lives of the service men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for our freedom.
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Veterans fight for our freedom; it’s time we fight for their legal aid

Op-Ed (Texas)

Veterans fight for our freedom; it’s time we fight for their legal aid

November 9, 2018 | Nathan L. Hecht , Donald J. Guter | Victoria Advocate (TX)
Texas lawyers and the legal community have a responsibility to help military service members. Legal aid can and does make a difference for veterans.
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