Legal Assistance to Military Personnel Section

american flag on military uniformThe WSBA Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP) Section addresses matters related to the rendition of appropriate and efficient legal service to members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Initially formed as a standing committee of the Washington State Bar Association in 1996, the LAMP Section was formed in October 2004.

To join the section list serve and for more general section questions, please send your email address and Bar number to sections@wsba.org. For more information and to get involved with the section, please contact the current section chair, Stephen H. Carpenter, Jr


Announcements

April 12, 2013

Upcoming training opportunity: Seattle Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program is offering a training in Seattle on May 17th.  Visit the LAMP calendar page for further information.


April 4, 2013

NEW from the Attorney General of Washington: Web-based resources 

Ferguson unveils new resources site for Washington's active duty veterans


Just released : A new resource for military families!

State Attorneys General Toolkit on Consumer Protection for the Military 


Executive Committee member Ken Luce has been inducted as an honorary member to the Ranger Battalion.  Read more in the following articles:

Ranger Battalion Inducts Honorary Members
Secretive JBLM Rangers Acknowledged in Public Ceremony 

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