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2012-2013

Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program — Training

The Veteran's Consortium Pro Bono Program is seeking volunteer lawyers to assist veterans who claim entitlement to VA benefits. You are invited to attend our upcoming training seminar in Seattle to learn about representing a veteran in this unique area of law.

When: May 17, 2013
            9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

Where: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
              1201 Third Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle

CLE Credit: Pending approval

Cost: Free (in exchange for handling one appeal pro bono)

Event introduction letter

Event flyer

2011 Pro Bono Report

 

Information and Materials from Past Events

2013

  • March 14, 2013: "Veterans' Courts: A Systematic Approach to Social Justice."  Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.

            Presentation Slides

  • February 21-22, 2013: "Admissions to Practice Rule 8(g) (APR 8(g))." Approved for 14.5 general CLE credits and 1.0 ethics credit.

2012

  • Thursday, December 13, 2012: "Military Commissions and the Fascinating and Fundamental Issues Affecting the Future of American Jurisprudence."  Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.
  • Thursday, September 13, 2012: "Rule of Law in Afghanistan - Constitution, Courts, and other Constructs."  Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.
  • Thursday, March 8, 2012: "Poverty Law and the Legal Services Landscape in Washington State." Speaker Lauren Peach – Attorney and Fellow, Veterans Project, Northwest Justice Project. Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.

2011

  • Wednesday, July 20, 2011: Roundtable presentation and discussion on meeting the legal needs of of military families and youth. Sponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel, the Washington State Bar Association Legal Assistance to Military Personnel Section, and the Center for Children and Youth Justice.  

        Roundtable PowerPoint presentation now available: Upon request, the Powerpoint presentation from the July 20th ABA/WSBA LAMP roundtable is now available for download.

        Updated November 22, 2011: Be sure to check out the latest issue of Dialogue Magazine: Fall 2011 to read an article about the youth in military families titled, Youth in Military Families:An Invisible At-Risk Population.
  • Thursday, June 9, 2011: "Perspective on the Israeli Military Justice System."
  • March 24, 2011: Mini-CLE - "The History of Military Commissions in Jurisprudence." 2.0 general CLE credits.

2010

  • Thursday, December 9, 2010: "LAMP Section Meeting and CLE: "Security Clearance Adjudication Process." Approved for 1.0 CLE credit.
  • Friday, September 10, 2010: Quarterly Meeting and Mini-CLE — "The History of Military Commissions in American Jurisprudence." Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.
  • Thursday, June 17, 2010: Annual Meeting and Mini-CLE: "Standing Rules of Engagement (SROE)."
  • Thursday, March 11, 2010: WSBA LAMP Section Quarterly Meeting and Mini-CLE – "Veterans' Courts." Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.

2009

  • Thursday, December 10, 2009: Mini-CLE – "Disability Evaluation System (DES)." Approved for 1 general CLE credit.  
  • Thursday, September 17, 2009: Section Quarterly Meeting and  mini-CLE: "Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project." 1 general CLE credit.
  • June 12, 17, 18: Mini-CLE: Training for Volunteer Attorney Network for Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF). Approved for 3.0 CLE credits (2.5 general, .5 ethics).
  • Thursday June 11, 2009: "The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children." Approved for 1.0 credit.
  • Thursday and Friday, January 22-23, 2009
    Annual CLE for JAG APR 8(g) Training
    Fort Lewis, Washington
  • Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25, 2009 - 2009 Army JAG Onsite CLE – "Rule of Law." CLE credits: 10 (includes 2 ethics credits).