Accessing Justice: Military Veterans, Servicemembers, and Their Families
Friday February 26 , 2010
- By: Sargeant Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- Time: 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
- Location:
DLA Piper203 North LaSalle StreetChicago , ILMap: maps.google.com
- Website: salsa.democracyinaction.org
When: February 26, 2010, 8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Where: DLA Piper, 203 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60601
About:
As the United States remainds engaged in military conflicts overseas, a growing population of current and former servicemembers will be burdened with legal needs that may go unmet without the assistance of legal aid and pro bono attorneys. Join us for a dialogue on the kinds of legal issues that our military veterans, servicemembers, and their families face, and how lawyers can get involved to ensure access to justice for those who have served our nation.
Panelists include:
Thomas Digan
Legal Assistance Attorney, Naval Legal Service Office North Central, Detachment Great Lakes
David Rogers
Co-founder, VetNet
Jessica Thornhill
Senior Clinical Intern, John Marshall Law School, Veterans Legal Support Center
Jason Vail
Director, American Bar Assocation Military Pro Bono Project
Moderated by Kimbriell Kelly, editor, The Chicago Reporter
Schedule:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
9:15 a.m. Dialogue with Audience
An application for MCLE credit is pending
Register:
http://www.probono.net/link.cfm?14419



