Veterans Assistance Project Legal Clinic

Topics:
  • Military/Veterans
  • Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE)

The Veterans Assistance Project (VAP) will be inviting low-income, NYC veterans to attend a legal clinic staffed by volunteer attorneys from Proskauer Rose LLP and Bloomberg LP. Prior to attending the clinic, the volunteer attorneys will have either attended VAP's live 3 hour CLE training on Veterans Law or viewed VAP's CLE DVD on Veterans Law. In teams of two or three, volunteer attorneys will meet with a veteran facing a legal issue involving VA benefits or compensation. The volunteer attorneys will assess possible legal remedies available to the veteran in order to file a claim or appeal. The volunteers will continue to provide assistance ranging from locating service documents and medical records to preparing and filing claims and directly representing veterans at hearings.

This event is invitation only. If you would like an invitation please call 212-382-4722.

  • CLE Credit Comments: Volunteers may earn one (1) CLE credit for every two (2) 60-minute hours (120 minutes) of eligible pro bono legal service. Eligible service includes both time spent working at the clinic and work done outside the clinic afterwards. A maximum of ten (10) pro bono CLE credit hours may be earned during any one reporting cycle. The CLE credit will be in the area of “skills” as defined by 22 NYCRR 1500.2. Attorneys may use these “skills” credits in their current reporting cycle or may use these credits as carry-over credits into the next biennial reporting cycle. The maximum number of carry-over credits, regardless of source, is six (6).
  • Contact:
    Meg McCarthy
    City Bar Justice Center - Veterans Assistance Project
    212-382-4746
  • Website: www.citybarjusticecenter.org