In their honor
In a potentially precedent-setting case, Veterans Clinic students work to help LGBTQ widower secure VA benefits
Office of Clinical and Pro Bono programs recognizes six students for outstanding work
Veterans Legal Clinic report documents VA’s systemic denial of health care to veterans with ‘bad paper’ discharges
Putting compassion into action
Veterans Legal Clinic students argue case before federal court of appeals
Veterans Legal Clinic wins court case for Massachusetts post-9/11 combat veterans
In a ruling issued on December 21, 2018, the Massachusetts Superior Court found in favor of three Massachusetts veterans represented by the Veterans Legal Clinic in their challenge to the state government’s denying them the Welcome Home Bonus, which these veterans earned by serving overseas in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Legal Services Center reaches out to homeless veterans at Stand Down 2018
A team of volunteers from Harvard Law School’s Legal Services Center recently partnered with Veterans Legal Services to provide legal advice to homeless or at risk veterans at Veterans Stand Down 2018, a one-day event that brings service providers and veterans together allowing veterans to access services ranging from employment assistance to legal support to medical care.
Experiential and Impactful
Impact Clinic or SPO In May 2018, a federal magistrate issued a temporary injunction to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from forcing former students of for-profit Corinthian Colleges to repay what the plaintiffs describe as fraudulent student debt. The PREDATORY LENDING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION CLINIC at the HLS WilmerHale Legal Services Center is representing […]