2026 Veterans Legal Assistance Conference & Training Schedule Friday, April 17, 20268:00 AM - 8:45 AMRegistration & Breakfast8:45 AM - 8:55 AMWelcome & Opening RemarksProf. Hugh McCleanTonya D. Green9:00 AM - 12:00 PMVeterans Benefits 101James RichardsonJames D. RidgwayRead more »9:00 AM - 10:55 AMVeterans Treatment Court Update: The New Central Maryland Regional Veterans Treatment Court and Mentor Training 101Ellie RoserJoe BelvedereKatherine ConwayProf. Hugh McCleanSofia DirieRead more »11:00 AM - 12:00 PMVeterans Benefits 201Andrew GrossRead more »12:15 PM - 1:15 PMLunch & Keynote Address by Col. Edna W. Cummings, U.S. Army (Retired)Dean LaVonda ReedEdna W. CummingsRead more »1:20 PM - 2:50 PMThe Irregular Application of the Presumption of RegularityProf. Brent FilbertProf. Jessica Lynn WherrySeth M. OwensRead more »3:00 PM - 4:30 PMNational Security and Rule of LawHoward ShrumProf. Brenner FissellProf. Christopher J. HartProf. Franklin D. RosenblattProf. Margaret M. DonovanProf. Nienke GrossmanRead more »
