The 16th Annual Veterans Legal Assistance
Conference & Training
BEYOND THE BASICS
University of Baltimore, William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center
11 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201
Designed for lawyers, law students, veterans, policymakers and other service professionals, this annual conference provides a forum for discussion of critical legal issues facing our veterans.
The conference will include a training for lawyers interested in representing veterans in claims for service-connected disability benefits, as well as training for non-attorney veterans interested in serving as mentors for the Baltimore City Veterans Treatment Docket. Other sessions will include panels on how to get Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) benefits, discharge appeals review, and Total and Permanent Discharge (TPD).
Veterans Benefits 101 training is available for lawyers who agree to accept one pro bono case from Homeless Persons Representation Project in Maryland within 1 year. Staff of nonprofit legal services providers may attend without a commitment, but must register with their .org email address.
Day 1 | ||||
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| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |||
| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |||
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Veterans Benefits 101 for Pro Bono Lawyers | Read more » | ||
| 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM | Mentor Training 101: Veterans Mentoring Veterans in Veterans Treatment Court | Read more » | ||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | How to Apply for Veteran Readiness & Education Benefits – Benefits for Disabled Veterans | Read more » | ||
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch & Keynote Address | |||
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Upon Further Review: Discharge Appeals Review | Read more » | ||
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Total and Permanent Discharge (TPD) | Read more » | ||
Conference Organizers:
Questions? Contact Kiah Pierre at kpierre@probonomd.org.