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.

This 17th annual conference included a training for lawyers and advocates interested in representing veterans in claims for service-connected disability benefits, practical training for more seasoned practitioners, as well as training for veterans interested in serving as mentors for the Baltimore City Veterans Treatment Docket. Afternoon sessions included two “deep dive” panel discussions with experts on The Irregular Application of the Presumption of Regularity and National Security and the Rule of Law.

Our keynote speaker was author and retired U.S. Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings, who was interviewed by Dean LaVonda Reed, Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law. Dean Reed asked Colonel Cummings about her new book, "A Soldier’s Life," and discussed her career as a soldier and champion of civil rights.