The Houston Bar Association Veterans Legal Initiative is hosting a free legal advice clinic for U.S. veterans on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. Attorneys from the Houston Volunteer Lawyers will be available by phone from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to answer questions in areas of law including family law, evictions, bankruptcy, VA benefits, discharge … Continue Reading
Just ahead of Veterans Day, the Texas Legal Services Center will host a live webinar and Q&A to train lawyers to work with low-income veterans on discharge upgrades and military records corrections. The webinar, “Assisting Our Texas Veterans: Discharge Upgrades and the Correction of Military Records,” will take place from 1 to 2:15 p.m. CST … Continue Reading
In recognition of Veterans Day, the State Bar of Texas would like to recognize attorneys who are serving or have served in the U.S. military with social media posts featuring the hashtag #TXLawyerUSVeteran.… Continue Reading
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation launched a new campaign to benefit the Joe Jamail Endowment for Veteran Legal Services, a fund created to ensure Texas veterans have fair and equitable access to the justice system. “Remembering Our Heroes” will allow the endowment’s contributors to make donations in name of military veterans—living or deceased—and active … Continue Reading
State Bar of Texas and Baylor Law School leaders honored veterans at a luncheon November 11. Baylor Law School Dean Brad Toben opened the event, which celebrated Veterans Day, and introduced State Bar President Frank Stevenson and past State Bar President Richard Pena. Stevenson spoke about Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans and his new initiative, … Continue Reading
Local bar associations, law schools, attorneys, and legal aid organizations across the state are providing free civil legal assistance to veterans November 6-12 for Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week. Texas has the second-highest population of veterans in the nation, and the Department of Veterans Affairs reports that legal issues account for five of the top … Continue Reading
A year after graduating from law school, Navy Reservist David R. Olivas was deployed to Afghanistan, where he spent time in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Kunduz, and Bagram. His tour of duty ended on Jan. 5, 2014, and the 35-year-old currently resides in Flower Mound, practicing criminal law as a Dallas County assistant district attorney. Tell us … Continue Reading
In 2013, the United Kingdom’s HM Courts and Tribunals Service made thousands of World War I soldiers’ wills available to the public. The documents have since been viewed more than 1 million times, and more than 10,000 copies of wills have been ordered. This project is meant to provide insight into UK WWI heroes for … Continue Reading
To provide legal assistance to veterans and in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, this week has been deemed Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week, which consists of a multi-organization pro bono initiative coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. Through Friday, veterans can access civil legal services at clinics and workshops held and staffed … Continue Reading
