Veterans Legal Assistance Practicum.

Veterans Legal Project

Want to help veterans and their families? Students enrolled in our #UBLawResponds Community Engagement Legal Clinic will study and serve some unmet needs of our country’s heroes.

With new funding from New York State’s Justice for Heroes grant, our clinical program is expanding capacity to serve military veterans in areas where our clinics have deep expertise including family law issues, small business and entrepreneurship needs, public benefits appeals, civil rights & protected status issues, and assisting incarcerated veterans seeking resentencing, parole and post-conviction hearings.

For Veterans

Please fill out the inquiry form. Please note that filling out this form does not create an attorney-client relationship, and that unfortunately we do not have the bandwidth to assist all veterans.

For Students

Students enrolled in the School of Law’s Community Engagement Legal Clinic perform service-learning to help address the unmet needs of our country’s heroes. The areas of law will coincide with areas where our clinics have deep expertise including family law issues, small business and entrepreneurship needs, civil rights & protected status issues, and assisting incarcerated veterans seeking resentencing, parole and post-conviction hearings.

The project will be working with community partners and/or resource centers in several locations in Western New York to identify client need and this learning experience will allow student attorneys to work collaboratively with students attorneys across several clinics.

For Attorneys

Help our country’s heroes by becoming a certified veterans representative! As part of our mission to provide legal access and assistance to our veterans, we strive to support those who are interested in becoming accredited representatives. Accreditation by the Department of Veterans Affairs allows you to prepare and present claims in front of the VA to assist your veteran client in receiving compensation or other benefits.

Accreditation Requirements

Earn Your Three Hours of Training

ABA Training for Attorneys
Description: The ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) periodically sponsors or hosts CLE programs that focus on legal issues faced by both military personnel and veterans.
More details on the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel.

Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program: Training for Volunteer Attorneys
Cost: Training is free for individuals who agree to participate in the pro bono program.
Description: Offers training hosted by attorneys specializing in veterans’ affairs on various topics such as appellate advocacy before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, military discharge upgrades, and VA benefit advocacy.
More details on the Veterans Consortium trainings can be found online.