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Meet Marine Corps Veteran Mr. Hoffman
Name changed to protect the confidentiality of client. No one should be penalized for fleeing domestic violence, but that is exactly what happened to disabled US Marine Veteran Mr. Hoffmann. He was finally ready to get help and escape his abuser, who lived in the same apartment complex, telling his landlord he would be leaving… Continue Reading Meet Marine Corps Veteran Mr. Hoffman
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Insurance and Real Estate Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Insurance and Real Estate Committee in opposition to Section 1 of H.B. 7078: An Act Concerning the Removal of Unauthorized Persons from Real Property that was before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Co-authored by CVLC’s Supervising Attorney, Civil Legal Unit Darren Pruslow and… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of several bills that were before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read our testimony below.… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
Read MoreA Poem: “Magnificent Lawyer Personified”
Magnificent Lawyer Personified by Darren Pruslow, CVLC Supervising Attorneyin honor of Christy Fisher, Retired CVLC Senior Counsel How do you judge the quality of an advocate?Clients Served? Motions Filed? Cases Won?The hours of labor logged? Or tasks completed?Maybe the number of messes undone? I would posit that it is the one who does more with… Continue Reading A Poem: “Magnificent Lawyer Personified”
Read MoreCVLC Responds to Transgender Service Ban
We are united: Connecticut Veterans Legal Center stands beside Trans service members and Veterans without exception. [This is an incredibly stressful period for many of our Veterans, service members, and their families. If you need help, contact your clinician or call the Veterans Crisis Line at 988+1. If you prefer to speak with a Trans… Continue Reading CVLC Responds to Transgender Service Ban
Read MoreOpinion: Let’s make sure our veterans can rest in peace
Chelsea Donaldson, CVLC’s Supervising Attorney of our VA Benefits and Discharge Upgrade Unit, recently published the below opinion article in Connecticut Mirror. The article was originally published on February 17, 2025. In her article Let’s Make Sure Our Veterans Can Rest in Peace, she discusses the recent debate about expanding the Middletown Veterans Cemetery to… Continue Reading Opinion: Let’s make sure our veterans can rest in peace
Read MoreCVLC Testifies in Support of Right to Counsel
CVLC is proud to testify before the Connecticut Appropriations Committee in support of adding funding to support the the Right to Counsel program, at the meeting on February 11, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony outlined the importance of the Right to Counsel program for Connecticut Veterans. Please read out… Continue Reading CVLC Testifies in Support of Right to Counsel
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of and opposition of several bills which were before the committee at the meeting on February 13, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will either support or negatively impact… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
Read MoreCVLC Testifies in Support of Connecticut SJ 35
CVLC is proud to submit testimony in support of SJ 35: Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment Concerning Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under the Equal Protection Clause. Authored by VAMU Supervising Attorney Chelsea Donaldson, this testimony aims to outline how this amendment will ensure protection for our states’ Veterans. Please read out testimony… Continue Reading CVLC Testifies in Support of Connecticut SJ 35
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
CVLC is proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of 5 bills before the committee at the meeting on January 30, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read out testimony below. To read the… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
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