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A 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
Read MoreCVLC’s Response to OMB M-25-13
Greetings Friend: As you may have heard, the President issued an Executive Order (OMB M-25-13) last night that pauses or eliminates all federal grant funding, including funding agreements that have already been appropriated by the US Congress. The impact to Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is potentially devastating. Approximately 20% of CVLCs funding is derived from… Continue Reading CVLC’s Response to OMB M-25-13
Read MoreCVLC Joins Coalition in Opposition to Mr. Hegseth’s Nomination to SecDef
“Dear Leaders Thune and Schumer, Chairman Wicker, and Ranking Member Reed, We write to express our opposition to Trump’s nominee for the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who is wholly unfit to lead this agency.” READ THE FULL LETTER OPPOSING MR. HEGSETH’S NOMINATION HERE (PDF): Coalition Letter Opposing Hegseth DoD Nomination – Updated January 2025… Continue Reading CVLC Joins Coalition in Opposition to Mr. Hegseth’s Nomination to SecDef
Read MorePro Bono Corner: January 2024
CVLC’s Pro Bono Corner:2025 is lining up to be a banner year for CVLC clients by Donald P. Tutson, Jr., CVLC’s Director of Pro Bono Legal Services Our Pro Bono Partners, from all over Connecticut, increased their support for Veterans in big and meaningful ways throughout 2024. We are poised to have our many success… Continue Reading Pro Bono Corner: January 2024
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