CVLC News
Celebrating Millie Vandenbroek
Written by Christy Fisher, with Alden Pinkham Connecticut Veterans Legal Center wishes to recognize Millie Vandenbroek’s exceptional service to our organization as she departs to pursue a new career. Since she first joined us in 2015–and then rejoined us in 2018 after achieving a degree in Public Health–Millie has brought her quiet compassion to all… Continue Reading Celebrating Millie Vandenbroek
Read MoreCVLC Urges Support for VA Funding
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Supervising Attorney, VA Benefits, Chelsea Donaldson represented CLVC alongside Homes for the Brave’s Vincent Santilli and local veterans at Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s press conference at West Haven Veterans Museum & Learning Center to share information on how proposed cuts to VA funding would impact veterans in Connecticut: “The Connecticut Veterans… Continue Reading CVLC Urges Support for VA Funding
Read MoreSpotlight: Army Veteran Kevin S.
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is proud to work every day to secure veterans’ access to the benefits they earned. Army Veteran Kevin S. shares his story below: After noticing my application to the VA for healthcare benefits had been denied, a case manager through the Wounded Warriors project had suggested I accept help from a… Continue Reading Spotlight: Army Veteran Kevin S.
Read MoreRun.Walk.Ride. Fundraiser Toolkit
Since Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) launched Run.Walk.Ride., hundreds of registrans have run, walked or rode thousands of miles and helped raise over $1,000,000 to remove legal barriers for Connecticut Veterans! As one of our runners/walkers/riders, your participation is what makes Run.Walk.Ride. successful! Consider using the language samples and graphics below to help in your… Continue Reading Run.Walk.Ride. Fundraiser Toolkit
Read MoreCVLC Joins SFF in Lawsuit against DoD: Withheld Records of Toxic Exposures at K2 Airbase
On Monday, April 3, 2023, Yale Law School Veteran Legal Clinic filed a lawsuit on behalf of Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and the Stronghold Freedom Foundation demanding an answer from the Department of Defense regarding Freedom of Information Act requests that have been ignored more than 200 days. The information we are seeking is critical… Continue Reading CVLC Joins SFF in Lawsuit against DoD: Withheld Records of Toxic Exposures at K2 Airbase
Read MoreStaff Spotlight : Juliet Taylor
Written by Anne Lee Juliet Taylor is a woman of transitions. She was born and raised in Jamaica before moving to the United States. One of the first transitions was moving from one culture to another, being a Jamaican woman living in the West Indies to then being a Jamaican woman living in America. The… Continue Reading Staff Spotlight : Juliet Taylor
Read MoreCVLC’s Discretionary Injustice Report Highlighted in the Washington Post!
The Washington Post covered CVLC’s Discretionary Justice Report. Click here to read the article.
Read MoreConnecticut Veterans Legal Center Releases New Data Revealing Stark Racial Disparities in Military Administrative Separations
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) announces the publication of “Discretionary Injustice: How Racial Disparities in the Military’s Administrative Separation System Harm Black Veterans,” a report revealing stark racial disparities in military administrative separations. Comprising over one million individual separations, Discretionary Injustice draws on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data obtained by CVLC from the Army, Navy, Air… Continue Reading Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Releases New Data Revealing Stark Racial Disparities in Military Administrative Separations
Read MorePro Bono Spotlight – Attorney Mike Kennedy
Attorney Mike Kennedy has always taken the legal profession’s responsibility to provide voluntary pro bono services seriously. Much of Mike’s work as an attorney is his work suing debt collectors under the fair debt collection practices act, and he has devoted his career to helping many people who can’t afford an attorney. “I knew I… Continue Reading Pro Bono Spotlight – Attorney Mike Kennedy
Read MorePro Bono Spotlight – Attorney Eva Puorro
Eva Puorro has had helping veterans on her radar for quite some time. She is an experienced litigator, having practiced in New York and Connecticut for many years, and more recently worked for a startup company that provides expert medical opinions and for veterans and veterans’ advocates. When Eva saw the opportunity to volunteer at… Continue Reading Pro Bono Spotlight – Attorney Eva Puorro
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