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CVLC Intake Coordinator Juliet Taylor and Staff Attorney Chelsea Donaldson filed a comment regarding the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (VA) proposed changes to the Mental Health Rating Schedule. The comment asks that VA modify its proposed regulations in order to better serve the disabled veterans that both VA and the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center have… Continue Reading CVLC files Comment Concerning VA’s Proposed Mental Health Rating Schedule Changes

The Connecticut Bar Association has recognized two of CVLC’s attorneys for their outstanding legal work on behalf of Connecticut’s veterans. CVLC Senior Counsel, Attorney Christy Fisher, has been awarded the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award, and Attorney Sarah E. Dlugoszewski has been awarded the Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award for pro bono… Continue Reading Congratulations Attorney Christy Fisher and Attorney Sarah E. Dlugoszewski!

Ashleigh Backman, CVLC’s current Interim Executive Director, was named Connecticut Magazine’s 40 Under 40 for her work as Director of Pro Bono, Partnerships and Development at Connecticut Veterans Legal Center. Pro bono partnerships are critical to CVLC’s mission in that they allow us to expand our reach to serve even more veterans. Read more about… Continue Reading CVLC’s Director of Pro Bono, Partnership & Development Named In Connecticut Magazine’s 40 Under 40: Class of 2022

CVLC was honored to see Attorney Chelsea Donaldson’s work with military sexual trauma survivors featured in Peggy McCarthy’s national coverage of the continuing issue of MST and its impact on our veterans. Read more here: http://c-hit.org/2021/12/09/as-congress-moves-to-change-military-sexual-assault-prosecutions-attacks-continue-to-haunt-survivors/

Last week, CVLC’s Pre-Law Fellow, Steve Kennedy, published an op-ed across HearstCT Media, including the New Haven Register and Connecticut Post, highlighting the need for continued support for veterans beyond thanking them for their service. As an Iraq veteran himself and lead plaintiff in a class action suit against the U.S. Army, Steve knows the… Continue Reading CVLC Op-Ed on Veterans’ Continuing Legal Needs Published

Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Celebrates Pro Bono Partnerships Removing Legal Barriers to Housing, Healthcare, and Income for Connecticut’s Veterans   New Haven, CT (November 12, 2021) – Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) hosted its annual Saluting Service benefit to celebrate veteran legal victories and to showcase the important work of CVLC’s pro bono partnerships with… Continue Reading 2021 Saluting Service

CVLC is excited to welcome our Fall 2021 interns! Brett Jennings Brett Jennings is a rising senior Political Science major at Yale University with a Certificate in Programming. At Yale, Brett has been involved with the Yale Scientific Magazine as both a section editor and writer, Code Haven as a mentor teaching computer science to… Continue Reading CVLC Welcomes Fall 2021 Interns

CVLC is excited to welcome our Summer 2021 interns! Grace Craven Grace Craven is an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut majoring in political science and human rights. Her primary focus of study is policy and law reform, in addition to the intersectionalities of non-able bodiedness and mental health in relation to the current legal… Continue Reading CVLC Welcomes Summer 2021 Interns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2021   Media Contact Liam Brennan, Executive Director lbrennan@ctveteranslegal.org   The PANORAMA Act will modernize service academy congressional nominations to combat racial, ethnic, and gender inequities in the schools and the officer corps.   NEW HAVEN, CT—The Department of Defense will now be required to report data on the race,… Continue Reading Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Plays Key Role in Enacting Defense Bill Provision to Promote Racial and Gender Diversity in Military Service Academy Nominations

In 2017, Navy Veteran Leo Ramsay came to CVLC after years of dealing with worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For the last 10 years, he was unable to work due to his debilitating health condition, and was living on $1,200 a month to cover his personal and medical expenses. In 1969, shortly after Mr.… Continue Reading Navy Veteran Leo Ramsay: “It’s a blessing that us veterans have the opportunity to use CVLC’s services.”