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Gena Gena Mann has a Masters of Science in Environmental Science focusing on Wetland Ecology and Industrial Health and Safety. She is currently finishing her law degree at UConn Law. Gena is a Retired/Veteran of the USCG and Reserve for 21+ years with multiple deployments/activations including responding to DeepWater Horizon. In her spare time Gena… Continue Reading Welcome, CVLC Summer Interns!

CVLC Staff Attorney for Veteran Benefits & Eligibility, Chelsea Donaldson, published an article in the PLI Chronicle: Insights and Perspectives for the Legal Community (May 2022) about representing clients struggling with their mental health. Read the article here!

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