CVLC News

CVLC is excited to welcome our Fall 2020 interns!   Antea Gatalica I decided to apply to law school when I realized I wasn’t really passionate about my journalism work anymore. I’ve always been inspired by the compassion my parents found in their careers, and I wanted that for myself. Being a first generation American,… Continue Reading CVLC Welcomes Fall 2020 Interns

To support life-changing free legal services for veterans, the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) is proud to announce grant partnerships with the American Bar Endowment (ABE), the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF), the Fairfield County Community Foundation (FCCF), and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. CVLC has received grants from The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the Fairfield County… Continue Reading CVLC Gets Major Boost from Grant Partnerships to Support Free Legal Services

Each year, CVLC has hundreds of volunteer attorneys to thank for helping us provide nationally recognized, life-changing veteran advocacy.  One person on that list is Francis “Fran” Brady, a retired attorney from Murtha Cullina, LLC. We spoke to Attorney Brady about his years of experience as a volunteer attorney with CVLC and what draws him… Continue Reading Attorney Fran Brady shares why he thinks attorneys should volunteer with CVLC

LGBTQ service members and veterans face unique struggles due to the long history of anti-LGBTQ discriminatory policy within the Armed Forces dating back to the Revolutionary War. We spoke to advocates for LGBTQ current service members and veterans about serving with pride. “A [less-than-Honorable discharge] is to the detriment of the service member or veteran… Continue Reading A Continued Struggle for Equality: LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans

Amy Boggan Amy Boggan is a CVLC summer policy and research intern. Last year, she completed a B.A. in Philosophy at California Polytechnic  State University and began studying at the University of Connecticut School of Law. During her undergraduate education, she had the privilege of advocating for elder and dependent adult victims of property crimes… Continue Reading CVLC welcomes new class of summer interns!

The week after September 11, 2001, Thomas Hammons signed up to join the Army at 22 years old. He immediately stood out as an outstanding soldier. He was praised in every performance review from 2002 through 2004, earning multiple medals. He moved up in the ranks and became a Pathfinder—specialists who navigate through foreign terrain… Continue Reading Veteran Victories: Thomas Hammons, Army Veteran

At CVLC, we are fortunate enough to have the honor of working with truly inspiring veteran clients. While we fight to open doors to healthcare, income, and housing for our clients, we also strive to give our veterans a space to tell their stories. Before Army veteran S.A. came to CVLC, she was nearly homeless… Continue Reading Veteran Victories: “CVLC has given me a sense of independence and promise”

  With dozens of calls from veterans every week, CVLC alone cannot meet the growing demand for legal advocacy services. But together with a strong community of pro bono volunteers, veterans can trust that their legal needs will be met by knowledgeable advocates in the field. Finn Dixon & Herling’s pro bono attorneys recently submitted… Continue Reading Finn Dixon & Herling takes on new VA benefit cases

Today, along with several veteran advocate organizations in the State, CVLC signed a letter urging Governor Ned Lamont to safely reduce the population of Connecticut’s prisons. On April 1st, five prisoners in the Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution tested positive for COVID-19. This outbreak in Connecticut’s only prison with a Veterans’ Services Unit necessitates a rapid response… Continue Reading CVLC signs letter to safeguard public health by protecting incarcerated veterans from exposure

Today, our Executive Director, Liam Brennan discusses the importance of keeping people housed in order to keep them healthy. As we all commit to flattening the curve by staying home, the reality of one’s social determinants of health dictate how sufficiently they can practice these vital public health precautions.    Homeless individuals have double vulnerability… Continue Reading To Keep People Healthy, Keep Them Housed: Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19