Breaking News: Navy Veteran Wins Discharge Upgrade
Another CVLC pro bono volunteer attorney comes through for a veteran! Jane Milas, of Garcia and Milas, helped Bianca Cruz, a Navy veteran sexual assault survivor, fight her unjust separation. Bianca’s discharge upgrade opens up many new opportunities.
Read MoreNew Office Open House
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 2-4 pm Errera Community Care Center 114 Boston Post Rd, West Haven We have our own shingle – and a suite of offices too!! Come for a tour & dessert to help us celebrate. As fond as we were of our tiny office shared on a rotating basis by our 10… Continue Reading New Office Open House
Read MoreCVLC in the New London Day
“Vets Receiving Help with Legal Issues Have Improved Mental Health, Less Homelessness” Click here to read the full article!
Read MoreCVLC Expands Services in Hartford!
On Veterans Day, Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, joined CVLC Executive Director Margaret Middleton in making the announcement at Hartford’s Old State House. Click to Watch!
Read MoreCVLC Fights for Survivors of Military Sexual Assault
“We want to ensure service member survivors are taken care of, not shamed or retaliated against.” – CVLC Discharge Upgrade Attorney, Margaret Kuzma CVLC Sues Department of Defense and Homeland Security Seeking Access to Sexual Assault Records The lawsuit seeks information about whether the DoD correctly uses whistleblower protections meant to protect survivors of military sexual violence from… Continue Reading CVLC Fights for Survivors of Military Sexual Assault
Read MoreBreaking News!
Study shows CVLC’s clients experience improved mental health and decreased homelessness! Outcomes published in Health Affairs by CVLC, VA and NYLAG researchers and funded by the Bristol Myers-Squibb Foundation. Click these links to read press about the study: The Hartford Courant Yale News Greenwich Time Connecticut Health-I-Team
Read MoreThank you, Service Pledge Participants!
Last month, over 30 attorneys attended CVLC’s VA Benefits training. Because of the training’s success, CVLC will place 10-15 VA Disability Compensation cases with new volunteers who attended the training. CVLC’s work would not be possible without the community of volunteers who come together to help veterans in need. Thank you to Shipman… Continue Reading Thank you, Service Pledge Participants!
Read MoreCVLC Congratulates UnitedHealth Group!
CVLC’s Review-A-Rama partner, UnitedHeath Group, was honored with the 2017 CPBO Pro Bono Partner award! Thank you so much to UHG for your amazing pro bono work on behalf of CT’s veterans. Click Here to Read the UHG Press Release
Read MoreCVLC Expands to DVA in Rocky Hill!
DVA AND CONNECTICUT VETERANS LEGAL CENTER SIGN AGREEMENT TO BRING LEGAL SERVICES TO VETERANS Veteran Residents of the DVA will now have free legal services and sessions while staying at the campus (ROCKY HILL, CT) –Yesterday afternoon, Sean M. Connolly, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and Margaret Middleton, Co-Founder and Executive Director of… Continue Reading CVLC Expands to DVA in Rocky Hill!
Read MoreBreaking News: Kurta Memo Expands the Pathway to Discharge Upgrades for Our Clients
The veterans we serve have cause to celebrate. The “Kurta Memo,” issued by the Under Secretary of Defense on August 25, 2017, expands protections for veterans whose adverse discharges were a result of the “invisible wounds” of mental illness and/or sexual trauma. The memo is the latest effort by DoD leaders to achieve uniformity across… Continue Reading Breaking News: Kurta Memo Expands the Pathway to Discharge Upgrades for Our Clients
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