Vet Consortium Pro Bono Program: The Veterans Consortium is an
organization
established to provide free attorneys for unrepresented veterans who have
an appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and
who are not otherwise able to obtain counsel to assist them. This is a
co-operative effort by four veterans' service organizations - the American
Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the National Veterans Legal
Services Program and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The Consortium
recruits and trains volunteer attorneys to help needy appellants with their
appeals at the Court. If a veteran has filed an appeal with the Court and
has not been able to obtain his or her own attorney within 30 days, he or
she can then request assistance from the Pro Bono Program.
Contact Veteran Issues vetsprobono@rcn.com
directly or check out
www.vetsprobono.com if you need
assistance at the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims. You can also write Ronald B. Abrams, Esq., Director,
Outreach & Education Components, 601 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite 1010,
Washington D.C. 20004-2935 Tel: [202] 628-8164/8169 Fax or [888]] 838-7727.
[Source: ColonelDan@worldnet.att.net
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