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Historic Massachusetts law to support veterans signed into law – with help from LSC students

August 28, 2024

Three students in the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic—David Paul ’24, Basundhara Mukherjee ‘24, and Nathan Lowry ‘24—provided important testimony to state legislators…

Clinic Stories, Legal & Policy Work

Basundhara Mukherjee '24 on finding community outside of the classroom

June 4, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

Douglas Griswold '25 on taking action to enforce protections already in the law

June 4, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

David Paul.

David Paul wins the David A. Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award

May 20, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

Dana Montalto during an interview

Pentagon, states begin new push to help LGBTQ veterans kicked out of military

February 23, 2024

Clinic Stories, In the News

Decades after combat service, local veteran seeks benefits

February 7, 2024

Clinic Stories, In the News

a sign on the side of the Legal Services Center building

LSC students reflect on the value of an Advanced Clinical

January 3, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

Knowledge in many forms: Alex Zhang '24 learns from client in hospice

January 2, 2024

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

On the front lines for veterans

November 8, 2023

Clinic Stories, Clinical Spotlight

Veteran service organizations file lawsuit to compel VA to amend its character of discharge regulations

October 25, 2023

Clinic Stories, In the News

Two veterans - one an LSC student and the other a client battling homelessness - help each other in surprising ways

October 2, 2023

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

Veterans discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' still struggle to get benefits

July 6, 2023

Clinic Stories, In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Sam Holloway ’24 Discovers that Criminal Record Sealing is Not Always the End of the Story

June 15, 2023

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

Destini Agüero Awarded Women’s Bar Foundation Nery J. Arrano Pro Bono Award

June 15, 2023

Clinic Stories, Events

'Working our hardest to represent a client is itself a huge victory'

May 23, 2023

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

Skadden Fellows pose and smile in a hallway

4 Skadden Fellows selected from Class of 2023, all clinic alumni

March 29, 2023

Clinical Student Voices

‘It’s incredible what we did, as a bunch of law students, to change VA policy’

November 10, 2022

Legal & Policy Work

Following court challenge by the Legal Services Center, VA expands access to benefits for LGBTQ+ veterans' surviving spouses

October 17, 2022

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Fighting for Equal Treatment of Same-Sex Military Spouses

June 22, 2022

Clinical Student Voices, Updates

Crooked Judges, Fraudulent Lawyers, and How the Social Security Administration Has Failed 3,500 People

April 8, 2022

Clinical Student Voices

‘Doing Justice’ Together: An Interview with LSC Safety Net Project Director Julie McCormack

January 10, 2022

Clinical Voices

In a potentially precedent-setting case, Veterans Clinic students work to help LGBTQ widower secure VA benefits

November 8, 2021

Clinical Spotlight

Snapshots from a week in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic

November 8, 2021

Clinical Spotlight

LSC's Safety Net Project Students Testify Before Mass Legislature on Importance of Nutrition Benefits

October 18, 2021

Giving back to the Greater Boston community

June 29, 2021

Clinical Student Voices, Clinical Voices, Updates

Op-Ed: How the VA has illegally denied healthcare to thousands of veterans

June 1, 2021

Legal Services Center Urges VA to Change Eligibility Rules for Veterans with Bad Paper on behalf of Swords to Plowshares and The National Veterans Legal Services Program

September 12, 2020

Client Stories, Legal & Policy Work

LSC Clinics Work Creatively to Assist Client Communities Affected by COVID-19

May 19, 2020

Clinical Voices, Uncategorized OCP

VA unlawfully turned away vulnerable veterans for decades, study says, with 400,000 more at risk

March 9, 2020

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Fighting For A Veteran Facing the Invisible Wounds of War

December 19, 2019

Clinical Student Voices

HLS Legal Services Center: A Veteran's Story

November 25, 2019

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

New online tool tells Mass. veterans if they qualify for financial aid

November 7, 2019

In the News, Uncategorized OCP

A Legal Safety Net at the Library

July 10, 2019

Events, Legal & Policy Work

A Simple Online Legal Tool Helps Reduce Poverty for Military Veterans

June 28, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

All in a Day's Work

June 20, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Learning to Serve

May 30, 2019

Clinical Student Voices

Take Care of Soldiers, and Things Fall Into Place

May 29, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Veterans Legal Clinic students argue case before federal court of appeals

March 1, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

CVLC Advances Veteran Law with Discharge Upgrade Practice Manual

February 21, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Ensuring Veterans Aren’t Left Behind

February 13, 2019

Clinical Student Voices, In the News

Veterans win lawsuit against Massachusetts over denial of Welcome Home bonus

January 2, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

“The Newest Federal Court Experiment”: Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims speaks at Harvard Law School

December 6, 2018

Veterans Legal Clinic Welcomes DAV General Counsel for Conversation About His Role & Career Path

November 1, 2018

LSC Engages in Outreach to Homeless Veterans at Stand Down 2018

September 20, 2018

Is VA Wrongfully Excluding Hundreds of Thousands of Veterans from Needed Care

November 17, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

VA Secretary Shulkin Discusses Needs of Disabled Veterans During Visit to Harvard Law School & Veterans Legal Clinic

November 13, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Shulkin seeks to increase service and accountability at Veterans Affairs

November 1, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Veterans Legal Clinic Files Class Action Against Massachusetts Treasury on Behalf of Veterans with Bad-Paper Discharges

July 6, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

"My time with the Veterans Legal Clinic has been extremely rewarding"

April 12, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

The case that defined our experience at the Veterans Legal Clinic

March 23, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Judge Russell Reflects on the Founding and Future of Veterans Treatment Courts

November 28, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Invisible Wounds of War

October 21, 2016

LSC Hosts the DAV Distinguished Speaker Series on Veterans Treatment Courts

October 21, 2016

Veterans clinic files rulemaking petition on access for veterans with ‘bad-paper’ discharges

July 18, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Report: VA unfairly denied services to 125K post-9/11 veterans

March 30, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Fighting for Veterans, Learning the Law

February 10, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Using law to protect veterans

November 11, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

LSC Volunteers at Stand Down Event for Veterans

September 23, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Christopher Melendez '15 Wins CLEA’s Outstanding Clinical Student Award

May 25, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic student finds a meaningful experience in representing veterans

May 22, 2015

Clinical Voices

Student finds motivation in her clinical work

May 18, 2015

Clinical Student Voices

CLEA Files Amicus Brief in VA Attorneys' Fees Case

January 15, 2015

Legal & Policy Work

Fresh start at the VA

November 26, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

HLS legal clinic lands victories for veterans

November 11, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic awarded $1M for veterans’ advocacy

November 7, 2014

Clinical Spotlight