Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic

By Henry Beshar ’22
Via LSC Blog “But you’re not a veteran,” my puzzled mentor remarked after learning that I enrolled in Harvard Law…

By Jeffrey Jiang, JD ’22
via LSC Blog The story of Eric Conn is a years-long saga involving a scam artist who extracted over half…

This interview appeared in the Brown Political Review. Julie McCormack is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, co-teaching “The Poverty Law Workshop –…

Via Harvard Law Today Lawrence “Larry” Vilord (left) with his partner of 44 years, U.S. Navy veteran Rhett Chalk. (Photo Courtesy of Lawrence Vilord)…

Via LSC Blog By mid-semester, the 14 Harvard Law students enrolled in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic at the Legal Services Center…

Via LSC Blog Kate Strickland and Rachel Schwarz, Harvard Law students in LSC’s Safety Net Project, submitted testimony last week on two bills under…

via Harvard Gazette Daniel Polonsky ’21 Students contribute time, effort, expertise to solving local challenges, helping residents Students from Schools, centers, and programs…

via LA Times
by Dana Monalto San Diego Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 8, 2018
(Howard Lipin / San Diego-Union-Tribune) A veteran with a fever…

via LSC blog September 8, 2020 – The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School (LSC), on behalf of veterans organizations Swords to Plowshares and…

via LSC blog The attorneys and student advocates at the Legal Services Center continue to work tirelessly for our clients as they face unprecedented…

via Washington Post by Alex Horton Dwayne Smith, seen in Afghanistan in 2009, was issued an other-than-honorable discharge in 2012. (Dwayne Smith) The Department…

via LSC blog
by Linda Heeyoung Park J.D.’21 Linda Heeyoung Park, JD ‘21, a student in LSC’s Safety Net Project, shares the story of her…

via Harvard Law School YouTube The Legal Services Center’s Veterans Legal Clinic provides legal representation to veterans and their family members when they cannot…

Via Boston Herald By Maria Szaniszlo For years, Massachusetts has had a program that provides financial aid for food, housing, clothing and medical care…

Via the Legal Services Center Julia Schutt (right) of the Veterans Legal Clinic speaking to a client as interns Arielle Lui (left) and Sana…

Via the Legal Services Center  The Veterans Legal Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School (LSC) is piloting a new…

By: Alexis Farmer The numerous clinics at Harvard Law School (HLS) are frequently successful in their pursuit of advancing justice. We often read of victories…

Casey Connolly, J.D. ’19 and Laurel Fresquez, J.D. ’19 By: Casey Connolly, J.D. ’19 I distinctly recall Betsy Gwin, a clinical instructor in the Veterans…

By: Joshua Mathew, J.D. ’19 Josh Mathew, J.D. ’19 My involvement with the Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) has been, by far, my most rewarding experience…

Via Harvard Law Today  The legal team litigating the proposed class action before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims included (from left):…

Via Connecticut Veterans Legal Center CVLC Discharge Upgrade Director Margaret Kuzma with LSC staff Betsy Gwin, Dana Montalto, and Dan Nagin. Connecticut Veterans Legal…