January 22/Web: Magical Math: Rating Schedules & Disabilities: #VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation

This training program for lawyers discusses how the Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates the degree of disability for service-connected disability compensation under Title 38 of the United States Code and Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Title:
Magical Math: Rating Schedules & Disabilities: VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation
When/Where:
January 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
Webcast
Space is limited - Reserve your Webinar seat now!
By: 
Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project
Speaker:
Janet Totter.
  Credit:
1 hour of MCLE credit (State Bar of Texas Course number 901260092)
More:
http://www.tlsc.org/calendar/

Washington, DC/May 23: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

Title:
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training
When/Where:
May 10, 2013
9:00AM to 5:00PM
DC Bar
Washington, DC
By:

• DC Bar Pro Bono Program 
• Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

Registration:
Registration for this training will be available soon here.
More:
http://www.vetsprobono.org/volunteer-today/training-dates-for-volunteer-attorneys/

Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans

Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans is a State Bar of Texas program to develop and assist pro bono legal clinics throughout the state for military veterans who otherwise cannot afford or do not have access to the legal services they need. The program was a major initiative of 2010–11 State Bar of Texas President Terry Tottenham.
Texas lawyers interested in helping veterans can learn more here.

January 7/Web: Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project Webinar

This webinar will educate attendees on what constitutes the definition of a Veteran under Title 38 of the United States Code and Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations for qualification of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.
Title:
Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project Webinar
When/Where:
January 7, 2013
 11:45:00 AM Local
Webinar
Speaker:
Attorney Janet Totter, Managing Attorney of the Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project.
Credit:
Certified by the State Bar of Texas for one (1) hour of MCLE credit (participatory, no ethics credit), course number 901260093.
Registeration:
Contact ssanchez@tlsc.org.
More:
http://www.tlsc.org/calendar/

New Agent Orange Book

Agent Orange: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty is a recent (2012) book examines the far-reaching impact of Agent Orange, the most infamous of the dioxin-contaminated herbicides used by American forces in Southeast Asia, not simply reconstructing the history of the chemical war but investigating the ongoing controversy over the short- and long-term effects of weaponized defoliants on the environment of Vietnam, on the civilian population, and on the troops who fought on both sides.

Learn more at the book's Amazon page.

Hawaii Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP)

The legal community in Hawaii provides Legal Assistance to Military Personnel in a variety of ways.

For the Warrior Community

Active duty service members may wish to go first to Armed Forces Legal Assistance's online database to "locate active duty legal activities offering general legal services within the continental United States". Here is a list for the state of Hawaii.

General-Purpose Resources

Servicemembers, veterans and their families can use the same resources as anyone else.

• Hawaii Law Help is a good, general-purpose place to start looking for law help in Hawaii; it is sponsored by the Hawaii Legal Aid Society.
• the Hawaii Bar Association runs a lawyer referral program, a Wednesday evening Legal Hotline [ (808) 537-1868 ], and a list of legal assistance organizations.
• If you are disabled: Hawaii Disability Rights Center
• If you are concerned about domestic violence: Domestic Violence Action Center

Private Practice Attorneys

Typically, a lawyer in private practice will listen to your situation for 15 or 20 minutes, then give you an idea about how to proceed, in general terms, without charging you. If the matter is something the lawyer can help you with, but must charge for, sometimes you can work out a military-family discount, especially if you are easy to work with. The Findlaw website has a city-by-city list of lawyers in Hawaii who are interested in representing active-duty military personnel, military reservists, and veterans
here.

For Lawyers

The Hawaii Bar Association  does not appear to have a Section or Committee on Legal Assistance to Military Personnel. This may be an opportunity for an ambitious attorney to exercise leadership!  Anyone with more information on other programs in Hawaii are invited to contact me; the most convenient way is to add in a comment below. The purpose is service!

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See also

• ABA Military Pro Bono Project
• State-by-state list of LAMP programs