SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) Videos

SCRA offers protections to servicemembers and their families. In this era of YouTube, lawyers, servicemembers, their families and those creditors who are affected may avoid problems by learning the basics.

In that spirit are offered these simple videos, recorded during the "No Family Left Behind" CLE, July 9, 2008, by Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families. More information is here: http://aacf.wordpress.com/training/ Your comments and suggestions are welcome; our only intent is to avoid or solve problems for our servicemembers and their families.

Introduction to SCRA

Procedural Protections Under SCRA

Financial Protections under SCRA

Voting, Tax and Other Matters under SCRA

Questions on SCRA

Play All Five Videos In Order

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Leave No

Family Behind!

CLE: "No Family Left Behind" July 9, 2008

Save The Date! The following event is to orient and educate attorneys seeking to provide pro bono assistence to members of the Washington State National Guard deploying to Iraq in August 2008, and to their families:

Event Title: “No Family Left Behind”

Content: Fundamentals and practice tips on assisting troops, and their families, during and after deployment. SCRA, USERRA, and much more!

Date: Wednesday July 9, 2008, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Washington State Bar Association, 1325 4th Avenue, 6th floor, Seattle. [Directions]

Host: Washington State Bar Association Legal Assistence to Military Personnel (LAMP) Section, in cooperation with Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF)

Register Now: : https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/Z80709.asp

Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF)

Washington State is slated to deploy approximately 3,500 National Guard members to Iraq in August 2008.

Deployment places additional demands on military personnel and their family members. As members of the legal community, we can offer our specialized skills to assist our citizen soldiers, their family members, as well as our fellow attorneys in uniformed service.

The Guard members and their immediate families will need legal services before, during, and after deployment. Unlike active military personnel, Guard family members may not have convenient access to a military base or a military legal assistance office. Military legal staff and resources are stretched to focus on deployment readiness. Civilian attorneys can offer assistance in areas of law such as landlord-tenant issues, consumer law, family law, immigration, and other related issues.

Legal professional is Washington State are invited to join Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF), a developing network of civilian volunteers throughout Washington State willing to provide limited legal services to service members and their immediate families. Staffing is needed for a network of pro bono clinics in a variety of locations. To ensure an adequate network, the development of a volunteer attorney roster is underway. In addition, please consider joining growing referral lists of volunteer attorneys willing to take pro bono cases.

To volunteer for a clinic, to join the referral list, or to learn more, please contact AttorneysEnlist@gmail.com immediately, or Captain Alex Straub at 253-512-8262 today.

This project can offer you training and possibly CLE credit. Volunteers may also benefit from being publicly honored at Volunteer Roster and Hall of Fame. More importantly, the project is an opportunity to support our fellow citizens and military family members who are directly affected by the war. Time is of the essence; we should all do our part. Contact AttorneysEnlist@gmail.com today.

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