September 20/San Francisco: Civil Service, Military Retirements and Veterans’ Benefits

The Family Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco presents a meeting on Civil service, military retirements and veterans’ benefits. Bring all of your questions about this complicated and very specific area of the law to ask our experts.
This is a meeting. No MCLE will be provided.
Title:
Civil Service, Military Retirements and Veterans’ Benefits
When/Where:
September 20, 2012
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
BASF Conference Center
301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Speakers:

• Kathryn Kirkland, Law Offices of Kathryn Kirkland
• Julianne Howard

More: 

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=X120123/X120123

Helping US Military Veterans Through Innovative Legal Strategies: On-Demand Video

Ben Gales, staff attorney leading the New Directions Veterans Court Program at Public Counsel Law Center, provides an introductory overview of veterans law and discuss innovative legal strategies for assisting military veterans.
**This webinar DOES NOT provide any self-study MCLE credit**
Title:
Helping US Military Veterans Through Innovative Legal Strategies
By:
Legal Aid Association of California
This webinar is intended to provide legal information, not legal advice and is for the purposes of training only. The legal information in this webinar is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. Further we do not intend to create an attorney-client relationship with any listener.
If you would like to support LAAC's videos and keep this service free for the community, please donate here: tiny.cc/Qwgg2b
More:
http://vimeo.com/25087085

Apply now For Veterans Pro Bono Consortium Training in October

2012 training for the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program is open for applications now! This all-day training will be held in Washington DC on October 19, 2012, and can lead not only to a large about of free CLE, but a career-changing opportunity to "do well by doing good".

Title:

2012 Training Seminar

When/Where:

October 19, 2012

9:00AM to 5:00PM

DC Bar

Washington, DC

Registration:    
In order to attend the training, you must complete the application form, which is available here.

In the past, similar trainings have filled up well in advance of the program, so if you wish to participate you should register as soon as you are sure you will attend.

By:

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

Registration:

In order to attend the training, you must complete the application form, which is available here. You would be wise to register early, to avoid disappointment when the program fills up.

The Program provides training free of charge to attorneys who agree to represent a veteran/VA claimant or family member before the Veterans Court. As well as receiving the day-long training, attorneys who participate are assigned a case that has been screened for merit and provided a screening memo outlining the issues in the case. Volunteers are also assigned a mentor (a practicing veterans’ law lawyer or practitioner) to give advice and share sample pleadings. Attorneys also receive the Veterans Benefits Manual (VBM) and other resource materials.

• Malpractice insurance is provided.
• CLE credits are available.

Learn more at:

http://www.vetsprobono.org/volunteer-today/training-dates-for-volunteer-attorneys/

• Attorney Training Brochure & FAQs
• Training Dates for Volunteer Attorneys
• Current Volunteers
• Contact Outreach & Education

Sept 5/Seattle: Navigating Family Law Issues for Military Parties (#lawyer education)

Laura Carlsen, an Associate at McKinley Irvin, will cover the unique combination of state and federal law that applies when one or more parties to a family law matter is in the military; she will highlight the basics that every family law practitioner needs to consider, and more advanced considerations and strategies regarding military parental rights, military parenting plans, and military retirement accounts.
Title:
Navigating Family Law Issues for Military Parties 
Family Law Speaker Series CLEs  
When/Where:
September 5, 2012  
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
425 Pike Street, Suite 500
Seattle
Preregistration:
Seating is limited, so please reserve your seat for an event in advance by sending an email to cle@mckinleyirvin.com (please include your name, state bar number, and email address) or by calling 206.625.9600.
Cost:
Free
Credit:
Approved for 1.0 Live CLE Credit
Speaker:
Laura Carlsen
Host:
McKinley Irvin
More:
http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/resources/cle/

August 21/Albany, NY: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Process #MCLE

RSVP is required as light fare and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.

Greg T. Rinckey

Title:
Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Process 
When/Where:
August 21, 2012
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tully Rinckey PLLC
441 New Karner Road
Albany, NY 12205
Presenter:
Greg T. Rinckey, Esq. serves as the Managing Partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC. Greg concentrates his practice on military law, federal employment and discrimination litigation, and national security clearance mitigation. During his previous tenure as an attorney with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Greg prosecuted and defended military personnel in over one hundred felony cases, with charges ranging from drug possession to murder. He has represented federal and private sector employees in investigations and cases in front of the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Special Counsel.
Greg's last military active duty assignment was at the Defense Appellate Division in Washington, DC, where he wrote criminal appellate briefs and argued appeal cases. Greg was honorably discharged from the Army JAG Corps in April 2004.
Credit:
Areas of Professional Practice - 1 CLE Credit Hour

Contact:
Katherine McElroy
Tully Rinckey PLLC
cle@tullylegal.com
518-218-7100

More:
http://www.tullylegal.com/events/department-of-veterans-affairs-claims-process-aug-21-2012/

Lakewood, WA: Drop-In GI Rights Assistance at Coffee Strong

Coffee Strong, a GI-run coffeehouse in Lakewood, Washington State, reports:

"We've updated our drop-in GI Rights Assistance hours at Coffee Strong.  We have GI Rights counselors at the shop on Tuesdays from 5pm to 8pm and Saturday from 1pm to 4pm.  Coffee Strong is located at 15109 Union Ave SW in Lakewood, WA next to Joint Base Lewis-McChord.  We'll be continuing with these hours at least through the end of August.
Our veterans benefits assistance continues to be held on Fridays from 10am - 2pm."

Coffee Strong is not staffed by lawyers; for matters requiring lawyers they need to provide  referrals. Attorneys interested in receiving referrals, or anyone interested in more information, should contact them at http://www.coffeestrong.org/

Federal Voting Assistance Program

Servicemembers, their families and other citizens living outside our United States can get help voting thanks to http://www.fvap.gov/.

If if you are a U.S. citizen 18 years or older and ...

• An active duty member of the Armed Forces, Merchant Marine, Public Health Service, NOAA, or
• A family member of the above, or 
• Any other kind of U.S. citizen residing outside the United States ...

... you can simply go to http://www.fvap.gov/map.html, click on your state of residence, and follow the directions to get your absentee ballot.

This looks like a useful and convenient service that everyone it applies to should use. Spread the word!
More:
http://www.fvap.gov