New Free Lawyer Vet Claimsclinic

[Berta]

Jim Strickland (VA Watchdog ) just emailed me this info asking that I post it here:

Berta;

A legal group I know has asked if I know any D.C. area veterans who need some pro bono services. I said I may be able to find a few.

Can you run this on hadit as a bulletin from me?

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Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association and Womble

Carlyle to host "When Duty Calls" Pro Bono Clinic For Veterans

Service-Connected Disability Claims Assistance

May 1, 2008

WHO:

Washington Metropolitan Area Association of Corporate Counsel (WMACCA)

& Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Participating in-house counsel from Northern Virginia, Maryland and

the District of Columbia who belong to the Washington Metropolitan

Area Corporate Counsel Association, supported by the local offices of

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

Area Veterans

WHEN:

Tuesday May 20, 2008

10:00 AM- 4:00 PM

INFO:

WMACCA and Womble Carlyle will conduct a free clinic as part of the,

"When Duty Calls" program in an effort to provide military veterans

with pro bono legal assistance in the initial stages of

service-connected disability claims filed with the Department of

Veterans Affairs.

WMACCA and Womble Carlyle have recruited Washington D.C., Northern

Virginia and Maryland attorneys (as well as supervised

paraprofessionals, and legal support staff) to provide legal

assistance to veterans on a pro bono basis and train those volunteers

on the detailed process of preparing and submitting veteran

service-connected disability claims.

For more information or to register, veterans should call (703)

790-7959 or email veterans@wcsr.com.

Ms. Vicki McGee

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC (7th Floor)

1401 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

For media inquiries, contact Russell Thomas at (202) 857-4517 or

Rthomas@wcsr.com.

BACKGROUND:

More than 400,000 veterans reside in the Greater Washington, D.C.

area. Many of these veterans have suffered combat-related injuries or

other service-connected disabilities and are in need of legal

assistance in submitting veteran disability claims. WMACCA and Womble

Carlyle are conducting When Duty Calls for the purpose of beginning to

meet this need by providing a Washington, D.C.-area resource dedicated

exclusively to assisting veterans who wish to file or re-file initial

service-connected disability claims.

About WMACCA

With 1,600 members from more than 500 private-sector organizations,

the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association

(WMACCA) is the largest regional bar association for in-house lawyers,

and is the premier professional association for the in-house community

in Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Virginia, and suburban

Maryland.

In 2005 and 2006, WMACCA was chosen as Association of Corporate

Counsel's Large Chapter of the Year.

About Womble Carlyle

A full-service business law firm, Womble Carlyle ranks among American

Lawyer magazine's list of the 100 leading firms in the country and is

a top law firm for companies doing business in the Southeast and

mid-Atlantic states. The firm is a recipient of the Thurgood Marshall

College Fund Corporate Leadership Award, making Womble Carlyle the

first law firm ever to receive the highest honor given to a business

organization in recognition of its support of the Fund and its 45

member educational institutions.

Founded in 1876, Womble Carlyle operates in six states and the

District of Columbia with nearly 540 attorneys in eleven offices

located in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Greensboro,

Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, NC; Washington,

DC; Tysons Corner, VA; Baltimore, MD; and Wilmington, DE. Womble

Carlyle is located in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, and

serves clients nationally and globally."

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