Description
Total Credits: 6.0 (Skills 3.0, Professional Practice 2.0, Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias 1.0)
This program will cover a range of legal practice areas including criminal, housing, estate planning, and family law. Whether you currently represent veterans in your law practice and are looking to explore ways to better serve your clients, are looking to take on new veteran clients and are interested in learning about aspects unique to veterans, or are simply looking to learn more about new practice areas, this CLE offers a comprehensive view provided by experienced practitioners.
• Clearing Up Old Misconceptions in Veterans Law
• Rehabilitating Veterans through Veterans Treatment Courts
• Military Cultural Competency
• Eligibility & Rights in VA-Funded Homelessness Prevention Program
• Estate Planning and Administration for Veterans and Their Survivors
• Representing Veterans in Family Court
Program Chairs
Christine Clemens, Esq. | Member, Committee on Veterans
Timothy Fennell, Esq. | Chair, Committee on Veterans
Nancy Morgan, Esq. | Finkelstein & Partners, LLP
Jessica Parker, Esq. | Vice Chair, Committee on Veterans
Program Faculty
Art C. Cody, Esq. | USN Captain (Ret.), NYS Defenders Association
Hon. Gerald W. Connolly | Albany County Supreme Court
Peter A. Kempner, Esq. | Volunteers of Legal Services
Lucy McCarthy, Esq. | NYS Defenders Association
Judy Nolfo McKenna, Esq. | Nolfo McKenna Law Office
Sky L. Pena-Davis, MA, CASAC | NYS Unified Court System
Benjamin Pomerance, Esq. | NYS Division of Veterans Affairs
David Rousselle | Albany
Courtney Slade | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Burt Thorne | Tri-County Council of Vietnam Era VeteransMaterials
| 1 - Benjamin Pomerance - Mythbusters of Veterans Law (868.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 1 - PowerPoint - Benjamin Pomerance - Mythbusters of Veterans Law (1.5 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 2 - Hon. Robert Russell - Veterans Treatment Courts (Chapter 23) (298.3 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 3 - PowerPoint - Art Cody - Military Cultural Competency (868.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 4 - Peter Kempner - Eligibility and Rights in VA Funded Homelessness Prevention Programs (295.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 4 - PowerPoint - Peter Kempner - Eligibility and Rights in VA Funded Homelessness Prevention Programs (238.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 5 - Judith Nolfo - Estate Planning and Administration for Veterans and Survivors (16.9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 5 - PowerPoint - Judith Nolfo - Estate Planning and Administration for Veterans and Survivors (639.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 6 - PowerPoint - Unique Issues for Active Duty Military and Veterans in Family Court (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 6 - Family Court Scope of Right to Counsel (139.2 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 6 - OASAS Certified Programs with Veterans-Specific Treatment Services (361 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 6 - VJO Specialist Contacts (97.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||