The following resources are available for attorneys who are representing veterans.
Stateside Legal
Stateside Legal’s Advocate Network provides resources for attorneys representing veterans and military families including forums, blogs, and other resources. See the Advocate Toolkits prepared by Stateside Legal below.
Advocate Toolkit: VA Disability Compensation Claim
Advocate Toolkit: Military Advocate
Military Terms and Acronyms
DOD Dictionary of Military Terms allows searching by word or acronym and includes all approved terms, acronyms and abbreviations.
Benefits A-Z lists all terms related to military benefits and links to pages within the Department of Veterans Affairs that pertain to that subject.
Other resources:
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
Lexis-Nexis: Basics of Representing Veterans and their Families
North Carolina State Bar LAMP Committee
Serving Those Who Served: the NCBA Family Law Section’s Pro Bono Project for Veterans
Are you an attorney working pro bono on behalf of a veteran? If you do not see something you need, contact info@ncvetslegal.org to let us know.
If you are aware of additional resources for attorneys representing veterans, please share with info@ncvetslegal.org so we can continue to grow the list of resources.