The Veterans Consortium (TVC) Pro Bono Program Training
Quarles & Brady Washington, D.C. Office
2020 K Street NW, Suite 400 (Legislative Conference Room)
Washington, D.C. 20006
Virtual/Webinar Attendance:
Registrants will receive the webinar link after submitting the registration form.
Make a Difference for a Veteran.
This training will teach you how to advocate for veterans in their appeals of denied service-related benefits.
- Cases take approximately 50 hours and oral argument is rare
- Volunteer reviews record and prepares initial brief to be submitted to U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Each volunteer is assigned a TVC mentor
- Cases are prescreened for merit
- 83% success rate
- No expertise is required
Attendees will learn all about:
- Service-Connected Disability Compensation
- Overview of the VA Claims Process and the Chronology of an Appeal
- Judicial Review
- CAVC Practice and Procedure
- Common VA Errors Raised and Settlement Issues
- Persuasive Brief Writing
Special Guests:
The Honorable Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Michael A. Burnat, Chief Deputy Clerk of Operations, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Megan Heller, Chief Staff Attorney/Deputy Clerk for Central Legal Staff, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Amy Roth-Pixton, Central Legal Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans
Samantha Farish, Senior Counsel, The Veterans Consortium, CAVC Practice
Gina D’Amico, Deputy Director, CAVC Litigation, The Veterans Consortium
Continuing Legal Education:
After the program, Quarles will apply for general continuing legal education credit in applicable U.S. jurisdictions, excluding Puerto Rico. Quarles certifies that this activity is approved for California Participatory MCLE credits by the State Bar of California for general credits. Quarles is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.
In-person attendees must complete and return the CLE Attendance Affirmation form found in the conference room. Please include your times in and out on the form.
Webinar participants seeking CLE credit must be logged in, participating from your own device, click on the pop-up polls to verify your active participation, and complete the digital CLE Attendance Affirmation form found in the webinar console.
Please Note:
This training is complimentary, but advance registration is required because space is limited. The training will be recorded for future viewing. Registrants who are local to the DC, MD, VA area are required to attend in person. Virtual attendance is reserved for non-local registrants only. Please RSVP by Friday, November 6.
Questions?
Please contact the Quarles Pro Bono Team, qbprobono@quarles.com.