Kristen Cappelli
Host: Veterans Legal Services
Sponsor: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Since 2001, over 100,000 veterans have been discharged under “Other than Honorable” or “Less than Honorable” conditions. These discharge characterizations bar veterans from receiving VA health and disability benefits as well as the GI Bill. Veterans often believe discharge upgrades are easily obtainable, but denial rates remain high across all service branches in large part due to veterans submitting incorrect or incomplete applications and failing to develop compelling cases with legal assistance.
In the past two years, Eleyse has:
Now that the Fellowship is complete, Eleyse plans to continue advocating for service members and veterans in the Hampton Roads area
Host: Veterans Legal Services
Sponsor: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Host: Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
Sponsor: Deere & Company, Lane & Waterman LLP, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Host: Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
Sponsor: Covington & Burling LLP, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Host: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation