What We Do:

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN OIF/OEF AND THEIR FAMILIES

Through our nationwide network of volunteer attorneys, Lawyers Serving Warriors™ has provided free legal services to hundreds of warriors who served in OIF or OEF. We are currently analyzing the cases of hundreds of other OIF/OEF warriors to determine whether one of our volunteer attorneys is able to help get a better result.

Unfortunately, we have hit full capacity. Our staff has so much work to do on the cases we are currently working on, that at this time, we cannot take any new requests for free legal services. When we are able to accept new cases, we will post a new message on this page. For now, we suggest that you:

Through a network of volunteer attorneys, Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ provides free legal services to U.S. military personnel and veterans who have served in OIF or OEF in the following situations:

  • Referred to the physical disability evaluation system. The physical disability evaluation system determines a service member's entitlement to a disability severance or retirement and free lifetime military health care. Assistance of an attorney in the process can be critical in securing the proper determination and entitled benefits. Service members who have been referred to Medical Evaluation Boards (MEBs) or Physical Evaluation Boards (PEBs) can receive free legal representation through Lawyers Serving Warriors ™.
  • Facing an involuntary administrative separation. The type of discharge and discharge characterization a service member receives has a dramatic impact on benefits. Some service members with disabilities, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), have been inappropriately recommended for involuntary separation. Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ will provide disabled service members who are wrongly being involuntarily separated with free legal representation.
  • Pursuing a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability compensation. Veterans who have claims for VA disability compensation can receive free legal representation from Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ in appealing an inappropriate denial of benefits.

In addition, we currently represent, in a federal court class action, thousands of veterans found by a Physical Evaluation Board to be unfit due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but who were denied the 50% disability rating for PTSD that the law requires.

How We Do it

Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ has recruited hundreds of lawyers from law firms and corporate law departments throughout the country. In addition to their legal expertise, our attorneys are trained on laws governing the military and veterans' disability benefits programs so they are prepared and qualified to handle such cases. Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ also provides each volunteer lawyer with a mentor experienced in military and veterans law, further ensuring that every service member and veteran receives top notch legal representation. (More about Who We Are here).

Lawyers Serving Warriors ™ is a project of the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), an independent, nonprofit veterans service organization dedicated to ensuring that the U.S. government honors its commitment to our active duty personnel and veterans by providing them the federal benefits they have earned though their service to our country. The project is operated in cooperation with the Pro Bono Institute and veterans service organizations.