Professor Brent Filbert is a contributor to the Veterans Law Prof Blog, with a recent submission on Outreach to Rural Veterans. He wrote about the Veterans Clinic’s “Tigers for Troops” program across…
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Veterans Clinic remembers heroes this Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend is a special time in which we honor the men and women who died serving our nation. The grave site pictured is of Joe Green, father of the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Founder and Director Angela Drake. He lost his life while bravely serving our nation during the Vietnam War and we will forever be grateful for…
Veterans Clinic working to help army veteran get his Purple Heart
Man on a mission explains how the MU Veterans Clinic is working to help former Army Specialist Justin Elmer get his Purple…
Veterans Clinic’s Brent Filbert to be on Chicago radio show
The Veterans Clinic’s Brent Filbert will be a guest on Cliff Kelley’s radio show, Game Changer, on May 16 at 5 pm, central time. The show is sponsored by the America’s Heroes Group and airs on WVON in Chicago. Filbert will discuss the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic in general and talk about rural outreach to veterans through Tigers for…
Fulton (Mo.) Rotary Club hears from Veterans Clinic
Professor Brent Filbert, staff attorney for the Veterans Clinic, and Sara O’Connor, support specialist, spoke to the Rotary Club in Fulton, Mo., via Zoom on April 22. An article in the Fulton Sun, Veterans Clinic offers free legal help to vets, shared details about what they explained about the services of the Veterans Clinic and its Tigers for Troops…
Student Perspective: Pancakes for Roger
On Friday, February 7, Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic hosted Pancakes for Roger in Hulston Hall. 3L Juvan Bonni shared a student perspective thoughts with us: The 2nd annual Pancakes for Roger event on Friday, February 7 was overall very successful. Students, professors, veterans, and other friends of the Veterans Clinic enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast, complete with coffee and juice…
Prof. Filbert speaks to Boone County Bar Association
Professor Brent Filbert, clinical director of the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic, gave a presentation on the Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the Boone County Bar Association on January 8. The presentation focused on the history and current status of the commissions and the circumstances that have caused the delay in the commission proceedings.…
Law student publishes in Veterans Law Journal
Justin P. Brickey, 2L, published the article “When Can TDIU Count as ‘a Disability Rated as Total’ for Purposes of Entitlement to SMC?” in Volume IV, 2019, of the Veterans Law Journal. The article references past cases to discuss the nuances of when a veteran can be designated as TDIU (Total Disability – Individual Unemployability) and qualify for Special Monthly…
U.S. Rep. Hartzler praises Veterans Clinic
In an October 1 op-ed for the Military Times, Lack of legal services shouldn’t be another hurdle for homeless veterans, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler makes mention of Mizzou Law’s Veterans Clinic and the legal assistance they provide to help…
Professor Drake Selected as Panelist for Symposium at American University
Veterans Clinic Director Angela Drake selected as a panelist for American University Law Review Volume 69 Federal Circuit Symposium. The event will take place on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington,…