Senator Gillibrand, Veterans’ Advocates, and Experts Examine the Legacy of Burn Pit Exposures on the Health of Military Servicemembers and Veterans
Burn pits—where trash and other waste are disposed of through burning in large, uncovered pits, often with an accelerant like jet fuel—were once commonly used by the U.S. military, particularly in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other ...
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Crooked Judges, Fraudulent Lawyers, and How the Social Security Administration Has Failed 3,500 People
By Jeffrey Jiang ’22 The story of Eric Conn is a years-long saga involving a scam artist who extracted over half a billion dollars from the U.S. government, an administrative law judge (ALJ) who covered ...
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Project on Predatory Student Lending Issues Scathing Report on ITT Tech’s Fraudulent Practices; Criticizes Recent Partial Settlements over ITT, DeVry and Navient Loans; Calls on Government to Go After Executives of For-Profit Schools
The Project on Predatory Student Lending recently released a report detailing the massive scale of fraud and abuse perpetrated by the defunct for-profit college ITT Tech. The report, “Dreams Destroyed: How ITT Technical Institute Defrauded a ...
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Disabled American Veterans Panel Discussion: The Toxic Legacy of Military Burn Pits, with Keynote Address by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Panel featuring veterans, advocates, and medical expert examined issue that affects an estimated 200,000+ individuals who deployed to Southwest Asia during the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars This year’s Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Distinguished Speakers Series ...
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Supreme Court Takes Up Jurisdictional Rule Previously Questioned by Tax Clinic
In mid-January, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case seeking to clarify which deadlines deprive courts of jurisdiction to hear disputes and which are merely “claims processing rules” that can be tolled. ...
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LSC’s Summer Internship Program Now Accepting Applications
The Legal Services Center’s Summer Internship Program, which runs from late May to the end of July, is now accepting applications from law students and undergraduates. Located at the crossroads of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, ...
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LSC’s Estate Planning Project Launches Webinar Series with Boston Public Library
On January 13, LSC’s Estate Planning Project hosted the first event in its webinar series, “Estate Planning for All: Making Plans for Your Health and Financial Future.” During the webinar, held in partnership with the Boston ...
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‘Doing Justice’ Together: An Interview with LSC Safety Net Project Director Julie McCormack
This interview appeared in the Brown Political Review. Julie McCormack is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, co-teaching “The Poverty Law Workshop – a toolkit for addressing inequity and homelessness” and “The Veterans ...
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Moulton, Trahan Seek Tougher Penalties Against Storage Companies Who Sell Belongings of Servicemembers
In October, The Boston Globe highlighted the case of an LSC client, Air Force Technical Sergeant Charles Cornacchio, whose belongings were sold by a Billerica moving and storage company while he was deployed to Qatar. Recently, the Globe ...
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In a Potentially Precedent-Setting Case, Veterans Clinic Students Work to Help LGBTQ Widower Secure VA Benefits
Read additional coverage on NBC News: Gay Navy veteran’s widower fights for benefits in historic appeal By Brett Milano, Harvard Law Today, November 8, 2021 When U.S. Navy veteran Rhett Chalk passed away in June of ...
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Snapshots from a Week in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic
By mid-semester, the 14 Harvard Law students enrolled in the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic at the Legal Services Center in Jamaica Plain (LSC) are hard at work managing their busy dockets. From drafting ...
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Expanding Collaboration with Boston Public Library Helps Individuals Seal Criminal Records, Apply for Benefits, and Obtain Legal Advice
In addition to its work with veterans, LSC’s Safety Net Project is building a unique collaboration with the Boston Public Library (BPL) to help individuals from all walks of life obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
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