Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO APPELLANTS BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS' CLAIMS AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND MENTORING ON VETERANS LAW TO VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WHO PROVIDE THIS REPRESENTATION.
CASE EVALUATION & PLACEMENT & ADMINISTRATION -- EVALUATE CASES OF PRO SE APPELLANTS BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS AND POTENTIAL DISCHARGE UPGRADE CASES FOR SUBMISSION TO RESPECTIVE DISCHARGE REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF RECORDS BOARDS FOR MERIT AND PLACE CASES WITH PROGRAM-TRAINED, VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. DURING THE YEAR, OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THIS COMPONENT. PROGRAM MATERIALS SUCH AS THE "YOUR APPEAL FOR VETERANS BENEFITS" PAMPHLET, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND OTHER ITEMS WERE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THIS COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM. THIS COMPONENT INCLUDES SEVERAL SUB-FUNCTIONS (E.G., CASE SCREENING, PLACEMENT, OUTREACH TO VETERANS/DEPENDENTS/SURVIVORS, COLLABORATION WITH LAW SCHOOL CLINICAL PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES, ETC.).
OUTREACH & EDUCATION -- RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT PRO BONO VOLUNTEERS AND RELATED PERSONNEL REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER AND PRACTICE OF VETERANS LAW AND DISCHARGE UPGRADE TRAINING. DURING THE YEAR, THIS COMPONENT TRAINED OR MENTORED OVER 500 PRO BONO VOLUNTEERS.
DIRECT REPRESENTATION -- REPRESENT APPELLANTS BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS AND VARIOUS DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS WHEN APPEALS GENERALLY PRESENT COMPLEX LEGAL ISSUES OR APPEAR AS A SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL WHEN THE VOLUNTEER LAWYER UNEXPECTEDLY IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REPRESENTATION. DURING THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 20 CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED DIRECT REPRESENTATION SERVICES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| James Carlsen | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $156,995 |
| Judy Donegan | DIRECTOR, LITIGATION | 40 | $122,195 |
| Courtney Smith | DIR, VOLUNTEER OUTREACH & | 40 | $108,613 |
| Edmund Glabus | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/19) | 40 | $41,312 |
| William Levi | TREASURER/CFO | 2 | $0 |
| Aniela Szymanski Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bart Stichman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roy E Spicer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chanin Nuntavong | DIRECTOR (AS OF 8/19) | 1 | $0 |
| John Muckelbauer Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Gilleece Esq | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Celli Jr | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard J Selfon Esq | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Gary M Butter Esq | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| William S Foster Jr Esq | CHAIRMAN (AS OF 10/19) | 1 | $0 |
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