Legal Assistance for Wounded, Ill, or Injured Warriors

Pro bono (free) or reduced cost legal assistance is available to Wounded Warriors for issues beyond those that can be provided by military legal assistance officers.   These issues may include family law subjects such as divorce, custody and child support as well as legal protections available under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

WWs at Ft. Belvoir and Ft. Eustis, go to the Virginia Bar Association website:  VBA.org/veterans, complete the application form and send to the designated email address. You will receive a quick email response.  In the event there are questions, contact Bob Barrett at 804-756-7743.

WWs at Ft. Belvoir have another option through the George Mason University Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans (CLASV).  Go to their web site at  http://clas.law.gmu.edu/ and click on “Apply for Services”, then click on “fillable application form” and follow instructions for sending to CLASV.

For issues outside the State of Virginia, WWs should go to the American Bar Association web site provided for military families at www.ABAHomeFront.org.  This site has three components – an information center, a directory of programs and a military pro bono center.