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1. Benefits for Illinois Veterans
   Includes guidelines for determining eligibility for benefits, benefits that are available to disabled veterans and their families, how to apply for benefits, how to appeal, and general help with problems surrounding benefits.
   Author: Illinois Attorney General
   Updated: 08/03/2012
2. Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
   Provides information on the various veterans benefits programs
   Author: Department of Veterans Affairs
   Updated: 01/06/2012
3. Serving Clients With Mental Disabilities
   Information for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff about how to serve clients with mental disabilities
   Presenter(s): Barry Taylor, Equip For Equality; Wally Winter and Diana White, Legal Assistance Foundation; Shirley Helm, Thresholds; Jim Grogan, Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
   Updated: 08/03/2010
4. Accessing Justice: Military Veterans, Servicemembers, and Their Families
   Webcast on the legal problems facing veterans, servicemembers and their families, including Family Law and Wills and Estates
   Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
   Updated: 03/09/2010
5. Veteran's & Unemployment Law Training
   This session provides an overview of basic veteran's rights and benefits, as well as unemployment eligibility and practice tips
   Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
   Updated: 12/08/2009
6. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Issues and Resources for Legal Aid Clients Who are Veterans and Servicemembers
   This program provides a brief introduction for legal aid attorneys as to why they should consider screening new clients as to their military status, and some of the laws and issues that are unique to these two groups.
   Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
   Updated: 11/16/2009
7. Alternative Support for Veterans: The Role of Mediation in Issues Confronting Veterans
   A training that discusses basic mediation resources available to veterans
   Presenter(s): Association for Conflict Resolution - Chicago Chapter
   Updated: 10/16/2009
8. Service Members Civil Relief Act Presentation
   John Costello runs the veteran’s rights project at Legal Assistance Foundation. He will give an introduction of overview of the Service Members Civil Relief Act.
   Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
   Updated: 06/19/2008
9. Veterans Disability Rights Consortium Meeting: Rights and Legal Resources
   This training covers veterans laws and issues for legal aid advocates and available resources
   Presenter(s): Equip for Equality
   Updated: 03/03/2008
10. A Summary of Laws that Protect Service People Called to Active Duty
    Description of Federal laws that suspend or modify various civil liabilities of persons in military service and provide protections to those on active duty
    Author: David Yen, LAF
    Updated: 04/10/2007
11. Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Veterans Benefit Program
    Information about Veterans Benefit Programs, including service-connected (compensation) and non-service-connected (pension) disability payments, service-connected death compensation, non-service-connected death pension, and other benefits
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 12/01/2006

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