Law Practice
Nov. 12, 2014
Law firms double down on veterans pro bono
Law firms have been stepping up their efforts to organize pro bono activities in support of returning military personnel. But homelessness, discrimination and institutional backlogs persist as sources of discomfort to the nation's veterans.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In 2009, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki announced a plan to end veteran homelessness in five years. In the years since, the California legal community has doubled down on its efforts on behalf of returning service members.
Christopher J. Carlberg, a Latham & Watkins LLP associate in San Francisco, said many major law firms in the Bay Area collaborate with the nonprofit Swords to Plowsh...
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