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Attorney General Mike DeWine
Conference to
Focus on Veterans Legal Advocacy
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Buckeye
Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be co-sponsoring a
December conference on veterans legal advocacy. Titled "Defending
Veterans in the Criminal Justice System," the one-day conference will
take place on Thursday, December 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at the
Columbus Police Academy Lecture Hall, 1000 North Hague Avenue in
Columbus.
The conference will focus on the effects of war and military service on
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),
and how veterans court dockets can help veterans with rehabilitation.
Panel sessions will feature judges who run veterans court dockets and
attorneys who specialize in this practice area.
A request for the conference to be eligible for continuing legal
education (CLE) credits, totaling 6.5 hours, is pending.
The cost of the conference is $30.00. Those interested in attending
should contact Jennifer Mildren with the Ohio Attorney General's Office
at 614-466-8235 or at Jennifer.Mildren@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
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