McCarter & English is honored to be recognized with our partners and friends at PSEG, Gibbons P.C., and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice by the Pro Bono Institute, for our collective service to veterans in New Jersey.
PSE&G, Gibbons P.C., McCarter & English, LLP, and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) launched the Veterans Legal Program (VLP) in 2014, offering legal assistance to veterans on issues such as child support modifications, driver’s license restoration, criminal record expungements, estate planning, eviction defense and other civil legal issues. Over the past decade, the partners have adapted and expanded the VLP’s services to meet the civil legal needs of veterans. The VLP provides both brief advice clinics and full representation to veterans. The VLP is the first project of its kind in New Jersey. Since the launch of the VLP, 160 attorneys and 15 staff volunteers have collectively dedicated over 2,038 hours to handle 697 legal matters, providing pro bono legal services valued at $760,637.