Stetson to help veterans in Bradenton and Sarasota through Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Medical-Legal Partnership program
Through the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Medical-Legal Partnership program, Stetson University’s Veterans Law Institute will assist veterans with civil legal services at community clinics in Bradenton and Sarasota from July through December.
Legal clinics for veterans will be available at:
- Bradenton Community Based Outpatient Clinic from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Mental Health Group room on Monday, Aug. 20; Monday, Oct. 1; Monday, Nov. 5; and Monday, Dec. 3.
- Sarasota Community Based Outpatient Clinic from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the first-floor conference room on Monday, July 16; Monday, Sept. 17; Monday, Oct. 15; and Monday, Dec. 17.
Legal services available include family law, housing, consumer, bankruptcy, advanced directives, licensing, sealing/expungement, disability service connected, and discharge upgrades, and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis with the last application being accepted at 2:30 p.m. each day.
The Medical-Legal Partnership progam, launched in February of 2017, is a health and legal alliance between the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Stetson University’s Veterans Law Institute, and Bay Area Legal Services. The program was designed for veterans enrolled for care with the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in need of legal representation/consultation for non-criminal offenses who may not otherwise afford legal representation. Services are provided by the Medical-Legal Partnership program attorneys at no cost to the veterans.
Legal services for veterans are regularly available in building 100, room 1E-241 at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., walk-ins are seen in the morning from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., and scheduled appointments are available in the afternoon.
For more information about the program, please visit www.baypines.va.gov/services/mlp.asp, or call 727-398-9592. To learn more about Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic, call 727-562-7324, email [email protected] or visit www.stetson.edu/law/veterans.
Post date: July 12, 2018
Media contact: Kate Bradshaw
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