Event Description
Deadline to Register: May 20, 2019
Timeframe:
2:30 PM to 6:00 PM
- Registration begins at 2:15
pm;
- CLE Presentations and Legislative
Update: 2:30 pm to 4:45 pm;
- Section Elections and Social: 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres
and drinks.
Join us for an afternoon to hear about Minnesota’s
legislative initiatives and updates related to veterans as well as the nuts and
bolts of discharge upgrades. This is the Military & Veterans Affairs
Section’s annual program and council elections. Elections will be held at the
beginning of the social – with a start time by 5 pm and all section members are
encouraged to participate and vote. Please stay for a casual time of
socializing!
Afternoon
Schedule:
2:30 to 3:30 pm: The Nuts and
Bolts of Discharge Upgrades (1.0 Standard CLE Credit)
A veteran’s
military discharge-characterization impacts the ability to access a variety of
benefits, including the ability to qualify for government employment,
reenlistment eligibility, and certain VA benefits. We will discuss the
importance of discharge characterization, its impacts, and how to appeal a
discharge characterization, and possibly receive an upgrade. The ability to
appeal a characterization is especially important for veterans who may have
experienced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI) symptoms that impacted their discharge characterization, as new guidance
from the DoD makes it easier for veterans to appeal a discharge where evidence
of PTSD or TBI impacted the characterization.
Presenter:
Brian D. Schenk,
Attorney at Law
| Midwest Military & Veterans Law, PLLC
CLE Event Code: 273969
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3:45 to
4:45 pm: Annual Legislative Update (1.0 Standard CLE Credit)
A
comprehensive and indispensable review of State and Federal legislation passed
and pending as well as issues and trends in the past year affecting
servicemembers, veterans and their families.
Presenters UPDATE:
Benjamin
Johnson, Legislative Director | Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Brigadier General Johanna Clyborne | Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich,
L.L.C.
Sara Sommarstrom | Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
CLE Event Code: 275011
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5:00 to
6:00 pm: Social with Annual Election
Please join us for a casual reception for
all attendees. There will be a variety of drinks (alcohol and
non-alcoholic) and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
CLE Credits:
2.0 Standard CLE Credits
Remote Participation:
Remote attendance is available for the program and elections portion. Please indicate that you will attend
remotely when registering. Instructions will be sent via e-mail a day
prior to the program.
Cost:
Military & Veterans Affairs Section Member: $10.00
MSBA Member
not in the Section: $15.00
Non-MSBA Members: $25.00
Law
Students: Free
Join the Military & Veterans Affairs Section : MSBA
members who are not members of the Military & Veterans Affairs Section can join and
attend this CLE for FREE. Click here to add
the section to your membership and then contact Geen Mui to register for this
meeting at no charge.
Want more information about the Military
& Veterans Affairs Section?
To register with a check,
please mail in this
registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Contact Geen Mui |
612-278-6346
The MSBA is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all
members can participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to
participate in this event, please notify Geen Mui via phone or email: gmui@mnbars.org. Please provide
notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to
make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.