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Paul, Weiss, NFL Collaborate on Veterans’ Discharge Upgrade Clinic With National Veterans Legal Services Program
- Client News
- November 16, 2023
Practices
In honor of Veterans Day, Paul, Weiss, in partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), hosted a veterans’ discharge upgrade screening clinic. The clinic helps screen veterans applying to upgrade their characterization of service. A successful discharge upgrade may help veterans receive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, improve employment opportunities and restore their reputation.
Following a presentation from the NVLSP, volunteers met with veterans to screen them and subsequently submit a narrative summary to NVLSP to help them evaluate each veteran’s case. The clinic was attended by over 20 Paul, Weiss attorneys and 11 legal staff from the NFL.
The clinic was supervised by corporate partner Charles Pesant and joined by counsel Nathan Mitchell and associates Adrienne Tang, Austin Kuhn, Dovber Gopin, Hannah Kark, Jacob Cohen, Kayla Anderson, Matthew Battaglia, Ryan Arredondo, Saqib Mahmood, Sean Malone and Spencer Rosen; executive compensation associates Alexandra Ritschard, Lilibeth Clelo and Richard Kennedy; real estate associate Joseph Sommerfeld; restructuring associates Chloe Nanfara and Grace Hotz; and tax associates Dhrumit Joshi and Jeremy Kelly. The clinic was coordinated by pro bono attorney Emily Donohoe.