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Contact: Tara Shockley, 713-759-1133 or taras@hba.org

February 20 Legal Advice Clinic to Serve Houston Veterans

(Houston – January 14, 2010) The Houston Bar Association (HBA) will hold a free legal advice clinic for all Greater Houston Area veterans on Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, at American Legion Post 490, located at 11702 Old Galveston Rd., Houston, TX 77034, across from the main entrance to Ellington Field Air Force Base. No appointment is necessary.

Volunteer attorneys will provide legal advice on issues including family law, wills and probate, consumer issues, landlord/tenant law, worker’s compensation, tax issues, bankruptcy, and veterans’ benefits and disability claims. Any veteran or spouse of a deceased veteran can receive legal advice and counsel. Veterans who need further legal representation and meet the eligibility requirements for the HBA’s Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program will be assigned to a pro bono attorney. The guidelines have been adjusted for veterans so that they may have income up to 300 percent above the poverty level and still qualify for services.

The February 20 legal advice clinic is part of the Houston Bar Association’s Veterans’ Legal Initiative. The HBA sponsors weekly legal advice clinics at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, monthly legal advice clinics at the US VETS at Midtown Terrace residential facility, and quarterly legal advice clinics at DeGeorge at Union Station residential facility, as well as at stand-downs and other gatherings of veterans. For more information on services to veterans, call the HBA’s Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program at 713-228-0732.

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The Houston Bar Association, with nearly 12,000 members, is the nation’s fifth-largest metropolitan bar association. The HBA provides professional development, education, and service programs for the legal profession and the community.