LAW 620LEC - Veterans Law

Veterans Law will be University at Buffalo School of Law?s first fully asynchronous online course, open to students not just in Western NY but anywhere. Readings, online content, and multiple required posts involving professor and peer interaction each week (with pre-announced deadlines) will collectively meet all ABA and New York state obligations for law school credit. The course will cover various aspects of law relevant to persons who have served in the Armed Forces, as well as touch on aspects of law relevant to other practices. Through recorded mini-lectures, short narrated PowerPoints, videos, readings, and online asynchronous discussion, students will benefit from the knowledge of an active expert practitioner, an experienced online instructor, various expert guest lecturers, and each other. Students will emerge with knowledge of the history, theory, and practice of various aspects of veterans law, including working with the Department of Veterans Affairs, practice before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the reality that makes up veteran?s claims, and other unique aspects of meeting the legal needs of veterans, including trauma-informed lawyering. The course will include an overview of most of the federal laws that provide benefits to veterans and their dependents (such as pension laws, medical care and hospitalization, domiciliary care, housing and educational benefits, reimbursing dependents for burial expenses, and providing other statutory benefits) as well as practice tips relevant to many other areas of law. Have a busy summer planned but interested in earning three credits in six weeks in an important legal field on your own schedule? There are no pre-set times that students and faculty must be online together in Veterans Law. There will be two videoconferences scheduled for live class interaction, but students who have an unavoidable conflict will be provided another means to make up that credit. Faculty will be available for individual discussion via Zoom or phone to ensure that students’ learning needs are met. Come learn about lawyering for the often marginalized and underserved in this inspiring course!000

Credits: 3