Military/Veterans Law

    Letters & Testimony

    The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

    116th Congress

    3/13/19
    Senate Armed Services Committee
    ABA Letter on Pet Policies for U.S. Military Installations

    115th Congress

    12/21/18
    Department of Veterans Affairs
    ABA Letter to VA on Caregiver Legal Services

    5/22/18
    Senate Armed Services Committee
    Workshop Report on "The U.S. Military Commissions: Looking Forward"

    5/22/18
    House Armed Services Committee
    Workshop Report on "The U.S. Military Commissions: Looking Forward"

    114th Congress

    5/5/16
    Senate Armed Services Committee
    ABA Letter on Proposed Uniform Code of Military Justice Reforms

    5/5/16
    House Armed Services Committee
    ABA Letter on Proposed Uniform Code of Military Justice Reforms

    113th Congress

    11/21/14
    U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps
    ABA Letter to U.S. Navy JAG Corps Regarding the Victims Legal Counsel Program's Rules Related to Child Victim Clients

    11/21/13
    House Armed Services Subcommtitee on Military Personnel
    ABA Letter Supporting the Restore Honor to Service Members Act

    7/19/13
    Senator Al Franken
    ABA Letter Supporting the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act

    112th Congress

    5/22/12
    Senate
    Letter opposing child custody provision of HR 4310 (Armed Services Committee)

    5/8/12
    House
    Letter opposing child custody provision of HR 4310 (Armed Services Committee)

    111th Congress

    7/20/09
    Senate
    Letter urging revisions to MCA in DoD Authorization

    6/23/09
    House
    Letter requesting hearings on proposals to revise the Military Commissions Act

    6/23/09
    Senate
    Letter requesting hearings on proposals to revise the Military Commissions Act

    110th Congress

    6/11/07
    DOD
    Letter commenting on proposed regulations to implement new law protecting military families from predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)

    6/8/07
    VA
    Letter commenting on proposed regulations for lawyers who appear before the Board of Veterans Appeals (Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs)

    2/8/07
    DOD
    Letter supporting provisions of the Talent-Nelson Amendment to P.L. 109-364 regarding predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)

    109th Congress

    12/8/06
    Senate
    Letter supporting language included in S. 3421 giving our nation’s veterans the right to retain a lawyer when seeking benefits to which they are entitled

    9/25/06
    House
    Letter commenting on veterans choice in representation

    9/22/06
    Conferees
    Letter commenting on predatory lending practices

    9/19/06
    House
    Letter commenting on predatory lending practices

    8/25/05
    House
    Letter supporting H.R. 97, to protect service members from abusive lending practices