Law Firms Fight for Wounded Warriors

Week of July 16, 2007

Wounded soldiers who allege that the government is downplaying their injuries and cheating them out of benefits have some new legal ammunition: three major law firms offering free legal services. Concerned that injured soldiers are getting a raw deal upon returning home, three firms - Foley & Lardner; Atlanta's King & Spalding; and New York's LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae - have offered to do pro bono work on behalf of veterans who are appealing low disability ratings made by the government. To learn more, read the article at Military.com.

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