Military Law Career Guide
By Paul Hellyer
August 2012
Books
Careers in Law, 3rd ed., by Gary A. Munneke, Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons, 2004.
Includes a section on careers in military law.
KF297 .M86 2004 (OCS)
Drowning in the Desert, by Vivian H. Gembara, Minneapolis, MN: Zenith Press, 2008.
William & Mary Law School alum and JAG officer Vivian Gembara writes about her tour of duty in Iraq.
KF373 .G46 A3 2008 (Stacks)
Judge Advocates in Combat: Army Lawyers in Military Operations from Vietnam to Haiti, by Frederic L. Borch, Washington, D.C.: Office of the Judge Advocate General and Center for Military History, 2001.
Describes the work army lawyers have done during combat and peacekeeping and humanitarian missions from 1959 to 1996. Coverage includes the Vietnam War, the invasions of Grenada and Panama, the first Gulf War, and the 1990s humanitarian mission to Haiti.
KF7307 .B67 2001 (Stacks)
Journal Articles
Peter Bacque, Virginia Lawyers Volunteer to Help Military Veterans, Richmond Times Dispatch, Dec. 28, 2011.
Describes pro bono efforts by Virginia lawyers to help military veterans with benefits claims and other legal issues.
Robert B. Goss, Veteran Disability Claims: Lawyers' Call to Action, Houston Lawyer, Sept./Oct. 2008, at 16.
Explains the work that lawyers do when representing veterans in the VA benefits claims system.
Christopher Kratzer, Course Tests JAGs' Mettle, Montgomery Advertiser, June 3, 2011.
About a challenging training course for Air Force JAGs that includes time in the classroom and in the field.
Douglas J. Levy, To Iraq with Love for Detroit Law Office Partner, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Dec. 17, 2007.
Profiles a Big Law partner who left private practice to spend a year as a JAG in Iraq.
Karen J. Mathis, Military Lawyers in Service: ABA, JAG Corps Assist Our Citizen-Soldiers and Families on the Home Front, ABA Journal, Nov. 2006, at 6.
Focuses on interaction between military lawyers and the ABA.
Rebecca C. Patrick and Douglas J. Rosinski, Serving Those Who Served: Representing Veterans in the VA Benefits System, South Carolina Lawyer, July 2008, at 33.
Explains the process for adjudicating a veterans benefits claim and the lawyer's role.
Barbara Rabinovitz, Judge Advocate General Corps Is Nation's Oldest Law Firm, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Aug. 6, 2007.
Provides an in-depth look at the training and responsibilities that JAGs undertake.
Darrin Rosha, A JAG's Tale From the Iraqi Front, Minnesota Lawyer, Feb. 1, 2010.
A JAG officer details his experiences serving in Iraq.
Stephen A. Stokes, Advocates in Action: Administrative Duties for JAGs in Iraq, Advocate (Idaho), March-April 2011, at 45.
A JAG officer describes his work on transactional matters, as well as his colleagues' work in military justice.
Brian K. Walker, Serving Those Who Served: Representing Veterans at the VA, 73 Texas Bar Journal 832 (2010).
Explains the attorney's role in VA benefits claims.
Periodical
The Army Lawyer
Library has 1972-present.
Monthly.
Charlottesville, VA: Judge Advocate General's Legal Center & School
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On the Web at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/Army_Lawyer.html
Organizations & Websites
JAG Corps
Air Force JAG Corps website: http://www.afjag.af.mil/
Army JAG Corps website: http://www.goarmy.com/jag.html
Navy JAG Corps website: http://www.jag.navy.mil/
These websites offer testimonials by JAGs, information on summer internship opportunities, application forms and more.
Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic
William & Mary Law School
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795
tel: 757-221-7443
e-mail: veterans@wm.edu
wesbite: http://law.wm.edu/academics/programs/jd/electives/clinics/veterans/
The Clinic assists current and former service members with veterans disability benefits claims. Students receive course credit for their work with the Clinic. For an article describing the Clinic's work, see Calling in the Allied Forces.
Military Lawyers Conference (ABA)
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-1022
tel: 202-662-1020
fax: 202-662-1751
email: gpsld@americanbar.org
website: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/government_public/resources/military_lawyers_conference.html
The Military Lawyers Conference is part of the ABA's Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division. Its mission is to provide benefits and services to military lawyers.
Other organizations may be found using:
Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1961-
Covers more than 100,000 nonprofit membership associations worldwide. Available on Lexis.
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