Released 12/1/23 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Fifteenth Annual Benefit “Honoring Service and Sacrifice”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 1, 2023
WASHINGTON – The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)’s “Honoring Service and Sacrifice” Fifteenth Annual Benefit Reception was held on November 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The annual benefit raises resources that will enable NVLSP’s team of legal experts to assist our nation’s veterans and service members. The annual benefit provided an opportunity to honor those who have made significant contributions to improving the lives of our veterans and their families.
“We greatly appreciate the support of our volunteers and donors. Thanks to their generosity, NVLSP is able to continue to advance our mission to help veterans, service members and their families obtain the benefits they have earned in service to our country,” said NVLSP Executive Director Paul Wright.
The event highlighted NVLSP’s continued commitment to its mission and to defend veterans rights and secure benefits for veterans and their families.
Our MC for the evening was Nick Schifrin, PBS NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent.
NVLSP recognized three distinguished honorees at the event for their dedicated service to veterans, service members and military families.
• NVLSP’s 2023 Pro Bono Partner of the Year Award was presented to Hogan Lovells.
• NVLSP honored Accenture with its 2023 Corporate Leadership Award, which recognizes companies that show extraordinary leadership and commitment on behalf of veterans, service members and military families.
• NVLSP presented the 2023 Lawyers Serving Warriors® (LSW) Excellence Award to Elizabeth Olien, Senior Associate at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Top sponsors for this year’s benefit reception included:
Diamond sponsors: Chevron Corporation; Davis Polk, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP; Gibson Dunn and WilmerHale
Platinum sponsors: Covington & Burling LLP and Susman Godfrey
Gold sponsors: Arnold & Porter; Hogan Lovells; Hunton Andrews Kurth; Jones Day; King & Spalding; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Latham & Watkins LLP; Leonardo DRS; McGuireWoods; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; RTX; Sidley Austin LLP; and Williams & Connolly LLP
Silver sponsors: AIG; Baker Hostetler; Dechert LLP; Delta Air Lines, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; Kean Miller; Paul Hastings LLP; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Perkins Coie; Reed Smith LLP; Howard Shapiro; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; The Steptoe Foundation; Herbert J. Stern; T-Mobile; Three Crowns; Troutman Pepper; Verizon; and Walmart
Bronze sponsors: Accenture; AECOM; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Aon PLC; Benjamin Block; Paul Browning; Cisco; Cozen O’Connor; Crowell & Moring LLP; Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; HP Inc.; Intel Corporation; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP; Liskow & Lewis; McDermott Will & Emery LLP; Microsoft Corporation; Morrison & Foerster Foundation; Munger, Tolles & Olson: Nixon Peabody LLP; Amy Schuh, Shearman & Sterling; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Wells Fargo; and White & Case
Copper sponsors: Akerman LLP; Chapman and Cutler LLP; Clifford Chance; The Coe Family; Davis Wright Tremaine; Ron and Patti Flagg; Foley Hoag; General Motors Company; Holland & Hart LLP; Husch Blackwell; K&L Gates LLP; Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP; K&L Gates LLP; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Mayer Brown LLP; McCarter & English; Barry McCoy; Northrop Grumman; ORACLE; VMware
About The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is an independent, nonprofit veterans service organization that has served active duty military personnel and veterans since 1981. NVLSP strives to ensure that our nation honors its commitment to its 18 million veterans and active duty personnel by ensuring they have the benefits they have earned through their service to our country. NVLSP has represented veterans in lawsuits that compelled enforcement of the law where the VA or other military services denied benefits to veterans in violation of the law. NVLSP’s success in these lawsuits has resulted in more than $5.4 billion dollars being awarded in disability, death and medical benefits to hundreds of thousands of veterans and their survivors. NVLSP offers training for attorneys and other advocates; connects veterans and active duty personnel with pro bono legal help when seeking disability benefits; publishes the nation's definitive guide on veteran benefits; and represents and litigates for veterans and their families before the VA, military discharge review agencies and federal courts. For more information go to www.nvlsp.org.
Media contact:
Patty Briotta, office 202-621-5698, patty@nvlsp.org