Lawyers Serving Warriors® (LSW) Program
NVLSP's Lawyers Serving Warriors® (LSW) program offers free pro bono legal help with 4 DOD issue areas to veterans from all eras and veterans located anywhere. LSW attorneys are experts in the DOD matters of: (1) discharge upgrades, (2) medical retirement, (3 ) combat-related special compensation, and (4) the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (TSGLI). We partner with volunteer lawyers from over 100 national law firms and corporate legal departments to assist veterans and servicemembers in securing the DOD benefits they have been wrongfully denied. LSW attorneys leverage their expertise to train and mentor volunteer lawyers so they are prepared and qualified to handle LSW-referred pro bono cases before the DOD and in court. LSW also partners with pro bono lawyers on class action litigation involving systemic issues impacting these 4 DOD programs.
LSW encourages online applications for the 4 DOD matters we handle. If you need additional assistance applying for one of the 4 DOD matters we handle, you may contact LSW.intake@nvlsp.org or call 202.265.8305 Option 5 and leave a detailed message, indicating which of the 4 DOD matters you are applying for.
Our current pro bono initiatives are to assist veterans with the following types of disability claims:
• Discharge Upgrades
• Combat- Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
• Medical Retirement
• Initial TSGLI applications and appeals of denied claims
LSW does not accept applications for assistance with VA claims, criminal law, family law or any other issues. LSW is not a referral service and only accepts queries regarding the 4 DOD issue areas we handle.
See NVLSP's FAQs for CRSC Based on PACT ACT NVLSP's 2023 Report on Pro Bono Program: Lawyers Serving Warriors®
