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Nov. 7, 2022
Student Spotlight – Shelby Ehrmann
3L Shelby Ehrmann Shelby Ehrmann always knew she wanted to go to law school. “I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer,” Ehrmann said. “When you’re little everyone’s like ‘I want to be a doctor, I want to be a lawyer, I want to be a veterinarian,’ I always wanted to be a lawyer.” Ehrmann graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2013 with a bachelor’s in Political Science and four years of Reserve Officer’s Training Corps experience under her belt. She originally commissioned into the military hoping to join the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, or JAG. But life threw…
Nov. 7, 2022
Client Spotlight – Lance Moat
Veteran Lance Moat Veteran Lance Moat honorably served in the Navy for more than two decades, serving on active duty from 1982-1992 as a shipboard electrician, or electrician’s mate. He also served in the Navy Reserve from 1998-2009 as a construction electrician. While in the Reserve, Moat was deployed to Iraq during a time when service members were exposed to burn pits. Burn pits have been used to dispose of waste by the military since the Gulf War. While the pits are an efficient means of clearing waste and debris, they also lead to the emission of a myriad of…
Nov. 7, 2022
Continuing to Come Together for Veterans
Law and medical students continue partnering to secure improved disability benefits for Missouri veterans. MU Physician Charles Caldwell, former director of the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. November marks the six-month milestone since the MU Law Veterans Clinic first announced its partnership with medical students from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. During this time, the partnership has transitioned from defining the scope of the work to learning and optimizing services for Missouri veterans. With additional expertise from medical partners, the Veterans Clinic can determine symptoms manifesting in veterans and tie them back to their military service based on biological…
Nov. 7, 2022
A Message from the Director
Angela Drake, Director of the Veterans Clinic The Clinic is finishing up its fall semester business. Simply put, in our Clinic students help veterans, under supervision, on behalf of a grateful nation. We work very hard in the Clinic – and it’s always a team effort with plenty of ups and downs. Recently, at the mid-way point in the semester, I had a discouraging day. I was wrestling with yet another nonsensical error in a VA decision, which would only cause our client frustration and despair. VA errors are confounding to our students as well. It takes…
May 24, 2022
Coming together for veterans
The Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic has announced a new program to partner with medical students from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. This partnership will involve collaboration between the two professional schools with regard to securing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits for veterans. Mizzou medical students will collaborate with law students and staff at the clinic to review medical records and provide guidance on medical issues. This partnership will enhance the ability of the clinic in its zealous advocacy for veterans. Mark Buck, a second-year law student at Mizzou, a veteran, a practicing doctor and a Veterans…
July 1, 2019
Battle for benefits
MU Veterans Law Clinic, launched in 2014, works with veterans to successfully navigate the VA system. Alex Pracht knew the risks he was signing up for when he joined the Army straight out of high school. The Illinois native, who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, knew each deployment could result in injury or worse. For love of country, and following a legacy of service in his family, he accepted the risks. Alex Pracht poses for a picture during a tour in the Middle East. Pracht was critically injured when a roadside bomb detonated, leaving him with ongoing health…
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