Thank you for joining us for our 11th Annual Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Symposium: Show-Me Home—Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Veteran Homelessness which took place on April 11, 2025 in-person and online. The Symposium was a dynamic and impactful event dedicated to tackling one of the most pressing issues facing our veteran community. Each year, our symposium explores critical topics impacting veterans, and this year we focused on veteran homelessness. This focus is especially meaningful as we celebrate our ongoing VA grant, empowering our Clinic to expand services for homeless veterans.

Attendees engaged with leading experts, advocates, and legal professionals and explored the root causes of veteran homelessness, current legal challenges, and strategies for meaningful change. From understanding discharge characterizations to representing homeless veterans in VA claims, the comprehensive program offered valuable insights and practical tools for attorneys, advocates, and community members alike. Attendees heard from influential voices, including our keynote speaker Bryan Meyer from the Veterans Community Project, and joined vital discussions on landmark cases and innovative support systems like Veterans Treatment Courts.

This webpage has all the information you need for this year’s Symposium, including the link to the recording of the livestream and CLE information. Don’t see something here that you’re curious about? Email us at mulawvetclinic@missouri.edu and we will respond as soon as we can.

INDEX OF SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION

• Recording
• CLE Information
• Program, Schedule, & Speaker Information
• Symposium Materials
• About the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
• Thank You to Our Sponsors
• Donate
• Resources

RECORDING

A recording of the Symposium is available within this webpage above, or on the Clinic’s YouTube page. However, those watching the recording and not attending the Symposium live will not be provided a CLE certification certificate because we are unable to verify your attendance.

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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) CREDITS

The Symposium presentation was pre-approved in the following states:

• Missouri (7.2 credits) – 765144
• Kansas (7.0 credits) – 223300
• Florida (7.0 credits) – 2503733N
• Texas (6.0 credits) – 174276009
• Nebraska (6.0 credits) –  269063
• Tennessee (7.0 credits) – 362807
• Kentucky (7.0 credits) – 274737

For those who attended online, if you registered for the Symposium and submitted the activity code during the program, you are eligible to request a uniform CLE attendance certificate. Program materials for your records or to submit to your state bar are available for download on this webpage below. For in-person attendees, registration at the front desk was sufficient for us to verify your attendance. If you would like a CLE attendance certificate as well, you can request one. To request your CLE attendance certificate, please use the CLE Certificate of Attendance button above to be taken to the request page, or by clicking here. CLE certificate requests will only be honored if they are submitted within 30 days of the Symposium.

Please note that we have a small staff and we will send CLE certificates to attendees upon their request as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience.

The Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic will submit attendance records for both in-person and online participants to the various bar associations. We actively seek approval from as many states as possible and continue to expand these efforts each year. We hope to secure even more pre-approvals for next year’s Symposium.

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SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM

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SYMPOSIUM MATERIALS

The PowerPoint and Program below are free to download and use.

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ABOUT THE MIZZOU LAW VETERANS CLINIC

The Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic provides free legal services to veterans and their families regarding VA disability claims, military record corrections, and discharge upgrades. Since its founding in 2014, the Clinic has recovered over $20 million in VA disability benefits for veterans and their families. Additionally, the Clinic has secured numerous discharge upgrades and corrections to military records for its clients. Supervised by experienced attorneys, law students at the University of Missouri School of Law gain hands-on experience by working on files, while also contributing to advocacy efforts for the Clinic, including amicus briefs at the United States Supreme Court and rural veteran outreach to all areas of Missouri.

The Clinic hosts an annual symposium focused on the issues facing today’s veterans, which have included traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder. To support veterans even further, the Clinic partners with private attorneys to alleviate its case load, provide pro bono opportunities, and expose attorneys to VA claims work.

Through initiatives like Show-Me Access (Tigers for Troops), the Clinic ensures rural veterans have access to crucial resources and legal assistance, while the Show-Me Home program supports homeless and at-risk veterans in overcoming legal barriers to housing. The Clinic also offers specialized courses in veterans law, military justice, and the law of war, preparing the next generation of attorneys to advocate for veterans.

The Clinic is funded in part by state appropriations, but relies heavily on private donations to fund its free services for veterans.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

The Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic is proud to offer its symposium free of charge to all attendees. Hosting this impactful event requires significant resources, including audio/visual services, catering, and travel for our distinguished speakers. We are deeply grateful to our community of sponsors whose generosity makes this possible. Their support helps cover these essential expenses, allowing us to create a high-quality event that reaches and inspires hundreds of participants annually. Thank you to the following sponsors who have generously provided financial support to this year’s Symposium:

• The Honorable E. Richard Webber
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer

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DONATE

Thanks to our sponsors, we are pleased to offer the Symposium free of charge to all participants. The Clinic is heavily funded by private donations. If you or your organization is willing to donate to the Clinic and wants to support the rest of our work throughout the year, your support goes directly towards providing free, life-changing services for veterans.

Suggested donation amounts:

• Individual ($25)
• Organization ($100)

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RESOURCES

• Veterans Justice Program: https://www.va.gov/homeless/vjo.asp#contacts
• VA Homeless Program: https://www.va.gov/homeless/nationalcallcenter.asp
• National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at (877) 4AID-VET (877-424-3838) for assistance.

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