The Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic (VLSC) at The John Marshall Law School is hosting a two-day conference on veterans and the courts.

"Checkpoints & Roadblocks: The Intersection of Veterans & the Law," will be held Nov. 6 and 7 at the law school.

Panel topics will include "Special Issues Concerning OIF/OEF Veterans," "Intervention Programs and Diversion Programs," "Domestic Violence," and "The Impact of Military Service on the Family."

Confirmed panelists for the conference include Hon. L. Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Chief Judge William P. Greene of the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Dan Grant, director of Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs; Army Brig. Gen. Clyde "Butch" Tate, deputy Judge Advocate General; and Judge John Kirby, of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald, of the Supreme Court of Illinois; Lt. Col. Scott Bleichwehl, of USA Midwest Public Affairs; Maj. Thomas White (LLM/IBT '08), an assistant professor with the Department of Law at The United States Military Academy at West Point; Steven Rosenbaum from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Housing and Civil Enforcement Section; and Karen Woodard, DOJ deputy chief in the Employment Litigation Section.

Thomas Kniffen (JD '79) of the US Department of Veterans Affairs; Kevin Calia, of Morrison & Foerster LLP; Lt. Jeffry Murphy, of the Chicago Police Department; Courtney Wheeler, of the US Postal Service; Shauna Boliker, of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office; and Capt. Lyndsey Kimber Olson.

For more information about the program, or if you have any questions concerning upcoming events, please contact the VLSC at vlsc@jmls.edu or at (312) 360-2656.