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National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
For veterans service officers, attorneys, claims agents, or anyone interested in veterans’ benefits law, LexisNexis and NVLSP provide the essential resources you need.
Since 1981, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) has been an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for active-duty military personnel and veterans. NVLSP is committed to ensuring that the United States honors its promise to the 18 million veterans and active-duty personnel by securing the benefits they have rightfully earned through their service.
NVLSP has a proven track record of representing veterans in critical lawsuits, holding the VA and military services accountable when they have unlawfully denied benefits. These efforts have led to the recovery of more than $5.4 billion in disability, death, and medical benefits for hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families.
About the Editors
Barton F. Stichman is Special Counsel to and co-founder of NVLSP. He has contributed
to the awarding of over $5 billion in VA benefits to more than 100,000 veterans and
survivors over the last 43 years.
Ronald B. Abrams is Special Counsel to and former Joint Executive Director of NVLSP.
He has trained tens of thousands of veterans advocates all over the United States using
his extensive knowledge of VA benefits law.
Richard V. Spataro is the Director of Training and Publications for the NVLSP. He has
19 years of experience in veterans law, trains veterans advocates and mentors attorneys
who practice veterans law.
Stacy A. Tromble is the Director of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Litigation
for the NVLSP. She oversees a team of appellate litigators who practice before the
Court and has represented over 3,000 appellants before the Court. She also mentors
attorneys who practice veterans law.
Rochelle Bobroff is Director of Pro Bono at NVLSP, supervising the Lawyers Serving
Warriors® program. She has managed systemic reform pro bono projects and litigation
regarding veterans, housing, consumer, public benefits, and long-term care issues.
Louis J. George is is Special Counsel to NVLSP and NVLSP’s VSO Liaison. He has
represented hundreds of veterans before federal courts and trained and mentored
thousands of veterans advocates since he started practicing veterans law in 1996.
Christine Cote Hill is Special Counsel to NVLSP. With 27 years of veterans law
experience, she represents veterans and survivors before the U.S. Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims and trains and supervises NVLSP staff attorneys.