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The Honorable Coral Wong Pietsch

Veterans and their caregivers, families and advocates can learn more about veterans services and benefits, including the veterans claims appeals process, when the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law hosts a free public forum on Tuesday, January 27.

The Honorable Coral Wong Pietsch, who was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) by President Obama in 2012, will offer a judicial overview. Honolulu Regional Office for Veterans Affairs Director Tracey Betts will discuss veterans services, benefits and the basics of the claims appeals process.

The forum, “Practice Before the CAVC and Veterans Issues,” will begin at 3 p.m. in the law school library on the UH Mānoa campus. An afternoon tea reception will follow.

The UH Elder Law Program(UHELP) and Elder Law Clinic at the William S. Richardson School of Law are sponsoring the forum—the latest in a series of “Marigold Seminars” created by UHELP to explore successful aging for Hawaiʻi’s elder population, including veterans.

For more than two decades, UHELP has provided legal assistance to thousands of elders and their caregivers and continues its specific support of the needs of veterans. UHELP is directed by Professor James Pietsch, who is himself a veteran. He will serve as forum moderator.

Visitor parking is available for $5 in the parking structure. Please RSVP by Monday, January 26, to (808) 956-6544 or at uhelp.edu@gmail.com.

—By Beverly Creamer

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