Working with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Wounded Warrior Project, organizations dedicated to assisting members of the armed forces injured in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Davis Polk lawyers created a handbook to assist the families of service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan and a handbook to assist injured service members and veterans.

These handbooks are designed as a single-point resource, summarizing and supplementing information provided by the military and numerous governmental and charitable organizations. Written in “plain English” to make them as user-friendly as possible, they cover immediate concerns and long-term survival for both remaining families and injured service members, the disability evaluation system, education, employment and health benefits, legal rights and legal assistance.

They also offer listings of numerous websites, including those for the veterans affairs departments in each of the 50 states. Electronic versions have been posted on the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund website, and hard copies are being distributed at military medical centers and other distribution points throughout the country. Our lawyers update the handbooks on a regular basis and have been featured in numerous press articles.

On a monthly basis, we also staff a clinic to assist veterans at the New York City Bar Association. With guidance from the City Bar Justice Center staff, volunteer lawyers help veterans file claims and appeals with the Department of Veterans Affairs.