NewsDecember 12, 2017
AG Hawley to form program to help military with legal problems
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said he wants to develop the first statewide program to provide free legal help to military service members.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said he wants to develop the first statewide program to provide free legal help to military service members.
Hawley announced Monday he plans to form a Military Legal Assistance Team. That team will work with attorneys from military bases in Missouri to find private attorneys who will provide pro-bono services to service members with certain legal needs.
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The team will launch formally early next year.
Hawley said in a news release the board will determine which legal needs would qualify for the program and create a strategy for recruiting attorneys to provide the help.
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