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Military Spouse Attorney Rule Change Success Story: Evelyn Guevara and the Colorado Bar

By Sarah Cable MSJDN members are well aware of the challenges associated with continuing their legal careers while accompanying their service-member spouses from state to state and across the world.  One of the biggest hurdles they face is the...

June 19, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Aiken Schenk

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

May 16, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Littler Mendelson P.C.

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

May 14, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Hadley Law, PLC

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

May 9, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Arthur-Green LLP

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

May 2, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Fendley & Etson

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 25, 2018 at 2:04 pm McPhillips, Candice read more

Transferring Law Schools as a Military Spouse

by Dawn M. Hite Being married to a member of the military comes with certain challenges and considerations. When you start law school, you know you are signing up for at least a three-year commitment. Given that most military...

April 6, 2018 at 8:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Where to Take the Bar Exam: A Guide

by Jasmine Green McNamara Choosing where to take the bar exam is the easiest part of becoming a lawyer for most law graduates. For military spouse lawyers, it’s one of the most difficult and frequent issues we face in...

March 15, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

How to Pick a Law School When You Are Married to the Military

by Liesel K. Stanhope A week after I married my husband, I moved out of our sunny apartment into a tiny basement apartment about three hours away from him. This was not the result of any drama; this is...

January 25, 2018 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Member Profile: Laura King and Brittany Dowd (co-founders, Ad Hoc Legal Group)

by Sanya Sarich Kerksiek MSJDN members and entrepreneurs Laura King and Brittany Dowd co-founded a virtual and remote company, Ad Hoc Legal Group, shortly after graduating from law school. Ad Hoc Legal offers research and writing services to other...

November 9, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

RECAP: Creating a Flexible Workforce Symposium

by Sanya Kerksiek Hiring Our Heroes and Aon sponsored a “Creating a Flexible Workforce” symposium in Chicago, Illinois, on October 13, 2017. The speakers were Carol Sladek (Partner, Aon, Work-Life and Communication), and Cassandra Sullivan (Senior Consultant, Founder &...

October 30, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

2017 MSJDN Exceptional Service Award Winner Angela Allen

by Maria Campbell MSJDN’s 2017 Exceptional Service Award was presented to member Angela Allen at the Making the Right Moves Conference on September 29, 2017.  Angela Allen is a Partner at Jenner & Block, a mom, and the wife...

October 6, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Bobbie Collins Honored for Pro Bono Legal Services Benefiting Military Spouses

by Candice McPhillips Bobbie Collins has spent years “paying it forward” by providing pro bono legal work for her local military spouse club on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The Kirtland Spouses’ Welfare Club recently honored...

August 11, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Supporting Military Families In Need of Immigration Advice: American Immigration Lawyers Association Military Assistance Program

by Rachel Winkler The efficient and effective delivery of immigration benefits and services to our service members, veterans, and their families is essential to military readiness and to national security.  Since 2001, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has naturalized...

August 4, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

An Open Thank You Letter

by Maria Campbell Dear MSJDN Founders: When I showed up at a networking BBQ last September, I hid in the hotel bathroom for 20 minutes. My husband and I had moved to Ft. Campbell less than a week before,...

June 15, 2017 at 6:51 pm McPhillips, Candice read more

MSJDN Profile of Success: Amy Waller Apostol

By Amanda Downs Frizzelle                       Amy Waller Apostol is a military spouse attorney who has successfully navigated the demands of military life while still maintaining a meaningful legal career.  A mother of three and a wife to a Navy JAG...

June 5, 2017 at 8:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to be Recognized with 2017 MSJDN Homefront to Hired Award

by Mariya Volzhskaya Editor’s Note: Military spouse attorneys often have to place their own careers on hold as they constantly move around the globe to accompany their servicemember on their military assignments. Too often, dreams of a career in the legal...

May 4, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: MultiCare Health System

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for the 2017 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in...

April 26, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: The Ernest Law Group, PLC

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for the 2017 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in...

April 19, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for the 2017 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in...

April 13, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Alaska Approves New Military Spouse Attorney Rule

By Emily Macey On March 20, 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court approved a new rule allowing for a waiver to practice law for attorney spouses of active duty military personnel stationed within the State. The new rule, Bar Rule...

March 30, 2017 at 9:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

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