By Samanta Martinez-Villarreal When I first decided to go to law school, I resigned myself to the fact that I would have to live apart from my husband for a minimum of 3 years. It was just the reality...
As a way to support military families during this pandemic, MSJDN pledged $2,000 to match MSJDNer donations to their local food banks from mid-April through mid-May. MSJDNers responded and quickly donated over $3,000 to their local food banks, triggering...
CALL TO ACTION! The Virginia State Bar and Supreme Court are considering MSJDN’s petition to change the Commonwealth’s military spouse attorney admission rule to remove the supervision requirement. Please take a moment to email your support for this change...
By Rachel Smith As military spouse attorneys, we know that the military is its own world and its judicial system is no exception. The unfortunate reality is that domestic violence is prevalent in the military. Many military spouses (civilians...
By Rebecca Bartlett Part I: The Set-up Now is the time for military spouse attorneys to adapt their legal career, yet again, to overcome the odds. Uniquely, COVID-19 has thrown the entire country right in there with us this...
By Alyn Beauregard On September 23, 2019, Delaware became the 39th jurisdiction to enact a licensing accommodation for military spouse attorneys when the Delaware Supreme Court adopted Supreme Court Rule 55.4 (http://courts.delaware.gov/rules/), which is effective November 1, 2019. The...
MSJDN members often encounter licensing difficulties throughout their careers. Most federal government attorneys are only required to be licensed and in good standing in any state, not the specific state where the office is located. Attorney positions with the...
By Rachael Archambault MSJDN’s 2018 Exceptional Service Award was awarded to member Zaira Solano at the Making the Right Moves Conference on October 19th-20th, 2018 in San Diego. Originally raised in a Dominican family of immigrants in New Jersey,...
By Gina Hannah “Blessed are the flexible for they shall never be bent out of shape” is the mantra of MSJDN’s 2018 Making the Right Moves Volunteer Service Awardee, Adrianne Blake. Adrianne is an activist and avid volunteer for...
Up next in our “Get to Know Your MSJDN Board” series is Karen Scanlan, MSJDN President-Elect:
Pennsylvania is now the 33rd state to adopt a military spouse licensing accommodation rule. On January 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners adopted a new rule that allows military spouse attorneys who accompany their servicemembers...