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Author's Posts

Farewell, MSJDNers!

Dear MSJDNers, This is a bittersweet issue for me to be sending you. For nearly three years now, I’ve served as your trusty Newsletter Editor. Since before there was a Bars and Stripes, before there was a Writer’s Corps or even...

June 2, 2015 at 7:00 am Reda Hicks read more

2015 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award Recipient Announced

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to nominate employers who are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. During the month of April, we put the Employer Spotlight on each of the nominees to tell the stories of those supporting military...

May 4, 2015 at 8:00 am Reda Hicks read more

Employer Spotlight: Squire Patton Boggs

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 14, 2015 at 9:45 am Reda Hicks read more

Board Nominations are Open!

Military Spouse JD Network is now accepting applications for its 2015-2016 Board of Directors. MSJDN currently has one-year and two-year position open on its Board. To be considered for appointment to MSJDN’s Board of Directors, a candidate must (1)...

April 2, 2015 at 7:45 am Reda Hicks read more

Join Us for MSJDN’s Annual Reception!

It’s that time of year again! Military Spouse JD Network’s Annual Reception will take place Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Annual Reception will be held at the historic Army Navy Club, 901 17th Street Northwest, from...

April 2, 2015 at 7:45 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Annual Reception and Member’s Choice Awards

SAVE THE DATE! MSJDN will host its Third Annual Reception in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 6. Mark your calendars, and watch your email for more information as the details crystallize. If you are interested in helping plan the...

February 3, 2015 at 8:00 am Reda Hicks read more

Upcoming MSJDN Events

There are a number of events coming up that MSJDN is hosting and/or participating in around the country. Check out the details below, and join us! We would love to see you! December 9, 2014–National Military Family Association 2014...

December 3, 2014 at 7:00 am Reda Hicks read more

Come to MRM Early, Enjoy Some Extra Networking!

MSJDN’s San Diego members are getting together the evening before Making the Right Moves, and they would love for all attendees to join them! The event will be a happy hour on Thursday, October 16, at 5:30pm, and will...

October 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm Reda Hicks read more

Thanking Our MRM Sponsors

MSJDN would like to take a moment to extend our heartfelt thanks to this year’s Making the Right Moves sponsors. We appreciate so very much the support for our organization and its events. If you are interested in sponsoring MRM,...

October 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm Reda Hicks read more

Rule Change Recap: Success in Massachusetts, Colorado, New York, and New Jersey

It has been a very busy past few weeks in the world of rule changes, as we saw several of MSJDN’s long-time efforts come to fruition around the country. Two states passed formal rule changes, and two states enacted...

August 18, 2014 at 12:42 am Reda Hicks read more

Writer’s Corps Adds Four New Members

The MSJDN Communications Team is thrilled to announce the addition of four new members to our writing team. Here’s a little bit about each of them: Jillie Gordon Foerster is a newly-married Air Force spouse, currently stationed at Barksdale...

August 18, 2014 at 12:42 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Communications Team Welcomes New Online Content Editor

The MSJDN Communications Team is thrilled to report that we have a new Online Content Editor. Leigha Landry Wanczowski will oversee work on MSJDN’s blog, and will  also manage the organization’s social media.  Here’s just a little bit about...

August 18, 2014 at 12:41 am Reda Hicks read more

Volunteers Needed for Justice for Military Families Research Project

MSJDN is working on compiling a grandparents visitation rights guide for TAPS. They have asked us for a guide for families of fallen servicemembers. Specifically, we want to address what the law says in each state about a grandparent’s right...

August 18, 2014 at 12:39 am Reda Hicks read more

Colorado Becomes Ninth State to Support Military Spouse Attorneys with a Licensing Accommodation

It has been an exciting few weeks for Military Spouse JD Network, with the announcements of a rule change in Virginia and a military spouse accommodation policy in Massachusetts. And it’s about to get even more exciting! On June 13, 2014, the...

June 24, 2014 at 3:29 pm Reda Hicks read more

Meet the 2014-2015 MSJDN Committee Chairs

MSJDN’s committees are the driving force behind virtually all of the work the organization does for its members, and in the community. For the many efforts in which MSJDN is involved, it takes many volunteers and strong leadership to...

May 31, 2014 at 12:58 pm Reda Hicks read more

Join MSJDN’s Writer’s Corps

The MSJDN Writer’s Corps had an amazing inaugural year, with some great news pieces, interviews, and special interest information for our members. Now, the Corps is looking to expand its ranks with new members to serve in 2014-2015. Are you interested...

May 31, 2014 at 12:58 pm Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Celebrates Founders’ Day

The Military Spouse JD Network Founders’ Day is June 14, but members around the country are celebrating all month long! Here, we have collected all the events of which we are currently aware. However, as more events are planned,...

May 31, 2014 at 12:58 pm Reda Hicks read more

Virginia Adopts Military Spouse Rule, Joins Growing Number of States Supporting Military Spouse Attorneys

On Friday, May 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an order adopting a new attorney licensing rule aimed at easing the burden on military spouse attorneys seeking to practice law while on orders to military installations in Virginia...

May 19, 2014 at 2:56 pm Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN 2014-2015 Board Nominations are Open

At the MSJDN Annual Reception on May 7, 2014, President Mary Reding passed the MSJDN torch to incoming President Rachel Winkler, our 2014-2015 MSJDN President. Now, MSJDN is accepting applications for open slots on the Board of Directors that...

May 14, 2014 at 10:14 am Reda Hicks read more

Employer Spotlight: O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Editor’s Note: This is the eleventh and final installment in MSJDN’s series highlighting the employers MSJDN members say are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Member’s Choice Award...

May 7, 2014 at 6:09 am Reda Hicks read more

Employer Spotlight: Trenk, DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono, P.C.

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth installment in MSJDN’s series highlighting the employers MSJDN members say are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Member’s Choice Award by members who told us...

May 1, 2014 at 9:02 am Reda Hicks read more

Employer Spotlight: Langley & Banack, Inc.

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in MSJDN’s series highlighting the employers MSJDN members say are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Member’s Choice Award by members who told...

April 22, 2014 at 10:51 am Reda Hicks read more

Employer Spotlight: Children’s Legal Services, Florida Department of Children and Families

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 Member’s Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 21, 2014 at 12:02 pm Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Formally Endorses The Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085)

Author’s Note: It’s Tax Day, which seemed an incredibly fitting day to announce MSJDN’s formal endorsement of a bill to simplify and reduce the burden of state income taxes paid by people doing their jobs from remote locations. Below...

April 15, 2014 at 8:00 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Seeks Member Nominations of Employers to Honor for Supporting Military Spouse Attorneys

The Military Spouse JD Network wants to shine a big spotlight on employers that are really making a different for military spouses. We all know the (abysmal) statistics on military spouse employment, and the legal profession is certainly no...

March 26, 2014 at 11:05 am Reda Hicks read more

Longstanding Texas Support of Military Community Extends to Military Spouse Networks

DITH Press Release: Austin, TX ~ For Immediate Release Longstanding Texas Support of Military Community Extends to Military Spouse Networks. Brunch next week at iconic Austin Club honors and thanks Judicial and community members, features Texans who stand behind...

February 19, 2014 at 8:06 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Urges Legislators to Keep Faith with Military Families, Reject the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013

Update: Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act today, by a vote of 226-195. The Act now moves to the Senate for consideration and voting. MSJDN will continue working on this issue in the coming week and asks members to...

December 12, 2013 at 12:19 pm Reda Hicks read more

Military Spouses Rise to Change the Political Conversation

          Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) and In Gear Career announce that they will be co-hosting Homefront Rising, an innovative exercise in political training for military spouse attorneys and other military family advocates. This ground-breaking,...

October 21, 2013 at 10:53 am Reda Hicks read more

South Dakota Becomes Sixth State to Adopt a Military Spouse Attorney Rule

Today, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued an order adopting Rule 13-10, a licensing rule for military spouse attorneys. Originally part of a set of bills to provide licensing accommodations to military spouses in other professions, Rule 13-10 was...

September 12, 2013 at 3:54 pm Reda Hicks read more

We Need You–Military Spouse Attorneys by the Numbers

As MSJDN continues to grow and develop as an organization, we are frequently asked to provide quantitative data about our members which we don’t have. We are often able to extrapolate data about military families from the Department of Defense and other...

September 10, 2013 at 9:25 am Reda Hicks read more

Military Takes Huge Step Toward Fair and Equal Treatment for All of its Families

Wednesday was a day of celebration for families across the United State Uniformed Services, as the Department of Defense (DOD) took significant steps that Secretary Chuck Hagel described as underscoring Defense’s commitment to “ensuring that all men and women...

August 15, 2013 at 12:24 am Reda Hicks read more

Join MSJDN’s Writer’s Corps–Apply TODAY!

Do you have a passion for research and writing? Do you love covering current events? Do you have an eye for editing? Then YOU might be just what we are looking for! MSJDN is expanding its editorial team! We...

July 9, 2013 at 8:54 pm Reda Hicks read more

Grassroots Push: Urging Senators to Ignore Rhetoric, Hear Reality

This has been a whirlwind of a week for the Military Spouse JD Network, and it’s not over yet! It all started when our ongoing rule change efforts in California were derailed by a piece of legislation, AB 296,...

June 27, 2013 at 10:44 am Reda Hicks read more

NEXT STEPS on the Road to #Nix296

On Monday MSJDN launched its campaign to kill California AB 296, a bill harmful to military spouse attorneys and their families. Tuesday, MSJDN members, friends, family, and supporters took to the phones to let the bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Don...

June 26, 2013 at 6:00 am Reda Hicks read more

California Bill Will Heighten Military Spouse Employment Barriers

Update available HERE. Last week MSJDN achieved another state victory with the passage in Illinois of a licensing accommodation for military spouse attorneys, making it the fifth state to do so. That’s why we were so shocked to hear that California Assemblymember Don Wagner...

June 24, 2013 at 5:45 am Reda Hicks read more

Illinois Becomes Fifth State to Support Military Spouses in the Legal Profession

Today the Illinois Supreme Court issued a press release outlining several new measures designed to “improve legal services for the disadvantaged in Illinois.” Among those new provisions, which become effective July 1, 2013, is one designed to ease attorney...

June 18, 2013 at 4:36 pm Reda Hicks read more

Military Spouses Celebrate National Ketchup Day by Sending Cases of Lavish Tomatoey Goodness to Washington Post

Today marks the first ever National Ketchup Day, and people around the country are celebrating by sending Heinz Ketchup by the caseload to a single destination–the Washington Post. Quite a random way to celebrate a random holiday, you say?...

June 5, 2013 at 12:48 am Reda Hicks read more

Totenberg Sisters Talk Media, Law, & Life

Last Monday in New York there was an event called Media & the Law: The 3 Totenbergs, featuring what might be the most powerhouse group of sisters you’ve ever come across: Judge Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

May 16, 2013 at 9:43 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Communications Director Talks MilSpouse Licensing, Resources, and Getting Involved

MSJDN’s Communications Director Lori Volkman was featured in the News You Can Use Blog run by Pioneer Services this week, at the kick-off of Military Appreciation Month. Highlighting an issue that affects nearly one in three military spouses, including...

May 8, 2013 at 7:58 am Reda Hicks read more

Challenge from the Top—Obama, Biden Push Business Community to Embrace Military Spouses

Every Administration’s First and Second Ladies come to the job with specific issues they want to address, and the current First and Second Lady are no exception. For the past two years, Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden have...

April 30, 2013 at 1:09 pm Reda Hicks read more

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