MSJDN in the News
Coverage of MSJDN’s advocacy efforts and programming impact, profiles on members, and topics relative to military spouse attorneys throughout the years.
2022
The Pentagon Must Do More to Help Military Spouses Find Meaningful Employment; Task & Purpose; May 6, 2022
2021
This Resource Helps Prepare Military Spouses to Run for Elected Office; Military.com; February 11, 2021
Military Spouse Seeks to Change Landscape for Women in Politics; Military Families Magazine; February 24, 2021
Bar Reciprocity for Military Spouses; American Bar Association; July 9, 2021
Military Spouse JD Network: Celebrating 10 Years Of Removing Military Spouse Career Barriers; Above the Law; July 8, 2021
Military Spouses’ Unspoken Oath to America? Giving up Career Stability, Seniority; The Seattle Times; September 1, 2021
Make the Right Moves to Reclaim Your Happiness; Military.com; September 2021
An Ode To Veterans From A Military Spouse JD; Above the Law; November 11, 2021
2020
Military Spouse Exception Approved by Supreme Court; Alabama State Bar News; February 4, 2020
Army Real Talk: Military Spouse J.D. Network; AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast; June 8, 2020
Military Spouse Attorney First to Utilize New Rule in Texas; Military Families Magazine; June 29, 2020
Not Just the Service Member Who Serves; Washington State Bar News; November 2020
Friends of the Bar – Kristen Reeves Jones; Wyoming Lawyer; December 2020
2019
New Rule Makes it Easier for Military Spouses to Find and Keep Jobs in the Law; Osterhout Berger Disability Law Blog; January 29, 2019
California Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Under Dispute; Military Families Magazine; January 31, 2019
California Authorizes Special Admission for Military Spouse Attorneys; Lawyers Club Blog; April 9. 2019
VA Attorney Named as Finalist for Military.com’s Spouse Changemaker of the Year Award; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; April 26, 2019
CA Advances Military Spouse Attorney Licensing; California Lawyers Association; March 29, 2019
Changing the Rules: Examining Military Spouse Admission to the Virginia State Bar; Docket Call; October 2, 2019
2018
Changing the Rules for Military Spouse Lawyers; ABA Perspectives, Winter 2018
ABA Urges Georgia Supreme Court to Review Case Denying Military Spouse Exemption; ABA News; March 29, 2018
I’m a Military Spouse – and a Lawyer – Pa. Needs to Make It Easier for Me to Do My Job; PennLive; April 24, 2018
Military Spouse JD Network; Wives of the Air Force; May 1, 2018
Fighting to Make It Easier for Military Spouses to Practice Law Wherever the Call of Duty Takes Them; ABA Student Lawyer Blog; May, 11, 2018
Country, Commitment, and a JD Career; TYL; May 15, 2018
How Homefront Rising Trains Military Spouses To Get A Seat At The Table; NextGen Milspouse; May 17, 2018
Law Students Married to Military Face Challenges, but Resources Make the Struggle Easier; NALP Bulletin; June 2018
Nebraska Adopts New Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Rule; Offutt Air Force Base News; June 7, 2018
Choosing to Engage, Advocate, Empower and Act as a Military Spouse; Military Mom Collective; June 8, 2018
How Licensing Changes Could Aid Military Spouse Employment; The San Diego Union-Tribune; July 26, 2018
Oorah, Hooah, and Hooyah: the Florida Bar Eases Licensing for Military Spouses; Federal Trade Commission’s Competition Matters; Jul 27, 2018
LM Feature: Military Spouse JD Network; Lawyers Mutual; July 24, 2018
Why We Need Military Spouses in Politics; Military Spouse; August 2018
Shifting Political Parties and Military Spouses; Pantsuit Politics; August 3, 2018
New Class of ABA Innovation Fellows Will Tackle Diverse Group of Access to Justice Projects; ABA News; September 27, 2018
Military Spouses Face Procedural Hurdles to Join Bar and Practice; Alaska Bar Rag; October – December 2018
2017
Lawyers Married to Military Could Bypass Bar Exam in Florida; Florida Politics; February 6, 2017
Why Military Spouses Shouldn’t Have to Keep Taking the Bar Exam, with Josie Beets; Legal Talk Network; April 12, 2017
Military Spouses: Attorney Spouses of Soldiers Can Practice in Tenn., KY. Without New Exam; Fort Campbell Courier; June 8, 2017
Anna Blanch Rabe Talks MSJDN; Vet Law; October 18, 2017
The Unknown Sacrifice of the Military Spouse Lawyer and the Network Trying to Help; Law.com; November 14, 2017
2017 Virtual Law Practice; ABA TECHREPORT 2017; December 1, 2017
2016
Kentucky Legal Community Supports Military Families Through Licensing Changes; Bench & Bar Magazine; January/February 2016
Are Military Spouses Prohibited from Participating in Politics?; NextGen Milspouse; May 10, 2016
Record Number of Bar Leaders Participated in This Year’s ABA Day Lobbying Event; ABA Journal; July 1, 2016
Building Support for Military Spouses; Law Quandrangle; Fall 2016
YLD Supports Military Spouse Rule; Florida Bar News; September 15, 2016
Newman’s Own® Awards Donates $200,000 to Five Military Non-Profits at Pentagon Award Ceremony; September 29, 2016
ND and KY Are Next In Line to Adopt Rules for Military Spouses; 2Civility; October 5, 2016
Serving Military Families Is a Challenge and an Opportunity; ABA Student Lawyer; October 24, 2016
2015
NBA Veterans Continue to Serve; Nashville Bar Journal; April 2015
Helping Military Spouses Practice Wherever DoD Demands; TYL; Summer 2015
State Bar’s Governors Delay Vote on Admission of Military Spouses; Law.com; June 22, 2015
Military Spouse Attorney Network Creates Career Opportunities; Hire an Esquire; July 10, 2015
How the Legal Community Can Lead the Way to Support Military Families; Jurist; July 16, 2015
Admission by Motion Gets Chilly Reception at Tampa Open Hearing; Florida Bar News; October 15, 2015
2014
Homefront Rising Lays the Foundation to Bridge Civilian-Military Divide; NextGen Milspouse; February 18, 2014
HomeFront Rising – A Ground Breaking Seminar for Military Spouses; Military Spouse; February 18, 2014
Bar none: Two Arizona Women Fight to Help Lawyers in Military Families; Cronkite News; February 28, 2014
New State Rule Opens Doors for Virginia Military Spouse Attorneys; Department of Defense; June 6, 2014
How to Get Involved in Politics as a MilSpouse; Military.com; June 16, 2014
PCS Checklist: Unpack, Take the Bar Exam; Salute to Spouses; July 28, 2014
Resource Spotlight: Military Spouse JD Network; NextGen Milspouse; August 4, 2014
Military Spouses Didn’t Feel Represented by Congress. This Initiative Helps Them Find Their Voice; Nation Swell; August 4, 2014
Program Will Mobilize Lawyers to Help Reduce VA Claims Processing Backlog; ABA Journal; September 1, 2014
Casework Partnership – Pro Bono Legal Assistance; TAPS Magazine; Fall 2014
MSJDN Conference Helps Spouses Make the Right Moves; SpouseBuzz; October 4, 2014
Military Spouse JD Network Hosts 2nd Annual Career Development Conference; Military Spouse; 2014
2013
Network Strives to Help Military Spouse Lawyers Pursue Legal Careers; JAG Magazine; 2013
Military Support Series – Military Spouse JD Network; Cammo Style Love; July 29, 2013
ABA, VA and LSC Unveil Partnership to Help Veterans; ABA Washington Letter; August 2013
Casework Partnership – Pro Bono Legal Assistance; TAPS Magazine; Fall 2014
MSJDN’s Foundation Working to Build a Virtual Law Clinic for Military Families, Veterans; Ms. JD; October 16, 2013
2012
Lawyer Who Backs Easier Bar Admission for Military Spouse JDs Is Contest Finalist; ABA Journal; January 20, 2012
Lower the Licensing Barriers So We May Serve; UVA Lawyer; Spring 2012
Military Spouse Attorneys Answer the Joining Forces Challenge; The White House; June 14, 2012
Network Helps Spouses Remain Lawyers; American Forces Press Service; June 27, 2012