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Tag Archives: military spouse

Committee Updates

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December 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

President’s Letter: Making the Right Moves in DC, Celebrating Pro Bono, and $37,500

MSJDN Receives Newman’s Own Award at Pentagon Ceremony When I set out to become president of the Military Spouse JD Network, I did it because I wanted 2012 Josie to know being a military spouse and lawyer are not incompatible...

October 3, 2016 at 8:00 am Beets, Josie read more

MSJDN Strategically Planning Its Future

MSJDN’s 2016-2017 leadership team – including the Board of Directors for both MSJDN and the Military Spouse JD Foundation, as well as MSJDN Committee Chairs – met on June 11th and 12th at the historic Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia...

August 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Johanna Thibault read more

Homefront Rising Returns to Prepare Military Spouses for Public Service

Homefront Rising returned to Washington, D.C. on June 17-18th, to co-host the Women’s Council in partnership with Veterans Campaign and the Atlantic Council. Homefront Rising is a non-partisan initiative founded by Mary Reding Smith, Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, and Donna...

August 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Johanna Thibault read more

Stronger Together

Stronger by Working Together — Building Connection Between Each Other and Organizations I don’t know about you, but military life has brought me many, many learning opportunities, some more poignant than others. The first I learned was never go...

August 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Beets, Josie read more

MSJDN August & September Webinar

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August 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

MSJDN to Co-host Event Bringing Military Spouse-Led Nonprofits Together

On August 26, 2016, Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) and the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) will convene a day-long event to educate, encourage collaboration and provide tools to make military spouse-led organizations more effective. Learning &...

July 26, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

Taking the Bar Exam… Again

By Thea Pitzen MSJDN members are no strangers to the bar exam. The vast majority of MSJDN members have taken and passed at least one, and over a third have taken multiple bar exams. Some have even taken the...

June 14, 2016 at 9:00 am Pitzen, Thea read more

A Time for Reflection

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June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Vuono, Eleanor read more

MSJDN Committees Recap a Year of Growth

Communications: There’s never a dull day on the Communications Committee! From updating our social media sites (check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) to pitching stories to the press to making sure members are kept up to date via...

June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

A Leap into the Virtual World

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June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

A Military Spouse’s Guide on Becoming a Tax Lawyer

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June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Edwards Bennehoff, Camille read more

A Year of Incredible Potential Ahead

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June 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Beets, Josie read more

NCIS Highlights Challenges Faced by Military Spouse Attorneys in Episode Featuring First Lady Michelle Obama

by Thea Pitzen Like my Navy family, many of you reading this may be fans of NCIS, CBS’s long-running and extremely popular action drama series that focuses on the “sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced...

May 5, 2016 at 7:00 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: Tenth Judicial District Attorney’s Office

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 2016 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in their...

April 13, 2016 at 9:29 am Pitzen, Thea read more

VOLUNTEER! Calling for JMF Committee Members

The Justice for Military Families Pro Bono Program provides attorney military spouses the opportunity to do meaningful legal work as volunteers. JMF works to support TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), while they support the families of fallen services...

February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

MSJDN Board Nominations

Interested in exercising your leadership skills? Have you always wanted to work with a non-profit? Please consider applying to serve on MSJDN’s Board and help shape the future of our organization. Nominations are open through March 10. Board leaders are responsible for...

February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

From the President’s Desk

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February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

Victory in Tennessee, and More to Come in Spring

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February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Beets, Josie read more

Shine a Light on Military Spouse Attorneys

“There are two ways to spread light:  to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”  – Edith Wharton Of all the things I do in MSJDN, my absolute favorite is to nominate our deserving members and programs...

February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Wilson, Natalie read more

“To be or not to be”

By Rachel Hsiao “To be or not to be? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by...

February 1, 2016 at 8:00 am Maryann Menanno read more

Vote TODAY for a MSJDNer as Military Spouse of the Year

Seven talented MSJDN members are among the newly announced nominees for the 2016 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year. Join us in congratulating Katherine Goyette, Emily Macey, Ashley Ludovicy-Donahue, Michelle Mance, Anna Rabe, Leigh Searl, and Natalie...

January 21, 2016 at 8:45 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Tips for a Professional Skype Interview

By Emily Macey When I started searching for my first attorney position at the start of my career, I spent a substantial amount of time on the road traveling to interviews. Fast-forward to the present and technology has replaced...

January 17, 2016 at 8:00 am Johanna Thibault read more

MSJDN’s Year in Review: 2015

2015 was an incredibly busy and productive year for MSJDN and military spouse attorneys around the globe! January 2015 started with the good news that six military spouse attorneys were nominated for the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse...

December 31, 2015 at 8:00 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

TN Supreme Court Approves Military Spouse Law Licensing

Military spouses who accompany their servicemembers to Tennessee or Fort Campbell, Kentucky, can acquire a temporary license to practice law in Tennessee under a new provision ordered this week by that state’s Supreme Court. The new rule, which goes into...

December 22, 2015 at 7:00 am Beets, Josie read more

Kentucky Thanks Military Families with New Rule Easing Licensing Burden

The Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) is proud to announce that Kentucky has taken a significant step in removing licensing barriers for military spouses residing within its borders. This month, the Kentucky Supreme Court amended its admission rules to include...

November 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

The Great Debate – Your Career or Mine?

By Rachel Hsiao We have all been there – our career or the military? We face a decision between which side of our relationship will supersede the other. Our spouse’s (the service member’s) military career or our professional career as an...

August 19, 2015 at 10:40 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Libby Jamison Awarded MSJDN’s Inaugural Mary Reding Smith Excellence in Leadership Award

On Sunday, July 12, 2015, during MSJDN’s annual Strategic Planning weekend at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia, MSJDN President Eleanor Vuono presented Communications Director and Board Member Libby Jamison with the inaugural Mary Reding Smith Excellence...

July 27, 2015 at 7:33 am Pitzen, Thea read more

These People Are Your Neighbors: MSJDN’s Provisional Admission Proposal Debated in Georgia

The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia recently met to discuss a proposal advanced by the Military Spouse JD Network that would allow military spouse attorneys to gain provisional admission to the state bar. The proposal,...

June 29, 2015 at 10:49 am Lavery, Maureen read more

So, What Brings You to the Area? and Other Loaded Interview Questions for Military Spouses

When I graduated from law school, I had a résumé that basically screamed, “Atlanta!” Or, if not Atlanta, perhaps New York. I had attended college in New York, and, a few years later, law school in Atlanta. As a...

June 26, 2015 at 8:56 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Arizona Welcomes First Military Spouse Under Rule 38(i)

In December 2012, Arizona State Rule 38(i) was issued, allowing qualified attorneys married to servicemembers stationed in the state to apply for admission to Arizona bar without examination. This support from the Arizona legal community acknowledges that military spouses should...

May 11, 2015 at 9:00 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Employer Spotlight: South Walton Law, PA

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 30, 2015 at 10:55 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: W. Timothy Harvey

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 21, 2015 at 9:09 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: Law Offices of Paul Ryan

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 16, 2015 at 9:22 am Jillian Foerster read more

Army’s Office of The Judge Advocate General To Receive 2015 MSJDN Homefront to Hired Award

At the MSJDN Annual Reception on May 6th, Lieutenant General Flora Darpino will accept the 2015 MSJDN Homefront to Hired Award on behalf of the Army’s Office of The Judge Advocate General (OTJAG). This award recognizes law firms and...

April 13, 2015 at 8:40 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Support Grows for Milspouse Attorney Licensing in Tennessee

By Sarah Ford On March 17, I attended a luncheon and panel discussion in Nashville, TN hosted by the Lawyers’ Association for Women-Marion Griffin Chapter (LAW). The presentation was conducted by our own Josie Beets, who was joined by...

April 2, 2015 at 7:45 am Military Spouse JD Network read more

Book Recommendation: Stories Around the Table

Stories Around the Table (“Stories”) is exactly what it intimates: a collection of short stories about life in and around the military. Male and female military spouses, service-members, mothers of service-members, and children of service-members all gather around an...

March 30, 2015 at 7:00 am Anette Radonski read more

LTG Flora Darpino Honored by the American Bar Association with Prestigious Award

MSJDN is proud to announce that Lieutenant General Flora Darpino has been named as a recipient of the ABA’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. LTG Darpino, the senior military legal advisor in the U.S. Army and a...

March 3, 2015 at 7:20 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

De-Stressing the Lawyerly Way

Isn’t MSJDN all about lawyers? Lawyers create stress, they don’t relieve it! But, attorneys are actually uniquely well-suited to talk about stress relief. At the end of the day, we fix problems for a living and stress is just...

February 9, 2015 at 8:00 am Stephanie Halford read more

MSJDN’s Inaugural Webinar A Virtual Success

MSJDN broadcast its first-ever webinar on January 26th to rave reviews. Almost 30 attendees from across the country tuned in for an hour-long session discussing small business formation. Presenter and military spouse attorney Donna Huneycutt provided a thorough review of options for business forms,...

February 3, 2015 at 8:00 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Six MSJDN Members Nominated for Military Spouse of the Year – First Round Voting is Today Only!

Six, yes, SIX of our talented MSJDN members are among the newly announced nominees for the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year. Join us in congratulating Maria Chavez-Black, Tara Gaston, Elizabeth Jamison, Tatiana Matta, Natalie Wilson,...

January 21, 2015 at 5:43 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Oklahoma Becomes 12th State to Adopt Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

On December 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma approved a licensing accommodation for military spouse attorneys moving to the state due to their active duty servicemember’s orders. This new rule makes Oklahoma the twelfth state...

December 16, 2014 at 11:59 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Military Spouse Attorney Spotlight: Jocelyn Benson

    “I quickly learned that uncertainty would be the norm. And we should embrace the time we have together.” Jocelyn Benson       In 2010, Jocelyn Benson became a newly-minted military spouse on the brink of her...

December 8, 2014 at 11:31 am Heumphreus, Julie read more

MSJDN Supports Servicemembers and their Families through Virtual Legal Clinic

The Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) is a group of military spouse attorneys, founded in 2011 by two military spouses frustrated with the challenges of maintaining a legal career that seemed incompatible with the military lifestyle. They formed MSJDN...

November 10, 2014 at 4:04 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

A Profile of Colorado’s First Military Spouse Attorney Admittee

“This is amazing. A group that is sympathetic and understanding of what I am going through!” That was Evelyn Guevara’s reaction when she found Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) after googling “military spouse attorney.” Evelyn met her husband in...

November 3, 2014 at 9:00 am Anette Radonski read more

Donna Huneycutt has One In Gear Career

MSJDN member Donna Huneycutt is an inspirational reminder of how incredible and supportive military spouses are. She has steered her career in a way that allows her to enjoy every workday, and still maintain the energy and drive to...

September 17, 2014 at 9:00 am Anette Radonski read more

MSJDN Board Member receives prestigious Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

The Military Spouse JD Network congratulates board member Natalie Wilson on receiving the Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the Bexar County Women’s Bar Association. This award is presented annually to recipients chosen based on overall contributions to...

September 8, 2014 at 2:57 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

MSJDN Members Honored by North Carolina Defense Business Association

MSJDN members Hayne Beatrous Caliva and Lauren Roland attended the North Carolina Defense Business Association (NCDBA) Chairman’s Annual Luncheon in Raleigh on July 23rd. DBANC is comprised of a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and individuals with several things in common, including: prior military...

August 27, 2014 at 11:11 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

MSJDN Past President Mary Reding Smith Honored by Women’s Bar Association of DC

As part of its annual Stars of the Bar recognition, the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) has named Mary Reding Smith, Immediate Past President of the Military Spouse JD Network, a 2014 Star of the...

August 19, 2014 at 8:00 am Beets, Josie read more

New York State of Mind: 11th State Adopts Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

Military spouse attorneys are in a New York state of mind after learning that the New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) has recently published a military spouse attorney licensing policy. The following message appears online: NOTICE TO MILITARY SPOUSES SEEKING...

August 4, 2014 at 4:40 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Houston Hearts Heroes: Celebration and Advocacy in Action

July 8, 2014 was proclaimed Reda Hicks Day by Houston Mayor Annise Parker.  The official proclamation read: WHEREAS, the Military Spouse Appreciation Day held in Spring 2014 celebrated the force behind the force by honoring spouses who exemplified dedication to...

July 24, 2014 at 11:32 am Wilson, Natalie read more

MSJDN nominates Justice Sandee Marion for the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award

MSJDN is pleased to announce our nomination of Justice Sandee Marion to receive the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. Justice Marion is thoughtful, intelligent, a consummate professional, and a military spouse attorney! Not only has she...

June 26, 2014 at 7:51 pm Jamison, Elizabeth 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 Hicks, Reda read more

Massachusetts Becomes Second State to Voluntarily Enact Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners has voluntarily enacted a military spouse attorney licensing policy as of March 2014. The following message appears online: “The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners welcomes inquiries and applications for Admission on Motion from attorney spouses of...

June 12, 2014 at 12:27 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

MSJDN Announces Founding Member Status

On April 7, 2014, MSJDN asked members to register to pay dues for the first time in the organization’s history. After several years of unprecedented growth and success, MSJDN needed funding to continue to increase our reach, expand programs, and...

June 10, 2014 at 11:32 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Profiling Success: Lieutenant General Flora Darpino

Since joining the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a young First Lieutenant in 1987, Lieutenant General (LTG) Flora Darpino has remained true to her “work hard, take chances” attitude, and it has served her well during her...

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

Employer Spotlight: United Way

Editor’s Note: This is the tenth 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...

May 5, 2014 at 9:01 am Lavery, Maureen read more

Employer Spotlight: Prugh Law Office

Editor’s Note: This is the ninth 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 2, 2014 at 10:00 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: The Paynter Law Firm, LLC

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh 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...

April 30, 2014 at 11:46 am Wilson, Natalie read more

Employer Spotlight: Volunteer Legal Services Hawai’i

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth 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 25, 2014 at 10:00 am Lavery, Maureen read more

Employer Spotlight: Gunster, Yoakley, & Stewart P.A.

Editor’s Note: This is the third 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...

April 23, 2014 at 9:08 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Deep in the Heart of Texas: About the Austin Club

On February 23, Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) will be having a brunch at the iconic Austin Club in Austin, Texas.   The event, called Deep in the Heart of Texas, is being held to celebrate a year of Texas...

February 18, 2014 at 9:00 am Christine Ellis read more

Meet Our Keynote Speaker for “Deep In The Heart”: Texas Supreme Court Justice Phil Johnson

MSJDN is honored to welcome Justice Phil Johnson, an Air Force veteran and current member of the Texas Supreme Court, as our keynote speaker at Deep In The Heart on February 23, 2014. Tickets and tables are available here....

February 17, 2014 at 8:57 am Wilson, Natalie read more

Two MSJDN Board Members Named Base Spouses of the Year, One Advances to Branch Level Voting

Two members of MSJDN’s Board of Directors were named Spouse of the Year for their respective Army bases, and one of them was selected to compete for the title of Army Spouse of the Year in Tuesday’s vote. Rachel...

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

Join MSJDN in Austin on February 23 for Deep in the Heart

One year ago, in February 2013, Texas became the first state to initiate a licensing accommodation policy for military spouse attorneys without a formal rule change so that it could begin consideration of military spouse applications immediately. The License...

January 27, 2014 at 9:00 am Pitzen, Thea read more

4 Not-So-Good Excuses: You Can’t Miss This MilSpouse Event

After spending the last year-or-so working with members of the Military Spouse JD Network to fight for our military lifestyle, I’ve learned a couple things: (1) military spouses know how to get stuff done; and (2) we are all that...

January 23, 2014 at 9:23 am Beets, Josie read more

First North Carolina Military Spouse Attorney Sworn In Under New Rule

This week, North Carolina MSJDN member Jennifer McBee became the first sworn in and licensed under the military spouse attorney licensing rule in that state. This is her story. by Jennifer McBee The Military Spouse J.D. Network is changing...

January 10, 2014 at 9:14 am Beets, Josie read more

Military Spouses Storm the Hill to Support Pattie Millett

MSJDN has been busy the past two days on Capitol Hill, working to push past the politics and support fellow military spouse Patricia “Pattie” Millett, who has been nominated for one of three vacant spots on the DC Circuit...

October 29, 2013 at 6:38 pm Pitzen, Thea read more

Faith & Family at the Core of Military Spouse DC Circuit Nominee Patricia Millett

From the beginning of her career, Patricia Millett had the markings of a legal rock star. From Harvard Law School to the head of Akin Gump’s Supreme Court practice, and now a nomination to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals....

October 22, 2013 at 11:36 am Wilson, Natalie 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 Hicks, Reda read more

Busting Archetypes For Effective Advocacy

Note: MSJDN is pleased to introduce another member of its new Writer’s Corps, Natalie Wilson. We hope you enjoy her debut installment. Last week, as part of the “Everyone Serves” blog series from Blue Star Families, the BSF network...

September 3, 2013 at 2:09 pm Wilson, Natalie 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 Hicks, Reda read more

MSJDN Partners with ABA, Legal Leaders to Ease Veterans’ Claims Backlog

MSJDN was part of a select group of military and legal leaders at the announcement of a new joint effort between the ABA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Legal Services Corp. to address legal needs of the...

August 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm Beets, Josie 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 Hicks, Reda 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 Hicks, Reda read more

The How-Long-Will-You-Be-Here Question and How (or Whether) to Answer

Summers bring change for military families, and MSJDN families are no different. Our private member groups have been buzzing with the typical summer PCS season drama — well, the MSJDN version. On top of moving houses, states, and even...

June 12, 2013 at 9:11 am Beets, Josie read more

Recap: Military Spouse Attorneys Attract Attention of D.C. Leaders with Making the Right Moves Event

Last week, Military Spouse JD Network members from across the United States gathered in Washington D.C. for our flagship event, “Making the Right Moves,” organized by MSJDN Board member Stephanie Crosse and held in the historic Army & Navy...

May 31, 2013 at 10:30 am VOLKMAN, LORI read more

Member Spotlight: Erin Hennessy, Bracewell & Giuliani

MSJDN is very pleased to congratulate member Erin Hennessy, recipient of the 2013 Professional Excellence Award, to be awarded at the Making the Right Moves Awards Luncheon in Washington, D.C., on May 22. The Professional Excellence Award recognizes a...

May 10, 2013 at 8:30 am Beets, Josie 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 Hicks, Reda read more

NEW YORK STATE BAR TO NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS: REMOVE BARRIERS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES

New York State Bar Association Recognizes Unique Licensing Challenges Facing Military Spouses The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) partnered with the Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN) last week to submit a barrier-breaking new rule to the Chief Judge...

June 12, 2012 at 2:45 am Military Spouse JD Network read more

MOAA SUPPORTS MILITARY SPOUSES

Licensing and employment for military spouses is important to the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).  MOAA has provided MSJDN with wonderful support since we began working to reduce licensing barriers for military spouse attorneys.  They provided us with...

February 10, 2012 at 2:41 am Military Spouse JD Network read more

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