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“I’d been exposed to veterans’ issues through my partner’s family, and I’ve also seen how those issues can be politicized in ways that don’t always serve veterans themselves. VLAP felt like a chance to engage directly and learn more about the real needs behind those debates.”
- ...Lucia Jiang, JD ’27
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When Charley Falletta, JD ’27, left the Army after eight years as a paratrooper, she wanted to keep serving—this time through the law.
Now she co-leads Stanford Law’s Paul Lomio Veterans Legal Assistance Program (VLAP) with classmates Lucia Jiang, JD ’27, and Rob Hooley, JD ’27. ...Together, they and other students help Bay Area veterans navigate the complex VA system: reviewing records, hosting legal clinics, and assisting incarcerated veterans.
“VLAP is exceptional in how it centers the experience of veterans not just when meeting with clients, but also when it organizes, plans, and trains,” says Michael Winn, director of Stanford Law’s pro bono and externship programs. “Unlike most projects, student leaders and volunteers are often moving through the same administrative systems that clients are.”
When Charley Falletta, JD ’27, left the Army after eight years as a paratrooper—one of the first women to serve in gender-integrated ground combat
brnw.ch“The amount of chaos that’s been introduced into the federal health policy landscape is unprecedented,” says Michelle Mello, professor at Stanford Law School and the Stanford University School of Medicine.
That turmoil, she explains, has left major gaps in expertise, trust, and ...leadership—and states are rushing to fill the void. In this episode of Stanford Legal, host Pamela S. Karlan talks with Mello about what this moment means for the future of science, public health, research, and the law.
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Stanford Law’s Michelle Mello discusses how sweeping changes in federal health policy are reshaping public health—and leading states to fill the...
brnw.chProfessor Lisa Larrimore Ouellette from Stanford Law, alongside colleague Jonathan S. Masur of UChicago Law, has been paving the way for meaningful discussions in patent law with their recent article, “Real-World Prior Art.” They argue that private third-party sales should not unjustly inhibit ...unrelated inventors from securing their patents.
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