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2025 LAWYERS
FOR WARRIORS
Presented by Wright Ford Young & Co.

Join us to celebrate our 11 Year Anniversary!

When: November 14, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Balboa Bay Club, 1221 West Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, CA, 92663

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After serving in the Navy, Jonathan Jones faced a new battle: rebuilding his life after homelessness and felony convictions. Barred from jobs—even gig work—he struggled to find hope. But with help from Veterans Legal Institute (VLI) and pro bono attorney Don Hammond, everything changed for the better!

Thanks to legal advocacy and a successful expungement, Jonathan received a second chance. Today, he's working, planning for the future, and reclaiming his life—one step at a time. 

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Veterans Legal Institute Featured on ABC7 News

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US Army veteran Victor Lewis was getting nowhere with his landlord after reporting a cockroach infestation in his apartment replica

Lewis, who served as an infantry supply clerk at Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1983 to 1984, had enough with his landlord. He turned to a nonprofit law firm, Veterans Legal Institute, which stepped in to represent Lewis free of charge after his apartment complex did not resolve the issue quickly enough.

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MISSION & OVERVIEW

Veterans Legal Institute® (VLI) provides pro bono legal assistance to homeless and low income current and former service members.

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LEGAL SERVICES

VLI’s staff hopes to empower clients in achieving a greater measure of self-sufficiency, and with that, to experience the lives they deserve.

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Further, Veterans Legal Institute® is constantly seeking pro bono attorneys, paralegals, and other volunteers.

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VETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE

The Veterans Legal Institute® (VLI) is among the only non-profit public interest law firms in the nation dedicated exclusively to the legal needs of current and former military members.

Centrally located at the intersection of the 5 and 22 freeways in Santa Ana, California with a satellite office in Tustin, California, VLI is a public interest law firm that empowers low income veterans with the type of zealous advocacy that helps them achieve a higher quality of life.

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2023 Impact Report
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Featured Sponsor

Founded in 1995, the Charitable Fund is the philanthropic arm of the Orange County Bar Association, overseeing and administering all charitable giving for the OCBA. The Charitable Fund is dedicated to bettering the Orange County community and legal profession by facilitating access to justice.

This goal is achieved by making monetary contributions to carefully selected Orange County law-related organizations.

The OCBA Charitable Fund awarded $205,000 worth of grants in 2018 to 15 law-related organizations and programs in Orange County and has awarded over $1,200,000 in grants over the last 10 years to deserving Orange County law-related orgnizations.

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