{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Behind The Mission","title":"BTM288 – Judy Donegan – The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1895,"description":"Show Summary\n\nOn today's episode, we’re having a conversation with Judy Donegan, Senior Counsel at The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, exploring how free legal assistance, trauma-informed advocacy, and discharge upgrade support help navigate complex administrative barriers for military-connected individuals.\nProvide Feedback\n\nAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who’ve served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor Stories\n\nAbout Today’s Guest\n\nJudy Donegan is Senior Counsel for The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program. In this role, she manages all aspects of case management, including reviewing requests for program participation; assessing eligibility; preparing materials for placement or rejection; and tracking cases to completion before the military review boards, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), and other forums. Her work focuses on case evaluation for the CAVC Litigation Component.\nIn addition, Judy serves on the CAVC’s Committee on Admission and Practice and is an Advisory Board member for the Stateside Legal Services Program. She has nearly 20 years of experience representing U.S. military veterans before the CAVC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Judy earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1994. She began appellate practice before the CAVC in 2007 and, in 2008, became one of the first attorneys accredited to practice before the VA when accreditation was mandated. She has participated in thousands of appeals before the CAVC and has been a sustaining member of the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA) since 2007. She also...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KD-bG-vqozx0Vnvcq2zUsv-ogOx2zUgR9KSqcKgSaPk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NDI4LzE2MTAx/MDYyMzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}