July 22, 2010

Cooley students, attorneys provide free legal services to military men and women at Camp Grayling through the Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program.

As soldiers from the 119th Field Artillery Battalion prepared for overseas duty in Iraq at Camp Grayling from July 19 - 21, volunteer attorneys and Cooley Law School students helped them prepare wills and other important legal documents before their departure. Military service members from Charlotte, Port Huron, Alma, Albion and Augusta took advantage of the free services. Called Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program, the program is organized by the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and provides free legal services to active military members who are preparing to leave for duty or are returning from a tour.

Cooley Law School student Sarina DiPiazza of Tampa, Fla., shakes hands with a military service member after discussing his legal needs during a Soldier Readiness Check (SRC) at Camp Grayling.
Cooley Law School student Sarina DiPiazza of Tampa, Fla., shakes hands with a military service member after discussing his legal needs during a Soldier Readiness Check (SRC) at Camp Grayling.

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(From left to right) Cooley Law School student Jackee Moss of Battle Creek and Dionnie Wynter, assistant director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism, talk with soldiers about legal documents they should have in place before deploying to Iraq during a Soldier Readiness Check (SRC) at Camp Grayling.
(From left to right) Cooley Law School student Jackee Moss of Battle Creek and Dionnie Wynter, assistant director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism, talk with soldiers about legal documents they should have in place before deploying to Iraq during a Soldier Readiness Check (SRC) at Camp Grayling.

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Cooley Law School student Matthew Krob of Grand Rapids speaks with soldiers as part of the Service to Soldiers Program offered at Camp Grayling.
Cooley Law School student Matthew Krob of Grand Rapids speaks with soldiers as part of the Service to Soldiers Program offered at Camp Grayling.

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(From left to right) Kathleen Lawrence, administrative assistant in Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism, and Heather Spielmaker, director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism and leader of the Service to Soldiers program, talk with a service woman about her legal needs.
(From left to right) Kathleen Lawrence, administrative assistant in Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism, and Heather Spielmaker, director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism and leader of the Service to Soldiers program, talk with a service woman about her legal needs.

High-Res Image © Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2010

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.