When I was transitioning from Active Duty at Fort Carson in 2016, it seemed like there were a million steps that the military wanted me to take, and a million different appointments before I could get out of the Army. One of the many stops was at the DVA. All I wanted to do was to be finished and get on with my life, so I didn’t pay a lot of attention when DVA took a copy of my medical records, and explained that they were going to help me file my original disability claim. Twenty years in the Army had...

In 2013 I retired from the military. I enlisted into the Infantry and later commissioned as a Field Artillery officer. After earning a law degree, I spent my last sixteen years of service as an Army lawyer. The transition process introduced me to the VA and I began establishing my service-connected disabilities. I found that the VA process was both confusing and emotionally difficult. Then the VA denied claims and, essentially, challenged my integrity after I swallowed my pride to ask for help. Because of my VA experience I founded Northwest Veterans Law to fight for the benefits that Veterans were...

We are proud to announce that on November 10th 2021 – U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh recognized Northwest Veterans Law as one of the 849 recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. Northwest Veterans Law earned the Platinum award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans. “Everyone at Northwest Veterans Law has transitioned from active duty to...