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This unique CLE training seminar will satisfy the statutory and regulatory requirements for participants to be accredited as a claims agent or attorney by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The seminar will be six CLE hours in length, including one hour of professionalism. The agenda will address all the required topics. We are pleased to have as our keynote speaker for this event the Honorable William P. Greene, Jr., Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Washington, D.C.

The venue is the State Bar of Georgia Conference Center, located at 104 Marietta Street, N.W. in downtown Atlanta. Training will begin at 8:00 am, Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and will conclude at 3:30 pm. Registration and Continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 am. Lunch also will be served. The registration fee for this CLE program will be $140.00, which includes both meals.

You are getting this early notification so that you can set aside September 22, 2010 on your schedule. The brochure for this event will be sent to all Georgia attorneys in early July. You should register as soon as you receive the brochure, because we expect there will be a high demand to attend this program. Registration and attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you intend to take part in this CLE program, you must complete and submit a Form VA Form 21a to the Department of Veterans Affairs as a prerequisite of the accreditation process. The VA Form 21(a) should be mailed to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20420.

The CLE program will be presented by ICLE in Georgia, the State Bar of Georgia Military and Veterans Committee, the State Bar of Georgia Military Legal Assistance Program and the State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project.

For more information or to volunteer with the State Bar of Georgia Military Legal Services Program, contact Coordinating Attorney Norman Zoller at normanz@gabar.org.