March 31, 2025
Contact: Sara Diedrich, 572-882-6217, diedrichs@missouri.edu
WHAT:
The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic is hosting its 11th annual symposium: “Show-Me Home: Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Veteran Homelessness.” The event will feature leading experts, advocates and legal professionals who will explore the root causes of veteran homelessness, current legal challenges and strategies for meaningful change. Registration information can be found here.
WHO:
Keynote speaker Bryan Meyer from the Veterans Community Project will share his experiences and transformative insights working with homeless veterans. He will focus on innovative strategies and programs that have proven effective in addressing veteran homelessness.
Other speakers include:
- Mun Choi, president of the University of Missouri
- Paul Litton, dean of the Mizzou School of Law
- Carter Brooks Templeton, attorney in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
- Andy Rogers, program director of Show Me Home in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
- Martha Bradley Kleinhesselink, attorney in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
- Dana Montalto, associate director of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
- Hugh McClean, director of The Bob Parsons Veterans Advocacy Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law
- Brent Filbert, director of the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
- David Chambers, associate with BCLP in St. Louis
- Jeanne Nishimoto, executive director of the Veterans Justice Clinic at UCLA School of Law
- Yelena Duterte, director of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law
- Bryan Meyer, CEO of Veterans Community Project in Kansas City
- Katie Becker, attorney in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic
- Judge Cotton Walker, 19th Judicial Circuit of Missouri
- Melissa Stone Rogers, veterans’ justice outreach specialist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Gregg Maxon, retired brigadier general and attorney
WHEN:
8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2025
WHERE:
Mizzou Law, Room 7, Hulston Hall, 820 Conley Ave., Columbia, Missouri, 65211
