Widener University School of Law

Widener Law is one of
200 Climate Challenge Partners and Leaders!
The
Section is pleased to announce that the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate
Challenge has achieved enrollment of over 200 partners and leaders in
the program.
200+
The
Section and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have
designed a p...rogram to encourage law offices to take simple, practical
steps to become better environmental and energy stewards. Law offices
and organizations may participate by adopting best practices for office
paper management or by joining at least one of three voluntary EPA
partnership programs. Congratulations to the 200+ law firms and
organizations that have qualified as ABA-EPA Law Office Climate
Challenge Partners or Leaders:Read More

Jeremiah Underhill is an attorney who helps veterans who
have been denied payment of benefits for service-related
injuries. He works with Widener University's Veterans
Law Clinic in Susquehanna Twp. He spoke with The
Patriot-News and offered guidance for veterans and those
still serving in the military. What are some of the... issues
you are seeing with veterans getting denied benefits? We
have a lot of claims coming in from Iraq and Afghanistan for
post-traumatic stress disorder. Because it's a mental
condition and not a physical condition ... it gets very
difficult to prove. If you're missing a limb or you
have cancer, it's pretty easy to prove.Read More