The Wills for Heroes Program provides free estate planning services to veterans, spouses of veterans, active duty military, those serving in the National Guard, and reservists.
Services
The services include the drafting of a simple will, a power of attorney instrument, a living will, and a health care power of attorney. Students also advise clients on general estate planning matters, including steps they can take to avoid probate.
Each semester, every student team enrolled in the Estate Planning Clinic is given the opportunity to work with at least one veteran client seeking estate planning services.
Veterans and spouses of veterans are encouraged to contact the Clinic and register for the program. Veterans will be placed on a waiting list, and will be assigned to a student team as soon as the Clinic has an opening.
Most of the in-house clients served by the Clinic are veterans or spouses of veterans served through our Wills for Heroes Program. Estate Planning Clinic students will also have the opportunity to participate in one or both of the Clinic’s off-site programs: the Rural Estate Planning Clinic, where students work with senior citizens in out-state Nebraska in drafting their estate planning documents, and the Incarcerated Veterans Wills for Heroes Program, where students provide basic estate planning services to veterans in Nebraska’s prison system.
The Estate Planning Clinic has a classroom component that meets frequently (2-3x per week) for the first 3-4 weeks, then once per week thereafter. The Estate Planning Clinic is taught by Professor Ryan Sullivan.
Application to participate in the Estate Planning Clinic can be made as part of the clinic-selection process facilitated by the Law College in the early spring each academic year. Watch for announcements in February/March.