Olivia Cole is the Deputy Legal Director at Swords to Plowshares, a community-based non-profit organization that provides wrap-around services to homeless and low-income veterans, including free legal assistance in VA benefits claims and military discharge upgrade applications. As Deputy Legal Director, Olivia represents veterans and helps manage legal services and attorneys. Olivia began her career at Swords to Plowshares as a Skadden Fellow. Her fellowship focused on outreach and legal services tailored to the unique needs of women veterans, with a specialization in trauma-informed representation of military sexual trauma survivors. She has trained thousands of attorneys across the country on veterans law and legal services for women veterans.
Education
JD, Duke University School of Law (2017)
Olivia Cole is not teaching any Law courses in Fall 2023.
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Spring 2022 | 295.4K sec. 001 | Advanced Veterans Law Practicum | View Teaching Evaluation | 295.4L sec. 001 | Advanced Veterans Law Practicum Seminar | View Teaching Evaluation |
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