Richard A.J. Prebil, Esq.

Supervising Attorney, Veterans Advocacy Project

Richard A.J. Prebil, Esq., was named Supervising Attorney of Legal Aid of Southeastern PA’s Veterans Advocacy Project in October 2022. He helped establish the project in mid‐2020 to provide representation, advice, and outreach to veterans experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness, and income insecurity, or living with a disability. Richard primarily practices in the areas of VA benefits, discharge upgrades, and social security. When he joined LASP in 2019, Richard, based in the Chester City office, represented individuals in landlord/tenant, subsidized housing, child custody, public benefits, and unemployment compensation matters.

Prior to joining LASP, Richard was an Equal Justice Works Fellow at a nonprofit in Philadelphia where he provided representation and outreach to veterans, current military personnel, and their families, in the areas of veterans benefits, discharge upgrades, and Chapter 7 bankruptcies, in the tri-state region. During law school, he worked with many veteran and legal service organizations from Minneapolis to Chicago to Philadelphia.

Richard holds a J.D. from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where he now teaches “Representing Veterans in Administrative Practice” as an adjunct professor. He holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois Springfield. He received the Delaware County Bar Association’s Illumination Award and LASP’s Rising Star Award in 2024.