<p>Widener Law&nbsp;Professor Thomas J. Reed joined a roundtable discussion in Washington on Wednesday, May 23 at the invitation of Rep. Bob Filner, D-California, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs. <br /><br />The discussion was between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, claims stakeholders and members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Filner asked Reed to speak during a discussion of ideas to reduce the claims backlog and improve the current process for veterans.<br /><br />Reed directs the&nbsp;Veterans Law Clinic on the Widener Law campus in Delaware, where students represent disabled veterans and/or their dependents with benefits claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs and federal courts that handle veteran matters. <br /><br />The Washington meeting was held in the Cannon House Office Building.</p>