For the 4,300 veterans who were class members in Sabo et al. v. United States, becoming eligible in January for a benefits upgrade through a settlement with the Department of Defense was just the first chapter of their post-combat struggle. Those veterans, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, must now claim those benefits.

That's where Hewlett-Packard's legal team comes in. In February, HP partnered with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), a non-profit veterans advocacy group, and law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, who jointly represented the class, to counsel veterans through the benefits claims process. Those veterans had received a low disability rating upon their discharge from the military. Under the settlement, they're eligible to receive disability retirement, as well as health insurance for themselves, their spouses and their children.

“It's the difference between getting medical care and not getting medical care,” says Amanda Smith, pro bono partner at Morgan Lewis and a NVLSP board member. “It's an incredibly rewarding thing to get them what is owed to them.”