VA Disability Benefits attorney Chris Attig, who is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, discusses 8 facts about the CAVC appeal process for Veterans.
Attorney Chris Attig, a Veterans disability benefits attorney, discusses some of the pros and cons of hiring an attorney at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).
Attorney Chris Attig, an attorney handling Federal Disability Retirement applications and VA Disability Compensation, reports on a recent MSPB Decision that may give some Veterans who were denied Federal Employee Disability Retirement an opportunity to reopen their appeal.
Federal and Postal Disability Retirement attorney Chris Attig explains when and how an applicant for disability retirement can recover his or her attorney fees from OPM.
A client of the Attig Law Firm and an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs received a finding of discrimination and award of damages from the EEOC.
Our client is a 28 year civil servant, who applied for an Engineering Draftsman job with the VA. The client was found to be not “minimally qualified” for the job, and as a result, he was not selected. At hearing, the client and the Attig Law Firm provided evidence that the ranking official’s [...]
Beginning December 23, 2009, the Attig Law Firm will charge the following fees for disability retirement applications and MSPB appeals:
1) Consultation Fee. We will only charge a consultation fee for Federal disability retirement applicants who have had their claim denied and are seeking representation before the MSPB. If you are looking for legal help in filing your first application for Federal disability retirement, you will be charged no consultation fee.
2) Fees for Initial Applications for Federal disability retirement. After providing [...]
In an earlier post, I suggested that the best way to be sure you are comfortable working with an attorney is to talk to as many as you can about your case. In doing this, it will be helpful to understand how attorneys charge fees.
1) Consultation Fee: This is a fee that most Firms charge to determine, initially, if your case is one that the Firm is interested in. Some firms do not charge consultation fees, some firms [...]
Veterans Benefits Attorney Chris Attig discusses a scam that is being used on Veterans.
An appellant before the MSPB can recover attorney fees. Many cases settle before getting to an MSPB hearing. In settlement agreements, it is common for the parties to agree on a sum that includes attorney fees, costs and expenses.
When a case doesn’t settle and goes to hearing, the appellant must be a prevailing party in order to recoup attorney fees.
After your attorney shows that you are a prevailing party, (s)he will have to show that attorney fees [...]
Attig Law Firm
The Attig Law Firm represents US Veterans in their disability benefits claims to the VA. The Attig Law Firm represents Veterans nationwide before the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA), or the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).
For claims at the VA Regional Office level, the Attig Law Firm focuses its efforts on Veterans (and the Surviving Spouses of Veterans) in Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
