United States Federal Circuit

In a suit for wage compensation, the Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims wrongly failed to consider the effect of section 403 of the Veteran Benefits Act on its determination of the appropriate fee for a non-attorney practitioner.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2004
• Published 12/03/2004

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barton F. Stichman, National Veterans Legal Services Program, of Washington, DC, argued for claimant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Nancy L. Foti and Louis J. George.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward P. Sullivan, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kenneth D. Woodrow, Trial Attorney.   Of counsel on the brief was Martin J. Sendek, Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel were Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director, and Kyle E. Chadwick, Attorney, Civil Division.   Also of counsel was Michael J. Timinski, Department of Veterans Affairs.