United States Federal Circuit

The purposes of the fee-shifting statute in the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act can be served only by allowing attorneys' fees for representatives who are licensed as attorneys in any state or federal jurisdiction, without regard to the state licensing requirements of the state in which services were rendered.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2005
• Published 11/15/2005

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Kator, Kator, Parks & Weiser P.L.L.C., of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kent G. Huntington, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.