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Article: Veterans groups object to change on lawyer fees.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2007
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Byline: Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Veterans groups fear unscrupulous lawyers will prey on ex-military personnel seeking medical claims from the Department of Veterans Affairs when a Civil War-era law is replaced later this year.
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and other groups are challenging the new law that allows lawyers to collect fees for representing injured veterans earlier in their appeal, undermining the long-standing practice of pro bono representation.
"We're leery about the fact that now we'll see attorneys on TV advertising services to veterans that they can get elsewhere at no charge," DAV Executive Director David Gorman said. "We just ...