THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS BAR ASSOCIATION

Our Mission

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to improve and facilitate the administration of justice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Our goal is to provide information and services for those interested in Veterans law. Our members enjoy a wide variety of educational and professional networking opportunities.

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Our members enjoy a wide variety of educational programming and professional networking opportunities. The CAVC Bar Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and our mission is exclusively supported by the annual dues paid by our members. Most of the programming, events, and educational activities produced by the CAVC Bar Association is provided free of charge and coordinated by an all-volunteer Board of Governors and committee structure. These valuable resources generally are made available to all who have an interest in Veterans law and the CAVC, regardless of membership status. However, we do offer some opportunities only to current members, such as the ability to earn CLE credit for programs, If you are not yet a member of the CAVC Bar Association, please join today. If you have not renewed your membership this year, please be sure to renew today. As always, thank you for your support of the CAVC Bar Association!

FY25 Regular Membership

$95 annually

For practitioners admitted to practice before the CAVC

Discounts available for group purchases of 5 memberships or more

FY25 Associate Membership

$95 annually

For practitioners not admitted to practice before the CAVC

FY25 Auxiliary Membership

$75 annually

For anyone employed by a Regular or Associate member (e.g., paralegals, law clerks)

FY25 Student Membership

$25 annually

For students currently enrolled in an accredited law school

FY25 Trial Membership

FREE

Available ONLY to newly-admitted CAVC practitioners for the remainder of the current fiscal year

FY25 Court Membership

$75 annually

Open to employees of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (discounted group rate, paid by the CAVC)

FY25 Board of Veterans' Appeals Membership

$75 annually

Open to employees of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (discounted group rate, by by the BVA)

Programs and Resources

A Panel Discussion with Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

"A View From the Bench" with

Chief Judge Michael P. Allen; Judge Margaret Bartley; and Judge Scott J. Laurer

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With Dana Montalto of the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.

Less than Honorable Discharges Due to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and LGBTQ+ Discrimination

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Practice Series

How Various Appellants' Counsel Approach EAJA Applications

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A Panel Discussion in Collaboration with the CAVC Historical Society

History of the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition

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An interactive working conference to create solutions for common and challenging issues affecting the Court

2023 Bar & Bench Conference Report

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A Discussion with Leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Seventh Annual "VA Update" Program

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With Professor Adam Zimmerman of USC Gould School of Law

Class Actions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claim

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A Panel Discussion

Evolution of Appellate Representation at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Judicial Portrait Presentation

Presentation of the

Judicial Portraits of

Judge Robert N. Davis and Judge Mary J. Schoelen

Panel Discussion

Professionalism

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Meet the Court

Michael A Burnat.Chief Deputy Clerk of Operations; Paquette Tyrone Deshazier, Deputy Operations Manager; John Leon, Court Librarian

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Panel Discussion

Military Cultural Competency

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Panel Discussion

Jobs in Administrative Law

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Panel Discussion

Careers in Veterans Law

US Army Soldier in Universal Camouflage Uniform

Panel Discussion

Veterans Serving Veterans

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Practice Series

Negotiating Joint Motions for Remand After Rule 33 Conferences

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Practice Series

Effective Motions Practice Before the Court

Historical Perspective

History of the Second Generation of the Court from the Perspective of Its Chief Judges

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Practice Series

Brief Writing Tips From the Bench

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Careers in Veterans Law

The CAVC Bar Association is here to help members connect. Our online forum allows individuals seeking to advance their careers to stay apprised of new opportunities. Our individual and organizational members may request to post any open position in the area of Veterans Law by emailing cavcbar@gmail.com.

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VETERANS LAW JOURNAL

A quarterly publication of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association.

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2025 VOL. I

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2024 VOL. IV

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2024 VOL. III

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2024 VOL. II

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2024 VOL. I

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2023 VOL. IV

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2023 VOL. III

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2023 VOL. II

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2023 VOL. I

2022 CASE INDEX

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2022 VOL. IV

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2022 VOL.III

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2022 VOL. II

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2022 VOL. I

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2021 VOL. IV

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2021 VOL. III

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2021 VOL. II

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2021 VOL. I

VETERANS LAW JOURNAL 2020 VOL. IV

If you are interested in writing for the Veterans Law Journal, please email the editor, Jeffrey Price at jeffrey.price@nvlsp.org. The VLJ welcomes new contributors!

CONTACT US

Are you interested in becoming a member? Do you have questions about the CAVC Bar Association? Please reach out today!

PO Box 7992
Washington, DC 20044-7992

On May 17th members of the Bar Association greeted an honor flight of Veterans arriving at Reagan Airport. What a rewarding experience!

A fun time was had by all at the Court’s take your child to work day!

Thank you to all who joined us last week at the View from the Bench event. At the event, Chief Judge Allen, on behalf of the Court, presented Merri Flynn (of VA’s OGC) with a ceremonial Court order in recognition of her career in veteran’s law. Thank you for everything Merri!

The Court is inviting children (including grandchildren, nieces, and nephews) of practitioners to join the Court in celebrating “Take your Child to Work Day”

Your school aged children will have the opportunity to learn about the Court and to meet and take pictures with a Judge. There will be age-appropriate events for both younger and older children. Parents will stay with their children during the activities.

Due to limited space, we only have availability for 20 children to participate. If you wish to participate, please RSVP to Rosy Garza (rgarza@uscourts.cavc.gov) no later than 12:00 pm, April 21, and provide your children’s full names and ages. Rosy will be in touch with confirmation and further instructions.

Looking for a job or have a job to post in the area of veterans law? Take advantage of the CAVC Bar associations Job Board on the website. To have your open position listed on the jobs board email your listing to cavcbar@gmail.com. To access the Jobs Board visit cavcbarassocation.org

Hope everyone had a restful holiday season and is ready for the new year ahead. Thanks for everyone who participated in the 2024 Wreaths Across America. Included are some photos from the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery and the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery featuring Bar Association President James Drysdale and Board of Governors member Kirsten Dowell.

Thanks to all who participated in our Supreme Court Admission Ceremony in October 2024. Pictured are the current CAVC Bar President James Drysdale (left) with past President Jason Johns (2020-2021) (right) and CAVC Bar members outside of the Supreme Court.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition and thank you to all the volunteers that make this program possible. Check out the winners with Judge Jaquith and some behind the scenes shots of the competition in action!

Please join us for an EAJA panel on topics such as block billing, billing for admin tasks, reasonable time spent on record review and research etc. A zoom link will be provided for those who would like to attend virtually.

Save the date and join the Historical Society and the Bar Association for a discussion on the history of the NVLMCC!

Are you a law student interested in attending the Court’s judicial conference? Apply for a scholarship opportunity! For more information on the Conference visit CAVC’s website. Pictured above are Judges Pietsch (center), Allen (right), and Jaquith (left) at the 15th Judicial conference. Photo Credit: CAVC

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Korean War Memorial washing!

Thanks to all who came out on May 4th to welcome 88 veterans to DC from Michigan as part of the Talons Out Honor Flight, inc.

Join us February 22 for a panel discussion on ways to bring finality to more decisions on appeal. Specifically, panel participants will tackle how VA, Appellant’s counsel, and the Court can all work within the Court's current framework to reach a final resolution of matters on appeal from the Board.

After what is sure to be a lively and interesting discussion meet us at Dity Habit for a Happy Hour.

Hope to see you there!

Please join the CAVC Bar Association as we welcome the New Clerk of Court Tiffany Wagner. This event will be held January 10, 2024, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm, at Crimson Whiskey Bar, which is located on the lower level of Crimson. See you there!

The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the CAVC Bar Association, and GWU Law School hosted another successful moot court competition earlier in November. Congratulations to all participants and thank you to all the volunteers who make programs like this possible!

Members of the Board at the 2023 Bar and Bench Conference

Please join us today in person or over Zoom for a program with the Honorable Judge Greenberg, Honorable Judge Falvey, and Honorable Judge Laurer of the CAVC and Aniela Szymanski, who will share military cultural competency knowledge for non-veteran advocates.

Please join us over Zoom for a panel discussion regarding jobs in administrative law. Law students and attorneys are welcome to join us as we hear from panelists regarding various experiences in administrative law. Check your email for the Zoom link!

Great day with fellow CAVC Bar Association members, family, and friends, washing the Vietnam War Memorial. Thanks to all who came out!

Please join us bright and early to wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The National Park Service will provide the equipment. Let us know in the comments below or send a DM if you plan on coming. Hope to see lots of fellow CAVC bar members there!

Congratulations to the student recipients of the Judicial Conference Scholarship, co-sponsored by the CAVC Bar and Veterans Consortium pro bono program! Hayley Ferguson, Abigail Gorzlancyk, Gordon Siu, Brennan Canuteson, Jennifer Howley, and Nicholas Krueger - we are so glad you could join us!

Wonderful cap to day 1 of the USCAVC Judicial Conference - the Honorable Tammy Duckworth provided moving and inspirational words to the room. Day 2 promises to be excellent too.

Day 1 of the 15th Annual USCAVC Judicial Conference! Be sure to say hello in the comments below to find your fellow CAVC Bar Association Members. Now off to this afternoon’s breakout sessions.

Day 1 of the NOVA Conference at the beautiful Scottsdale Plaza Hotel. Say hello to your fellow Bar Members below in the comments! And be sure to stop by and see us at table 10.

Please check your email for a link to the Zoom meeting.

#veteransday #veteran #thankyouforyourservice

We hope you enjoy this year’s first volume of the Veterans Law Journal.

http://cavcbar.net/2020/04/04/veterans-law-journal-volume-i-2020/

Pictured reverse clockwise from bottom left: Judge William S. Greenberg, Senior Judge Robert N. Davis, Chief Judge Margaret Bartley, CAVC Bar Association President Jenny J. Tang, attorney Ken Carpenter, ProfesP Brian Wolfman, Senior Judge William A. Moorman, Judge Michael P. Allen, Senior Judge Lawrence B. Hagel, Senior Judge Mary J. Schoelen, Judge Amanda L. Meredith, Judge Joseph L. Toth, Judge Joseph L. Falvey, Jr., attorney J. Michael Hannon. Check out recap of our recent event at #scotus http://cavcbar.net/2019/12/11/veterans-law-at-the-u-s-supreme-court/

Very excited for our Veterans Law at the U.S. Supreme Court event today!

Presentation of awards to our departing officers and an update on the State of the court from Chief Judge Davis of the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Bar Association President Amy Odom kicks off our Annual Meeting by welcoming our AMA panel. Chairman Cheryl Mason, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
David McLenachen, Veterans Benefits Administration
Christine Clemens, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick
Andrea MacDonald, Bergmann & Moore

Preparing for our Veterans Law at the U.S. Supreme Court event.

Bar Association President Amy Odom and Treasurer Charles DiNunzio pictured with the Honorable Frank Q. Nebeker at the ceremony naming the courtroom in his name. For video see https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YWLDMhf6DWM&feature=player_embedded

From the reception following our most recent event.
http://cavcbar.net/2019/07/03/the-first-two-years-a-panel-discussion-with-judge-allen-and-judge-toth/

Q&A with newest CAVC Judge— the Hon. Joseph Falvey.

Bar association portion of CAVC conference. Link to video to follow.

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