Legal Opinion
Mitchell Scates, Jr. v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Kenneth B. Mason, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 13, 2002No. 01-7033PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
A lawyer who formerly represented a veteran in his claim before the Department of Veterans Affairs (“Department”) for benefits seeks twenty percent of the past benefits the Department awarded the veteran. His claim is based upon his retainer agreement with the veteran providing that amount as the lawyer’s fees. During the proceedings before the Department, however, the veteran terminated the lawyer’s representation and substituted a veterans organization, which pursued the case to its successful conclusion.
The question before us is which component of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation SurvivorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Baird v. KoernerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. BrosnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Howard v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hugh D. Cox v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- R. Edward Bates, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- Elie Halpern, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Disabled American Veterans v. Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
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