Anybody Use Them?

[gp747]

i have been looking through list of lawyers and found berry law firm out

of nebraska . seems the guy is a decorated vietnam veteran. i just was

wondering if anybody has used or heard of them.

[gp747]

Lawyers representing veterans have to be fully accredited in some way by the VA-this was discussed here last year-and is on the VA OGC web site:

http://www.va.gov/ogc/accreditation.asp

30% is not the going fee -20% is.

A lawyer who handled some business for me last year started telling me of his VA claim at the same VARO I deal with-as we talked on I mentioned a little about my claim and he asked the monetary value of it-I had just prepared a total for the OGC regarding a complaint I have there.

Suddenly he wanted to represent me-and sent me emails to come in with my paperwork-but

when I emailed him the actual accreditation criteria involing the June 20, 2007 regs-

I didnt hear from him again.

The claim he was interested in did not fall under the June 20, 2007 regs-only my CUE claims do and since he had already told me of his problems with his own disability claim-and didnt understand what CUE meant-I realised he didnt have a clue.

Veterans have to be careful who they hire.

Not long ago 2 lawyers were found guilty of stealing veteran's fiduciary comp money.

Ask a lawyer you are considering to hire for some of their past veterans cases.

or search their names in claims at the BVA or CAVC web site.

thanx berta

[gp747]

I AM TORN UP AS TO WHETHER TO FILE A NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT

ON MY RECENTLY 30% BI-POLAR SC AWARD ,OR WHETHER TO JUST

GO FOR AN INCREASE AND MY SECONDARY CLAIMS . THIS LAWYER I AM

CONSIDERING SAID THEY WOULD FILE NOD FOR ME AND ADVISED ME TO DO SO.

AND THE ONES BERTA RECOMMENDS THAT I WOULLD LIKE TO GET PROBABLY

WILL WANT ME TO FILE NOD FIRST WHICH I AM WILLING TO DO , IF IT IS

THE PROPER WAY TO GO. I DONT WANT TO LOSE WHAT I HAVE OR GET A

REDUCTION BECAUSE I HAVE BAD LUCK WITH ANOTHER C&P OR SOMETHING

ELSE GOES WRONG. ALSO LAWYER SAID THEY WORK FROM RO UP. I WOULD

HOPE TO RETAIN SOME ONE WITH BERTA'S RECOMMENDATION.

[simple fly]

i thought you already turned everything over to a lawyer?that should be his/her call now.

[gp747]

I AM TORN UP AS TO WHETHER TO FILE A NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT

ON MY RECENTLY 30% BI-POLAR SC AWARD ,OR WHETHER TO JUST

GO FOR AN INCREASE AND MY SECONDARY CLAIMS . THIS LAWYER I AM

CONSIDERING SAID THEY WOULD FILE NOD FOR ME AND ADVISED ME TO DO SO.

AND THE ONES BERTA RECOMMENDS THAT I WOULLD LIKE TO GET PROBABLY

WILL WANT ME TO FILE NOD FIRST WHICH I AM WILLING TO DO , IF IT IS

THE PROPER WAY TO GO. I DONT WANT TO LOSE WHAT I HAVE OR GET A

REDUCTION BECAUSE I HAVE BAD LUCK WITH ANOTHER C&P OR SOMETHING

ELSE GOES WRONG. ALSO LAWYER SAID THEY WORK FROM RO UP. I WOULD

HOPE TO RETAIN SOME ONE WITH BERTA'S RECOMMENDATION.

NO I HAVENT SIGNED ANY THING YET AM AWIATING FORMS AND WHATNOT FROM LAWYER

FOR ME TO SIGN

[Tig]

Well Skunk, I retained them when my PTSD claim got to the appeals process. They were charging 20% of retro or back pay, but after June of 07, they are now asking 30%, plus expenses for copies, postage, mileage, travel, ect.. I just got a mailing advising me, if I didn't sign another contract with the new fees within two weeks my file would be "scheduled for destruction". I'm going to call them today and I'm thinking I will be looking for another POA, since the first agreement I signed wasn't good enough, lol..

[gp747]

Well Skunk, I retained them when my PTSD claim got to the appeals process. They were charging 20% of retro or back pay, but after June of 07, they are now asking 30%, plus expenses for copies, postage, mileage, travel, ect.. I just got a mailing advising me, if I didn't sign another contract with the new fees within two weeks my file would be "scheduled for destruction". I'm going to call them today and I'm thinking I will be looking for another POA, since the first agreement I signed wasn't good enough, lol..

dang tig that seems a little hard for them to just up and say they are going

to destroy your files . did they do you any good at all?