Vets Rep Law Firm

[carlie]

I do not know anyone that has dealt

with this law firm.

I have just seen it on tv - this is the first ad I've seen.

carlie

http://www.repforvets.com/index2.html

[carlie]

Berta -

I did not see anywhere that they claim to be a Veterans organization.

They do state at the website,

"You’ll find Advocates and other Specialists who are experts in dealing with the laws involving all different kinds of disabilities here…along with secretaries, and clerks, and receptionists.

The Rep For Vets™ is not a charity, nor are we a non-profit organization. Our fees are set by the government."

I cant state exactly what that means - but it reads to me like they would

be allowed to rep vets since their fees are set by the goober-mint then

wouldn't they have to be in compliance with vets rules in 38 USC ?

jmho,

carlie

[carlie]

I would NEVER recommend to a Veteran they hire someone to represent them who is NOT a lawyer. VSO's and hadit advice is free, and is probably as good or better than any NON lawyer can provide to you.

I am personally aware of basically a retired VSO who now charges a fee to represent Vets, who is not a lawyer. I dont recommend hiring one of those guys.

broncovet,

Well, whatever they are, it's a source of information that I

have provided that MAY help a VBA Claimant currently in the process

of seeking help with their VBA claims issues.

Hadit very often has members posting topics and researching sources

to help in obtaining their benefits.

I, in no way provided a recommendation, simply shared the information.

In fact I posted,

"I do not know anyone that has dealt with this law firm.

I have just seen it on tv - this is the first ad I've seen."

I recently requested that you,

"Do not continue to denigrate my topics and threads.

If you want a podium for your platform, either write your congress critters

or at least have the courtesy to start your own topic."

I feel that if you weren't aware that you were in fact doing this again,

then you would not have offered up an apology in advance.

My edit function works just fine and this is the last time that

I will make this same request of you.

Also, FYI - it is irrelevant to me,as to whatever other web site

or Forum you make a choice to copy and paste my response into.

jmho,

carlie

[JON]

I believe this company is the same as Allsup, who helps clients get social security. I used them to win Social Security Benefits and they were very good. It sounds like they are now in the VA claim business. They never use a lawyer until and if the claim needs to be appealed. They are right in that they can only charge you what the government allows. I'd try a NOVA vet rep first.

[Testvet]

I believe this company is the same as Allsup, who helps clients get social security. I used them to win Social Security Benefits and they were very good. It sounds like they are now in the VA claim business. They never use a lawyer until and if the claim needs to be appealed. They are right in that they can only charge you what the government allows. I'd try a NOVA vet rep first.

NOVA lawyers are usually self employed the group is mostly a brain trust where they share ideas on how to handle legal issues with the VA, they have many lawyers that have decades of experience in the VA system, and as we all know the VA is constantly rewriting the rules, more often than the Social Security Adminsitration does, the VA laws are always being changed and to keep up with them they meet quarterly and discuss the changes and how it affects their work on veterans behalf

the lawyer I had that helped me did it "pro bono" as my denial was before the June 2007 effective date so legally they couldn't charge me, but with her help I "won" the case, she even paid for a IMO at the last minute that she felt would help, and it did she collected when I got the back pay I was more than willing to pay the 20% and she stated that it wasn't ethical and refused it wouldn't even let me take her and her spouse to a nice lunch

there are times that lawyers are needed and I can not say enough how good the NOVA lawyers are I would never hesitate to recommend them to another veteran I have plenty of bad things to say about service organizations I have nothing bad to say about NOVA and the lawyers that belong to it I think they are one of the best assets that disabled veterans have access to we were well prepared for the BVA hearing it was not a 15 minute before the hearing where you first meet the SO that is going to be presenting your case to the judge and they don't know you or your case and they will only know whats on the papers in your file, which they haven't even had time to read let alone feel comfortable that they know the details of your problems I felt going in I was going to win, with the SOs that had been handling my claim previous to that day, I always felt like "what the hell is next" on Feb 4 2009 with the lawyer I was "comfortable" with my rep she knew my arguments and my case, she had been dealing with it she knew my C File probably better than I did all 6 feet of it she own my appeal after SOs from AL, DAV, PVA all had told me that I would never get CAD and hypertension SC secondary to PTSD they didn't see any reason to work on it because they had the preconceived idea that my claim was dead on arrival, the lawyer found the right words and right IMOs to make it a winner

like I said paying the 20% legal fees to win is worth it

100% of nothing is still no dollars with her I got more than 20,000 in back pay I am very happy with a lawyer and yes I would still pay her the 20% she earned it

[Berta]

NOVA has an excellent group of lawyers-accredited with the VA-

this repforvet group is not affiliated at all with NOVA (National Organization of Veterans Advocates)

They could certainly be legit but I dont see from their site how they can represent veterans unless they are all accredited with VA and/or are lawyers who have complied with the criteria as a lawyer to represent a vet.

A personal lawyer I have handled a land lease for me and then being a vet himself found I had claim pending and was anxious to represent me with the VA.

When I sent him the criteria for that type of representation (I had actually just discussed the lawyer for vets regs with the actual VA lawyer who had written them in VACO DC due to another matter)

then my lease lawyer dropped his idea to represent me.

Maybe I will contact this site and find out what type of accreditation they have- they could be legit-but their site doesnt give much info on them.

[Philip Rogers]

What better people to handle your claim!!! They know exactly how to get a claim approved and probably in the shortest amount of time. Plus they probably have friends inside the VA. Think about it. Claims filed by them would be properly prepared and could be adjucated quickly, earning the adjudicator work product credits, with little work. Sweet!!! jmo

pr

Whan I saw the commercial I wondered if it was a bunch of VA retirees that are now advocating for the other side. Similar to the IRS/TAX representation companies that hire former IRS. When i looked at the web site I could find no information on what makes them better/different. It wouldn't suprise me to find some VA retirees start a company hire 1-2 lawyers and then start cutting deals/pressuring people they used to supervise ( I know the illegal things you did) into granting benefits. But this does not appear to be happening yet.

I guess the ultimate question is "would you ever let a for profit company filled with former VA execs take over your calim"? Would we start letting people who screwed us for years take 20% if we thought they could get our claim approved?

I know an ugly hypothetical question, but will would it ever happen?

Best regards,

Tyler