Service Organization Versus Lawyer Representation: Who Do You Choose To Represent You?

By Eric Gang, Esq for Veterans Disability Info Blog on December 20, 2022

One of my paralegals had an interesting experience recently that highlighted an apparent tension between veterans disability lawyers and veterans service officers. I say “apparent” because when you analyze the issue carefully, there really is no conflict. Here’s what happened. My paralegal is involved in a local veterans’ outreach program that is affiliated with the Wounded Warriors Project. Through this program, she has had the occasion to interact with various State and county veterans service officers. Her interactions have been tense at times because of the perception by some of the veterans service officers that lawyers that represent disabled veterans are not needed–or worse, are simply taking the veteran’s money for representation that is unnecessary. Here…

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