FIRST JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
(Sept. 17, 1992, Printed in 4 Vet. App. at XXIII)
First Plenary Session
- State of the Court
- Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
- Role of the Department of Justice in Appeals by and for the United States Government
- Honorable Kenneth W. Starr, Solicitor General of the United States
Second Plenary Session
- Symbiotic Relationship of the Court of Veterans Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Honorable Howard T. Markey, Dean, The John Marshall Law School
Luncheon Session
- Inside the Supreme Court of the United States
- William K. Suter, Clerk of the Court, Supreme Court of the United States
Third Plenary Session
- Effective Appellate Advocacy
- Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
Fourth Plenary Session
- Veterans Law: An Emerging Jurisprudence
- Norman G. Cooper, Special Assistant to General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Issues for Future Judicial Review
- Lawrence B. Hagel, Deputy General Counsel, Paralyzed Veterans of America (Moderator)
- Edward J. Kowalczyk, Chief of Claims, Disabled American Veterans
- David W. Engel, Special Assistant, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Stephanie Forester, Staff Attorney, National Veterans Legal Services Project
Fifth Plenary Session
- Update on the Court's Rules of Practice and Procedure
- Robert F. Comeau, Clerk of the Court, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
Sixth Plenary Session
- Attorney Fee Agreements
- Mary Gallagher, Counsel to the Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals
- Closing Remarks of the Conference Chairman and Invitation to Reception
- Judge Ronald M. Holdaway, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals