FOURTH JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
(Sept. 16-17, 1996, Printed in 10 Vet. App. at XIX)
First Plenary Session
- Conference Convened and Welcoming Remarks
- Honorable Donald L. Ivers, Conference Chairman
- State of the Court
- Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker
- Update on the Jurisprudence of the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals and the Role of the Private Practitioner Before the Court
- Professor William Fox, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University
Morning Breakout Sessions
- Legal Ethics
- Jack Marshall, Ethics Resource Center
- Developing Evidence in PTSD and Other Cases
- Bruce Dupee, U.S. Army & Joint Services Environmental Support Group
- Electronic Research—Veterans Law
- Patrick B. O'Brien, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals (Moderator)
- Teresa M. Sullivan, West Publishing Company
- Beth Erickson, West Publishing Company
- Peter Butturini, LEXIS-NEXIS
- James Plummer, LEXIS-NEXIS
- David Williams, Shepard's McGraw-Hill
- James Trainor, Shepard's McGraw-Hill
- Negotiating Settlements in Court of Veterans Appeals Cases
- Ruth Eisenberg, Harmon, Curran, Gallagher & Spielberg (Moderator)
- David Engel, Office of VA General Counsel
- Kenneth Carpenter, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered
- Robert C. Davis, Jr., Crowell & Moring
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Legal Ethics
- SAME AS MORNING SESSION
- Developing Evidence in PTSD and Other Cases
- SAME AS MORNING SESSION
- Electronic Research-Veterans Law
- Patrick B. O'Brien, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
- Beth Erickson, West Publishing Company
- James Plummer, LEXIS-NEXIS
- David Williams, Shepard's McGraw-Hill
- James Trainor, Shepard's McGraw-Hill
- Federal Circuit Review of Court of Veterans Appeals Decisions
- Stephen Purcell, Disabled American Veterans (Moderator)
- Gary M. Ratner, Law Office of Gershon M. Ratner
- James M. Kinsella, Department of Justice
- John H. Thompson, Office of VA General Counsel
- Ronald Smith, Disabled American Veterans
Second Plenary Session
- Finding Records for Veterans
- David Petree, National Personnel Records Center
- Rules of Practice and Procedure
- Robert F. Comeau, Clerk of the Court
- Highlights of Second Day
- Honorable Donald L. Ivers
Third Plenary Session
- Remarks
- Hershel Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Mary Lou Keener, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Charles L. Cragin, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Morning Breakout Sessions
- Legal Ethics
- Jack Marshall, Ethics Resource Center
- Electronic Research—Veterans Law
- Patrick B. O'Brien, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals (Moderator)
- Teresa M. Sullivan, West Publishing Company
- Beth Erickson, West Publishing Company
- Peter Butturini, LEXIS-NEXIS
- David Williams, Shepard's McGraw-Hill
- Negotiating Settlements in Court of Veterans Appeals Cases
- Ruth Eisenberg, Harmon, Curran, Gallagher & Spielberg (Moderator)
- David Engel, Office of VA General Counsel
- Kenneth Carpenter, Law Offices of Carpenter Chartered
- Federal Circuit Review of Court of Veterans Appeals Decisions
- Stephen Purcell, Disabled American Veterans (Moderator)
- Gary M. Ratner, Law Office of Gershon M. Ratner
- Sharon Eubanks, Department of Justice
- John H. Thompson, Office of VA General Counsel
- Ronald Smith, Disabled American Veterans
Adjournment
- Closing Remarks and Adjournment of Conference
- Honorable Donald L. Ivers
APPENDIX
- The Private Bar and the United States Court of Veterans Appeals: A Vital Relationship
- Professor William Fox, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University