Reading Room Document
Legality of State Payments to Attorneys Representing Veterans
A state veterans agency's payment of fees exceeding $10 to attorneys for representing veterans under laws administered by the Veterans Administration does not violate federal laws governing the practice of attorneys before the Veterans Administration. The $10 limit and other restrictions on attorney's fees imposed by federal law do not apply to payments by third parties. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/23791/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit