Military Law
Jun. 28, 2013
Helping veterans seek benefits from VA has its share of snarls, but can pay off, too
Despite the enormous veteran population, few lawyers have a profitable practice built around pursuing their disability claims. Long waits, mountains of paperwork and small sums of money characterize the field.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Until he was called upon by a friend to take over a World War II veteran's appeal for disability benefits, Michael N. Berke was an unsuspecting personal injury lawyer. A sole practitioner based in Santa Clarita, Berke had never set foot into the jungle that veterans and their lawyers are often cast. He didn't anticipate the three-year struggle he would encounter. Nor did he realize, be...
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