Nationwide legal representation of Veterans disability, social security disability, federal worker's compensation and disability retirement claims and appeals.

Attorney before the US Court of Veterans Appeals, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 9th and 10th Circuits, Federal District Courts of Oklahoma.

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Accomplished legal professional with more 20 years of experience in preparation of complex cases. Expertly represent individuals on claims and appeals before the United States Veterans Administration (VA), before the United States Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), before the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and before the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). Outstanding practitioner focused on successfully representing complex claims and federal appeals for social security claimants, federal employees, and veterans nationwide.

   
 
Qualifications: Invited by United States Congress to appear before the United States Congressional Committee of Government Reform 2000 to present summary testimony of oversight findings and recommendations for the reform of the United States Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) programs. Pioneer in establishment of a “cyber” law practice; utilize internet and computer technology to represent claimants nationwide in various federal claims and appeals significantly reducing overhead, travel expense, paper file systems, and staff.
   
Experience: Exceptional jurist in good standing before the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, The United States Court of Appeals Veterans Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, the Northern, Western and Eastern Federal Courts of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma and the Western District Federal Court, State of Texas. Successfully represent individuals on singular claims and appeals with multiple federal agencies and the private sector to ensure prompt claims transition and resolution.
   
   
Real name: James R. Linehan
   
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James has represented the first and only known claim where the United States has admitted liability for the cancer and subsequent death of a non-military civilian worker from Agent Orange as stated in Kramm v. US Department of Army Mobility Equipment Demand, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam 105 LRP 52075 (10/01/2006). The US Government Accounting Office estimates the possibility of up to 171,000 similar claims by federal civilian employees. All other claims, except Kramm, have been denied to date.

Another key example includes a case where James successfully represented a Social Security claimant who had been repeatedly denied disability benefits. Upon appeal to the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, that Circuit Court agreed with James's arguments, awarded benefits, and established precedent in Cruse v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, 49 F.3d 614 (C.A.10 (Okla.), 1995).

In 1993 James was featured in the Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 64, No. 35, a detailed procedural article, “Social Security Law, Making Intelligible the Unintelligible,” which focused on describing in detail the procedures required to assist and represent a person through the complicated process of obtaining Social Security disability.
   
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Language: English
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