Chris Attig
Court of Veterans Appeals Attorney
CAVC attorney Chris Attig is one of nation’s leading advocates for veterans.
Mr. Attig is one of the few attorneys for veterans who actually wore the uniform; he has seen, firsthand, the devastation that the VA’s legal and medical malfeasance can wreak on a veteran’s family.
Mr. Attig served in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, receiving many awards including the parachutist badge.
He attended U.S. Army Ranger school, and because of his tenacity, professionalism, and esprit d’corps, was recruited for U.S. Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection. Mr. Attig declined the opportunity, ultimately dedicating himself to serve his brother and sister veterans through the law.
Mr. Attig focuses on applying his skills at appellate advocacy before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and, as of 2017, the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Attig has prepared numerous briefs to appellate courts.
He has orally argued cases on behalf of veterans before the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
He remains the only law student in his law school’s history to have served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas.
Mr. Attig is known for both his meticulous and thorough record review and his dogged pursuit of constitutional due process and equal protection rights for veterans battling the VA.
- South Texas College of Law
- J.D. (2003)
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- University of Texas - Austin
- Law (2002) | International Litigation and Foreign Investment Law
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- University of Marmara Law School
- Law (2001) | International Labor Law
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- University of Scranton
- B.A. (1993) | History
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- Committee Chair
- Amicus Committee (NOVA)
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- Works with members of NOVA's amicus committee to identify cases in which NOVA's voice might assist the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the US Supreme Court in deciding veterans matters that come before those courts.
- Board of Directors
- National Organization of Veterans Advocates (NOVA)
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- Accredited VA Attorney
- Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- 2013 Texas Super Lawyer
- Texas Super Lawyers
- 2012 Texas Rising Star
- Texas Super Lawyers
- 2011 Texas Rising Star
- Texas Super Lawyers
- CAVC Bar Association
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- Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
- Co-Chair
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- Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
- Co-Chair
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- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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- Maryland
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- Texas
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- 5th Circuit
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- Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Military Law
- Veteran's Benefits
Veterans Court: Migraine attacks are more than just headaches.
US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims holds that when rating a veterans service-connected migraines, the VA and BVA must acknowledge that migraine attacks involve more symptoms than just headaches.
Veterans Court: VA ratings for prostate cancer should consider residuals.
US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims holds that VA ratings for prostate cancer should consider residuals.
Veterans Court: What constitutes "loss of use" of a reproductive organ for SMC purposes?
The US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims issued a precedential opinion in Bria v. Wilkie, CAVC No. 19-4625 (January 15, 2021). The issue in the case was what constitutes "loss of use" of a reproductive organ for SMC purposes?