38-U.S.C.-7263
§7263 – Representation of Parties; Fee Agreements
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Title 38 > Part V > Chapter 72 > Subchapter II > Section 7263
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- Reference: Section 7263
- Legend: §7263 – Representation of Parties; Fee Agreements
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The Secretary shall be represented before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by the General Counsel of the Department.
(b) Representation of appellants shall be in accordance with the rules of practice prescribed by the Court under section 7264 of this title. In addition to members of the bar admitted to practice before the Court in accordance with such rules of practice, the Court may allow other persons to practice before the Court who meet standards of proficiency prescribed in such rules of practice.
(c) A person who represents an appellant before the Court shall file a copy of any fee agreement between the appellant and that person with the Court at the time the appeal is filed. The Court, on its own motion or the motion of any party, may review such a fee agreement.
(d) In reviewing a fee agreement under subsection (c) of this section or under section 5904(c)(2) of this title, the Court may affirm the finding or order of the Board and may order a reduction in the fee called for in the agreement if it finds that the fee is excessive or unreasonable. An order of the Court under this subsection is final and may not be reviewed in any other court.
(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, §301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4116, §4063; renumbered §7263 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), (d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 105–368, title V, §512(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341.)
Amendments
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–368 substituted Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for Court of Veterans Appeals.
1991—Pub. L. 102–40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 4063 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted Secretary for Administrator.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted Department for Veterans’ Administration.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted 7264 for 4064.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted 5904(c)(2) for 3404(c)(2).
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.
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38-U.S.C.-7108 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Veterans
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