Rules Advisory Committee

  • RAC Designation

    USCAVC Rules of Practice and Procedure - Rule 40

  • Committee Members (as of 3/25/2025)

    • Chair:
    Christopher W. Wallace, Esq.
    National Veterans Legal Services Program
    1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 900
    Arlington, VA 22209

    David S. Ames, Esq.
    Bergmann & Moore, LLC
    7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 700
    Bethesda, MD 20814

    Jonathan G. Scruggs, Esq.
    Office of the General Counsel
    Department of Veterans Affairs
    810 Vermont Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20420

    Christopher Glenn Murray, Esq.
    National Veterans Legal Services Program
    1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 900
    Arlington, VA 22209

    Thomas M. Polseno, Esq.
    Bergmann & Moore, LLP
    25 W. Middle Lane
    Rockville, MD 20850

    Debra L. Bernal, Esq.
    Office of the General Counsel
    Department of Veterans Affairs
    810 Vermont Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20420

    Chesley Roberts, Esq.
    The Veterans Clinic
    2101 L Street, NW, Suite 840
    Washington, DC 20037

    John D. Niles, Esq.
    Carpenter Chartered
    P.O. Box 2099
    Topeka, KS 66601

    April Donahower, Esq.
    Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick, Ltd
    321 S. Main Street, Suite 200
    Providence, RI 02903

    Court Liaison:
    Tiffany M. Wagner
    Clerk of the Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 900
    Washington, DC 20004-2950