Derek enjoys coaching his sons in soccer and also playing when he gets a chance. His wife, Nikki is a special education teacher. He graduated with honors in 2018 and earned the book award twice while enrolled.ĭerek lives in Portage with his wife and two kids. While he was teaching at Portage Northern, he went back to get his legal degree at nights from WMU Cooley Law School. He also coached soccer at Fitzgerald and Covert High School. Derek was awarded honors on his Senior Individualized Project regarding teaching in economics.Īfter graduation, Derek taught mathematics at three different high schools: Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Covert High School, and Portage Northern High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics. Casey is intimately familiar with laws governing veterans’ benefits and has competently represented veterans on appeal since he began practicing law in 2011.Ĭasey’s legal expertise, coupled with his experience as a former VA employee, uniquely qualifies him as an effective veteran disability attorney and advocate.ĭerek completed his undergraduate degree at Kalamazoo College in 1997. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). While employed by the VA, Casey realized the critical need for competent and effective veteran advocacy.Īfter being admitted to the Michigan Bar Association in 2011, Casey became a VA accredited attorney and was admitted to practice law before the U.S. There he became intimately familiar with processes and laws governing VA benefits, giving Casey an “insider’s” understanding as to how the VA decides claims.
BRETT WALKER PORTAGE PRO
Casey also routinely volunteered as a speaker and assisted in consultations with Cooley Law School’s pro bono “Service to Soldiers” program – a legal referral and assistance program for veterans returning from combat.Īfter obtaining his license to practice law in Michigan, Casey was employed as a claims adjudicator (rater) by the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. While attending Cooley Law School, he helped charter and was President of Cooley Law School’s Veteran’s Organization. There he received several book awards, which are awarded to one student in each law class for superior academic performance. As an Intelligence Analyst with the Air Force, Casey worked with the 107th Fighter Squadron out of Selfridge Air Base, MI, and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).įollowing his military service, Casey attended and graduated with honors from Cooley Law School. During his time with the Scout Platoon, Casey served on a Quick Reaction Force in the Middle East following the attack on the USS Cole.
While in the Army, he tried out for and was selected as a member of a Scout Reconnaissance Platoon with the 2/505 Parachute Infantry Regiment. State Benefits for 100% Disabled VeteransĬasey served as an Infantryman Paratrooper in the Army and an Intelligence Analyst in the Air Force.National Benefits for 100% Disabled Veterans.VA Special Monthly Compensation Calculator.Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
0 kommentar(er)
