Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation
What this bill does
Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals services; establishing standards for the division of attorney's fees in connection with the provision of veterans benefits services or appeals services; requiring a person who charges fees for providing certain veterans benefits services to comply with certain ethical standards; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Rogers, Mikelegislator | MD House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist | Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Murray, Patricklobbyist | VFW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Woods, Anthony | Veterans Affairs | Oral |
| FAV | Surber, Kurt | Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Allen, Delegate Allenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gross, Andrew | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sussman, David | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Colas, Ray | Brownstein | Oral |
| FWA | Barry, Ashleigh | National Association for Veteran Rights | Oral |
| FWA | Taylor, William | Veterans Guardian | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Christensen, Mark | Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Valentino, Ellen | Individual | Oral |