Robert V. Chisholm
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Veteran's Benefits, Litigation, Appellate
1 Turks Head Pl, #1100, Providence, RI 02903
About Robert V. Chisholm
Practice Areas
- Veteran's Benefits
- Litigation
- Appellate
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1988J.D.
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
- Law Review: Boston University Law Review, Member, 1987 - 1988
- Boston College, 1984B.A.
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
- Honors: Recognized by the Spanish Language department for excellence in Spanish with the Andres Bello award
Languages
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- Bernklau v. Principi, 291 F.3d 795 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Smith v. Principi, 16 Vet. App. 201 (2002)
- Thayer v. Principi, 15 Vet. App. 204 (2001)
- Burkhardt v. Gober, 232 F.3d 1363 (Fed.Cir. 2000)
- Donovan v. West, 158 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
- Pierre v. West, 12 Vet. App. 92 (1998)
- Zajicek v. Principi, 12 Vet. App. 48 (1998)
- Bernier v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 434 (1995)
- Mattias v. Computer Science Corporation, 34 F.Supp.2d 120 (1999)
- Jaquay v. Principi, 304 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Forshey v. Principi, 284 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Livesay v. Principi, 15 Vet. App. 165 (2001)
- Holliday v. Principi, 14 Vet. App. 280 (2001)
- Ozer v. Principi, 14 Vet. App., 257 (2001)
- Nohr v. MacDonald
- Rios v. DVA
- Aponte v. Peake Part 2
- Robinson v. Shinseki Part 2
- Wages v. McDonald
- Aponte v. Peake Part 1
- Robinson v. Shinseki Part 1
- Bernklau v. Principi, 291 F.3d 795 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Smith v. Principi, 16 Vet. App. 201 (2002)
- Thayer v. Principi, 15 Vet. App. 204 (2001)
- Burkhardt v. Gober, 232 F.3d 1363 (Fed.Cir. 2000)
- Donovan v. West, 158 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
- Pierre v. West, 12 Vet. App. 92 (1998)
- Zajicek v. Principi, 12 Vet. App. 48 (1998)
- Bernier v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 434 (1995)
- Mattias v. Computer Science Corporation, 34 F.Supp.2d 120 (1999)
- Jaquay v. Principi, 304 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Forshey v. Principi, 284 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
- Livesay v. Principi, 15 Vet. App. 165 (2001)
- Holliday v. Principi, 14 Vet. App. 280 (2001)
- Ozer v. Principi, 14 Vet. App., 257 (2001)
- Nohr v. MacDonald
- Rios v. DVA
- Aponte v. Peake Part 2
- Robinson v. Shinseki Part 2
- Wages v. McDonald
- Aponte v. Peake Part 1
- Robinson v. Shinseki Part 1
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island, 1990
- New York, 1989
- Massachusetts, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Other Affiliations
- Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- NOVA, 1999 - 2004 (Past President)
- CAVC Bar Association, 2002 (Past President)
Past Positions
- Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in New York, 1988-1990
- Chisholm & Feldman, 1990
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