Judicial Conference 2008 - United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2:30 p.m.	WELCOME Paul J. Hutter, General Counsel United States Department of Veterans Affairs
2:35 p.m.	LEGISLATIVE UPDATE William Brew, Staff Director Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate
2:45 p.m.	STATE OF THE COURT William P. Greene, Jr., Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
2:55 p.m.	STATE OF THE BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS James P. Terry, Chairman Board of Veterans' Appeals
3:10 p.m.	ARE FEDERAL CIRCUIT OPINIONS PROVIDING SUFFICIENT GUIDANCE? Moderator: Martin F. Hockey, Jr., Assistant Director Commerical Litigation Branch United States Department of Justice Panelists: Richard Thrasher, Chief Counsel for Policy Board of Veterans' Appeals United States Department of Veterans Affairs William F. Fox, Partner Purcell & Fox, LLP Richard Cohen, Executive Director National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc.
4:05 p.m.	BREAK
4:20 p.m.	PREJUDICIAL ERROR IN THE WAKE OF SANDERS AND SIMMONS Moderator: Kenneth M. Carpenter, Solo Practitioner Capenter Chartered Panelists: David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel United States Department of Veterans Affairs Mary Ann Flynn, Principle Deputy Assistant General Counsel VA Professional Staff Group VII Richard James, Solo Practitioner Zachary Stolz, Associate Attorney Chisholm, Chisholm & Kilpatrick LLP