CCK In Action

CCK in the Community

• CCK makes $50,000 donation to the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
• CCK-DAV Pro Bono Veterans Court Program has provided thousands of veterans with legal representation at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for free
• Harvard Law School partners with CCK and DAV to launch Veterans Legal Clinic
• CCK helps launch Harvard Legal Clinic for Veterans
• CCK Sponsors Ponaganset High School initiative to bring the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall to Rhode Island
• CCK and Roger Williams University School of Law announce the Veterans Disability Appeals Field Clinic at the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• CCK’s Kerry Baker joins the Board of Burn Pits 360, an advocacy group that promotes awareness of disease and illness of veterans due to toxic environmental exposures from burn pits in war zones
• Scott Kilpatrick, Robert Chisholm, and Zachary Stolz attend inaugural lecture of the Disabled American Veterans Distinguished Speaker Series
• Scott Kilpatrick attends 225^th Anniversary event for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• CCK team is 120 strong at annual CVS Downtown Providence 5k
• United States Senator for the state of Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse visits CCK
• Attorney Jenna Zellmer represented Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association’s first Honor Flight Event with the Honor Flight Network

Advancing the Field of VA Law

• CCK’s Zach Stolz and DAV force rollback of Thailand rule change
• Robert Chisholm’s arguments in Nohr v. McDonald lead to precedent-setting decision
• CCK’s Zachary Stolz played key role in AZ v. Shinseki, the case in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a veteran is not barred from seeking benefits for PTSD allegedly caused by in-service sexual assault, even though the veteran did not report the assault to military authorities when it occurred
• CCK successfully argues for a precedential decision about protected work environment
• CCK uncovers memo used by VA to wrongly deny claims of Thailand veterans
• Zachary Stolz presents oral argument before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the case of Butts v. McDonald
• Scott Kilpatrick presents oral argument to panel of three USCAVC judges at Roger Williams University Law School in the case of Chisholm v. McDonald. He argued that the Court should grant the firm’s petition for a writ of mandamus and order the Secretary of VA to grant paralegal access to VA’s electronic records systems
• Robert Chisholm presents oral argument in the case of Wages v. McDonald regarding total disability based on individual unemployability adjudications
• CCK assists with oral argument in the case of Ausmer v. Shinseki, 13-85 held at Harvard Law School
• Scott Kilpatrick helps pass law to ban discretionary clauses in health insurance contracts in Rhode Island

Leaders in the Law: CCK Teaches Other Advocates How to Effectively Represent Veterans

• CCK’s Zach Stolz presents session on Other Injunctive Relief at the National Organization of Veterans Advocates of Veterans’ Advocates Fall 2016 conference
• Robert Chisholm and fellow Veterans’ Advocate present sessions on Agent Orange and VA Math at the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives 2016 conference
• Scott Kilpatrick and Mason Waring Participated in Rhode Island Litigation Academy
• CCK’s Robert Chisholm, Barbara Cook, Zachary Stolz, Jenna Zellmer, and Kerry Baker present sessions at spring 2018 Veteran Advocate Conference
• CCK’s Jonathan Greene, Michelle Detore, Zachary Stolz, and Robert Chisholm present sessions at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates spring 2017 conference
• CCK participates on Continuing Legal Education Panel
• Robert Chisholm presents webinar on strategies for how to move through the VA claims process as quickly as possible for the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates
• Zach Stolz participates as a judge in the 8^th annual National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition
• Robert Chisholm and fellow Veterans’ Advocate participate on panel with Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Fall 2016 conference
• Robert Chisholm and CCK’s Jonathan Greene presented sessions at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates 2016 spring conference on representing disabled veterans in their claims for VA disability benefits and strategies for using independent medical and vocational experts in support of VA disability claims
• CCK’s Jonathan Greene presented at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Fall 2016 conference
• Robert Chisholm and a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims give presentation about practice before the Court at the Spring 2015 National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates conference
• CCK’s Jonathan Greene and Michelle Detore present at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Spring 2015 conference about the role of paralegals in the VA claims process
• CCK’s Cathy Derrig presents about the VA Claims Agent Examination at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Spring 2015 conference
• Zachary Stolz provides an overview of the VA claim process at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Spring 2015 conference
• Robert Chisholm presents on veterans’ disability compensation and participated in a panel about ethics in the legal practice at the Federal Bar Association’s section on Veterans and Military Law first all-day seminar
• Scott Kilpatrick, along with Mark Morse, Esq. and Brooks Magratten, Esq., give a Continuing Legal Education presentation at the Rhode Island Bar Association on the basics of litigating ERISA claims

Awards and Recognition

• CCK recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Law Firms in America
• Robert Chisholm honored with the Patriot Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for outstanding support of CCK employees currently serving in the National Guard
• The National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates recognizes Robert Chisholm as a member who has demonstrated extraordinary service and leadership on behalf of our nation’s disabled veterans by inducting him into its Hall of Honor
• Robert Chisholm awarded The Hart T. Mankin Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his and his firm’s 25 years of outstanding service to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; his unlimited willingness to participate in Court conferences and present on a variety of veterans law panels; his energetic service as founding member, second President, and avid long-term supporter of the CAVC Bar Association; and his continuous support and mentorship of others in the field through veterans law outreach and education efforts and the work of his law firm, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD
• CCK’s Barbara Cook inducted into the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA) Hall of Honor
• CCK’s Zachary Stolz is named one of Rhode Island’s Forty Under 40
• J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq. Voted Super Lawyer for 6th Consecutive Year
• Mason Waring, Esq. Voted a Super Lawyer Rising Star
• Robert Chisholm, Esq. Again Voted A Super Lawyer By Peers
• CCK Announces Zachary M. Stolz has been named Partner
• CCK named one of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work
• CCK named one of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work for 2nd year in a row
• CCK named one of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work for 3rd year in a row
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD named one of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work for 4^th year in a row
• CCK announces that Mason J. Waring has been named a Partner
• CCK ranked 5th largest law firm in Rhode Island by Providence Business News

CCK in the News

• CCK’s Kerry Baker featured on Al Jazeera America discussing Burn Pits
• CCK’s Zach Stolz featured in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
• Scott Kilpatrick authored and submitted legislation banning discretionary clauses in insurance policies; Governor of Rhode Island signs into law
• “Ruling Promises to help military sexual trauma survivors,” authored by CCK’s Nicholas Phinney, published in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
• Scott Kilpatrick quoted in Providence Business News discussing innovative training academy for lawyers
• “What is the Scope of the CAVC’s Equitable Powers?” authored by CCK’s Nicholas Phinney, published in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
• “When can the CAVC invoked the doctrine of issue exhaustion?”, written by CCK’s Jenna Zellmer, published in the Veterans Law Journal

Bar Association Activities

• Zachary Stolz participates at the Boston Bar Association’s panel on representing military personnel and veterans.
• Scott Kilpatrick, President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Speaks at FBA Reception
• Scott Kilpatrick addresses the National Officers and Chapter Leaders of the Federal Bar Association at its national mid-year meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Robert Chisholm participates in panel discussion at the June 2014 CAVC Bar Association Conference
• Federal Court Sponsor Appreciation Reception for the National Federal Bar Association Convention held at CCK
• Zachary Stolz moderates Veterans Law panel presented by the Veterans Appeals Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association
• CCK’s Zach Stolz completes his term as President of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association