Troutman Pepper and Dominion Energy Pro Bono Team Turn to Nation's Highest Court as Fight Continues for Full Educational Benefits for Military Veterans
RICHMOND, Va., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In their fight to secure full educational benefits potentially worth billions of dollars for about 1.7 million post-9/11-era veterans and counting, attorneys from Troutman Pepper and Dominion Energy today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to review the lower court ruling.
- It seeks to resolve how many months of educational benefits a veteran is entitled to under two different GI bills.
- Rudisill is represented pro bono by Troutman Pepper attorneys Timothy McHugh , Misha Tseytlin , Kevin LeRoy , Abbey Thornhill , and Trey Smith , among others, and David DePippo from Dominion Energy.
- The panel issued an opinion affirming the U.S. Appeals Court for Veterans Claims' decision in July 2021.
- The VA requested and was granted reconsideration before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday, October 6, 2022.