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Education

Katrina Eagle graduated with a B.A. in International Affairs in 1993 from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. While attending GWU, she earned a fellowship with Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), where she assisted in the development of fact sheets, position papers, and legislative alerts for health professionals regarding global environmental degradation. During the summers of 1992 and 1993, she worked with the US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ("The Access Board") as a document specialist, translating publicatins regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into alternate formats such as Braille and audio formats. Ms. Eagle received her law degree (JD) in 1999 from the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA.

Legal Experience

From January 2001, to the present, Ms. Eagle has worked as an associate attorney for The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC. Her legal practice is concentrated in the area of federal veterans benefits, including practice before the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She also represents clients with claims of medical malpractice committed at VA hospitals and, or medical centers.

Prior to working at The Law Office of WIldhaber & Associates, PLLC, Ms. Eagle was the Deputy Director of the Veterans Benefits Program at VVA. In this capacity, she represented veterans before the Board of Veterans' Appeals and prepared legal briefs on their behalf. She also obtained her accreditation as a VVA service representative (which she has maintained ever since) and assisted the Director with the training and advising of 300 VVA Service Representatives nationwide. She also represented VVA on numerous veteran-related panels and advisory boards, and drafted veteran-related articles for VVA publication.

Ms. Eagle has also represented veterans on Capitol Hill, working as a legislative analyst for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) from November of 1995 to January of 1998. While there, she attended Congressional hearings regarding veterans' issues and prepared corresponding written reports. Ms. Eagle also met with Congressional members and staff to discuss and explain pertinent VFW initiatives. She assisted in drafting veterans-related as well as VFW representatives' testimonies, speeches, articles, and correspondence. She also coordinated and spearheaded legislative campaigns for VFW's grassroots lobbying network.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Eagle worked as a legal assistant at the law firm of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe in Washington, DC from July of 1993 to November of 1995. There, she assisted attorneys in areas of legal and medical malpractice and general trial litigation. At the same time, she also worked with the American Bar Association's Task Force for Drafting Guidelines for Trying International War Criminals, conducting extensive research and preparing focus papers for the ABA.

Community Service

Since August of 2003, Ms. Eagle has attended Stand Down, a national coalition for homeless veterans. During this two-day annual event, she provides legal assistance to homeless veterans who have had minor run-ins with local law enforcement. By working with lawyers from the District Attorney's Office, she has succeeded in minimizing sentences or, in most cases, clearing the veteran's record. In addition, she assists homeless veterans obtain legal and job counseling, and medical assistance, among other provisions.

Bar Memberships and Professional Affiliations

Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2000 (inactive)
Supreme Court of the State of California, 2001
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2000
National Organization of Veterans Advocates, 2001
San Diego County Bar Association, 2001

Public Presentations

"Hepatitis C and the National Prison Population"
Maryland State Wardens Conference, May of 1999

"Hepatitis C Outbreak Among Native Americans"
Conferende of Alaska State Public Health Officials, June of 1999

"Hepatitis C and the Military Veteran"
State of Montana VVA Convention, August of 1999

"Filing Service-Connection Claims for Hepatitis C and Diabetes Mellitus"
NOVA Seminar, September of 2002

"Recent Court Decisions"
NOVA Seminar, March of 2003 and November of 2004