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Michael E. Wildhaber has been a legal advocate for veterans since February of 1985, while he was still attending law school. First, he became an accredited veterans service representative after beginning work as a law clerk with Vietnam Veterans of America Legal Services (VVALS). After graduation from law school he began work as a staff attorney with VVALS. In August of 1985 he also began a nine-year association as an attorney with the National Veterans Legal Services Project (NVLSP). In early 1994 he resigned from NVLSP to start his own law practice, The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC.

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Katrina J. Eagle currently is an associate attorney at The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC. Ms. Eagle has been involved with veteran-related issues since 1995. She first represented veterans as a legislative analyst for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Washington, DC. From there, she learned of the legal battles facing veterans, and accepted a position as a law clerk with Vietnam Veterans of America's (VVA) Veterans Benefits Program. After law school, she worked with Health Policy Analysts, a public policy group, where she was able to focus on veteran's health issues, such as Hepatitis C (HCV) and diabetes mellitus. Ultimately, she returned to being a veteran's legal advocate as an associate attorney with The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC in January of 2001.

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Diane Boyd Rauber currently is of counsel to The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC. Ms. Boyd Rauber has a long history of helping those in need. She worked for several years as a teacher, aiding children that are deaf or hard of hearing. After later moving to the legal field, she continued to help those in need. She worked representing health-care clients and has served as a court appointed special advocate for local children. Over the years she also has advocated on behalf of veterans and has gained substantial experience representing veterans and their families before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and Board of Veterans’ Appeals. Along with her legal work helping health-care patients and children, her work continues in the area of veterans benefits law and appeals.

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Rachel Amy Putterman currently is of counsel to The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates, PLLC. She has substantial legal experience in aiding those in need. In addition to her work representing veterans with our law firm, Rachel has dedicated much of her eleven-year law career to advocating for low-income clients in family law and housing matters. Most recently, Rachel represented domestic violence survivors while working at Queens Legal Services Corporation.

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Erin Sawicki joined The Law Office of Wildhaber & Associates as Office Manager and Bookkeeper in September 2003. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the law office. As Erin gains more experience in the area of veterans law, she is becoming more involved in correspondence with our clients and the VA.

Erin was born and raised in South Hadley, Massachusetts and left New England in 1997 to attend The Elliot School of International Affairs and The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. While attending GWU, Erin interned for a semester with The World Movement for Democracy, a sister organization to the National Endowment for Democracy. Ms. Sawicki graduated with her B.S. in 2001, majoring in International Affairs with a double focus in International Politics and Latin American Affairs.

Since graduating, Erin moved to Northern Virginia and currently lives in Alexandria with her husband, Scott, and their dog Marley. In her free time, she enjoys following politics and volunteering for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.