Sandra W Wischow
With more than five years of experience representing U.S. Military Veterans worldwide, Ms. Wischow joined Goodman Allen & Filetti in January 2008 and is now a Partner in our Veterans Benefits Practice Group. Ms. Wischow has represented hundreds of veterans and their dependants in their claims for disability, home loans and education benefits before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, the Board of Veterans Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. An educator, Ms. Wischow taught Legal Research and Writing at Boston University School of Law and Legal Environment Business at Bentley College in Waltham, MA.. Her prior legal experience also includes work as in-house counsel for Commercial Union Insurance Companies in Boston, MA.
Education
- Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, LL.M in Taxation (1988)
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., (Cum Laude) (1977)
- Duke University, B.A., (Cum Laude) (1974)
Admitted to Practice
- Virginia (1992)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2004)
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2003)
Professional Affiliations
- Board of Governors, CAVC Bar Association (2008)
- Virginia State Bar
- Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association
- National Organization of Veterans Advocates
Reported Cases
- Savitz .v. Peake, 519 F.3d. 1312 (2008)
- Mlechick v. Mansfield, 503 F.3d 1340 (2007)
- Hupp V. Nicholson, 21 Vet.App. 342 (2007)