Michael Patrick Allen (born 1967) is an American lawyer and academic who serves as a

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of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Prior to assuming his current role, he was a professor of law and director of the Veterans Law Institute at Stetson University College of Law.

Biography

Allen received his

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in American history and political science, summa cum laude, from the

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in 1989, where he was elected to

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, and his

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from Columbia Law School in 1992, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Allen spent nine years in private practice as a civil trial attorney at the law firm Ropes & Gray in Boston, Massachusetts. He then joined the Stetson University College of Law faculty, where he taught courses in civil and constitutional law, as well as veterans' benefits law. He is a recognized expert on the law of veterans' benefits and has testified before Congress and published widely in the field.

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims service

On June 7, 2017, President

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nominated Allen to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee was held on July 19, 2017. On July 20, 2017, the committee voted to report his nomination. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate with a

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on August 3, 2017.

References

External links

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Biography at U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Michael P. 1967 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges Columbia Law School alumni Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Stetson University College of Law faculty United States Article I federal judges appointed by Donald Trump University of Rochester alumni