SERV Act

H.R.3949 Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 - Activity in response to federal litigation denying Servicemembers the right to enforce provisions of the Servicemember Civil Relief Act through a private cause of action. H.R. 2138 SERV Act -- Activity in support of federal funding for the establishment of veterans treatment courts, including for persons who may have committed certain more serious crimes. Activity in support of funding and programs to provide pro bono legal representation for homeless or justice-involved veterans e.g. addressing arrearages in child support payments.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 4469, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. S. 2977, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. H.R.3949 Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 - Activity in response to federal litigation denying Servicemembers the right to enforce provisions of the Servicemember Civil Relief Act through a private cause of action. H.R. 4469, National Defense Authorization Act of FY2011 - Activity in opposition to problem concerning child custody matters for members of the military; repeal of congressional and military prohibitions in recruitment and retention of servicemembers based on sexual orientation; and provision dealing with inspector general investigations of attorneys who represent Guantanamo detainees H.R. 2138, the Services, Education and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act - activity in support of federal funding for pro bono legal represenation for veterans

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Lobbied for two-year extension of R&D Tax Credit and 20% ASC in HR 2138 and HR 6059 Lobbied to revoke the 3% tax withholding for government contractors in HR 275 Lobbied in opposition to removal of international tax deferral in 2010 budget

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000

Government targets: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office