Chrys Attig
CAVC attorney Chrys Attig (she/they) is one of our nation’s leading advocates for veterans.
She is unique in 2 ways.
First, Chrys is one of the few attorneys for veterans who actually wore the uniform; she has seen, firsthand, the devastation that the VA’s legal and medical malfeasance can wreak on a veteran’s family.
Chrys served in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, receiving many awards including the parachutist badge. She attended U.S. Army Ranger school, and because of their tenacity, professionalism, and esprit d’corps, was recruited for U.S. Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection in 1997.
Chrys ultimately dedicated her career to serving his fellow veterans through the law.
Chrys focuses on applying her skills at appellate advocacy before the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Board of Veterans Appeals, every VA Regional Office in the country and, as of 2017, the United States Supreme Court.
She has prepared numerous briefs to appellate courts, and has orally argued cases on behalf of veterans before the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
She remains the only law student in her law school’s history to have served as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas - while still in law school.
Chrys is known for both his meticulous and thorough record review and his tenacity in protecting the rights of veterans battling the VA for their earned benefits.
Veterans Advocacy Outside the Courtroom.
From 20215 - 2023, Chrys served on the Board of Directors for the National Organization of Veterans Advocates, a non-profit organization that trains and educates several hundred accredited agents and attorneys. She is a frequent presenter on a variety of legal topics at NOVA’s twice-annual seminars.
She has also beem a regular contributor on veterans issues to television news, for ABC-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, ABC-TV in Dallas, Texas and CBS-TV in Dallas, Texas. Chrys frequently speaks to veterans organizations around the country on issues related to reintegration to civilian life after military service.
Chrys wrote and published the popular "VA Sleep Apnea Field Manual" in 2014, teaching veterans and advocates how to prove and (hopefully) win their VA Sleep Apnea claims and appeals.
Her Veterans Law Blog® teaches veterans how to take back the power in their own VA claims and appeals.
In her hours outside of work, Chrys is pursuing a degree in American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting and advocacy, and a Bachelor's in Fine Arts (Photography), both at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
Military Service
- Captain, U.S. Army Field Artillery (1993-2004)
- Graduate, U.S. Army Airborne School
- Attended, U.S. Army Ranger School
- Selected (but did not attend), U.S. Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)
Admissions & Special Experience
- Licensed to Practice Law: Texas, Maryland
- United States Supreme Court
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (Inactive)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (September 2007)
- Accredited VA Attorney (September 2008)
- Board of Directors, National Organization of Veterans Advocates (2015 - 2023)
- Author, Veterans Law Blog® (for pro-se veterans)
- Author, "VA Sleep Apnea Field Manual" ©2014
Education
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2003)
- B.A. History, University of Scranton, PA (1993)
- BFA candidate (Photography), University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR)
- B.S. candidate (ASL Interpreting & Advocacy), University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR)
*Note: Chrys is just a nickname - her legal name is Chris Attig, and her license to practice law is in that name. Outside of legal pleadings, Chrys respectfully requests you use her nickname (Chrys) and NOT her legal name (Chris)
