ABS Legal Advocates, P.A.

Bios

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  VIRGINIA A. GIRARD-BRADY

  Managing Partner

  VIRGINIA A. GIRARD-BRADY, Managing Partner, received a B.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Kansas in 1989 and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University in 1996. In 2000, she founded ABS Legal Advocates, P.A. to protect the rights of those who had courageously served our country. With over 20 years of experience in veterans’ benefit law, she is the President of the National Organization of Veterans Advocates (NOVA). She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Kansas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), and the Federal District Court of Kansas. Virginia is also accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  Benjamin T. Malotte

  Partner

  BENJAMIN T. MALOTTE, Partner, received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December 2014 and his Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in May 2018. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Kansas and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). Ben is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and has been representing veterans and their survivors as an associate since September 2018.

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  Jamie M. Boldt

  Special Senior Counsel

  JAMIE M. BOLDT, Special Senior Counsel, received a B.S. in Business from K.U. in December 2003, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas in May 2006, and an MBA from the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 2009. She is admitted to practice before the Kansas and Missouri Supreme Courts, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). Jamie is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and has been representing veterans and their survivors as an associate since 2007.

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  Eva D. Perring

  Senior Associate Attorney

  EVA D. PERRING, Senior Associate Attorney, received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Washburn University in May 2013 and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in December 2015. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Missouri and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC). Eva is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and has been representing veterans and their survivors as an associate since June 2016.

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  Sarah C. Johnson

  Associate Attorney

  SARAH C. JOHNSON, Associate Attorney, received a B.A. in English Literature from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in 2001 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law in May 2018. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Missouri and the Supreme Courts of Kansas, Missouri, and New York. She is a member of the Kansas Women Attorneys Association’s (KWAA’s) Public Policy and Gender Committee. Sarah has been representing veterans and their survivors as an associate since June 2021.

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  Kelly Shuler

  Senior Claims Consultant

  KELLY SHULER, Senior Claims Consultant, received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Fort Hays State University in May 2005. Kelly joined ABS as a paralegal in 2007, began serving as Events Coordinator in 2011, became Chief Paralegal in January 2016, and in August 2023, Senior Claims Consultant. Kelly is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and has represented veterans and their survivors as a senior claims consultant since August 2023.

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  Sara Wells

  Chief Paralegal

  SARA WELLS, Chief Paralegal, earned a B.S. in Community, Corporate, and Hospital Wellness in 2009 and a B.S. in Education in 2011, both from Pittsburg State University. Sara became the Chief Paralegal at ABS in August of 2023 and is responsible for communicating with new and existing clients and V.A. personnel and supervising our paralegal team.

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