James Shipp Trieschmann Jr.

To start with I don't even remember hiring him. He claims I hired him 6 years ago but he did nothing for me. I took it upon myself to file the proper paperwork and to submit my claim for hire level review and then when I finally get my claim this guy comes out of no where and says that I owe him. The... VA took money out of my claim to pay him, but he said he sent that money back, even though we never received it now he says we owe 33% of our claim. I have asked for the fee statement that he says I signed but he hasn't responded with it. Now he is threatening to charge interest and send me to collections. This guy should not be allowed to represent veterans nor claim to help them. He is a fraud and I hope this saves any other veteran's for making the mistake of doing business with him.

I contacted Mr. Trieschmann's office at the recommendation of another attorney. The office member who talked to me was barely understandable over all of the background noise at her end, but I signed the required paperwork. Weeks later I got a short letter saying they were no longer representing me ...with no explanation as to why they can't help me or recommendations on how I can move forward, or with who. Very frustrating.

Not sure was done for my case as I don’t remove having any contact during the process. What I am sure of is when I was approved for service-connection by the VA, I was contacted for payment. I overpaid this firm and notified them of the overpayment. I have notified them of this overpayment several... times and almost 5 months later I’m still waiting for them to send me the money back.

This year has been a challenging year for me. I could no longer work and barely able to walk in January and began the arduous research assignment of asking the VA for help (again). I gathered signed lay statements from coworkers, requested 10 years worth of medical records from three different VA fa...cilities (3 different states), private medical records....I dotted the i's and crossed all the t's tracked down former employrers and got signatures on VA forms...etc. etc. Three months later I filed , feeling like an accomplished lawyer already and part-time private detective. Now it is September and I finally got my decision letter. Does not make any sense what-so-ever. VES practicioner made some errors during my 1st disability exam, called me back in a couple weeks later, admitting wrong test/measurements were taken by mistake (?!?!?!). James and his team are courteous, professional, and they listen. Not to mention, punctual. After suffering through physical therapy and injections, and now riding a shopping buggy and caning and crutching around all summer....I finally broke down and went online for a VA service-connected disability lawyer. I put my request in some sort of app that sent out a beacon to about 10 attorneys' offices that practice VA Disability Claims. I am not even kidding, about 2 minutes later Mr. Trieshmann's intake specialist, Bill, was on the phone with me listening to me struggle as I searched for a good starting point to explain why I thought I needed help. Thanks again Bill, for calming me down, and explaining how things work. This alone is worth a five star rating. I am really disturbed at the VA's latest rating decision on my claim. Knowing I got these guys helpming me out really helps me sleep better at night.