38 CFR § 18b.13 - Appearance.

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title: "38 CFR § 18b.13 - Appearance."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "18b.13"
section_name: "Appearance."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND PART 18 OF THIS CHAPTER"
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# 18b.13 Appearance.

A party may appear in person or by counsel and participate fully in any proceeding. A State agency or a corporation may appear by any of its officers or by any employee it authorizes to appear on its behalf. Counsel must be members in good standing of the bar of a State, territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.