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“Judge Susan Criss is a brilliant, well established attorney. She dedicates herself to best outcome of her clients. You cannot go wrong by hiring this firm. They will take care of your needs.”
-J.C.D
“ I am very happy with the service and attention that I received at this firm. Mr. Richard Rousseau was friendly and always easy to get in touch with when I had questions. Overall I rank this as an excellent experience.”
–A.W.
Rick Rousseau and his team at the Criss & Rousseau Law firm handled my affairs and legal needs in a timely and professional manner. I very much appreciated the attention to detail and the warm and inviting atmosphere. If you are a veteran it would be well worth your time to visit with this retired JAG officer.
-S.B.
Rick Rousseau was a life saver for me… He guided me through all of the stumbling blocks of putting together a Power of Attorney and educated me on Medicare and Medicaid. My trip to Texas was quick and efficient thanks to his guidance – if it hadn’t been for his help there would have been many wasted hours and expense. I would strongly recommend Rick and his firm to anyone in a similar set of circumstances.
– R.W.
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Attorney Rick Rousseau is a retired Colonel with 27 years of active duty experience as a Judge Advocate (JAG). He formerly served as the Staff Judge Advocate for Fort Hood and a professor at the Judge Advocate General's School. Rick's extensive experience in the military and VA disability practice allows him to effectively serve Veterans that have served our country to receive the VA disability benefits to which they are rightfully entitled. He is uniquely equipped based upon his practice and experience to represent Servicemember and Veterans in a variety of military law and VA appeals.
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Steven Hess has been practicing law for 40 years, and has practiced as military counsel since 1991 as a Judge Advocate (JA), serving in various positions in the U.S. Army Reserve, as defense counsel, administrative law, and legal assistance, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate (DSJA), and SJA for a U.S. Army Reserve engineer group, and served as Chief, Legal Assistance at Fort Hood, Texas. From 1993 until late 1999, he was a capital trial defense counsel in Oklahoma. He deployed to Iraq in 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. From 2007 until he retired in January 2024, Steven worked as an IDES (Integrated Disability Evaluation System) attorney, representing several thousand Soldiers in the Medical Evaluation Board and Physical Evaluation Board process. From 2008 until about 2015, he also worked with National Guard and Reserve Soldiers from Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, being processed through the IDES process, and the Non-Duty Related (NDR) process.
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Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Deirdre Brou has broad military experience after over 20 years of active duty service as an Army Transportation Corps officer and Judge Advocate. While on active duty, she held a variety of positions, including platoon leader, company commander, prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, civil defense attorney, legislative fellow, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. After retiring from the Army in 2014, Deirdre served for more than 9 years in the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Trade Commission. Her federal civil service includes over 7 years as a Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia pursuing Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act causes of action. She has taught at the DoJ’s National Advocacy Center and military training seminars and has presented to state clerks of court and judges and to private organizations. She has also published articles on military law and veterans law issues, one of which has been cited by several federal courts. Deirdre departed the federal civil service in September 2024 to pursue other interests and to work more closely for and with veterans.
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