Norman R. McNulty - Attorney Profile

Norman McNulty is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association. He has practiced administrative law for over 35 years. His experience with and expertise in federal workers’ compensation cases reaches back to 1994.

Prior to starting his private law practice in 1993, Mr. McNulty worked for a federally funded organization that provided legal representation to low-income clients. He brought numerous court actions that resulted in major changes in Washington State public policy. He has argued many times in the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. One of his cases, Flanders v. Morris, is nationally cited in court decisions.

Mr. McNulty earned degrees from the University of Washington and the University of Washington School of Law and was recognized in college by Phi Beta Kappa for his academic achievements. While a law student, he worked in the legal department of Army Corps of Engineers.

Mr. McNulty served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1968. The aircraft squadron to which he was attached as a yeoman was deployed to the carrier USS Constellation during the Vietnam War.

The Attorney’s Fee for Federal Workers’ Compensation Cases

Federal Regulations do not allow contingent attorney’s fee arrangements in federal workers' compensation cases. Instead, a federal compensation attorney is paid only for the hours he works on a case, and he must ask the client to pay the fee. OWCP will not reimburse the client for the fee or case costs.

Federal regulation 20 CFR §10.703 sets out the process by which OWCP approves the amount of the fee a claimant pays his attorney.  OWCP has approved Mr. McNulty’s fee as reasonable in every case.

A client does not owe a fee until he and Mr. McNulty agree to legal representation in writing. A client can make monthly payments on the fee. Mr. McNulty accepts Visa and MasterCard.