{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-536.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 536.4","heading":"Designation of claims attorneys.","body":"(a) Who may designate. The Commander USARCS, the senior JA of a command having a command claims service, the chief of a command claims service, the head of an ACO, or the Chief Counsel of a COE District, may designate a qualified attorney other than a JA as a claims attorney. The head of an ACO may designate a claims attorney to act as a CPO with approval authority.\n(b) Eligibility. To qualify as a claims attorney, an individual must be a civilian employee of the Department of the Army (DA) or DOD, a member of the bar of a state, the District of Columbia, or a jurisdiction where U.S. federal law applies, serving in the grade of GS-11 or above, and performing primary duties as a legal adviser.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER V—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY","SUBCHAPTER B—CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS","PART 536—CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES","Subpart A—The Army Claims System"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"4970c01e2218f1e572dcc4f275776f691c17bea73c073c14491a9966140604bb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-536.3","next":"us/32-cfr-536.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}