Florida has about 1.41 million veterans and 773 VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents based in the state. That is about 5 for every 10,000 veterans, 9th among the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Search them by ZIP code below, or find free help from one of the state's 599 accredited VSO representatives.
Attorney · Boca Raton · FL
Are you Margarita Tapia? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Mary Sherris? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Ruskin · FL
Are you Amanda Castle-White? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Jacksonville Beach · FL
Are you Corinne Suttlemyre? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Panama City · FL
Are you Yakima Rios? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · St. Petersburg · FL
Are you Steven Sock? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeSteven Sock has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you Christopher Brochu? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Port St. Lucie · FL
Are you Jamy Barreau? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · De Land · FL
Are you Irene DeJesus? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeIrene DeJesus has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Plantation · FL
Are you Amie Medina? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Coral Springs · FL
Are you Mario Theodore? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · St. Petersburg · FL
Are you Emma Errig? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Naples · FL
Are you Kathy Diener? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · St Petersburg · FL
Are you David Hines? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Tallahassee · FL
Are you Albert Bowden? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAlbert Bowden has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Largo · FL
Are you Diana Mangsen? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Gulfport · FL
Are you Morgan Zimarakos? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Plantation · FL
Are you Serge Benjamin? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeSerge Benjamin has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Tampa · FL
Are you Heidi Imhof? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Naples · FL
Are you Jeffrey Janeiro? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Boca Raton · FL
Are you Heather Hartley? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeHeather Hartley has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · New Port Richey · FL
Are you Christopher Dyer? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Clearwater · FL
Are you Kyra Fox? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeKyra Fox has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Boca Raton · FL
Are you Kristina Bergman? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Royal Palm Beach · FL
Are you Connor Lee? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeConnor Lee has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Claims agent · Patrick AFB · FL
Are you Garren Cone? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Melbourne · FL
Are you Krista Rush? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Ft. Myers · FL
Are you Edward DeRose? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeEdward DeRose has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Michelle Saporito? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Meagan Pearson? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you Paul Daragjati? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freePaul Daragjati has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Cape Coral · FL
Are you Amy McGarry? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Englewood · FL
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Are you Albert Stickley? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Clermont · FL
Are you December Lee? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeDecember Lee has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Joannie Rodriguez? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Oviedo · FL
Are you Sarah AuMiller? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeSarah AuMiller has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Plantation · FL
Are you Kenneth LaVan? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Tallahassee · FL
Are you Kathryn Inman? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeKathryn Inman has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Ponte Vedra Beach · FL
Are you Robert Fredeking? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Miami · FL
Are you Stephen Fox Jr.? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeStephen Fox Jr. has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Claims agent · Windermere · FL
Are you Charles Fisher? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeCharles Fisher has not joined Claim Raven. Your request goes to the email VA lists for them. Sending a request does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not include medical records, Social Security numbers or other sensitive claim details.
Attorney · Plantation · FL
Are you Gail Fisher? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Miami · FL
Are you Amelia Ravelo? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Wausau · FL
Are you Cecilia Weld? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Royal Palm Beach · FL
Are you Terra Melson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Robert Dwyer? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Palm Beach Gardens · FL
Are you Roberta Donovan? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Hudson · FL
Are you George Vergos? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · St. Petersburg · FL
Are you Frank Melchiore? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · The Villages · FL
Are you Sarah Elyaman? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, free672 accredited attorneys, 101 claims agents and 599 VSO representatives are based in Florida.
Florida's 773 attorneys and agents work out to 5.47 per 10,000 veterans, ranking 9 of 52 states and territories.
Of Florida's 67 counties, 44 have an accredited attorney or claims agent based there (65.7 percent). County locations could not be matched for 70 people on the roster.
The largest groups in Florida are in Tampa (58), Orlando (53), Miami (48), Jacksonville (37), and St. Petersburg (33).
Florida added 96 newly accredited attorneys and agents in the last 12 months. Median time accredited in Florida: 5.1 years. Accreditation dates were unavailable or invalid for 5 people; those records are left out of these time calculations.
In these counties, the nearest help may be a free county VSO, or an attorney who works with you by phone and online.
Florida's VA regional office is in St. Petersburg.
Attorneys and claims agents per 10,000 veterans: Florida 5.47; Alabama 3.18; Georgia 4.15. Based on each representative's roster state, not the states where they accept clients.
About 1.41 million veterans live in Florida, using VA's rounded population projection.
At least 538,014 veterans in Florida received VA disability compensation at the end of fiscal year 2025. VA does not publish very small county counts, so the true number is a little higher.
That works out to about one accredited attorney or claims agent for every 700 people in Florida receiving compensation, using the reported minimum.
Workload report dated 2026-09-19.
Claims with a Florida address: 63,653 claims pending, 10.6 percent pending more than 125 days.
For claims with a Florida address, VA averaged 74.1 days to complete a claim this fiscal year. Individual claims vary.
St. Petersburg regional office: 11,590 claims pending, 12.1 percent pending more than 125 days, averaging 70.3 days pending.
VA moves claims between offices, so an office's queue can include claims from other states.
Board hearings are mostly virtual, so an attorney does not need to be local.
National Board of Veterans' Appeals results, fiscal year 2024, legacy appeals.
| Representation | Appeals allowed |
|---|---|
| Attorney | 42.7 percent |
| Claims agent | 37.5 percent |
| AMVETS | 34.9 percent |
| American Legion | 32.0 percent |
| Disabled American Veterans | 31.7 percent |
| State service organizations | 31.5 percent |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | 31.5 percent |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | 30.9 percent |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | 30.7 percent |
| No representation | 29.7 percent |
These are national figures for older appeals and do not account for differences between cases.
Claim Raven's national analysis covers 101,518 condition decisions in 49,876 appeals: 29.5 percent granted, 40.8 percent denied, and 26.6 percent remanded. These are appealed cases, not initial VA claims.
Where the Board rated the medical link, grant shares were 89.7 percent when strong, 3.7 percent when weak, and 1.6 percent when missing. Grant shares were 16.7 percent with one kind of evidence and 56.9 percent with six or more kinds of evidence, among the 80,128 condition decisions where evidence types were identified.
These figures show association, not cause. Read the analysis and methodology.
| Compare your options | Free VSO | Accredited claims agent | Accredited attorney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to you | Free | Usually a share of past-due benefits if you win | Usually a share of past-due benefits if you win |
| When they can charge | Never | Only after VA decides your claim | Only after VA decides your claim |
| Typical fee | None | Often 20 percent of back pay | Often 20 percent of back pay |
| Can take you to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | Usually no | Some, if admitted to that court | Yes, if admitted to that court |
| Good fit when | You are filing a first claim or want free help | Your claim was denied and you want paid help | Your claim was denied, you are headed to the Board or the Court, or the case is complex |
VA presumes fees up to 20 percent of back pay reasonable; above 33 1/3 percent, unreasonable. Get the agreement in writing.
Find free VSO help in Florida or read about Florida veterans benefits.
Florida has 672 active accredited attorneys and 101 claims agents based in the state.
Often 20 percent of back pay, after VA decides the claim. Agree to fees in writing. VSO help is free.
Florida has 23 counties without an attorney or agent located by ZIP. Ask about remote appointments or a free county VSO.
VA averaged 74.1 days to complete claims with a Florida address this fiscal year, as of 2026-09-19. Individual claims vary.
Start with the Florida VSO directory.
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