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 · Davie · FL
Are you Lawrence Levy? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeLawrence Levy 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 · North Port · FL
Are you Patricia Ferrari? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Tallahassee · FL
Are you Kandace Rudd? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Vanessa Brice? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Winter Park · FL
Are you Geoffrey Hoatson? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Sarasota · FL
Are you Christopher Neeley? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Plantation · FL
Are you Bobbi-Lee Meloro? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Winter Park · FL
Are you Ricardo Cavalcanti? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Daytona Beach · FL
Are you Lisa Farinelli? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · DeLand · FL
Are you Mary Klements? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Skiles Jones? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Boca Raton · FL
Are you Kevin Kleponis? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Odessa · FL
Are you Lindsey Phoenix? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Winter Park · FL
Are you Stacey Schwartz? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeClaims agent · Zephyrhills · FL
Are you Frederick Nuzzo? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Ft. Lauderdale · FL
Are you Ashley Clement? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you Zigan Danklou? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you LaTasha Green-Cobb? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Brandon · FL
Are you David Cory? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeDavid Cory 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 · Viera · FL
Are you John Stone? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · St. Augustine · FL
Are you Terrence Gorman? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeTerrence Gorman 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 · Crawfordville · FL
Are you Meghan Bensted? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · North Bay Village · FL
Are you Juan Cordero? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeJuan Cordero 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 · Miramar Beach · FL
Are you Danae Oldenburg? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Delray Beach · FL
Are you Brandon Arkin? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Melbourne · FL
Are you Christopher Collins? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Lynn haven · FL
Are you Robert McNeil? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeRobert McNeil 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 Jovani Monexil? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Miami · FL
Are you Jason Larey? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Lakewood Ranch · FL
Are you Julie Luhrsen? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Tallahassee · FL
Are you Craig Collins? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Arienne Valencia? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Alachua · FL
Are you Minerva Vazquez Santiago? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you Emily Horner? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeEmily Horner 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 Jason Henry Silva? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Green Cove Springs · FL
Are you Tonya Scott? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Orlando · FL
Are you Samantha Cools? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Fort Myers · FL
Are you David Casterioto? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Tallahassee · FL
Are you John Linney? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Spring Hill · FL
Are you Cornelius Suarez? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Fort Lauderdale · FL
Are you Claudia Brantley? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Claims agent · Green Cove Spring · FL
Are you Joe Solsona? Add your firm, logo and details.
Claim this profile, freeAttorney · Deland · FL
Are you Carol Ponton? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · West Palm Beach · FL
Are you Michael Lampert? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · St. Petersburg · FL
Are you Mark St. Louis? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Palm Beach Gardens · FL
Are you Jonathan Karp? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Winter Park · FL
Are you Michael Gumula? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Jacksonville · FL
Are you Craig Ames? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Tampa · FL
Are you Elizabeth Allen? Add your firm, logo and details.
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Attorney · Winter Park · FL
Are you Ryan Saboff? Add your firm, logo and details.
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672 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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