Appeals Agents

Appeals Agent

The individuals listed here are accredited through VA to represent veterans in an appeal of an adverse decision.  These individuals have the expertise and a desire to help veterans with an appeal.  VA does allow the charging of a fee for an appeal by an accredited agent or accredited attorney after a Notice of Disagreement has been filed.


Appeals Agents Represent Veterans in an Appeal of an Adverse Decision

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ALABAMA

Colin A. Kemmerly
Phone: (251) 343-1111 · Mobile, AL

Robert T. Noone
Phone: (256) 892-8883 · Gadsden, AL

Ronald C. Sykstus
Phone: (256) 539-9899 · Huntsville, AL

Sid Hughes
Phone: (205) 943-0500 · Birmingham, AL

Doug Friedman
Phone: (205) 879-3033 · Birmingham, AL

Jessica L. Fleming
Phone: (205) 879-3033 · Birmingham, AL

ALASKA

Paul B. Eaglin
Phone: (907) 374-4744 · Fairbanks, AK

Paula Jacobson
Phone: (907) 272-0024 · Anchorage, AK

ARIZONA

Arthur V. Gage
Phone: (520) 881-8300 · Tucson, AZ

Dennis L. Peterson
Phone: (602) 277-0505 · Phoenix, AZ

Richard Gregg Maxon
Phone: (480) 838-6566 · Tempe, AZ

Theodore C. Jarvi
Phone: (480) 838-6566 · Tempe, AZ

William R. Penn
Phone: (928) 753-1830 · Kingman, AZ

ARKANSAS

Fritzie M. Vammen
Phone: (501) 327-7000 · Conway, AR

Michael Smith
Phone: (501) 375-9151 · Little Rock, AR

Randolph M. Baltz
Phone: (501) 374-6800 · Little Rock, AR

CALIFORNIA

Amrit K. Sidhu
Phone: (866) 529-4838 · Carlsbad, CA

C. Kempton Letts
Phone: (530) 605-3830 · Redding, CA

Jeanne A. Steffin
Phone: (626) 235-1173 · Alhambra, CA

Katrina J. Eagle
Phone: (858) 549-1561 · San Diego, CA

Larry D. Schuh
Phone: (925) 943-1760 · Walnut Creek, CA

Law Offices of John I. Gilman
Phone: (805) 654-8494 · Oxnard, CA

Mark R. Lippman
Phone: (858) 456-5840 · La Jolla, CA

Metzinger & Associates
Phone: (916) 514-1097 · Sacramento, CA

Michael E. Wildhaber
Phone: (858) 272-1560 · San Diego, CA

Monroe Thomas Clewis
Phone: (626) 405-0731 · Pasadena, CA

Rick Little
Phone: (213) 385-2977 · Los Angeles, CA

Robert Chastain
Phone: (650) 566-8066 · E. Palo Alto, CA

Robert Franklin Howell
Phone: (831) 646-2064 · Monterey, CA

Valerie D. Metrakos
Phone: (415) 545-VETS · San Francisco, CA

Venita L. Metzinger
Phone: (916) 514-1097 · Sacramento, CA

COLORADO

Katie McClure
Phone: (303) 839-1650 · Denver, CO

Kristina Vasold
Phone: (303) 839-1650 · Denver, CO

Patrick C., H. Spencer, II
Phone: (719) 632-4808 · Colorado Springs, CO

Sean Kendall
Phone: (303) 449-4773 · Boulder, CO

Stephanie J. Stevenson
Phone: (719) 475-9100 · Colorado Springs, CO

William J. La Croix
Phone: (800) 870-4951 · Denver, CO

CONNECTICUT

Winona W. Zimberlin
Phone: (860) 249-5291 · Hartford, CT

DELAWARE

Although this area is without an appeals agent to assist you, we can still provide you with help and information. Feel free to contact us directly. If you are looking to join the SVSA, click here.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Barbara Burns Harris, Esq.
Phone: (202) 370-6916 · Washington, DC

Barton F. Stichman
Phone: (202) 265-8305 · Washington, DC

Brian D. Robertson
Phone: (202) 628-8164 · Washington, DC

Carol W. Scott
Phone: (202) 628-8164 · Washington, DC

Jeany Mark
Phone: (202) 776-7189 · Washington, DC

Karen T. Grisez
Phone: (202) 639-7043 · Washington, DC

Kathy A. Lieberman
Phone: (202) 776-7189 · Washington, DC

Katrina J. Eagle
Phone: (202) 299-1070 · Washington, DC

Lecia King Wade
Phone: (877) 455-9233 · Washington, DC

Michael D.J. Eisenberg
Phone: (202) 558-6371 · Washington, DC

Michael E. Wildhaber
Phone: (202) 299-1070 · Washington, DC

FLORIDA

Barry M. Salzman
Phone: (727) 321-4993 · St. Petersburg, FL

Brian D. Hill
Phone: (386) 257-2100 · Daytona Beach, FL

Carol Ponton
Phone: (386) 257-2100 · Daytona Beach, FL

Michael B. Hill
Phone: (239) 334-1141 · Fort Myers, FL

Cecilia R. Weld
Phone: (850) 773-2255 · Southport, FL

Claudeth J. Henry
Phone: (352) 304-5300 · Ocala, FL

Dax J. Lonetto
Phone: (813) 221-1300 · Tampa, FL

Donald A. Anderson
Phone: (727) 595-4912 · Largo, FL

E. Audrey Glover-Dichter
Phone: (954) 450-1563 · South Florida, FL

Elizabeth Stakenborg
Phone: (352) 629-0480 · Ocala, FL

Jodee C. Kayton
Phone: (407) 883-6016 · Windermere, FL

Joe G. Durrett
Phone: (850) 850-6668 · Tallahassee, FL

John V. Tucker
Phone: (727) 572-5000 · Clearwater, FL

John W. Campbell
Phone: (727) 363-6146 · St. Pete Beach, FL

Kimberly J. Syfrett
Phone: (850) 785-4442 · Panama City, FL

Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg
Phone: (954) 523-3870 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Leo Dougherty
Phone: (352) 200-6232 · Brooksville, FL

Lisa A. Lee
Phone: (904) 223-1974 · Jacksonville, FL

Loula D. Giannet
Phone: (727) 844-5297 · New Port Richey, FL

Matthew Hill
Phone: (386) 257-2100 · Daytona Beach, FL

Ralph Bratch
Phone: (727) 258-0220 · St. Petersburg, FL

Sara Hill
Phone: (386) 257-2100 · Daytona Beach, FL

Wade R. Bosley
Phone: (727) 258-0220 · St. Petersburg, FL

GEORGIA

Alan Neil Frandsen
Phone: (706) 323-3590 · Columbus, GA

Douglas Sullivan
Phone: (404) 659-7799 · Atlanta, GA

Drew N. Early
Phone: (770) 939-1939 · Atlanta, GA

Keith Pflepsen
Phone: (229) 883-2621 · Albany, GA

Victoria Collier
Phone: (404) 370-0696 · Decatur, GA

HAWAII

Diane C. Haar, Esq.
Phone: (808) 342-7565 · Honolulu, HI

IDAHO

Jacob Bernhardt
Phone: (208) 344-3839 · Boise, ID

Timothy Cluff
Phone: (208) 344-3839 · Boise, ID

ILLINOIS

Catherine Cornell
Phone: (847) 299-0008 · Des Plaines, IL

Dawn M. Weekly
Phone: (815) 412-5119 · Sandwich, IL

Gregory Chandler
Phone: (800) 793-6362 · Chicago, IL

Heidi L. Keenan
Phone: (708) 249-4011 · Matteson, IL

Melissa L. Uzzell
Phone: (309) 786-8497 · Rock Island, IL

Rick L. Law, Attorney
Phone: (630) 585-5200 · Aurora, IL

Robert C. Kielian
Phone: (312) 663-0842 · Chicago, IL

Zachary J. Hesselbaum, Esq.
Phone: (630) 585-5200 · Aurora, IL

INDIANA

Andrew Rutz
Phone: (765) 668-7531 · Marion, IN

Brian L. Marlowe
Phone: 219 844-6372 · Hammond, IN

Christopher J. Boudi
Phone: (219) 836-1380 · Munster, IN

J. Michael Woods
Phone: (812) 426-7200 · Evansville, IN

Ralph J. Bratch, Esq.
Phone: (765) 668-7531 · Marion, IN

Wade R. Bosley
Phone: (765) 668-7531 · Marion, IN

IOWA

Niki Fisher
Phone: (515) 277-4727 · Des Moines, IA

Phillip Vonderhaar
Phone: (515) 243-3432 · West Des Moines, IA

Thad J. Murphy
Phone: (866) 583-9816 · Dubuque, IA

KANSAS

Jessica A. Bryson
Phone: (888) 511-9675 · Lawrence, KS

Kenneth M. Carpenter
Phone: (785) 357-5251 · Topeka, KS

Teresa M. Meagher
Phone: (913) 649-1747 · Leawood, KS

KENTUCKY

Although this area is without an appeals agent to assist you, we can still provide you with help and information. Feel free to contact us directly. If you are looking to join the SVSA, click here.

LOUISIANA

Dr. Clarence H. Thornton, Jr.
Phone: (225) 343-8282 · Baton Rouge, LA

MAINE

Francis M. Jackson
Phone: (207) 772-9000 · Portland, ME

MARYLAND

Glenn Bergmann
Phone: (301) 986-0841 · Bethesda, MD

Joe Moore
Phone: (301) 986-0840 · Bethesda, MD

Keith D. Snyder, Esq.
Phone: (301) 545-1840 · Rockville, MD

Richard E. Geyer
Phone: (410) 259-8788 · Woodbine, MD

MASSACHUSETTS

John L. Roberts
Phone: (413) 567-5600 · Longmeadow, MA · Veterans Benefits

Dave Humphreys
Phone: (617) 290-0600 · Milton, MA

Gina Dines Holness
Phone: (781) 237-2377 · Wellesley, MA

Kenneth M. Diesenhof
Phone: (508) 580-6907 · Brockton, MA

Matthew W. Nowick
Phone: (508) 996-0955 · New Bedford, MA

Michael James Kelley
Phone: (617) 523-1450 · Boston, MA

Michelle S. Wolf
Phone: (617) 724-1123 · Boston, MA

Patricia M. Dunn
Phone: (781) 812-3876 · E. Weymouth, MA

Paul Epstein
Phone: (781) 829-9100 · Hanover, MA

MICHIGAN

Charles E. Brown
Phone: (248) 891-1331 · Rochester Hill, MI

Eva I. Guerra
Phone: (248) 698-1900 · White Lake, MI

James G. Fausone
Phone: (248) 380-1818 · Northville, MI

Judy J. Donegan
Phone: (248) 380-0128 · Northville, MI

Kristina Derro
Phone: (248) 380-0128 · Northville, MI

Lloyd A. Pont
Phone: (248) 395-4100 · Southfield, MI

Michael R. Viterna
Phone: (800) 971-4109 · Ypsilanti, MI

Miles J. Murphy, III
Phone: (616) 458-3994 · Grand Rapids, MI

Nancy C. Nawrocki
Phone: (810) 229-0220 · Brighton, MI

Paula A. Aylward
Phone: (269) 781-8871 · Marshall, MI

Robert P. Walsh
Phone: (269) 962-9693 · Battle Creek, MI

Ronald A. Berridge
Phone: (269) 903-2555 · Portage, MI

Tammy Kudialis
Phone: (313) 596-9409 · Detroit, MI

William J. Marshall
Phone: (763) 421-5151 · Coon Rapids, MI

MINNESOTA

Dennis L. Peterson, P.L.L.C.
Phone: (612) 827-2123 · Minneapolis, MN

Fay E. Fishman
Phone: (612) 827-8123 · Minneapolis, MN

MISSISSIPPI

Gregory D. Keenum
Phone: (662) 728-1140 · Booneville, MS

MISSOURI

Hugh K. Nisbet, Jr.
Phone: (573) 470-6998 · Eolia, MO

J. T. Magness
Phone: (417) 866-0020 · Ozark, MO

Jeffrey J. Bunten
Phone: (314) 241-9666 · St. Louis, MO

Katie L. Ambler
Phone: (573) 221-2150 · Hannibal, MO

Kenneth A. Wagoner
Phone: (417) 256-6174 · West Plains, MO

Marcia L. Moellring
Phone: (573) 221-2150 · Hannibal, MO

Maren Mellem
Phone: (573) 441-1127 · Columbia, MO

Nancy R. Mogab
Phone: (314) 241-4477 · St. Louis, MO

MONTANA

Although this area is without an appeals agent to assist you, we can still provide you with help and information. Feel free to contact us directly. If you are looking to join the SVSA, click here.

NEBRASKA

John S. Berry
Phone: (402) 466-8444 · Lincoln, NE

Margie S. Bailey
Phone: (402) 466-8444 · Lincoln, NE

Perry A. Pirsch
Phone: (402) 466-8444 · Lincoln, NE

Robert A. Laughlin
Phone: (402) 334-0900 · Omaha, NE

Suzanne D. Kaufman-McNamara
Phone: (402) 466-8444 · Lincoln, NE

Timothy Cuddigan
Phone: (402) 397-2000 · Omaha, NE

NEVADA

Travis N. Barrick
Phone: (702) 351-7422 · Las Vegas, NV

William R. Penn
Phone: (928) 753-1830 · Las Vegas, NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE

D. Lance Tillinghast
Phone: (800) 363-7186 · Dover, NH

NEW JERSEY

Agnes S. Wladyka, L.L.C.
Phone: (908) 233-0024 · Mountainside, NJ

Cary L. Winslow, Esq.
Phone: (609) 419-4414 · Princeton, NJ

Donald D. Vanarelli
Phone: (908) 232-7400 · Westfield, NJ

Karl Kazmierczak
Phone: (201) 337-7704 · Oakland, NJ

Lewis C. Fichera
Phone: (856) 468-3000 · Sewell, NJ

Richard L. Frankel, Esq.
Phone: (856) 795-8880 · Cherry Hill, NJ

Robin Kazmierczak
Phone: (201) 337-7704 · Oakland, NJ

NEW MEXICO

Patricia Glazek
Phone: (505) 982-3164 · Santa Fe, NM

NEW YORK

Charles S. DeAngelo
Phone: (716) 484-1010 · Jamestown, NY

David B. Spanier
Phone: (917) 439-8645 · New York, NY

Edward F. Cunningham
Phone: (516) 328-3705 · Garden City, NY

Felicia Pasculli
Phone: (631) 665-7400 · Bay Shore, NY

Jacqueline Zore-Smrek, Esq.
Phone: (516) 723-4626 · Port Washington, NY

Jaya A. Shurtliff
Phone: (315) 701-5780 · Syracuse, NY

Michael Lawrence Varon
Phone: (914) 375-4332 · Yonkers, NY

Michael T. Sullivan
Phone: (631) 269-1515 · Kings Park, NY

Nicholas Parisi
Phone: (516) 941-4416 · Woodbury, NY

Patrick H. Busse
Phone: (631) 582-1200 · Hauppauge, NY

Richard F. Williams
Phone: (301) 919-4440 · Buffalo, NY

Robin Kazmierczak, Esq.
Phone: (877) 527-5529 · New York, NY

William T. Graham
Phone: (585) 905-5607 · Groveland, NY

NORTH CAROLINA

Carnell Johnson, Esq.
Phone: (704) 375-1911 · Charlotte, NC

Christa A. McGill
Phone: (919) 493-8876 · Durham, NC

Earle A. Koontz
Phone: (704) 636-2974 · Salisbury, NC

Elizabeth J. Caviness
Phone: (704) 332-0881 · Charlotte, NC

Elizabeth Lunn
Phone: (919) 786-1886 · Raleigh, NC

Gentry C. M. Hogan, Esq.
Phone: (919) 786-1886 · Raleigh, NC

George C. Piemonte
Phone: (704) 331-8014 · Charlotte, NC

Hugh Cox
Phone: (252) 757-3977 · Greenville, NC

Leslie W. Muir
Phone: (828) 252-0492 · Asheville, NC

Mary Markovich
Phone: (800) 878-1371 · Raleigh, NC

Michael A. Leonard
Phone: (910) 452-5544 · Wilmington, NC

Nancy Zupanec
Phone: (704) 527-2080 · Charlotte, NC

Robert E. Hempson
Phone: (704) 527-2080 · Charlotte, NC

Virginia A. Noble
Phone: (919) 493-8876 · Durham, NC

Paul M. Goodson
Phone: (704) 331-8014 · Charlotte, NC

NORTH DAKOTA

Lee Richard Finstad
Phone: (701) 775-7759 · Grand Forks, ND

OHIO

Barbara J. Cook
Phone: (513) 751-4010 · Cincinnati, OH

Christopher N. Godios
Phone: (330) 762-6474 · Akron, OH

Clifford Farrell
Phone: (614) 221-1827 · Columbus, OH

Frederick J. McGavran
Phone: (513) 651-6940 · Cincinnati, OH

George B. Quatman, III
Phone: (419) 227-0506 · Lina, OH

Sandra E. Booth
Phone: (614) 784-9451 · Columbus, OH

Stephanie D. Dobson
Phone: (937) 224-7200 · Dayton, OH

OKLAHOMA

Patrick Wright
Phone: (405) 364-1109 · Norman, OK

Polly Murphy
Phone: (580) 223-2244 · Ardmore, OK

Roger Bryan Hale
Phone: (800) 522-4595 · Ada, OK

Tinmothy White
Phone: (918) 492-9335 · Tulsa, OK

OREGON

Richard F. McGinty
Phone: (503) 371-9636 · Salem, OR

Ted Sumner
Phone: (503) 597-5641 · Beaverton, OR

PENNSYLVANIA

Beth G. Cole
Phone: (215) 227-0099 · Philadelphia, PA

Charles W. Boohar, Jr.
Phone: (610) 565-9155 · Media, PA

Eric H. Weitz, Esq.
Phone: (215) 545-9300 · Philadelphia, PA

James P. Coletta
Phone: (412) 429-7770 · Carnegie, PA

Jane A. Allen
Phone: (570) 499-2558 · Tunkhannock, PA

Laura C. Tallarico
Phone: (717) 299-5453 · Lancaster, PA

Michele Mansmann
Phone: (888) 862-6762 · Erie, PA

Richard L. Frankel, Esq.
Phone: (856) 795-8880 · Philadelphia, PA

Susan Paczak
Phone: (412) 765-2772 · Pittsburgh, PA

William C. Haynes, Esq.
Phone: (717) 299-5453 · Lancaster, PA

RHODE ISLAND

Landon E. Overby
Phone: (401) 331-6300 · Providence, RI

Robert Chisholm
Phone: (401) 331-6300 · Providence, RI

SOUTH CAROLINA

Catherine E. LaFond, JD, LL.M.
Phone: (843) 762-3554 · Charleston, SC

Christi B. McDaniel
Phone: (843) 669-5634 · Florence, SC

Clifford Bush, III
Phone: (843) 379-9500 · Beaufort, SC

Daniel D. Kienker
Phone: (803) 359-1550 · Lexington, SC

J. Robert Surface
Phone: (864) 235-0886 · Greenville, SC

Osborne Eugene Powell, Jr.
Phone: (803) 779-8995 · Columbia, SC

Rebecca C. Patrick
Phone: (803) 779-7599 · Columbia, SC

Robert G. Eastman
Phone: (304) 210-8437 · Charleston, SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

Although this area is without an appeals agent to assist you, we can still provide you with help and information. Feel free to contact us directly. If you are looking to join the SVSA, click here.

TENNESSEE

Amelia G. Crotwell
Phone: (865) 966-7665 · Knoxville, TN

Barry P. Allen
Phone: (865) 769-3833 · Knoxville, TN

Ellen Donati
Phone: (901) 278-1004 · Memphis, TN

Herbert A. Thornbury, Esq.
Phone: (423) 756-2226 · Chattanooga, TN

John F. Ketcherside
Phone: (731) 660-5691 · Jackson, TN

Robert Donati
Phone: (901) 278-1004 · Memphis, TN

TEXAS

Robert Dornak
Phone: (713) 828-6951 · Sugarland, TX

Amber Morgan
Phone: (254) 755-8880 · Waco, TX

Chris Attig
Phone: (866) 627-7764 · Dallas, TX

Darla J. Lilley
Phone: (903) 645-3810 · Hughes Springs, TX

Gregory Chandler
Phone: (800) 793-6362 · Houston, TX

James Hanna
Phone: (210) 641-5000 · San Antonio, TX

Jill Mitchell
Phone: (210) 820-3737 · San Antonio, TX

Kathleen L. Day
Phone: (361) 888-4342 · Corpus Christi, TX

Marc Whitehead
Phone: (713) 228-8888 · Houston, TX

Patrick Wright
Phone: (405) 364-1109 · Dallas, TX

Paul Burkhalter
Phone: (800) 800-6353 · Dallas, TX

Pi-Yi Mayo
Phone: (281) 421-5774 · Baytown, TX

R. Matthew Stewart, Esq.
Phone: (214) 999-9999 · Dallas, TX

Robert B. Goss
Phone: (713) 572-4VET · Houston, TX

Robert L. Rolnick
Phone: (713) 840-9111 · Houston, TX

Rodney F. Durham
Phone: (361) 578-8177 · Victoria, TX

Vernon H. Smothers
Phone: (806) 793-6803 · Lubbock, TX

William C. Herren
Phone: (713) 682-8194 · Houston, TX

Carol S. Sullivan
Phone: (361) 852-9955 · Corpus Christi, TX

UTAH

O. Robert Meredith
Phone: (801) 521-2552 · Salt Lake City, UT

Joel Ban
Phone: (801) 532-2447 · Salt Lake City, UT

VERMONT

Although this area is without an appeals agent to assist you, we can still provide you with help and information. Feel free to contact us directly. If you are looking to join the SVSA, click here.

VIRGINIA

Julie M. Clifford
Phone: (703) 548-7811 · Alexandria, VA

Marshall O. Potter, Jr.
Phone: (703) 938-3220 · Vienna, VA

Robert W. Gillikin, II, Esq
Phone: (757) 622-5000 · Norfolk, VA

Ryan P. Smith
Phone: (804) 327-6848 · Richmond, VA

Sandra Wischow
Phone: (804) 346-5206 · Glen Allen, VA

Todd M. Wesche
Phone: (703) 310-7121 · Arlington, VA

WASHINGTON

Christopher Lyons
Phone: (360) 675-9310 · Oak Harbor, WA

Elie Halpern
Phone: (360) 753-8055 · Olympia, WA

Kim Krummeck
Phone: (206) 292-8627 · Seattle, WA

Mark Bean
Phone: (360) 753-8055 · Olympia, WA

Mary Anne Royle
Phone: (360) 993-0364 · Vancouver, WA

Paul C. Burton, JD, MNSEd
Phone: (425) 502-7284 · Issaquah, WA

Randi Lee Black
Phone: (206) 838-3320 · Seattle, WA

Robert A. Friedman
Phone: (425) 252-5551 · Everett, WA

WEST VIRGINIA

David L. Huffman
Phone: (304) 428-6572 · Parkersburg, WV

Michael Miskowiec
Phone: (304) 342-3826 · Charleston, WV

Richard Paul Cohen
Phone: (304) 413-0838 · Morgantown, WV

Robert T. Noone
Phone: (304) 752-7525 · Logan, WV

John C. Blair, Esq.
Phone: (304) 752-5242 · Logan, WV

Kendal E. Partlow, Esq.
Phone: (304) 752-5242 · Logan, WV

WISCONSIN

Dale M. Krause, J.D., L.L.M.
Phone: (866) 605-7437 · DePere, WI

Larry D. Schuh
Phone: (920) 686-1760 · Manitowoc, WI

WYOMING

Lenore S. Perry
Phone: (307) 875-4255 · Green River, WY