Vets Serving Vets
Several of our attorneys and staff are veterans. We have served as officers, NCOs and enlisted soldiers. Members of our team have served in the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. From the jungles of Vietnam to the Iraqi Desert, we deployed to foreign lands to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Our experiences as soldiers, Marines and Airmen, combined with our background in litigation, gives us a unique and realistic perspective of how battlefield trauma must be effectively presented in order for a veteran to receive just compensation for disabilities. Any successful legal argument requires a concise application of the law to well articulated facts. Our experience practicing veterans law combined with our experience as service members, allows us to provide representation from a perspective of someone who knows the law and has experienced military service firsthand.
Firm founder John S. Berry Sr. has been practicing law since 1965. In addition, he attended the Infantry Officers' course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and the Judge Advocate General's course at Charlottesville, Virginia.
While serving as a captain during the Vietnam War, he received the Bronze Star, the Vietnamese Medal of Hold (Gold), the Cross of Gallantry With Palm and numerous additional awards and decorations. His Vietnam War memoir, "Those Gallant Men," was chosen as the Book of the Month by the Military Book Club.
Mr. Berry Sr. is a fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and past president of the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. Throughout his career, he has defended clients in hundreds of jury trials. He represents veterans in criminal defense cases and veterans disability benefits appeals.
His son and partner John S. Berry served as a platoon leader during Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia and later as a company commander in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. John S. Berry was commissioned as an infantry officer and graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger Schools. John practices extensively in the areas of veterans disability benefits and criminal defense.
Experienced Veterans Benefits Lawyers
Our approach to Veterans Affairs (VA) claims includes representation throughout the VA appeals process, from obtaining evidence and developing the claim to administrative and judicial appeals.
The Berry Law Firm has an AV* rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. For a free consultation, please call 888-883-2483 or contact us online.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
