Berry Law Firm

What Berry Law Firm does

Berry Law Firm (legal entity: John Stevens Berry PC LLO) is a privately held, multi-generational U.S. law firm founded in 1965 in Lincoln, Nebraska, specializing exclusively in VA disability benefits claims and appeals on behalf of military veterans. The firm represents clients across all 50 states and abroad at every tier of the VA adjudication system — VA Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Direct Review, Evidence Submission, and Hearing dockets), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims — covering denial appeals, rating increases, effective-date appeals, TDIU claims, and condition-specific verticals including PTSD, TBI, sleep apnea, Agent Orange exposure, Gulf War Syndrome, and burn-pit/PACT Act presumptive conditions. Service delivery is augmented by a suite of static self-service tools (VA Disability Calculator, Back Pay Calculator, Hearing Loss Calculator) hosted on the ptsdlawyers.com domain, which also functions as the firm's primary content-marketing engine through blog, newsletter, video, and the Veteran Led podcast.

The firm operates on a pure contingency fee basis under the tagline 'We Don't Get Paid Unless We Win,' charging veterans no upfront fees and collecting only on successfully recovered benefits — a model that aligns the firm with the long tail of ~30,000 individual veteran clients it has served cumulatively, and aligns revenue mechanics with VA award volume rather than billable hours. The leadership bench is a distinctive talent asset: founder John Stevens Berry Sr. (Vietnam Veteran, Bronze Star recipient) and CEO John Berry Jr. (former Army Ranger, Iraq Company Commander, Bosnia platoon leader) anchor a team with 300+ years of combined military service spanning ranks E3 to O6. Go-to-market relies on direct legal sales via 1-888 phone lines, online contact forms, and in-person consultations across five Nebraska/Iowa offices (Lincoln HQ, two Omaha, Papillion, Council Bluffs), supplemented by content marketing, SEO on veteran-intent keywords, community engagement with veteran nonprofits, and a podcast. The firm is founder/family-owned with no disclosed institutional capital, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, operating as a private professional-services practice with no public ticker or external funding rounds.

Name

Berry Law Firm

Legal name

John Stevens Berry PC LLO

Website

https://ptsdlawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Berry Law Firm is a privately held, multi-generational VA disability law firm founded in 1965, representing U.S. military veterans nationwide in disability claims appeals at all VA appellate levels on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterans Disability Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services (FSAEADAH)

Keywords

• VA disability appeals
• Veterans disability law
• VA claims representation
• Veterans benefits law
• VA appeal attorneys

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contingency-Based Legal Fees: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis - 'We Don't Get Paid Unless We Win' - meaning they only collect fees when they successfully recover benefits for veterans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Berry Law Firm provides contingency-fee legal representation to U.S. military veterans in VA disability claims and appeals at every level — VA Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Services cover appealing denied claims, increasing disability ratings, effective date appeals, TDIU, PTSD claims, and condition-specific claims (back injuries, mental health, sleep apnea, TBI, Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndrome). The firm also publishes free self-service online calculators to help veterans estimate disability ratings, back pay, and hearing loss compensation.

Product overview

Berry Law Firm is a legal services practice specializing in VA disability benefits claims and appeals. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of legal representation services for veterans, including initial claim appeals, rating increase requests, and appeals at all levels of the VA system (VA Regional Offices, Board of Veterans' Appeals, and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims). The firm also provides self-service calculator tools including a VA Disability Calculator, VA Back Pay Calculator, and VA Hearing Loss Calculator to help veterans estimate their benefits. Services span various disability types including PTSD, mental health conditions, back injuries, TDIU, and sleep apnea claims. The practice operates on a contingency fee basis, collecting payment only if benefits are recovered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VA Disability Claim Appeals Core legal service representing veterans in appealing denied or inadequate VA disability claims at VA Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
• VA Disability Rating Increase
• TDIU Benefits Representation
• PTSD Claims Representation
• Board of Veterans' Appeals Representation
• Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Representation
• Effective Date Appeals
• Higher-Level Review
• Supplemental Claim Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million in backpay awards recovered for veterans in the past decade
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Nebraska National Guard MuseumminorOthersBerry Law supports the Nebraska National Guard Museum as part of their veterans' community outreach.
• Irreverent Warriors / Silkies HikeminorOthersBerry Law supports the Silkies Hike event organized by Irreverent Warriors, a nonprofit connecting veterans through therapy hikes.
• Big Red ChallengeminorOthersBerry Law supports the Big Red Challenge veteran event.
• At Ease USAminorOthersBerry Law supports At Ease USA, a veteran support organization.
• Military Family ScholarshipminorOthersBerry Law contributes to the Military Family Scholarship supporting military families.
• Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year AwardminorOthersBerry Law supports the Veteran Owned Small Business awards program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Disability Law Group: Disability Law Group is a Michigan-based veterans disability firm with national reach that represents veterans in VA claims, offering the same contingency-based appeals services as Berry Law.
• LaGrone Law Firm: LaGrone Law is a Nebraska-based veterans disability law firm that competes with Berry Law geographically in the Midwest while also serving veterans nationally through VA claims appeals.
• Hill & Ponton, P.A. Hill & Ponton is a Florida-based VA disability law firm that handles VA claims appeals nationwide on a contingency basis, directly competing with Berry Law in veterans' disability representation across all 50 states.
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick: CCK is a Providence, RI-based law firm specializing in VA disability appeals and frequently litigates at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, competing with Berry Law in the higher-level VA appeals and CAVC representation market.
• Woods & Woods, LLP: Woods & Woods is a national VA disability law firm based in Indiana that represents veterans in disability claims and appeals on a contingency basis, directly competing with Berry Law in the same target market and product category.
• Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law: Jan Dils is a West Virginia-based veterans disability law firm that markets nationally through TV and digital channels to represent veterans in VA claims, offering the same contingency-fee VA appeals services as Berry Law.
• Tucker Law Group: Tucker Law Group is a national VA disability law firm representing veterans in claims and appeals, with overlapping service offerings and a similar contingency-fee model as Berry Law.

Emerging players

• Armed Forces Legal Network: An organization providing legal referrals and resources for service members and veterans, overlapping thematically with Berry Law's veterans-serving-veterans positioning and veteran outreach channels.
• National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP): NVLSP is a nonprofit veterans legal aid organization that helps veterans with VA claims and CAVC appeals, serving as a partial alternative/complementary resource rather than a contingency-fee competitor to Berry Law.

Others

• Martindale-Hubbell: Martindale-Hubbell is the legal directory and rating service that has awarded Berry Law its AV Preeminent and Client Champion ratings, serving as an industry-recognized intermediary that channels client referrals to peer law firms including Berry Law.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ptsdlawyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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