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VA-accredited representatives in Illinois

539 accredited representatives are listed for Illinois on the VA’s accreditation list. Start with a VSO — they are accredited to handle your claim free of charge, including the initial filing. Accredited attorneys and claims agents may not charge for an initial claim at all, and may only charge a fee after a VA decision (38 CFR § 14.636).

Accredited attorneys in Illinois (228)

May not charge for an initial claim; fees only after a decision, under a fee agreement filed with the VA.

Accredited claims agents in Illinois (20)

Non-attorney representatives accredited by the VA, under the same fee rules as attorneys.

VSO representatives in Illinois (291)

Individual representatives accredited through a Veterans Service Organization — free help. Contact them through their organization or the VA’s accreditation search.

  • Abigail Holler — Peoria
  • Adam Wallace — Dekalb
  • Alan Shields — Belleville
  • Alberto Rangel Mejia — Wheaton
  • Alfredo Rocha — Springfield
  • Alison Moon — Belleville
  • Allan Lacson — Gurnee
  • Allen Helsel — Eureka
  • Amy Benson — Joliet
  • Andrew Craycroft — Decatur
  • Andrew Gagner — Yorkville
  • Andrew Tangen — Gurnee
  • Anna Marchese — Woodstock
  • Anthony Clifford — Rock Island
  • Anthony Harrison — Springfield
  • Anthony Hernandez — Lockport
  • Anthony Krajefska — Centralia
  • Anthony Vaughn — Chicago
  • Aria Scott — Joliet
  • Artis Aquino — Joliet
  • Ashti Dawson — Springfield
  • Benito Garcia — Gurnee
  • Blake VanBeveran — Galesburg
  • Bradley Bigford — Rock Island
  • Bradley Lavite — Edwardsville
  • Bradley Van Winkle — Dekalb
  • Brandon Jagers — Chicago
  • Brandon Peterson — Joliet
  • Bret Sandvoss — Edwardsville
  • Brian Habel — Rock Island
  • Bridgett Crawford — Springfield
  • Brittany Michor — Wheaton
  • Carla Waibel — Moline
  • Carlo Melone — Chicago
  • Carlos English — Springfield
  • Casaundra Patterson — Springfield
  • Cassandra Hampton — Hillsboro
  • Catrina Hollingworth — Chicago
  • Chad Lockman — Yorkville
  • Chad Roach — Carlinville
  • Charles Bosko — Chicago
  • Charles Johnson — Chicago
  • Charletta Lutcher-Hayes — Joliet
  • Cheryl Walker — Urbana
  • Chris Senesac — Bourbonnais
  • Christa Hammers — Peru
  • Christina Glover — Peoria
  • Christina Pettersen — Gurnee
  • Christopher Burton — Peoria
  • Christopher Calhoun — Bloomington
  • Christopher Garrett — Elk Grove Village
  • Cindy Kustush — Cambridge
  • Claudia Bautista — Chicago
  • Colbey Voss — Carlyle
  • Cole Hoyt — Greenville
  • Connie DeLeonardis — Chicago
  • Cory Hawk — Rock Island
  • Craig Koch — Springfield
  • Cynthia McKee — Chicago
  • Dallas English — Quincy
  • Damion Daily — Rock Island
  • Daniel Benedict — Lincoln
  • Daniel Ebker — Bloomington
  • Daniel Lathrop — Galesburg
  • David Baird — Chicago
  • David Rieger — Springfield
  • David Strowmatt — Hillsboro
  • Dax Griffith — Carbondale
  • De' Yunka Adams — Deerfield
  • Debbie Fuehrer — Machesney Park
  • Debra Hoover — Rockford
  • Deirdre Worple — Lasalle
  • Denise Schlottman — Woodstock
  • Dennis Medina — Joliet
  • Dennis Mellgren — Aledo
  • Derek Giffin — Chicago
  • Devin Berry — Belleville
  • Devin Daniels — Edwardsville
  • Diane Moncrief — Champaign
  • Doll Smith — Counrty Club Hills
  • Donald Bielecki — Benton
  • Donna Williamson — Watseka
  • Douglas Bergren — Mt. Carroll
  • Douglas Curlee — Joilet
  • Edgar Anderson — Hazel Crest
  • Edwin Humphrey — Marion
  • Elizabeth Carville — Belvidere
  • Elizabeth Soto — Chicago
  • Emily Barrett — Wheaton
  • Emily Hackler — Peru
  • Emily Watkins — Quincy
  • Eric Peterson — Bourbonnais
  • Eric Simpson — Chicago
  • Eric Storm — Gurnee
  • Erik Herr — Chicago
  • Erik Papineau — Joliet
  • Eva Pasley — Danville
  • Evelyn Carroll — Danville
  • Faris Karadsheh — Chicago
  • Fernando Ceron — Woodstock
  • Fernando Sanchez — Gurnee
  • Francis Delatorre — Elgin
  • Gage Adams — Rock Island
  • Georgiann Callaway — Chicago
  • Gerald Enriquez — Manteno
  • Grabiela Salgado — Chicago
  • Grant Jacobson — Chicago
  • Gregory Andrews — Greenview
  • Gregory Collins — Decatur
  • Habacuc Rico — Geneva
  • Harold Dukala — North Chicago
  • Heath Williams — Peoria
  • Heather Homewood — Waukon
  • Heather Meyers — Charleston
  • Henry Moses — Chicago
  • Indira James — Edwardsville
  • Iris Miller — Carthage
  • Jacob Wagner — Freeport
  • Jacob Zimmerman — Geneva
  • James Blue — Chicago
  • James Chism — Pekin
  • James Elliott — Bourbonnais
  • James Morris — Marion
  • James Sturtevant — Peru
  • Jan Monroe — Marion
  • Jared Mathis — Lewistown
  • Jason Ledbetter — Dekalb
  • Jason Willits — Rock Island
  • Jeffrey Lewis — Mount Vernon
  • Jeffrey Walsh — Joliet
  • Jeffry Eagler — Decatur
  • Jennifer Ingram — Watseka
  • Jennifer Kunke — Woodstock
  • Jennifer Solum — Joliet
  • Jeremy Hoelscher — Quincy
  • Jeremy Irvin — Springfield
  • Jessica Thomas — Peoria
  • Jesus Arteaga — Geneva
  • Jilian Padaoan — Gurnee
  • JoAnn Cavalieri — Hines
  • Joel Varela — Hines
  • John Fanning — Orland Park
  • John Gonzalez — Chicago
  • John Lawson — Belleville
  • John Meade — Gurnee
  • John Michel — Chicago
  • John Murray — Gurnee
  • John Rehbein — Springfield
  • John Rodriguez — Chicago
  • Johnathan Sloat — Gurnee
  • Jonathan Huffman — Marion
  • Jonathan Kellogg — Gurnee
  • Jordan Bunting — Eureka
  • Jordan Heap — Decatur
  • Joshua Layton — Effingham
  • Juan Saenz — Chicago
  • Justyna Berry — Chicago
  • Kanya Jenkarnchang — Chicago
  • Karen Farria — Belleville
  • Karen Smietanski — Kankakee
  • Kayla Bair — Macomb
  • Keeyawnia Hawkins — Gurnee
  • Kendal Bishop — Chicago
  • Kenneth Bonner — Joilet
  • Kenneth Buck — Morris
  • Kenneth Savchuk — Belleville
  • Keri Wright — Joliet
  • Kimberly Yantis — Springfield
  • Klemens Brzuszkiewicz — Bloomington
  • Krista Wolfer — Gurnee
  • Kristine Spivey — Freeport
  • Kurt Cochran — Bellville
  • Kyle Arreguin — Oregon
  • Laura Orozco — Hanover Park
  • Leon Ocasio — North Chicago
  • Lesa Eames — DeKalb
  • Liam Mungovan — Benton
  • Lissa Olson — Peru
  • Luz Gilkey — Oregon
  • Luz Ortiz Rivera — Rockford
  • Malon Norfleet — Manteno
  • Marcus Woodward — Wheaton
  • Mariandree Abascal Valle — Gurnee
  • Mario Hill — Chicago
  • Marjorie Wallin — Chicago
  • Mark Beavan — Havana
  • Mark Patterson — Springfield
  • Mark Robinson — Peoria
  • Martin Holtz — Robinson
  • Matthew Allen — Jacksonville
  • Matthew Dolmyer — Yorkville
  • Matthew Eisfelder — Pekin
  • Matthew Hurley — Dekalb
  • Matthew Kasten — Nashville
  • Matthew Taylor — Machesney Park
  • Mekinzie Storm — Galesburg
  • Melissa Beckford — Machesney Park
  • Melissa Downey — Woodstock
  • Michael Brooks — Peoria
  • Michael Celeski — Bloomington
  • Michael Haerr — Pontuac
  • Michael Jay — Machesney Park
  • Michael Little — Mcleansboro
  • Michael Willis — Chicago
  • Michael Zilka — Chicago
  • Michele Hansen-Hoback — Bloomington
  • Michele Richards — Chicago
  • Michelle Henline — Edwardsville
  • Michelle Orlando — Belleville
  • Michelle Zekas — Yorkville
  • Minela Tarpley — Gurnee
  • Mosea Buchanan — Country Clubs Hills
  • Nai Keema Ward — Woodstock
  • Natasha Furlano — Pontiac
  • Nathan Johnson — Macomb
  • Nathaniel Johnson — Woodstock
  • Neal Cobren — Decatur
  • Nicholas Steele — Geneva
  • Nickola Rogers — Bloomington
  • Parris Silvis — Rock Island
  • Patricia Caraker — Marion
  • Patrick Unzicker — Pointiac
  • Paul Havermale — Quincy
  • Quentin Helland — Belvidere
  • Rachael Kuhl — Hillsboro
  • Rachel Dolan — Chicago
  • Rachel Minor — Decatur
  • Rachel Pool — Aledo
  • Raymond Toczek — Chicago
  • Rebecca Dieterich — Gurnee
  • Richard Taylor — Danville
  • Ricky Yocum — Havana
  • Rita Hooks — Rock Island
  • Robert Doherty — Aledo
  • Robert Iverson — Broadview
  • Robert Nolbertowicz — Chicago
  • Robert Scott — Carlinville
  • Rodolfo Acevedo — Bloomington
  • Roger Grose — Galesburg
  • Ronald Peters — Centralia
  • Ronda Riffe-Rathje — Mt. Carroll
  • Rosa Flores — Edwardsville
  • Rosemarie Bitar — Joliet
  • Roy Modglin — Peoria
  • Russell Meredith — Chicago
  • Ryan Anderson — Galesburg
  • Ryan Dickinson — Hanover Park
  • Sabrina Kelley — Danville
  • Samuel Miller — Chicago
  • Sara Gavin — Yorkville
  • Sarah Dixon — Galesburg
  • Sarah Fisher — Morris
  • Sarah Langlois — Woodstock
  • Scott Bennett — Dekalb
  • Scott Dexter — Peoria
  • Sean Conner — Danville
  • Sean Zerrusen — Effingham
  • Shane McNerney — Gurnee
  • Shannon Tarkowski — Bloomington
  • Shynae Murphy — Palatine
  • Stephanie Lucas — Lincoln
  • Steven Fixler — Wheaton
  • Steven Wells — Geneva
  • Suzanne Matusiewicz — Chicago
  • Tamela Anderson — DeKalb
  • Tanya Reyes — Des Plaines
  • Tara Guy — Woodstock
  • Terrence Williams — Belleville
  • Timothy Couty — Harrisburg
  • Timothy Stubinger — DeKalb
  • Tina Paggi — Freeport
  • Toby Oliver — Marian
  • Tracy Trueblood — Peoria
  • Trisha Collins — Peoria
  • Tyler Davis — Belvidere
  • Tyler Watson — Bourbonnais
  • Venessa Fielder — Cambridge
  • Victoria Anderson — Country Club Hills
  • Walter Wilson — Deerfield
  • Wayne Leonard — Mt. Carroll
  • Wayne Macejak — Chicago
  • Wayne Price — Chicago
  • William Coleman — Oregon
  • William Illa — Deerfield
  • William Linder — Quincy
  • William Slider — Marion
  • William Stodgel — Peoria
  • William Sutton — Joliet
  • Willie Borden — Rockford
  • Winston Woodard — Hines
  • Zachary Brooks — Marion

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Drawn from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs accreditation list. Listing order is alphabetical within each category and is not a ranking, recommendation, or endorsement. We are not affiliated with the VA and we do not sell veterans as leads. Verify any representative on the VA’s official accreditation search.