Andy Blevins

Practice Focus

Andy Blevins is a Veterans Disability Attorney at Berry Law whose practice is shaped by deep experience at the intersection of law, government, public policy, and national advocacy. Based in Washington, DC, he brings more than thirteen years of work across the federal government, nonprofit leadership, and mission-driven legal organizations to his representation of former service members. His practice is focused on helping Veterans navigate disability claims and appeals with clear strategy, strong written advocacy, and a thorough understanding of the legal and institutional systems that shape outcomes. As a VA-accredited attorney admitted before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Andy approaches each matter with a rare combination of appellate perspective, policy fluency, and practical knowledge of how federal agencies make and defend decisions.

Andy’s legal background extends well beyond routine casework. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. He has also contributed to amicus briefing in significant appellate matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, including Bostock v. Clayton County, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and Obergefell v. Hodges, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Fulcher v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. That experience reflects both the caliber of his legal work and his ability to operate effectively in cases where statutory interpretation, civil rights, administrative law, and institutional accountability all matter.

Role at Berry Law

At Berry Law, Andy contributes to a firm built around serving those who served. His background makes him especially well-suited for a practice area where the law is highly specialized, the system can be procedurally complex, and the stakes for clients are deeply personal. He understands that Veterans’ disability cases are not simply about forms, filings, or technical compliance; they are about whether a Veteran receives recognition, stability, medical support, and compensation after sacrifice. Within Berry Law’s mission-driven environment, Andy’s work aligns with a broader commitment to helping Veterans challenge denials, correct agency errors, and pursue the full benefits they earned through service.

Before joining Berry Law, Andy served in legal and policy roles at the U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and the Interior, and within the Obama-Biden White House. Those roles gave him firsthand exposure to how federal institutions operate, how policy decisions affect real lives, and how advocacy must often work on multiple levels at once: legal, administrative, and strategic. He also built experience in nonprofit leadership and national advocacy organizations, reinforcing a professional identity centered on public service rather than abstraction. That perspective strengthens his ability to guide clients through a process that can otherwise feel impersonal.

Service to Veterans

Andy’s commitment to justice is rooted in sustained public-interest work and a professional career devoted to advancing fairness within large systems. His path into Veterans advocacy reflects more than subject-matter expertise; it reflects a long-standing belief that legal skills should be used to stand with people whose lives are directly affected by government decisions. Over time, that commitment broadened into focused work on behalf of former service members, including advocacy designed to help Veterans navigate the benefits system and secure outcomes that reflect both the law and the realities of their service-connected conditions. Andy is also a fifth-generation Navy Veteran. He served as a cryptologic technician and cybersecurity analyst. He is an Army spouse; his husband served as an Airborne medic.

That orientation matters in Veterans law. Many clients arrive after years of frustration, confusing denials, or incomplete recognition of what their service has cost them. Andy brings to those cases not only technical legal ability, but also a seriousness about the human consequences of administrative failure. He understands that effective representation requires both precision and respect: precision in identifying legal errors, evidentiary gaps, and appeal strategy, and respect for the client’s lived experience, dignity, and long-term well-being.

Advocacy & Training

Andy’s career reflects substantial training in appellate, policy, and institutional advocacy. His work on major amicus matters demonstrates comfort with complex legal analysis and high-level briefing, while his roles across multiple federal departments underscore a sophisticated understanding of the regulatory and administrative environment in which Veterans claims exist. Taken together, those experiences position him as an attorney who can see a case both in its individual detail and within the broader legal framework that governs agency decision-making. In 2022, Andy was named to the National LGBTQ Bar Association's Top 40 Under 40 list.

For Veterans seeking representation, that background offers a meaningful advantage. Andy combines public-service values, federal-government insight, and advanced advocacy experience in a way that strengthens Berry Law’s mission. He represents clients with the understanding that every appeal is an opportunity not only to challenge a bad outcome, but to insist that the system respond fairly to the people it was created to serve.