Claire Kreiger

Practice Focus

Claire Kreiger is a Veterans Disability Attorney at Berry Law whose practice is shaped by a deep respect for military service, a decade of litigation experience, and a meticulous approach to case development. She focuses on helping former service members pursue VA disability benefits through careful review of the record, close attention to overlooked evidence, and strategic arguments that account for both direct and secondary service connection. Claire is known for digging deeply into a client’s file, identifying the details that matter, and building clear, persuasive appeals around the facts and law that can move a case forward.

Before turning to Veterans law, Claire spent roughly a decade litigating family law matters, experience that strengthened her courtroom judgment, sharpened her advocacy under pressure, and reinforced the importance of representing people during pivotal moments in their lives. That litigation background now informs the discipline and persistence she brings to Veterans’ disability cases, where outcomes can affect a client’s finances, health care, and long-term stability. Her work has also earned recognition in Virginia through Rising Stars and Super Lawyers.

Role at Berry Law

At Berry Law, Claire brings that litigation foundation to a mission-driven practice centered on service, accountability, and strategic advocacy for Veterans. She works within a firm devoted to helping former service members navigate a system that can be technical, frustrating, and slow to fully recognize the consequences of military service. Claire approaches that work with structure and urgency. Whether she is tracing gaps in the record, analyzing the VA’s reasoning, or developing a stronger theory of entitlement, her goal is to make sure the client’s case reflects the full scope of the evidence and the law.

She is especially attentive to the details that can change the course of a claim or appeal. That includes identifying evidentiary problems the VA may have overlooked, recognizing when secondary service-connection theories should be developed, and building arguments that are both legally sound and grounded in the lived realities of the Veteran. Her work reflects the understanding that an appeal is rarely just about paperwork. For many clients, it is about being fully seen, fully heard, and fully credited for what their service has cost them.

Service to Veterans

Claire’s connection to this work is deeply personal, even though she did not serve in the military herself. She grew up in a large military family shaped by service across generations. Both of her grandfathers served—one in World War II and the other in the Korean War—and her father served for 23 years as a Navy pilot. Because of military life, Claire lived in eight different states and spent three years in Sicily, Italy, experiences that immersed her in the rhythms, sacrifices, and community of military families from an early age.

She remembers the everyday details of that world with family life revolving around long deployments, changing zip codes every couple of years, commissaries, the NEX, summer MWR programs, and those experiences gave her a lasting respect for those who serve and for the families who serve alongside them. That connection continued into adulthood when she married into the Marine Corps. At Berry Law, Claire channels that background into advocacy that is both empathetic and exacting. She understands that military service can leave consequences that are not always obvious on the surface, and she is committed to helping Veterans present the complete picture when the VA has failed to do so.

Background & Interests

During her undergraduate education, she became interested in law after studying with professors whose enthusiasm for helping others through legal advocacy helped shape her professional direction. She later built her legal career through years of litigation practice before bringing that foundation to Veterans disability advocacy at Berry Law.

The result is an attorney who combines litigation discipline with a service-minded perspective. Claire approaches each case with careful analysis, clear communication, and a strong sense of responsibility to the people she represents. For Veterans pursuing benefits they have earned, that means an advocate who is prepared to study the record closely, anticipates the obstacles, and presses for a result that reflects both the facts of the case and the sacrifices behind it.