Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith joined Bosley & Bratch in July 2011.  Before joining the firm, Daniel served as a judicial law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) in Washington, DC, where he assisted in the preparation of approximately 200 decisions related to the administration of claims for VA compensation benefits.

Daniel is a graduate of Stetson University College of Law, where he was a senior associate on the Stetson Law Review.  As a law student, Daniel worked as a legal intern with the National Veterans Legal Services Program in Washington, DC.  In that capacity, he edited multiple professional publications, including the Veterans Benefits Manual and The Veterans Advocate, and he helped to prepare pleadings to be filed at the CAVC.  Daniel also served as an intern to the Honorable Susan Bucklew at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, Florida.

Area of Practice

Veterans disability

Bar Admissions

Florida (2008)

Washington, DC (2011)

CAVC (2010)

Accredited to represent veterans by the VA General Counsel (2011)

Prior experience

Judicial law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (August 2008 to July 2011)

Legal intern, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Middle District of Florida (January 2008 to April 2008)

Legal intern, National Veterans Legal Service Program (May 2007 to August 2007)

Education

Stetson University College of Law (Juris Doctor, May 2008)

University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism, May 2005)

Professional memberships

National Organization of Veterans Advocates