Jeffrey W. Phillips, a lawyer with Kellum Law Firm, has received accreditation to handle claims for veterans benefits before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

In addition to veterans benefits, Phillips’ practice includes personal injury and social security disability.

Phillips earned his law degree in 2003 from Wake Forest University and his bachelor’s in 2000 from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

He is a member of the American, N.C. and Craven County bar associations, N.C. Advocates for Justice, National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives and the N.C. State Bar.

Based in New Bern, Kellum Law Firm limits its practice to personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, defective products and Social Security disability law. The firm has offices in Rocky Mount and seven other N.C. cities. For information, call 252-633-2550 or go tokellumlawfirm.com.