Unemployment legal help in Florida

If your Florida unemployment claim was denied or your employer is fighting it, you usually have about 20 days to appeal. These offices and attorneys help workers with unemployment problems. Tap a button to email or call them with your situation already written out.

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Subject: Unemployment benefits help request — Florida (found via BenefitsPath.org)

Hello,

I found you through BenefitsPath.org, a free website that helps people understand unemployment benefits. BenefitsPath is not a law firm and is not connected to your office. It listed you as a place that may help people in Florida with unemployment benefit problems, so I'm reaching out directly.

A quick summary of my situation:
- State: Florida

Could you tell me whether you can help with this (or who can), whether there is any cost for a first conversation, and what I should do next? If there is an appeal deadline, I want to make sure I don't miss it.

Thank you,
[Your name]
Free legal aid in Florida

Nonprofit legal help for people with low or no income. Start here if you can't afford a lawyer.

Free
Community Legal Services (Mid-Florida)
Serves: counties/regions
Helpline flyer lists Unemployment under Public Benefits. Online intake via Get Help page (Florida Online Intake).
Free
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA)
Serves: counties/regions
Employment Law Project lists Unemployment Compensation (advice, representation or referral for qualified applicants). Serves 17 North Florida counties (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union). Phone is Downtown Jacksonville office; Toll-free (866) 356-8371.
Lawyer referral service

Run by the bar association. They match you with a local lawyer, often for a low-cost first consultation.

The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
Consultation: 30-minute consultation for no more than $25
Employment attorneys in Florida

Private lawyers who represent workers. Ask about fees before you hire anyone; many offer a free first call.

Handles unemployment cases
Law Offices of Andrew Cargill, P.A.
Andrew Cargill · Pembroke Pines
Represents claimants in Florida unemployment compensation appeals (telephonic hearings, briefs, Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission review); handling these since 2009; typically flat fee per appeal.
Handles unemployment cases
The Longo Firm P.A.
Davie
Helps with filing initial unemployment claims, appealing denials, fraud investigations and representing clients at appeal hearings.
Handles unemployment cases
Chapman Law Group
Sarasota / Miami
Contests denied unemployment claims and represents claimants at Appeals Referee hearings, but ONLY for licensed healthcare professionals; does not handle other employment law matters.
More places to look
LawHelp.org
Find free nonprofit legal aid in your state, plus plain-language guides.
Legal Services Corporation — find legal aid
Search by address for the federally funded legal aid office that serves you.

BenefitsPath is not a law firm and doesn't give legal advice. We don't receive payment from the organizations listed here and haven't reviewed their work. Contact details were checked in November 2026 and can change. Appeal deadlines are short (often 10–30 days), so contact more than one place if you don't hear back quickly.