What Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC does

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is a Northeast Ohio business law firm founded in 1913 and headquartered in Akron, with additional offices in Canton and Cleveland. The firm operates as a private limited liability company with 101-250 employees and is described as the 14th largest law firm in the Northeast Ohio market. Its service portfolio is organized around six core practice areas—Business Law, Employment & Labor, Health & Medicine, Litigation, Real Estate & Construction, and Trusts & Estates—with sub-service modules covering Taxation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Nonprofit & Foundation, and Intellectual Property.

The firm generates revenue through traditional professional services billing (hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements where applicable) for legal counsel delivered to a mix of Fortune 500 corporations, middle-market private companies, family-owned enterprises, nonprofits, and healthcare providers. There is no proprietary legal technology platform disclosed; the firm's website runs on standard CMS infrastructure with Google Analytics, consent management, and embedded video, and its technology stack reflects conventional professional services tooling rather than productized legal software. Go-to-market is relationship-driven and referral-based, anchored by over 110 years of regional brand equity, attorney thought leadership (Insights blog, podcasts, industry conferences), and community involvement across Northeast Ohio.

The firm is in active transition: Managing Partner Dustin J. Vrabel assumed the role effective February 1, 2026, succeeding Steven A. Dimengo, and the firm has announced a relocation of its Akron headquarters back to downtown Akron (AES Building on South Main Street) by Fall 2026, consolidating 70 employees at the new site. The firm has been debt-free since 2021 and added 89 attorneys during Dimengo's seven-year tenure, signaling sustained capacity expansion and a healthy balance sheet entering its next leadership cycle.

Name

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Legal name

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Website

https://bdblaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs is a Northeast Ohio business law firm founded in 1913, headquartered in Akron with offices in Canton and Cleveland, providing corporate, M&A, tax, litigation, employment, healthcare, real estate, and trusts & estates counsel to middle-market companies, family-owned enterprises, and Fortune 500 clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Firm

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Business litigation
• Estate planning
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Traditional law firm billing for legal services including corporate law, litigation, employment law, real estate, healthcare, and trusts & estates. Revenue is generated through hourly billing, fixed fees for specific matters, and contingency arrangements where applicable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is a Northeast Ohio business law firm delivering full-spectrum corporate and commercial legal services through six core practice areas: Business Law, Employment & Labor, Health & Medicine, Litigation, Real Estate & Construction, and Trusts & Estates. The firm advises middle-market private companies, family-owned enterprises, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and select Fortune 500 clients on matters ranging from business formation, M&A, and taxation through litigation, employment disputes, real estate transactions, and wealth transfer planning.

Product overview

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is a Northeast Ohio business law firm offering legal services through six core practice areas: Business Law, Employment & Labor, Health & Medicine, Litigation, Real Estate & Construction, and Trusts & Estates. Within the Business Law practice, the firm provides specialized services through sub-service modules including Taxation (handling Ohio state tax matters), Mergers & Acquisitions (mid-market M&A advisory), Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Nonprofit & Foundation services, and Intellectual Property. The firm serves as trusted legal counsel for businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned enterprises and nonprofits, offering practical guidance across the full spectrum of corporate and commercial matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Corporate and commercial legal services including business formation, contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, taxation, and succession planning for privately-owned and middle-market clients.
• Employment & Labor Legal counsel for employers on labor and employment matters including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, discrimination claims, workplace policies, and regulatory compliance with agencies such as EEOC, NLRB, and OSHA.
• Health & Medicine Legal support for healthcare professionals and organizations covering healthcare regulations, malpractice defense, compliance, fraud and abuse laws, licensing, credentialing, and healthcare transactions.
• Litigation Civil and commercial dispute representation including business torts, contract enforcement, fiduciary litigation, intellectual property disputes, construction litigation, tax litigation, and defense in white collar and government investigations.
• Real Estate & Construction Legal solutions for property development, acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, zoning, and construction disputes, including 1031 like-kind exchanges and eminent domain matters.
• Trusts & Estates Estate and tax planning, trust administration, probate matters, wealth transfer strategies, business succession planning, and fiduciary litigation for individuals, families, and business owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only firm of its size in Northern Ohio with Chambers USA recognition in both Taxation (Band 3) and M&A (Band 4)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Moscarino & TreuminorOthers · 1 August 2022Buckingham acquired the small Cleveland-based firm Moscarino & Treu in August 2022, expanding the firm's capabilities and presence in the Cleveland market.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Roetzel & Andress: Full-service business law firm headquartered in Akron with Cleveland and other Ohio offices; similar headcount and comparable practice mix (business, litigation, M&A, real estate, employment, healthcare) directly overlaps Buckingham's Northeast Ohio positioning.
• Brouse McDowell: Akron-based business law firm serving Northeast Ohio with a comparable mid-market corporate, litigation, tax, and estates practice footprint—directly competes with Buckingham for the same regional client base.
• Walter Haverfield: Cleveland-headquartered full-service business and tax law firm with comparable size, M&A and business law focus—operates in the same Northeast Ohio market with overlapping mid-market and family-owned business clients.
• Benesch: Cleveland-based business law firm of similar scope covering corporate, M&A, litigation, healthcare, real estate and tax; comparable size tier and analogous mid-market client base across Northeast Ohio.
• McDonald Hopkins: Cleveland-based business law firm offering a parallel practice stack (business, M&A, healthcare, litigation, employment) to middle-market companies; comparable scale and direct overlap with Buckingham's Northeast Ohio client base.
• Hahn Loeser: Cleveland-headquartered business law firm with comparable practice mix spanning corporate transactions, tax, litigation, healthcare and employment; overlaps directly in the Northeast Ohio middle-market segment.
• Tucker Ellis: Cleveland-based full-service business law firm with similar practice breadth across M&A, litigation, labor, healthcare, and real estate; comparable size tier and regional competitive overlap with Buckingham.
• Calfee Halter & Griswold: Cleveland-based full-service business law firm offering corporate/M&A, litigation, tax, and healthcare practices; similar size range and Northeast Ohio middle-market positioning parallels Buckingham's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Thompson Hine: Larger Ohio-based full-service business law firm with presence in Cleveland, Columbus, and other major cities; broader national footprint and deeper bench make it a scaled incumbent competing for the same mid-market and Fortune 500 Ohio clients.
• Porter Wright Morris & Arthur: Ohio-wide business law firm with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and beyond; larger scale and broader geographic reach means it competes for the same upper-mid-market M&A, real estate and litigation matters in Ohio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/buckinghamlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buckinghamlaw
• Xx.com/buckingham_law

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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