What Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson does

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is a U.S.-based law firm founded in 1976 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the collection of delinquent government receivables on a contingency-fee basis. The firm serves municipal, county, school district, and state-government clients across 20+ states through 50+ offices, recovering unpaid property taxes, court fees, traffic citations, parking fines, and toll violations. Its core legal practice is augmented by a Property Value Study Appeals Division that represents more than 180 Texas school districts in challenges to state Comptroller valuations, generating tens of millions in annual aid gain for clients.

The firm's technology backbone comprises proprietary collection management systems designed and maintained by an in-house team of more than 175 IT professionals, including Client View for individual account status lookups, the Linebarger Dashboard for aggregate reporting and custom report building (powered by Provana's BI platform), a Tax Sales Portal for Texas and Philadelphia auctions, and 24/7 self-service account resolution at lgbswebpayments.com. Multilingual contact-center operations and multi-channel outreach (phone, email, text, chat) extend the debtor-facing layer.

Linebarger monetizes primarily through contingency-based transaction fees (e.g., a 30% delinquent fee authorized for San Antonio municipal citation collections) and professional-services fees for PVS appeals and litigation. Its go-to-market is sales-led, targeting governmental agencies and certain creditors exclusively, with over 66% of clients retained for a decade or longer. The firm employs more than 1,000 people, including 120 attorneys averaging 13 years of collection-law experience, and is structured as a privately held limited liability partnership with no public listing or identified parent.

Name

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson

Legal name

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

Website

https://lgbs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson is a privately held Texas law firm that collects delinquent government receivables (property taxes, court fees, citations) on a contingency basis for municipalities, counties, and school districts across 20+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Collections Law

NAICS

Collection Agencies (561440), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Collections & Litigation Support (Judgments, Garnishments) (FSAKAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal Collections Support (Pre-Lit, Litigation Admin, Judgment Recovery) (BPAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Government debt collection
• Delinquent tax recovery
• Court receivables collection
• Property value study appeals
• Municipal collection law

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices50 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency-Based Collection Fees: Linebarger charges a percentage-based fee on delinquent amounts collected. For municipal citation collections, the firm is authorized to collect a 30 percent delinquent fee added to original citation amounts. Revenue is earned only upon successful collection.
2. Property Value Study Appeals Services: The firm provides administrative and district court appeals challenging the state Comptroller's School District Property Value Study findings, resulting in school funding gains for client school districts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson is a law firm that exclusively represents governmental agencies and creditors in the collection of delinquent government receivables. Its core services include delinquent property tax collection, court fees and fines collection, traffic citation recovery, parking fines, toll violations, and Property Value Study appeals for Texas school districts. The firm delivers these services through a national network of 50+ offices supported by proprietary collection management software, client reporting portals, and multilingual call centers.

Product overview

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson is a law firm providing government collection services through a unified platform of integrated tools. The core offering consists of Collections Services for delinquent taxes, court receivables, and municipal fees, supported by Client View (account status portal), the Linebarger Dashboard (reporting/analytics via Provana), and the Tax Sales Portal for property sales. The firm also offers specialized add-on services including a Property Value Study Appeals Division for Texas school districts, proprietary technology services with 175+ IT professionals, and multi-channel Contact Solutions (phone, email, text, chat). Online account resolution is available 24/7 through lgbswebpayments.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Collections Services Legal representation of governmental agencies and creditors in collecting delinquent government receivables, including delinquent property taxes, court fees and fines, traffic citations, parking fines, toll violations, and other government debts.
• Property Value Study Appeals Specialized legal representation for Texas school districts challenging the state Comptroller's School District Property Value Study findings through administrative and district court appeals, recovering school funding.
• Client View Secure online portal enabling government clients to search the status of individual accounts or account holders within Linebarger's collection system.
• Linebarger Dashboard Analytics and reporting platform enabling government clients to build custom reports and view aggregate data across Linebarger's collection activities.
• Online Account Resolution Self-service online platform available 24/7 for individuals to resolve delinquent accounts, including property tax accounts, court fees, traffic citations, parking fines, and toll violations.
• Tax Sales Portal Online portal enabling property search and purchase through Texas Tax Sales and Philadelphia Tax Sales, with geographic search and sale-type filtering.
• Technology Services Proprietary software and collection systems designed, built, and deployed by Linebarger's IT professionals, adapted to each client's specific interface requirements.
• Contact Solutions Multi-channel account resolution including toll-free phone, email, text, chat, and multilingual support, delivered through national call centers in secure facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 66% client retention for over 10 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tyler Technologies: Large government-software vendor whose Odyssey, iasWorld, and Eagle products include tax billing, appraisal, and court case management used by the same county and municipal clients Linebarger serves. Adjacent rather than competitive — powers the underlying systems Linebarger interfaces with via its proprietary Client View integrations.
• Aumentum Technologies: Provider of tax and revenue management software for county and municipal governments, including delinquent tax workflow tools. Adjacent/infrastructure provider that competes with or complements Linebarger's proprietary collection management software stack.

Direct peers

• Wakefield & Associates: National debt collection law firm serving government, utility, and commercial creditors with collection litigation across multiple states. Overlaps with Linebarger's court receivables and citation recovery practice, with a similarly broad geographic footprint.
• McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. Texas-based law firm specializing in delinquent tax collection and litigation for county and municipal governments, including property tax, sales tax, and court fees. Closely comparable niche, geography, and government client base as Linebarger's core Texas operations.
• Williams & Williams, Attorneys at Law: Texas-focused law firm practicing in delinquent property tax collection, municipal court prosecution, and creditor representation for governmental entities. Comparable client mix and practice focus to Linebarger's county and municipal court receivables work.
• Slate & Associates, Attorneys at Law: Texas-based law firm specializing in delinquent tax collection and creditor representation for governmental entities. Directly comparable in terms of services (delinquent ad valorem taxes, court fees) and customer base (Texas counties, cities, school districts).
• Messer & Messer, LLP: Texas-based law firm focused on delinquent property tax collection and creditor representation for governmental taxing jurisdictions. Comparable service lines and governmental client mix as Linebarger's core Texas practice.
• Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP: One of the largest dedicated tax and fee collection law firms in Texas and the U.S., representing counties, municipalities, and school districts. Directly comparable to Linebarger in core service lines (delinquent tax, court fines, citations) — Linebarger itself hired a capital partner (Charles Brady) from this firm, signaling direct talent and client overlap.
• Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Joplin, P.C. Texas law firm with a dedicated governmental collections and tax practice serving municipalities, counties, and special districts. Comparable niche practice and geographic focus; competes in many of the same Texas RFPs as Linebarger.

Emerging players

• Bonded Collections, Inc. Collection agency specializing in government and commercial debt recovery, including municipal fines and citations. Comparable customer base (government entities) but smaller scale and less litigation-heavy approach than Linebarger's full-service law firm model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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