McMahon Berger

What McMahon Berger does

McMahon Berger P.C. is a St. Louis-based, privately held professional corporation law firm founded in 1955 that provides labor and employment legal services exclusively to employers (management-side). Its practice areas encompass employment law counseling, labor law advocacy before arbitrators and agencies, individual and class action litigation (including wage-and-hour and discrimination defense), workplace investigations, nonprofit counseling, and HR compliance training. The firm operates two physical offices in St. Louis, Missouri and Collinsville, Illinois, while handling matters on a national basis; in 2021 the St. Louis Business Journal ranked it #1 on its Largest Labor and Employment Law Firms list for the metro area.

Revenue is generated through traditional professional-services billing on a customized fee basis, with online invoice payment processed via the ClientPay platform. Customers span private employers, public employers, nonprofit organizations, associations, and insurance companies of varying sizes across multiple U.S. industries; Enterprise Mobility is the only named enterprise client referenced. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise relationship sales, supplemented by event-driven demand generation (free webinars, workshops, SHRM-partnered training) and content marketing through blog articles and client alerts on regulatory developments. The firm leverages a roster of approximately 20-30 attorneys including partners, of counsel, and associates, several of whom have prior in-house or agency (NLRB, DOL) experience.

The firm is independently owned by its partners with no parent company, no outside investors, and no disclosed funding activity. Its only documented external alliance is with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for joint training and credentialing. No AI/ML capabilities, software products, or technology platforms are part of the offering; the practice is built entirely on human attorney expertise. No M&A, restructuring, or recent leadership changes are on record, and the firm has operated continuously for more than 60 years.

Name

McMahon Berger

Legal name

McMahon Berger P.C.

Website

https://mcmahonberger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McMahon Berger P.C. is a St. Louis-based labor and employment law firm founded in 1955 that represents employers exclusively across the United States through litigation, counseling, investigations, and HR compliance training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Labor employment law
• Management side representation
• Workplace investigations
• Class action litigation
• HR compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Litigation: Legal representation and defense of employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment matters.
2. Legal Services - Counseling and Training: Counseling employers through training and advising on workplace issues, including HR compliance training and legal compliance.
3. Online Invoice Payment: The firm processes invoice payments through an online system (ClientPay), indicating ongoing client billing for legal services rendered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

McMahon Berger is a labor and employment law firm that exclusively represents employers (management-side) across the United States. The firm provides legal representation and counseling in employment law, labor law advocacy before courts and administrative agencies, individual and class action litigation defense, workplace investigations, nonprofit counseling, and HR compliance training delivered by attorneys.

Product overview

McMahon Berger is a labor and employment law firm offering legal services rather than a software product. The firm provides a suite of legal practice areas including Employment Law, Labor Law, Individual & Class Action Litigation, Workplace Investigations, Nonprofit Counseling, and HR Compliance Training. These services are delivered through attorney consultations and do not constitute a software platform or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients receive regular alerts and newsletters on relevant legal issues to stay informed of changing regulations

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMcMahon Berger works through SHRM to offer professional development credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM for their training events and webinars. The firm conducts labor law training and events for HR professionals through this professional organization partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Thompson Coburn: St. Louis-headquartered Am Law firm with a labor and employment practice serving employers. Competes locally with McMahon Berger for Midwest employer clients.
• Husch Blackwell: Midwest-based Am Law firm with offices in Kansas City and St. Louis and a labor and employment practice. Directly comparable geographically as a regional employer-side employment law competitor.
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: Major Am Law firm with deep St. Louis and broader Midwest roots, including a labor and employment practice. Competes regionally with McMahon Berger for St. Louis-based employer clients.

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Large global Am Law 50 firm with a substantial labor and employment practice. Not exclusively L&E, but competes with McMahon Berger for sizable employer-side employment matters.

Direct peers

• Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete: Labor and employment law firm representing employers in litigation, counseling, and compliance. Directly comparable specialty practice to McMahon Berger with similar management-side positioning.
• Jackson Lewis: One of the largest U.S. law firms dedicated solely to employment and labor law for management. Directly comparable specialty and client base to McMahon Berger.
• Seyfarth Shaw: Large national Am Law firm with a renowned labor and employment practice representing management. Overlaps directly with McMahon Berger's employer-side employment litigation and counseling work.
• Fisher Phillips: National labor and employment law firm focused exclusively on representing employers. Direct competitor for the same client base as McMahon Berger, especially in wage-and-hour and class action defense.
• Littler Mendelson: The world's largest labor and employment law firm specializing exclusively in management-side representation. Directly comparable to McMahon Berger in exclusive employer-side focus and core practice mix, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major national labor and employment law firm with exclusive management-side representation across employment, immigration, and workplace safety. Closely comparable to McMahon Berger's practice model and specialty focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcmahonbergerpc
• Facebookfacebook.com/McMahonBerger

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about McMahon Berger