What Weber Gallagher does

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP is a Philadelphia-founded, full-service defense law firm organized as a limited liability partnership and headquartered at 2000 Market Street in Center City Philadelphia. Founded in 1991, the firm employs 251–500 total staff including more than 140 legal professionals working across 13 physical offices in 8 states spanning the Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, New York), the Midwest (Illinois, Ohio via WG Anywhere), and South Florida (Florida). Practice areas span Casualty, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Professional Liability, Employment, Property Damage & Recovery, Civil Rights & Municipal Liability, Medical Malpractice, Business Transactions & Commercial Litigation, ADR/Mediation & Expert Witness Services, and Family Law. The firm concentrates its client base in six industry verticals: Auto/Trucking & Transportation, Education, Healthcare, Insurance & Risk Management, Retail/Restaurants & Hospitality, and Sports & Entertainment.

The firm's core product is direct attorney-client legal representation delivered through its physical office network and, since launch of WG Anywhere, through a virtual office platform that enables licensed attorneys to serve clients in nine additional states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, Wisconsin) without maintaining local offices. Underlying technology is conventional legal-practice infrastructure — legal management systems, CRM, communication vendors, IT support, Google Analytics for web analytics, and Constant Contact for email marketing — with no proprietary AI, document automation, or differentiated technology stack disclosed. Marketing and business development are run by a dedicated Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer (Valerie F. Lyons) and use content marketing (WG News blog), email newsletters, webinars, attorney speaking engagements at industry events, and a podcast (The Risk Roundtable).

The business model is a traditional professional-services revenue model: fees are billed to clients based on practice area, case complexity, and engagement scope, with rate and pricing not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is relationship-based, driven by panel counsel placements with insurance carriers, referrals from corporate counsel, and industry reputation — reinforced by external validation including the BTI Client Service A-Team 2026 recognition, Best Lawyers in America listings (37 attorneys in 2025, up from 19 in 2022), Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings (27 attorneys in 2023), and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers designations. The firm has no parent company, no external institutional investors, and is wholly owned by its partners under the LLP structure.

Name

Weber Gallagher

Legal name

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP

Website

https://wglaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP is a Philadelphia-founded, full-service defense law firm with 140+ legal professionals across 13 offices in 8 states, serving insurance carriers, healthcare providers, transportation companies, and corporate clients in casualty, workers' compensation, insurance, and professional liability matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal defense litigation
• Insurance defense counsel
• Workers compensation law
• Medical malpractice defense
• Commercial litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Scranton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through legal counseling and representation fees charged to clients for legal services across various practice areas including casualty, workers' compensation, insurance defense, family law, and commercial litigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weber Gallagher is a full-service law firm providing legal counseling and representation to local, national, and international businesses, financial institutions, and insurance companies. The firm delivers services across eleven practice areas — Casualty, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Professional Liability, Employment, Property Damage & Recovery, Civil Rights & Municipal Liability, Medical Malpractice, Business Transactions & Commercial Litigation, ADR/Mediation & Expert Witness Services, and Family Law — and serves six industry verticals including Auto/Trucking & Transportation, Education, Healthcare, Insurance & Risk Management, Retail/Restaurants & Hospitality, and Sports & Entertainment.

Product overview

Weber Gallagher is a full-service law firm operating as a unified legal services platform rather than a modular software product. The core offering is comprehensive legal representation across multiple practice areas including Casualty, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Professional Liability, Employment, Property Damage & Recovery, Civil Rights & Municipal Liability, Medical Malpractice, Business Transactions & Commercial Litigation, ADR/Mediation & Expert Witness Services, and Family Law. The firm serves six key industries: Auto/Trucking & Transportation, Education, Healthcare, Insurance & Risk Management, Retail/Restaurants & Hospitality, and Sports & Entertainment. WG Anywhere serves as a complementary virtual office platform enabling attorneys to extend legal services across additional states without physical offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WG Anywhere: Virtual office platform that empowers attorneys to serve clients in jurisdictions where the firm does not maintain a physical presence.

Products and services

• Casualty Defense Legal Services Defense representation for general liability, premises liability, and casualty claims on behalf of businesses, insurers, and self-insureds across multiple jurisdictions.
• Workers' Compensation Defense Legal Services Defense of workers' compensation claims for employers, insurers, and third-party administrators across Mid-Atlantic and adjacent jurisdictions, led by Fellows of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers.
• Insurance Practice Legal Services Coverage litigation, reinsurance disputes, subrogation, and insurance regulatory counseling for insurance carriers and corporate insureds.
• Professional Liability Defense Legal Services Defense of professionals against malpractice and liability claims, including errors and omissions claims against lawyers, accountants, architects, and other professionals.
• Employment Law Legal Services Defense of employment matters for employers, including discrimination claims, wage and hour disputes, workplace investigations, and employment-related litigation.
• Property Damage & Recovery Legal Services Recovery and defense representation for property damage claims, including first-party and third-party property loss matters.
• Civil Rights & Municipal Liability Defense Legal Services Defense of civil rights claims, municipal liability actions, and Section 1983 litigation on behalf of municipalities, public officials, and government entities.
• Medical Malpractice Defense Legal Services Defense of medical malpractice claims on behalf of hospitals, physicians, allied health professionals, and healthcare systems, including licensing board defense.
• Business Transactions & Commercial Litigation Legal Services Counseling and representation on business transactions, commercial litigation, creditors' rights, and corporate governance matters for businesses and financial institutions.
• ADR, Mediation & Expert Witness Services Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, and expert witness services for litigation matters across the firm's practice areas.
• Family Law Legal Services Representation in family law matters including divorce, custody, support, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, and division of assets for individuals.
• WG Anywhere Virtual Legal Services Platform Virtual office platform that empowers Weber Gallagher attorneys to deliver full legal services to clients in nine additional jurisdictions beyond the firm's 13 physical offices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 554 hours of pro bono work completed in 2025

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cozen O'Connor: Larger Philadelphia-headquartered full-service law firm with a substantial insurance defense practice, competing for similar carrier and corporate clients across overlapping geographies.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: Large national insurance defense and litigation firm with similar transportation, healthcare, and casualty practices, competing on the same carrier panels with greater scale.
• Saul Ewing: Larger Philadelphia-based full-service firm with insurance, healthcare, and litigation practices that overlap with Weber Gallagher's core service lines and geography.

Direct peers

• Post & Schell: Philadelphia-based regional firm with a strong insurance defense, professional liability, and healthcare practice, directly comparable in scale and Mid-Atlantic footprint.
• White and Williams: Philadelphia-rooted firm with overlapping insurance defense, casualty, and commercial litigation practices serving similar Mid-Atlantic and national carrier clients.
• Marshall Dennehey: Philadelphia-based insurance defense firm of comparable size and practice mix (casualty, workers' comp, professional liability), serving the same Mid-Atlantic and national insurance carrier panels as Weber Gallagher.
• Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott: Mid-Atlantic full-service law firm with insurance, transportation, and professional liability practices, comparable in size and target client base to Weber Gallagher.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani: National insurance defense and litigation firm with comparable practice mix (workers' comp, casualty, professional liability), competing for similar carrier panel work.
• Marks O'Neill O'Brien Doherty: Philadelphia-based insurance defense firm with concentrated casualty, workers' compensation, and transportation practices, directly comparable in regional focus.
• Rivkin Radler: Northeast-based insurance defense firm serving similar carrier and healthcare clients with comparable practice areas including professional liability and casualty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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