Lawlor, White and Murphey

What Lawlor, White and Murphey does

Lawlor, White & Murphey, LLP is a Florida-based personal injury law firm founded in 1996 by John K. Lawlor and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. The firm provides plaintiff-side legal representation exclusively to injured individuals on a 100% contingency fee basis, with clients owing nothing unless compensation is recovered. Its practice spans more than 20 specialized modules including motor-vehicle accidents (car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, rideshare, uninsured motorist), catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, construction accidents, cruise and maritime law, boating accidents, defective products, birth injuries, child injuries, hurricane and property-damage insurance claims, bad-faith insurance, legal malpractice, and Camp Lejeune litigation. Ancillary services include evidence preservation and litigation-hold support.

The firm operates with a lean five-attorney bench (Lawlor, White, Murphey, Abramowitz, Pomerantz as Of Counsel, Koenig) supported by paralegals and administrative staff, distributed across eight offices in Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, Sarasota, and St. Lucie counties. Its technology stack is intentionally minimal: a WordPress-based website with a Spanish-language variant, the Intaker omni-channel chat widget (Messenger, WhatsApp, SMS, phone callback) for intake, and Cloudflare Stream for video hosting. There is no proprietary software, no API, and no AI/ML tooling.

The revenue model is outcome-based contingency fees across all practice modules, with free initial consultations and 24/7 phone intake. Go-to-market relies on local SEO across dozens of city-specific landing pages, attorney referrals, community/charity involvement (Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, Guardian Ad Litem, Broward Lawyers Care pro bono), video testimonials, and Spanish-language outreach. Customer segments are individual PI victims — predominantly motor-vehicle accident, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury claimants — with no enterprise or repeat-buyer exposure. The firm has reportedly recovered over $100M cumulatively for clients across 30+ years and 100+ jury trials.

Name

Lawlor, White and Murphey

Legal name

Lawlor, White & Murphey

Website

https://lwmpersonalinjurylawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lawlor, White & Murphey is a Fort Lauderdale-based personal injury law firm founded in 1996, representing injured individuals in South Florida on a contingency fee basis across 20+ practice areas including motor-vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident litigation
• Medical malpractice
• Wrongful death claims
• Contingency fee attorneys

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The majority of work is conducted on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients do not owe any fees until the firm successfully recovers compensation for them. This aligns firm incentives with client outcomes and provides access to legal representation regardless of client ability to pay upfront costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lawlor, White & Murphey is a South Florida personal injury law firm that provides legal representation to individuals injured due to the negligence of others. The firm operates on a 100% contingency fee basis (no fee unless compensation is recovered) and handles motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, construction accidents, catastrophic injuries, maritime/cruise injuries, insurance disputes, and related practice areas across eight office locations.

Product overview

Lawlor, White & Murphey offers a unified personal injury legal services practice operating on a 100% contingency fee basis (clients pay nothing unless compensation is recovered). The core offering is comprehensive personal injury litigation, with specialized practice area modules including: Motor Vehicle Accidents (car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, bus, DUI, rideshare), Catastrophic Injuries (brain, spinal cord, burns, amputations), Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability (slip-and-fall, negligent security, swimming pools), Construction Accidents, Hurricane/Property Damage Claims, Bad Faith Insurance, Cruise/Maritime Law, Boating Accidents, Defective Products, Legal Malpractice, Birth Injuries, and Child Injuries. The firm also provides ancillary services including Evidence Preservation support and Camp Lejeune lawsuit representation. Services are delivered across multiple Florida counties through eight office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation
• Motor Vehicle Accident Legal Services
• Catastrophic Injury Legal Services
• Medical Malpractice Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $100 million+ recovered for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shiner Law Group: Florida plaintiff personal injury firm (Boca Raton / West Palm Beach) operating on contingency with a focus on motor vehicle, premises liability, and catastrophic injury cases. Direct competitor in the South Florida market.
• The Haggard Law Firm: South Florida personal injury and wrongful death firm based in Coral Gables/Miami. Direct competitor in the same regional market, with overlapping practice areas including catastrophic injury and auto accidents on a contingency basis.
• Steinger, Greene & Feiner: Florida-based plaintiff personal injury firm running a contingency-fee model with multiple South Florida offices. Directly comparable in target clients, case mix (auto, slip-and-fall, premises liability), and GTM.
• Friedman Rodman & Frank: South Florida personal injury firm (Broward/Palm Beach) with a contingency-fee model focused on auto accidents, slip-and-fall, and premises liability. Direct regional competitor.
• The Pendas Law Firm: Florida personal injury firm with a contingency-fee model and offices across the state, including South Florida. Comparable in plaintiff-side practice mix and bilingual capability.
• Rubenstein Law: Florida-based personal injury firm with offices across South Florida. Competes in the same contingency-fee, plaintiff-side auto accident and premises liability space, with a similarly broad PI practice mix.
• Kelley Uustal, PLLC: Fort Lauderdale-based trial law firm concentrating on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice on contingency. Direct competitor in the same Broward County submarket with overlapping high-value case focus.
• Gordon & Partners: Personal injury firm serving Broward and Palm Beach counties with multi-office coverage and a contingency-fee model. Closely comparable in regional footprint, target clients, and practice area mix.
• Chalik & Chalik: South Florida personal injury firm (Deerfield Beach / Broward County) with a contingency-fee model and similar focus on auto accidents, slip-and-fall, and premises liability. Direct geographic and practice-area competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: The largest personal injury firm in the United States, founded and headquartered in Florida. Operates the same contingency-fee plaintiff model across nearly every PI sub-practice that Lawlor, White & Murphey covers, with vastly greater marketing and headcount.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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