Missouri Lawyers Media

What Missouri Lawyers Media does

Missouri Lawyers Media, founded in 1987 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a B2B legal media company that provides comprehensive coverage of Missouri's legal community. The company serves practicing attorneys, law firms, in-house counsel, government agencies, and ancillary legal service providers through its flagship publication Missouri Lawyers Weekly, a weekly print newspaper with accompanying digital edition hosted on Tecnavia infrastructure. Core products include a searchable Verdicts & Settlements database with advanced filtering by court, case type, injury type, and monetary value; weekly-updated Court Opinion summaries from Missouri Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and 8th Circuit; a Public Notices portal covering Bids, Business, Government, Probate, and Real Estate categories across Missouri counties; a daily email newsletter; and classifieds/directories including Legal Tech and Personal Injury directories. Technology is built on a conventional web-based publishing platform with subscription management via Dragonforms and digital edition hosting via Tecnavia.

The business operates a diversified revenue model combining recurring print and digital subscriptions, display and classified advertising, event sponsorships tied to an extensive portfolio of annual recognition programs (ICON Honors, Women's Justice Awards, KC Legal Leaders, Missouri Lawyers Awards, In-House Counsel Awards, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, POWER List, Reader Rankings, Up & Coming, Women's Leadership Summit, Corporate Counsel Round Table), public notice publication fees, paid content submissions including Behind the Deal ($300 standard / $850 featured), and CLE-credit webinars. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BridgeTower Media, a diversified publishing conglomerate operating 40+ brands across legal, business, construction, and home furnishings verticals that collectively reach 4.4 million executives with 1.2 billion annual audience touchpoints, providing shared infrastructure and cross-promotional distribution that individual regional legal publications cannot replicate.

Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting enterprise and mid-market buyers in the Missouri legal vertical through direct sales for print and digital subscriptions, event sponsorship sales, and self-serve public notice submission. Customer segments are stratified by vertical: law firms and attorneys as the primary audience, in-house counsel as a secondary growth segment, government and courts for public notice services, and legal service providers for advertising and market intelligence. The company competes as the dominant regional legal news brand in Missouri with 35+ years of continuous operation, though no direct competitive benchmark or share data is disclosed.

Name

Missouri Lawyers Media

Legal name

Missouri Lawyers Media

Website

https://molawyersmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Missouri Lawyers Media is a regional B2B legal media company serving Missouri's legal community through its Missouri Lawyers Weekly publication, searchable Verdicts & Settlements and Court Opinions databases, public notice services, and annual award events, operating as a subsidiary of BridgeTower Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Media & Publishing

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Legal news publishing
• Court opinions database
• Verdicts settlements tracking
• Legal industry events
• Public notice services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Print and digital subscription services providing access to news content, opinion digests, and verdicts & settlements database
2. Advertising: Display advertising and marketing solutions targeting legal professionals and law firms
3. Events & Sponsorships: Award ceremonies and recognition events including ICON Honors, Women's Justice Awards, KC Legal Leaders, Missouri Lawyers Awards, and other networking events with sponsorship opportunities
4. Public Notices: Publishing legal public notices including foreclosure notices, probate notices, and government announcements for government agencies, attorneys, and financial institutions
5. Behind the Deal Submissions: Paid announcements of mergers, acquisitions, and business transactions - Standard posting at $300, Featured posting at $850
6. Verdict Submission Services: Platform for attorneys to submit verdicts and settlements for publication in the database

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Missouri Lawyers Media is a regional legal media company that publishes the Missouri Lawyers Weekly newspaper and operates searchable online databases covering court opinions, verdicts & settlements, and public notices for the Missouri legal community. The company also produces professional award ceremonies, recognition programs, and networking events for attorneys and law firms statewide.

Product overview

Missouri Lawyers Media operates a multi-platform legal news publication providing comprehensive coverage of Missouri's legal community through its flagship publication Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The company offers a unified platform combining news content (legal news, opinions, verdicts & settlements), events & awards programs (KC Legal Leaders, ICON Honors, Women's Justice Awards), digital products (daily email newsletter, digital editions via Tecnavia), and searchable databases (Verdicts & Settlements, Public Notices, Legal Opinions). Special sections like The POWER List and ICON Honors extend the brand into recognition programs. The portfolio also includes classifieds, tax sales, and subscription-based public notice services across Missouri counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Missouri Lawyers Weekly The flagship legal news publication providing 24/7 legal news coverage, opinion summaries from Missouri courts, and industry reporting for Missouri's legal community, available in print and digital formats.
• Verdicts & Settlements Database Searchable database of legal case summaries including verdicts, settlements, case details, attorneys, courts, and settlement amounts across Missouri and related jurisdictions, with advanced filtering by court, case type, injury type, and monetary value.
• Legal Opinions Weekly-updated summaries of court opinions from Missouri courts including Missouri Supreme Court, Court of Appeals (Eastern, Southern, Western Districts), U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, organized by court and practice area with PDF links.
• Public Notices Portal Electronic public notice database with search functionality across Missouri counties including Bids, Business, Government, Probate, Real Estate, and personal property categories, serving government agencies, attorneys, and financial institutions.
• Events & Awards Programs Event hosting services including KC Legal Leaders, Diversity & Inclusion Awards, Corporate Counsel Round Table, In-House Counsel Awards, Women's Leadership Summit, Missouri Lawyers Awards, Women's Justice Awards, ICON Honors, and Up & Coming recognition programs, with sponsorship and ticketing opportunities.
• The POWER List Annual feature recognizing the most powerful people in Missouri's legal community across various practice areas including business defense, personal injury, and general legal leadership.
• Classifieds & Directories Employment listings, legal job postings, and professional directories including Alternative Dispute Resolution Guide, Missouri Lobbyist Directory, Legal Tech Directory, and Personal Injury Law Directory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% of audience in decision-making roles
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BridgeTower MediaflagshipOthersBridgeTower Media is the parent company of Missouri Lawyers Media, operating over 40 brands across business, legal, construction, and home furnishings verticals. BridgeTower Media reaches 4.4M+ executives and generates 1.2B+ annual audience touchpoints, providing national scale and resources for Missouri Lawyers Media's regional operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Sister publication under BridgeTower Media operating the same regional legal-newspaper model in Massachusetts—flagship weekly, verdicts & settlements, opinion summaries, court coverage, and recognition events. Directly comparable across product mix, audience, and revenue streams.
• Michigan Lawyers Weekly: Another BridgeTower Media legal newspaper covering Michigan's legal community with the same weekly publication, opinions, and verdicts & settlements structure, serving the same attorney and in-house counsel audience.
• Minnesota Lawyer: BridgeTower Media's Minnesota legal title, offering identical subscription news, court opinion summaries, and event/sponsorship products targeting the Twin Cities legal market.
• Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Direct sister title to Missouri Lawyers Media under BridgeTower Media, providing legal news, court opinions, and recognition events for Virginia attorneys with the same business model.
• North Carolina Lawyers Weekly: BridgeTower Media's North Carolina legal publication employing the same regional legal-newspaper playbook—weekly news, opinion digests, and event awards—serving North Carolina attorneys.
• Wisconsin Law Journal: Sister BridgeTower Media legal title covering Wisconsin's bar with subscription news, verdicts databases, and a comparable event franchise, paralleling Missouri Lawyers Media's structure.
• The Daily Record (Maryland): BridgeTower Media's Maryland legal and business daily, providing legal news, opinions, and verdicts coverage with the same hybrid subscription/advertising model aimed at attorneys and the business community.

Broad incumbents

• Law360: National, subscription-based legal news service from LexisNexis covering court decisions, verdicts, and practice-area news across all U.S. jurisdictions. Overlaps with MLM on legal news and verdicts coverage but at much greater scale and with a national rather than regional audience.
• ABA Journal: The flagship legal publication of the American Bar Association, providing national legal news, analysis, and features. A broad incumbent that competes for attorney readership and advertising dollars alongside regional legal newspapers.
• Reuters Legal (Legal News): Global news organization covering legal-industry news, M&A, Big Law, and regulatory developments. Competes for legal-professional attention and premium advertising in the same audience category as regional legal publications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/molawyersmedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/Missouri.Lawyers.Media
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missouri-lawyers-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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 →

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