Kaplin Stewart

What Kaplin Stewart does

Kaplin Stewart is a regional law firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The firm serves business clients across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including property owners, developers, business owners, healthcare providers, construction firms, and employers, with a primary emphasis on real estate transactions, land use and zoning matters, and business and corporate law. Legal services are organized across eight practice areas (Business and Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Land Use/Zoning/Development, and Real Estate Transactional) supported by sub-practices in healthcare, M&A, tax, bankruptcy, surety bonds, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm positions itself as a business-minded alternative to larger Philadelphia firms, with attorneys who hold differentiated credentials including LLM degrees in taxation and prior careers as engineers, architects, and certified public accountants.

The firm's underlying technology is described as a 'state-of-the-art technology platform' for legal service delivery, though no proprietary product, API, or AI tooling is documented. Distribution is purely direct through three physical offices, supplemented by an MSI Global Alliance membership that provides cross-referral access to more than 250 legal and accounting firms across 100+ countries. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees on a quote-based, per-matter basis, with initial consultations offered across practice areas. The firm markets through a content engine (blog with 270 pages of articles), educational seminars, newsletters, and active social media on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Operations are supported by 51-100 employees and a principal leadership team led by Co-Founder Marc B. Kaplin and Managing Principal Maury B. Reiter. Ownership is held by the firm's principals as a professional corporation (P.C.) with no disclosed parent company, private equity, or institutional investor involvement.

Name

Kaplin Stewart

Legal name

Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C.

Website

https://kaplaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kaplin Stewart is a regional law firm founded in 1997, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The firm serves businesses across Pennsylvania and New Jersey with real estate, land use, zoning, construction, employment, and corporate legal services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate law
• Business corporate law
• Land use zoning
• Commercial litigation
• Construction law

Headquarters

HQ city

Blue Bell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm provides comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas including business and corporate law, commercial litigation, construction law, employment law, environmental law, estate planning, land use/zoning, and real estate transactional matters. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees for consultation, representation, and legal proceedings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kaplin Stewart is a regional law firm providing comprehensive legal services to businesses and individuals across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and nationally. The firm represents clients in business and corporate law, commercial litigation, construction law, employment law, environmental law, estate planning, land use/zoning/development, and real estate transactional matters, delivering representation in state and federal courts as well as transactional and regulatory counsel.

Product overview

Kaplin Stewart is a regional law firm offering comprehensive legal services across eight primary practice areas: Business and Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning and Private Client, Land Use/Zoning/Development, and Real Estate Transactional. These practice areas include specialized sub-practices such as Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Tax Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Healthcare Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Surety Bond Claims, and Project Consulting. The firm operates from offices in Blue Bell, PA, Philadelphia, PA, and Cherry Hill, NJ, serving clients throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business and Corporate Law Advisory legal services for businesses ranging from entrepreneurs and small business owners to regional corporations, covering startups, expansions, complex financing transactions, bankruptcy, healthcare law, mergers and acquisitions, and tax law.
• Commercial Litigation Legal representation for businesses in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation for commercial disputes including land and property rights, partner and shareholder disputes, and breach of contract claims.
• Construction Law Full-spectrum construction law services including project consulting, contract preparation, construction claims and litigation, mechanics' lien claims, government and public contracts, and surety bond claims and litigation.
• Employment Law Legal counsel for employers on workplace issues including harassment, discrimination, EEOC litigation, wage and hour disputes, employer compliance, and employment agreement disputes.
• Environmental Law Representation in environmental law matters including permitting, site development and brownfield redevelopment, regulatory compliance, and administrative proceedings and litigation.
• Estate Planning and Private Client Comprehensive estate planning services including estate and trust planning, asset protection, business succession planning, wills and trusts, estate administration, and charitable planning.
• Land Use, Zoning, and Development Legal assistance for developers and landowners navigating zoning, subdivision, land development approvals, environmental permitting, building codes, and tax assessment matters.
• Real Estate Transactional Legal services for real estate transactions including purchase and sale, commercial leasing, financing, joint venture agreements, deeds, easements, and planned communities and condominiums.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MSI Global AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaplin Stewart is a member of MSI Global Alliance, an international association of independent legal and accounting firms with over 250 members in 100 countries throughout the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This membership enables the firm to provide clients with access to business advice and assistance anywhere in the world.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller: Philadelphia-based firm with one of the region's strongest land use, zoning, and real estate development practices. Highly relevant peer given Kaplin Stewart's stated land use/zoning specialty in the same PA market.
• Fox Rothschild LLP: Large full-service Philadelphia-based law firm with deep real estate, land use, business, and litigation practices serving PA, NJ and beyond. Highly comparable as a multi-office regional firm targeting business owners and developers, only with a larger bench.
• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Regional defense and commercial litigation firm founded in PA with extensive office footprint throughout the Northeast. Comparable as a Pennsylvania-rooted law firm competing for similar commercial litigation and business clients.
• Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP: Philadelphia-based full-service firm serving closely held businesses, real estate clients, and developers across PA/NJ/DE. Comparable as a mid-large regional firm with strong real estate and business law practices serving the same mid-market client profile.
• Saul Ewing LLP: Philadelphia-based regional law firm with strong real estate, land use/zoning, construction, and business/corporate practices across PA and NJ. Direct competitor in the same suburban-Philadelphia client base and practice mix.
• Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP: Philadelphia-area regional firm offering real estate, land use, business, employment, and estate planning services to PA/NJ businesses. Comparable in size and multi-practice, suburban-Philadelphia focus.

Broad incumbents

• Ballard Spahr LLP: Major Philadelphia-based national law firm with large real estate, land use, construction, and business practices serving PA/NJ clients. Overlaps substantially with Kaplin Stewart but serves larger enterprise clients across a national footprint.
• Blank Rome LLP: Large Philadelphia-headquartered law firm with major real estate, construction, land use, and corporate practices. Comparable at the practice-area level but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KaplinStewart
• Facebookfacebook.com/kaplinstewart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaplin-stewart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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