Coolidge Wall

What Coolidge Wall does

Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is a full-service commercial business law firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, founded in 1853 and operating continuously for over 170 years. The firm delivers legal services across nine integrated practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate and Business Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Sector Law, Strategic Advisory, Tax, and Workers' Compensation. Its core clients are Ohio-based businesses (from small enterprises to larger corporations), entrepreneurs, individuals and families seeking estate planning and probate services, and public sector entities requiring municipal and regulatory counsel.

The firm operates on a traditional professional services model with no proprietary technology platform or AI-driven products; service delivery is direct attorney-to-client engagement supplemented by a website, educational blog content, complimentary seminars (e.g., annual Labor and Employment Seminars, Cybersecurity Briefings), and an online payment portal for client convenience. Coolidge Wall bills on a fee-for-service basis with consultation-based intake and per-engagement fee structures that vary by practice area and complexity.

Its go-to-market approach is sales-led and reputation-driven, leveraging 170+ years of Dayton market presence, deep bar association involvement (Dayton Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association), and recognition of multiple attorneys by Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent. The firm is privately held as a Limited Liability Professional Association under Ohio law, governed by its equity partners, with no venture capital or private equity involvement. Ownership is concentrated among attorney shareholders, and the firm has historically expanded through lateral hires and associate promotions rather than mergers or geographic expansion beyond Ohio.

Name

Coolidge Wall

Legal name

Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A.

Website

https://coollaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Coolidge Wall is a 170+ year-old, full-service commercial law firm in Dayton, Ohio serving Ohio businesses, individuals, and public sector entities across nine practice areas including corporate law, real estate, litigation, labor and employment, tax, and estate planning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Commercial law services
• Estate planning law
• Corporate legal counsel
• Litigation services
• Labor employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Traditional law firm billing for legal services including consultations, representation, litigation, transactional work, and advisory services across multiple practice areas including corporate law, real estate, estate planning, labor/employment, tax, and workers' compensation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coolidge Wall is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel across nine integrated practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate and Business Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Sector Law, Strategic Advisory, Tax, and Workers' Compensation. The firm serves both businesses and individuals in the Dayton, Ohio region and throughout Ohio. It also offers a secure online invoice payment system for client convenience.

Product overview

Coolidge Wall is a full-service commercial business law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services rather than a modular software product. The firm's core offering consists of nine integrated legal practice areas: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate and Business Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Public Sector Law, Strategic Advisory, Tax, and Workers' Compensation. Each practice area provides specialized legal counsel, and attorneys collaborate across disciplines to offer comprehensive solutions—for example, combining corporate law with tax planning for transactions, or pairing litigation with bankruptcy services for restructuring matters. The firm also provides a supplementary Online Payment service for client convenience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate
• Corporate and Business Law
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Public Sector Law
• Strategic Advisory
• Tax
• Workers' Compensation
• Online Payment

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Dayton Bar AssociationcoreOthers · 4 June 2026Kara Ruffolo, attorney at Coolidge Wall, appointed to the Board of Directors of the Dayton Bar Association. The DBA has served the legal community for more than a century and plays a vital role in promoting professionalism, ethics, leadership development, continuing legal education, and access to justice throughout the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sebaly Shillito + Dyer: Dayton-headquartered full-service law firm with similar mid-size scale. Directly competes for Dayton-area clients in business, litigation, real estate, and estate planning practice areas.
• Frost Brown Todd: Full-service regional law firm with deep Ohio presence and multiple offices. Comparable in offering breadth across corporate, real estate, litigation, labor/employment, and tax practice areas serving middle-market and large businesses.
• Bieser, Greer & Landis: Dayton, Ohio-based full-service law firm of similar size and scope. Directly comparable peer competing in the same Dayton market with overlapping practice areas in litigation, corporate, real estate, and family law.

Broad incumbents

• Porter Wright Morris & Arthur: Columbus-based full-service Ohio firm with comparable practice area coverage (corporate, real estate, labor, litigation, tax). Serves overlapping mid-market and institutional Ohio clients.
• Thompson Hine: Ohio-founded national law firm with multiple offices across the U.S. Offers overlapping practice areas (corporate, real estate, labor, litigation) and competes for the same Dayton/Ohio-based mid-market clients, but with broader geographic reach.
• Dinsmore & Shohl: Cincinnati-headquartered full-service regional firm with offices across multiple states. Overlaps with Coolidge Wall in corporate, real estate, employment, and litigation practices serving Ohio-based clients.
• Taft Stettinius & Hollister: Cincinnati-based full-service firm serving Ohio and Midwest clients with comparable practice areas. Competes for the same regional corporate, real estate, and litigation work as Coolidge Wall, but at larger scale.
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease: Large Ohio-based full-service firm with similar practice mix (business, real estate, labor, litigation, tax). Competes for Ohio corporate clients but with a broader multi-state footprint and deeper specialist bench.

Regional players

• Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter: Columbus-based full-service Ohio firm. Comparable in mid-market focus and practice breadth, but operating from a different Ohio geography with overlapping client base for Ohio-headquartered businesses.
• McDonald Hopkins: Cleveland-based full-service business law firm serving Ohio and broader Midwest clients. Comparable practice mix (corporate, real estate, litigation, employment) competing for the same Ohio-based middle-market client pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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