Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC

What Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC does

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC is a full-service Arizona-headquartered law firm operating as a Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC) with offices in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Murray (Salt Lake City metro), Utah. The firm serves two principal customer sets: individuals seeking representation on personal legal matters (personal injury, car accidents, family law/divorce/custody, criminal defense, DUI, bankruptcy, civil litigation, wills and estate planning) and business entities needing corporate and commercial legal work (business formation, M&A, contract preparation, commercial litigation, real estate transactions, employment law, intellectual property, asset protection, and business bankruptcy). The firm bills through three revenue streams: traditional fee-for-service legal representation (hourly, contingency, flat fee), a LegalShield subscription channel where it serves as the exclusive provider law firm in Arizona and New Mexico for approximately 50,000 prepaid members, and ancillary service fees on LegalShield matters.

The practice is delivered through conventional legal operations — attorney teams, paralegal support, and intake processes — rather than any proprietary technology platform. Its competitive positioning centers on a two-decade exclusive PPLSI/LegalShield provider relationship in AZ/NM, high volume LegalShield intake infrastructure (500–600 calls/day, 300–400 intakes/day, 250 wills/month), an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating, and a multi-state Southwest footprint. Headcount is 67 attorneys (39 in the traditional division, 28 in the LegalShield division split between AZ and NM) supported by 84 non-attorney staff, with 10 attorneys capable of serving Spanish-speaking clients. Marketing channels include the "Lawyer Speak" blog, the branded "Is That Even Legal?" podcast, and LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter social media presence.

The business model is professional services income plus subscription channel flow. There is no disclosed revenue figure, no parent company, no external funding, and no public listing; ownership is a multi-partner partnership with key named partners including Charles E. Davis, Gregory L. Miles, and managing partner Pernell W. McGuire, who heads the bankruptcy practice. The firm claims $3.645B in client value created or managed across car accidents, commercial litigation, estate plans, asset protection, personal injury, and real estate matters over an 18-month timespan, which is a client-matter value metric rather than firm revenue.

Name

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC

Legal name

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC

Website

https://davismiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC is a full-service Arizona-based law firm with 67 attorneys across offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, serving individual consumers and businesses through practice areas spanning personal injury, family law, estate planning, bankruptcy, civil litigation, and asset protection, while also serving as the exclusive LegalShield provider for approximately 50,000 members in Arizona and New Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business law
• Estate planning
• Personal injury
• Bankruptcy law

Headquarters

HQ city

Flagstaff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Traditional Legal Services: Fee-for-service legal representation including hourly billing, contingency fees for litigation matters, and flat fees for specific services such as wills and estate planning.
2. LegalShield Provider Services: Volume legal services for LegalShield membership base in Arizona and New Mexico, providing consultations, document preparation, and legal advice to approximately 50,000 members under a subscription-style arrangement with PPLSI.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC is a full-service law firm providing legal representation across business and personal matters, including business transactions, commercial litigation, asset protection, estate planning, personal injury, family law, criminal defense, and bankruptcy. The firm operates a traditional fee-for-service practice alongside an exclusive LegalShield prepaid legal services arrangement serving approximately 50,000 members in Arizona and New Mexico.

Product overview

Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services through two main service categories: Business Law Services and Personal Legal Matters. The firm's practice areas include business and personal bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, 13), civil litigation, estate planning, asset protection, real estate law, and family law. The firm also provides subscription-based legal plan services through a LegalShield partnership. The practice is structured around teams of attorneys specializing in different areas, supported by administrative staff. The firm operates across multiple offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LegalShield Services: Affordable legal plan services provided through partnership with LegalShield (PPLSI), offering legal advice, wills, contract reviews, and legal consultations to members.

Products and services

• Business Law Services Comprehensive legal services for businesses including corporate transactions, commercial litigation, real estate, asset protection, estate planning, employment law, and business bankruptcy representation. For business owners, entrepreneurs, and companies.
• Personal Legal Matters Legal services for individuals including personal injury, bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, 13), family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, estate planning, living trusts, and probate. For individual consumers.
• LegalShield Membership Services Affordable legal plan services provided through partnership with LegalShield, offering wills, contract review, traffic ticket assistance, and general legal advice for members in Arizona and New Mexico. Approximately 50,000 members served.
• Business Bankruptcy Reorganization and bankruptcy services for businesses including Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 filings, with expertise in helping businesses restructure or liquidate.
• Personal Bankruptcy Debt relief services for individuals including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings, helping clients eliminate debt and regain financial stability.
• Civil Litigation Court representation for disputes including contract issues, property matters, professional license defense, arbitration, mediation, employment issues, and white collar criminal defense.
• Estate Planning Wills, trusts, probate administration, and wealth preservation planning services to protect assets and ensure proper distribution to heirs.
• Asset Protection Legal strategies to shield wealth from lawsuits and creditors through LLCs, trusts, insurance, and other protective structures.
• Real Estate Law Commercial and residential real estate legal services including transactions, disputes, zoning, HOAs, foreclosures, and short sales.
• Family Law Divorce, child custody, child support, and domestic relations legal services.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.645 billion+ in total value created or managed for clients over an 18-month period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

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.

• LegalShield (PPLSI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDavis Miles is the exclusive provider law firm for LegalShield in Arizona and New Mexico. The firm was handpicked by national company PPLSI (LegalShield) to provide affordable, accessible legal advice to thousands of its members. The firm has responded to hundreds of inquiries every day for two decades through this partnership, serving approximately 34,000 members in Arizona and 16,000 in New Mexico.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Snell & Wilmer: Large full-service law firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with 400+ attorneys across the Southwest. Directly comparable to Davis Miles in serving AZ business and personal clients across multiple practice areas, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Fennemore Craig: Arizona-founded full-service law firm with multi-state presence in the Southwest. Comparable multi-practice business and personal law offering with similar geographic overlap in AZ and NM, though operating as a larger legacy firm.
• Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie: Full-service Southwest law firm with offices across AZ, NV, CO, NM, and CA. Directly comparable full-service business and personal legal offerings with overlapping AZ/NM presence and similar multi-practice structure.
• Quarles & Brady: National full-service law firm with strong Phoenix and Tucson presence. Comparable business law, real estate, estate planning, and litigation services; serves overlapping AZ business client base but operates at significantly larger national scale.
• Steptoe & Johnson (formerly Tiffany & Bosco): Arizona-based full-service law firm serving business and personal clients in the Southwest. Directly comparable practice area mix (business, real estate, estate planning, litigation) and overlapping AZ market presence.

Direct peers

• Goldberg & Osborne: Arizona-based law firm focused on personal injury and consumer legal services with high-volume marketing model. Comparable to Davis Miles' personal injury practice ($615M in client value) in target customer, contingency-fee structure, and Arizona regional focus.
• Jaburg Wilk: Phoenix-based mid-size full-service law firm. Comparable practice areas (business law, estate planning, real estate, litigation) and similar scale to Davis Miles' traditional (non-LegalShield) division.
• Lawyers for Civil Justice (LegalShield Provider Firms Network): LegalShield (PPLSI) operates a national network of provider law firms, one per state/region, that deliver subscription prepaid legal services to members. Davis Miles is the AZ/NM provider; peer provider firms in other states operate the same subscription-volume legal services model and share the channel structure.
• Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod: Arizona-based mid-size law firm offering business, real estate, and litigation services. Comparable practice mix and Southwest regional focus, with similar scale to Davis Miles' traditional practice division.

Emerging players

• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform offering wills, business formation, and document review directly to consumers. Comparable in addressing the same mass-market legal needs that Davis Miles' LegalShield division serves (wills, contract review), but through a self-serve digital channel rather than attorney-led service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/davismileslaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/davismilesmcguiregardner
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/davis-miles-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 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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