Flaherty & Hood

What Flaherty & Hood does

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is a privately-held Minnesota Professional Association (P.A.) law firm founded in 1992 by Timothy P. Flaherty and headquartered at 525 Park Street in St. Paul, within walking distance of the Minnesota State Capitol. The firm provides integrated legal, legislative, government relations, fiscal/policy analysis, and communications services to local governments, coalitions, associations, nonprofits, and businesses across Minnesota. Its practice portfolio spans 13 service lines, including Municipal Law, Business Law, Government Relations, Labor Relations & Employment Law, Environment, Energy & Public Utilities, Land Use/Development/Annexation, Real Estate, Litigation & Administrative Hearings, Nonprofit Law, Association Management, Classification/Compensation/Organizational Services, and Research & Consulting Services.

The firm employs nearly 30 professionals — attorneys, lobbyists, paralegals, policy analysts, communications specialists, and administrative staff — supplemented by a second office in Winona (64 West Third Street) that serves southeast Minnesota clients. Differentiation rests on its proximity to the Capitol, the depth of its government relations bench (140+ years of combined experience), and its ability to pair legal counsel with lobbying, fiscal analysis, and media support under one roof. The firm reports specific project outcomes such as helping secure hundreds of millions in state funding for regional projects, including more than $200 million for U.S. Highway 14 improvements.

Revenue is generated primarily through billable legal services and ongoing city-attorney/general-counsel engagements with Minnesota municipalities and special-purpose districts (e.g., cities of Altura, Bagley, Breckenridge, Caledonia, Northfield, Park Rapids, Willmar, Winona; Port Authorities of Winona and Breckenridge; Beltrami and Itasca Counties; Brainerd Public Utilities and Missouri River Energy Service). Additional revenue streams include coalition management contracts (CGMC, GMNP) and a paid webinar series priced at $50 for CGMC members and $75 for non-members. Distribution is direct, via long-duration attorney-client relationships; there is no reseller, marketplace, or technology-platform distribution layer. Flaherty & Hood is independently owned by its shareholder attorneys, with no parent company, external institutional investors, or funding rounds.

Name

Flaherty & Hood

Legal name

Flaherty & Hood, P.A.

Website

https://flaherty-hood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is a private Minnesota law firm founded in 1992 that provides integrated legal, legislative, government relations, and policy-analysis services to cities, counties, coalitions, nonprofits, and businesses throughout Minnesota from its St. Paul headquarters near the State Capitol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO), ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM)

Keywords

• Municipal legal services
• Government relations advocacy
• Labor employment law
• Legislative consulting services
• Association management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through providing legal representation and counsel to local governments, nonprofits, associations, and businesses throughout Minnesota. Services include municipal law, labor and employment law, environmental law, real estate law, and litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is a Minnesota-based Professional Association law firm that provides legal representation and legislative advocacy to local governments, coalitions, associations, non-profits and businesses. The firm delivers services through 13 practice areas including municipal law, government relations, labor and employment law, environment, energy and public utilities, land use, real estate, litigation, nonprofit law, association management, and classification/compensation consulting.

Product overview

Flaherty & Hood, P.A. is a law firm that provides comprehensive legal and legislative services through 13 distinct practice areas organized as separate service lines. The firm offers Municipal Law, Business Law, Government Relations (legislative advocacy), Research & Consulting Services, Labor Relations & Employment Law, Environment, Energy & Public Utilities, Land Use Development & Annexation, Real Estate, Litigation & Administrative Hearings, Nonprofit Law, Association Management, and Classification/Compensation/Organizational Services. These services are delivered through a team of attorneys, lobbyists, paralegals, policy analysts, and consultants serving local governments, nonprofits, associations, and businesses throughout Minnesota.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Law
• Business Law
• Government Relations
• Labor Relations & Employment Law
• Environment
• Energy & Public Utilities
• Land Use, Development & Annexation
• Real Estate
• Litigation & Administrative Hearings
• Nonprofit Law & Professional Services
• Association Management
• Research & Consulting Services
• Classification, Compensation & Organizational Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for regional and local projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Flaherty & Hood announced partnership with CGMC for a June 2026 four-part webinar series addressing labor and employment law and compensation topics designed to help local governments navigate workplace issues.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nilan Johnson Lewis PA: Minneapolis-based firm with strong labor and employment law practice serving employers including public-sector clients. Overlaps directly with Flaherty & Hood's Labor Relations & Employment Law practice and competes for the same HR/labor advisory mandates from Minnesota cities and counties.
• Iverson Reuvers, LLC: Minnesota law firm specializing in municipal law, labor and employment, and litigation for cities, counties, and public entities. Closely comparable in size, geography, and client mix to Flaherty & Hood, competing for many of the same Greater Minnesota city clients.
• Kennedy & Graven, Chartered: Minneapolis-based law firm focused on representing Minnesota cities, counties, and school districts in municipal law, labor and employment, and litigation. Direct competitor for the same city-attorney and local-government client base across Greater Minnesota.

Broad incumbents

• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Large national firm with a significant Minneapolis presence and established government, regulatory, and energy practices. Competes for larger and more complex mandates that exceed Flaherty & Hood's bench depth, particularly in energy and environmental law.
• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Major Minnesota-based law firm with a sizable government, public finance, energy, and utilities practice. Competes with Flaherty & Hood for larger municipal, energy, and public-finance mandates, and dwarfs the firm in scale and bench depth.
• Moss & Barnett, P.A. Minneapolis-based full-service firm with municipal, real estate, and energy law practices serving local governments and utilities in Minnesota. Overlaps with several of Flaherty & Hood's practice areas and competes for the same mid-market public-sector clients.
• Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. Large Minneapolis law firm with public finance, real estate development, and government-related practices. Competes with Flaherty & Hood for larger municipal and real estate development mandates in Minnesota.
• Felhaber Larson: Established full-service Minneapolis law firm with established labor, employment, and municipal-related practices. Larger and broader than Flaherty & Hood but competes for overlapping public-sector labor/employment and general counsel work in the Minnesota market.

Others

• League of Minnesota Cities: Intergovernmental organization providing legal, policy, and training services to Minnesota cities. Acts both as a partner/distributor for Flaherty & Hood-style firms and as a potential in-house substitute for outside city attorney services.

Regional players

• Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. Minneapolis-based firm known for government relations, lobbying, and political law alongside legal practice. Closely comparable to Flaherty & Hood's integrated law-plus-government-relations model, though with a more state-level political focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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