Smith Mazure

What Smith Mazure does

Smith Mazure, P.C. is a privately held professional corporation organized as a liability defense law firm focused on civil litigation, operating across three offices in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area — Manhattan (39 Broadway), Mineola / Long Island, and New Jersey. The firm has been in continuous operation for over 40 years (as reflected by its 40-years anniversary logo) and currently lists approximately 43 attorneys across an Executive Member tier (2), Member tier (22), and Associate tier (19). Its clients are institutional: major insurance carriers, third-party insurers, self-insured corporations, and third-party administrators, with a smaller set of engagements involving reinsurers and excess carriers on coverage litigation.

Service delivery is organized around dedicated client teams, each led by a senior partner, with blended billing rates intended to allow assignment of senior attorneys without cost premium. Revenue is generated through professional services fees under hourly, blended, incentive, and flat-fee billing structures, with multi-year carrier engagements as the dominant contract form. The firm operates across 17 practice areas including construction accidents, automobile and transportation, products liability, insurance coverage litigation, lead paint / mold / toxic tort, premises and security liability, municipal liability, and alternative dispute resolution. Technology infrastructure is limited to internal knowledge-management and document-imaging systems — specifically a Decision Management System, an Extensive Forms Library, and File Imaging Capabilities — with no public disclosure of AI/ML adoption, proprietary platforms, or APIs.

The firm is partner-owned with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no public ticker. Leadership is concentrated in CEO J. Jay Young and Managing Attorney Corey A. Tavel, supported by a three-office operational footprint and a Managing Attorney dedicated to the New Jersey office. Marketing is conducted primarily through thought leadership (New York Law Journal, Claims Management, DRI publications) and professional association membership rather than paid distribution channels.

Name

Smith Mazure

Legal name

Smith Mazure, P.C.

Website

https://smithmazure.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Smith Mazure, P.C. is a privately held, 40-plus-year liability defense law firm operating from three NY/NJ offices. It provides civil litigation and advisory services — across 17 practice areas — to major insurance carriers, third-party insurers, self-insureds, and third-party administrators via senior-led client teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Liability Defense Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) (FSAJADAB), Product Liability (FSAJADAC), Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Liability defense
• Civil litigation
• Insurance defense
• Claims management
• Insurance coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Smith Mazure provides civil litigation and liability defense legal services to insurance carriers and self-insureds. The firm employs blended billing rates, incentive billing, flat fees, and non-traditional billing approaches to accommodate client preferences and encourage efficient case resolution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smith Mazure, P.C. is a liability defense law firm focused on civil litigation, representing major insurance carriers, third party insurers, self-insureds, and third party administrators. The firm delivers civil litigation defense across 17 practice areas including construction accidents, automobile/transportation, products liability, premises/property/security liability, insurance coverage litigation, claims management, toxic tort, and appellate practice. Services are delivered through dedicated client teams of attorneys led by senior counsel, using blended billing, incentive billing, and flat fees to align cost with outcomes.

Product overview

Smith Mazure, P.C. is a liability defense law firm providing civil litigation legal services. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice rather than a platform with distinct product modules. The firm offers its services across multiple practice areas including Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Automobile and Transportation, Civil Rights Litigation, Claims Management, Construction Accidents, Construction Defect, Directors and Officers liability, Errors & Omissions, Excess Risk Claims, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Lead Paint/Mold/Toxic Tort Litigation, No Fault/Uninsured Motorist Coverage, Premises/Property/Security Liability, Products Liability, and Subrogation. The firm leverages internal technology tools including a decision management system and document imaging capabilities to support its legal service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Liability Defense Civil Litigation Comprehensive civil litigation defense representation covering construction accidents, automobile and transportation, products liability, premises/property/security liability, and general liability matters, delivered to insurance carriers, third party insurers, self-insureds, and third party administrators across New York and New Jersey jurisdictions.
• Insurance Coverage Litigation Coverage litigation and policy interpretation services for insurers, reinsurers, and excess carriers, including coverage analysis and reinsurance disputes across the firm's NY/NJ jurisdictions.
• Construction Accident and Construction Defect Defense Specialized litigation defense for construction accident and construction defect claims, including Labor Law matters, on behalf of insurance carriers and self-insureds.
• Automobile and Transportation Defense Defense representation in motor vehicle and transportation-related accident cases, including trucking, rental, and commercial auto liability matters for insurance carriers and self-insureds.
• Premises, Property and Security Liability Defense Defense of premises liability, property damage, and negligent security claims brought against property owners, managers, and commercial businesses.
• Products Liability Defense Defense representation in product defect and products liability litigation on behalf of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and their insurers.
• Lead Paint, Mold and Toxic Tort Litigation Specialized defense of lead paint exposure, mold, and toxic tort claims, including environmental liability matters, for insurers and self-insureds.
• No-Fault and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Defense of no-fault and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage disputes and arbitration matters on behalf of insurance carriers.
• Excess Risk Claims Defense Defense of excess risk claims and exposure matters on behalf of excess insurers, reinsurers, and self-insureds, including monitoring of primary counsel.
• Appellate Practice Handling of appellate matters before New York appellate courts, the Second Circuit, and other appellate venues, including voluminous appeals and civil rights appeals.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation, arbitration, and court-approved civil mediation services, including representation in ADR proceedings on behalf of insurance carriers and self-insureds.
• Civil Rights and Discrimination Litigation Defense Defense of civil rights claims, Section 1983 actions, employment discrimination, and municipal liability matters on behalf of municipalities, insurers, and self-insureds.
• Municipal Litigation Defense Defense of municipalities and municipal employees in liability claims including premises liability, motor vehicle liability, civil rights, and general tort matters.
• Claims Management Services Coordinated claims handling oversight, including block case management and settlement coordination, delivered to insurance carriers and third party administrators.
• Directors and Officers Liability Defense Defense of D&O claims on behalf of directors, officers, and their insurers, including complex commercial and corporate litigation exposure.
• Errors and Omissions Defense Defense of professional liability and errors and omissions claims on behalf of professionals and their insurers.
• Subrogation Litigation Recovery actions and subrogation litigation on behalf of insurers to recover indemnity payments from responsible third parties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality work at reasonable rates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cozen O'Connor: National law firm with substantial insurance defense and coverage practice serving major carriers, with significant New York presence — comparable in practice area but at much larger scale.
• Goldberg Segalla LLP: National insurance and liability defense firm with strong presence in New York and New Jersey. Directly comparable in liability defense practice mix and carrier client base.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: Large national defense firm with broad insurance coverage and liability defense practices, including New York and New Jersey offices serving the same carrier panel ecosystem.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: National insurance defense firm with deep liability and coverage practices and a major New York office. Comparable in serving insurance carriers on similar defense matters, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Large East Coast-based defense firm with extensive insurance carrier panel work across liability, automobile, premises, and products lines. Overlaps with Smith Mazure's practice areas but serves a multi-state footprint.

Direct peers

• Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP: New York-based liability defense firm serving major insurance carriers on premises liability, automobile, construction accident, and products liability matters — closely comparable practice mix and client base.
• Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP: New York-based insurance defense and coverage litigation firm serving carriers and self-insureds on liability, coverage, and tort defense matters — directly comparable regional competitor.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: Long Island and New York-based law firm with a substantial insurance defense practice serving carriers and self-insureds across liability, coverage, and tort matters — directly comparable to Smith Mazure's core offering and regional footprint.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP: New York and New Jersey-based firm with strong insurance defense and coverage practice serving major carriers on liability and litigation matters — closely aligned in geography and practice.

Emerging players

• Decker, Decker & Drozd: Regional insurance defense firm in the New York/New Jersey area handling liability defense for insurance carriers — comparable practice focus at a smaller scale than Smith Mazure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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