Ball, Janik & Novack

What Ball, Janik & Novack does

Ball Janik LLP is a Florida-based, privately held limited liability partnership law firm specializing in two closely related practice areas: construction defect litigation and insurance recovery. The firm represents community associations (condominium and homeowners associations), commercial property owners, multifamily owners, and selected business and government entities — exclusively on the property-owner side, with a stated policy of remaining conflict-free from builders, developers, and contractors. The firm has grown from a small founding group into a team of 70-plus attorneys and paralegals operating from five Florida offices (Orlando headquarters, plus Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Sarasota), and cites cumulative client recoveries exceeding $1.25 billion across hundreds of construction defect and insurance cases. Its construction defect practice covers building envelope, roofing, window, waterproofing, and structural failures, while the insurance recovery practice pursues property damage claims (windstorm, hail, water, collapse) against carriers on behalf of policyholders.

The firm's business model is built on contingency or alternative fee arrangements for construction defect matters — explicitly "no upfront fees" — with pricing not publicly disclosed for other engagements. Go-to-market relies on industry thought leadership, professional association participation (Community Associations Institute chapters across West Florida, South Gulf Coast, Suncoast, and Central Florida; Florida Bar Construction Law Section; ABA Forum on Construction Industry), content publication in legal and trade journals, and client referrals, with no apparent technology platform or software product layered on top of the core legal service. Multiple attorneys hold Florida Bar Board Certification in Construction Law, and the firm has been recognized by Chambers USA (first-ranked 2026, Band 5), Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms, and Corporate International, supporting a positioning that combines boutique-level service with the resource base to handle complex multi-party construction litigation.

The firm has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, acquisitions, or technology partnerships, and operates exclusively within the Florida market. The principal forward-looking strategic factor is Florida's SB360 statutory change reducing the construction defect limitations period, which the firm is actively using as a thought-leadership and demand-generation lever.

Name

Ball, Janik & Novack

Legal name

Ball Janik LLP

Website

https://balljanik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ball Janik LLP is a privately held Florida law firm with 70-plus attorneys and paralegals across five offices (Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota), representing community associations and commercial property owners in construction defect litigation and insurance recovery matters statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Construction Defect & Insurance Recovery

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Construction defect litigation
• Insurance recovery services
• Community association law
• Property insurance claims
• Commercial property litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Construction Defect: Legal representation services for construction defect claims including litigation, arbitration, and mediation for community associations, homeowners associations, commercial property owners, and multifamily owners throughout Florida.
2. Legal Services - Insurance Recovery: Insurance recovery legal services for policyholders including property insurance claims related to windstorms, hail, water damage, and collapse, pursuing claims against insurance companies to recover funds for property repairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ball Janik LLP is a Florida law firm delivering two practice areas: (1) Construction Defect Litigation, providing legal representation to community associations, homeowners associations, and commercial property owners in design and construction defect claims; and (2) Insurance Recovery, representing policyholders in pursuing property-damage insurance claims for windstorm, hail, water, and collapse damage. The firm operates from five Florida offices with a team of 70+ attorneys and paralegals and offers contingency/alternative-fee arrangements for construction defect matters.

Product overview

Ball Janik LLP is a Florida-based law firm offering two core legal service practice areas: Construction Defect Litigation and Insurance Recovery. The firm specializes in representing community associations, homeowners associations, commercial property owners, and multifamily owners in complex construction defect and property insurance recovery matters throughout Florida. The practice operates from five Florida offices (Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Sarasota) and does not appear to offer a software product or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Defect Litigation Legal representation for community associations, homeowners associations, and commercial property owners in litigation involving construction defects, including design flaws, building envelope failures, roofing defects, window/waterproofing issues, and defective construction materials; offered on a no-upfront-fee contingency/alternative-fee basis.
• Insurance Recovery Legal representation for policyholders to recover insurance claims related to property damage, including windstorm, hail, water, and collapse damage claims throughout Florida, pursued against insurance companies on the policyholder's behalf.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.25 billion+ recovered for clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Associations Institute (CAI) - Multiple ChapterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBall Janik LLP attorneys are active members of Community Association Institute including West Florida Chapter, South Gulf Coast Chapter, Suncoast Chapter, and Central Florida Chapter. Firm attorneys lecture and serve as approved course providers with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
• Florida Bar - Construction Law SectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBall Janik attorneys serve on Florida Bar committees including the Real Property, Probate & Trust and Trial Lawyers sections, and the Civil Rules of Procedure Committee with subcommittee on Electronic Discovery.
• American Bar Association Forum on Construction IndustryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAttorneys are members of the ABA Forum on Construction Industry and the Surety and Fidelity Law Committee of the ABA's Tort and Insurance Practice Section.
• Construction Lawyers Society of AmericaminorOthersFranchesco 'Frank' Soto is a fellow and past trustee of the Construction Lawyers Society of America.
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) - Legal Committee and Associates CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames C. Prichard serves on the Legal Committee and Associates Council of Associated General Contractors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson: Florida-based full-service firm with a strong real estate, construction, and litigation practice serving property owners and developers across the state, operating as a broader incumbent relative to Ball Janik's niche.
• GrayRobinson: Full-service Florida-based law firm with multiple offices statewide and a litigation practice that includes construction and insurance-related work; comparable as a larger incumbent competing for similar Florida clients.
• Akerman LLP: Major Florida-headquartered law firm offering broad litigation services including construction and insurance practices across the state and nationally; a broader incumbent that occasionally competes on the same construction defect and insurance recovery matters as Ball Janik.
• Roetzel & Andress: Regional full-service law firm with significant Florida presence and a construction law practice serving owners and developers, overlapping with Ball Janik on owner-side construction defect matters while operating a broader practice.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: Large national litigation firm with a substantial Florida insurance and construction practice including coverage and defect work, comparable to Ball Janik as a larger market participant with overlapping practice areas and significant Florida resources.

Direct peers

• Kubicki Draper: Florida-based litigation firm with strong insurance and construction practices representing both insureds and commercial clients statewide, making it a close operational and geographic comparable to Ball Janik's owner-side construction defect model.
• Kelley Kronenberg: Florida-headquartered full-service law firm with substantial insurance recovery and construction defect practices serving policyholders and commercial property owners, overlapping directly with Ball Janik's core service lines across major Florida markets.
• Cole, Scott & Kissane: Florida-based trial firm with deep insurance, construction, and commercial litigation practices operating from offices throughout Florida, competing in the same statewide owner-side and insurance recovery arenas.
• Hoffman, Larin & Agnetti: Florida boutique law firm focused on construction defect, insurance recovery, and community association work for property owners, directly comparable in client base and practice mix to Ball Janik.
• Lydecker Diaz: Florida law firm concentrated in construction defect and insurance litigation for community associations and commercial owners — directly comparable to Ball Janik's niche focus on property-owner-side representation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/balljanik
• Facebookfacebook.com/balljanik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ball-janik-llp
• Instagraminstagram.com/balljanikllp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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