What Thompson & Horton does

Thompson & Horton LLP is a Houston-headquartered, full-service law firm founded in 2009 that provides legal representation to public and private K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, local governments, and private individuals and companies, with concentrated expertise in education and government law. The firm operates from four Texas offices (Houston, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth) and fields 50+ attorneys across practice areas including special education and Section 504, Title IX and sexual harassment, employment law and litigation, election law and redistricting, constitutional and First Amendment law, business transactions and real estate, student rights, investigations, and general counsel work. Its attorneys include former public-school teachers, school administrators, state district judges, and Am Law-trained litigators, several of whom have authored amicus briefs in U.S. Supreme Court Title IX cases and served in leadership of the Education Law Association and the NSBA Council of School Attorneys.

The firm generates revenue through traditional hourly billing and alternative fee arrangements on litigation, transactions, compliance, investigations, and general counsel matters. Beyond core legal services, it monetizes a Title IX training product line (K-12 and Higher Education tracks, offered in-person, online via Zoom, or hybrid, both à la carte and packaged) and distributes four specialized content properties—Civil Rights Classroom, The Oldest Blog, Special Ed Spotlight, and The Educated Employer—that function as top-of-funnel demand generation for the practice. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm uses standard legal technology for case management, research, and document handling.

The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales driven by direct attorney-client relationships, partner referrals, thought leadership content marketing, and conference presence at statewide (TCASE, TASB, TASA) and national (ELA, NSBA COSA) education law forums. Notable client engagements include representation of 84 Texas public school districts serving 1.8 million students in landmark school finance litigation. The firm operates as a privately held limited liability partnership with no disclosed institutional investment, funding history, or M&A activity.

Name

Thompson & Horton

Legal name

Thompson & Horton LLP

Website

https://thompsonhorton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Thompson & Horton LLP is a Texas-based, full-service law firm serving public and private K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and local governments with specialized education, employment, Title IX, election, and litigation counsel across four offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services — Education and Government Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education Due Process, Mediation & Dispute Resolution Support (EDAKACAH), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Education law
• School district counsel
• Title IX compliance
• Special education law
• Government legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Alternative Fee Billing: Thompson & Horton generates revenue through legal fees charged to clients for representation and counsel. As a law firm serving educational institutions and governments, they bill using hourly rates or alternative fee arrangements appropriate for their client base. Services span litigation, transactions, compliance, investigations, and general counsel matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Thompson & Horton is a full-service Texas law firm that provides specialized legal representation and counsel to public and private K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, and local governments. Their services span business transactions, employment law, litigation, special education, constitutional law, Title IX, election law, investigations, and general counsel matters. They also deliver structured Title IX compliance training programs for K-12 and higher education clients.

Product overview

Thompson & Horton is a full-service law firm (not a technology product company) that provides legal services to public and private schools, institutions of higher education, local governments, and private individuals and companies. Their offerings include specialized legal practice areas spanning Business Transactions & Real Estate, Constitutional Law, Elections & Redistricting, Employment Law, General Counsel, Government Relations & Public Policy, Higher Education, Litigation, Special Education & Disability Law, Special Investigations, Student Athletics, Student Issues, Title IX & Sexual Harassment, and Training & Compliance. They also offer Title IX training services (K-12 and Higher Education) available in-person, online via Zoom, or hybrid formats. The firm's thought leadership includes several blogs: The Oldest Blog (First Amendment issues), Civil Rights Classroom (civil rights expertise), Special Ed Spotlight (special education), and The Educated Employer (employment law).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Oldest Blog: A First Amendment blog for school administrators and attorneys.
• Civil Rights Classroom
• Special Ed Spotlight
• The Educated Employer

Products and services

• Legal Services Practice Full-service legal representation across business transactions, employment law, litigation, special education, constitutional law, election law, investigations, and general counsel for schools, higher education institutions, and government entities.
• Title IX Training Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 84 public school districts served representing 1.8 million students in school finance litigation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Husch Blackwell LLP: National law firm with an education practice serving K-12 districts and higher education institutions; competes for multi-state clients while Thompson & Horton remains Texas-focused.
• Bracewell LLP: Major Houston-based full-service law firm where Thompson & Horton's founders previously practiced; Bracewell maintains an education and government practice serving school districts and municipalities with broader corporate capabilities.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with significant Texas presence and a higher education practice; competes for marquee Texas university mandates where T&H's community college focus is less directly applicable.
• Jackson Walker LLP: Large Texas-based full-service law firm with a public sector and education practice that competes with Thompson & Horton for Texas school district and municipality engagements, though operating as a much broader platform.

Direct peers

• Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP: Long-standing Texas public school law firm representing districts and educational entities throughout Texas on governance, employment, and litigation matters—a direct peer in the same niche.
• Walsh Gallegos Treviño & Kyle: Texas-based law firm exclusively serving public school districts, community colleges, and universities on education law matters including special education, employment, and governance—head-to-head competitor to Thompson & Horton in Texas school law.
• Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Connell & Muñoz: Texas school law firm providing legal counsel to public school districts, junior colleges, and universities across Texas—closely comparable in practice mix (special education, employment, governance) and statewide coverage.

Emerging players

• Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Legal Services: In-house legal affiliate that provides Texas school districts with policy, training, and select legal services—adjacent rather than directly competitive, but competes for compliance training and policy development budgets that Thompson & Horton also targets.

Others

• Thompson Coburn LLP: St. Louis-based national law firm with an education practice; shares the "Thompson" name historically but is otherwise unrelated—a thematically adjacent peer for branding confusion and overlapping practice areas.

Regional players

• Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP: Texas-based law firm focused on government law including municipal representation and collections for taxing entities—comparable on the local government side of Thompson & Horton's practice but without the K-12 education specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/THSchoolLaw

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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