Edgar Law Firm

What Edgar Law Firm does

Edgar Law Firm LLC is a privately held, family-owned plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri by John M. Edgar and his sons John F. Edgar and David W. Edgar. The firm represents businesses and consumers nationwide in high-stakes commercial disputes, class actions, legal malpractice, employment and wage litigation, environmental contamination, consumer protection, antitrust, securities fraud, product liability, ERISA/employee benefits, business torts, and shareholder disputes. It claims more than 100 years of combined trial experience across its attorneys and has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in cumulative settlements and verdicts, including recent matters such as a $48 million legal malpractice settlement in 2024, a $20 million developer settlement in early 2025, and a $30 million Verizon 401(k) settlement.

The firm operates five physical offices spanning Missouri, Colorado, and California — Kansas City (headquarters), St. Louis, Denver, Denver Foothills, and Los Angeles — and acquires clients through referrals from past clients and litigators across the country, organic search and website traffic, free initial consultations, and a content-marketing program built around an active blog with more than 225 published posts. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm's "platform" is its trial advocacy capability and case management approach, supported by standard office tooling and a FindLaw-built website.

Edgar Law Firm LLC monetizes matters through three fee structures: contingency fees (the primary model, where most clients pay nothing until recovery), hourly billing, and hybrid arrangements blending hourly and contingent fees. The firm is family-controlled with no evidence of external private equity or institutional investment, is organized as a Missouri LLC, and operates as a single unified legal practice with distinct service lines rather than a multi-entity or technology-enabled business.

Name

Edgar Law Firm

Legal name

Edgar Law Firm LLC

Website

https://edgarlawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Edgar Law Firm LLC is a family-owned, plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 2002, representing businesses and consumers nationwide in commercial litigation, class actions, and legal malpractice from five offices across Missouri, Colorado, and California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff-side commercial litigation

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation
• Class action lawsuits
• Legal malpractice
• Consumer protection
• Plaintiff-side litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Litigation: The firm represents clients on a contingency fee basis in many cases, meaning most clients are not charged until compensation is awarded. This is the primary revenue model for class actions and plaintiff litigation matters.
2. Hourly Fee Billing: The firm offers hourly fee arrangements for certain matters, providing clients with alternative pricing structures beyond contingency arrangements.
3. Hybrid Fee Structure: The firm offers hybrid pricing models that blend hourly and contingent fees together, providing flexible billing arrangements tailored to client needs and case circumstances.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edgar Law Firm LLC is a national plaintiff-side litigation law firm representing businesses and consumers in high-stakes commercial disputes, class actions, legal malpractice claims, and related complex litigation. The firm delivers legal representation through a network of offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver, Denver Foothills, and Los Angeles, with flexible fee structures including contingency and hybrid billing.

Product overview

Edgar Law Firm LLC is a national litigation law firm offering legal services across multiple specialized practice areas rather than a technology product company. The firm operates as a single unified legal practice with distinct service lines including Commercial Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Employment/Wage Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Consumer Protection, Antitrust, Securities Fraud, Product Liability, ERISA/Employee Benefits, Business Torts, and Shareholder Disputes. The firm was founded in 2002 and maintains offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver, Denver Foothills, and Los Angeles. All services are delivered through their core legal practice with over 100 years of combined attorney experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Litigation Services Legal representation in high-stakes business disputes, contract breaches, business torts, and shareholder disputes in state and federal jurisdictions for privately held companies, property owners, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives.
• Class Action Litigation Nationwide class action lawsuits including consumer protection, product liability, antitrust, securities fraud, wage/overtime, and environmental contamination cases for individuals and groups harmed by corporate conduct.
• Legal Malpractice Representation Representation for victims of attorney negligence, including failure to file timely lawsuits, errors in legal documents, overbilling, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Employment/Wage and Hour Litigation Lawsuits for employees denied proper wage compensation including missed meal breaks, overtime violations, misclassification, and minimum wage violations.
• Environmental/Toxic Contamination Litigation Class actions and personal injury claims for victims of environmental pollution, toxic chemical exposure, and contamination from industrial sites.
• Consumer Protection Litigation Class action lawsuits protecting consumers from defective products, fraudulent advertising, deceptive practices, and unfair banking/insurance practices.
• Antitrust Litigation Antitrust cases including monopolization, price fixing, geographic market allocation, predatory pricing, and anticompetitive practices.
• Securities Fraud Litigation Class action lawsuits for investors who suffered losses due to securities fraud, broker/dealer misconduct, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Product Liability/Defective Products Litigation Representation for victims harmed by defective automobiles, power tools, electronics, toys, building materials, and other dangerous consumer products.
• ERISA/401(k)/Employee Benefits Litigation Legal action against fiduciary mismanagement of retirement funds, including excessive fees and underperforming investments in 401(k) plans.
• Business Torts Representation Legal action for business harm from fraud, misrepresentation, tortious interference, patent infringement, and trade secret misappropriation.
• Shareholder Disputes Resolution Legal representation for shareholders and businesses in disputes over business direction, profit distribution, and partner conflicts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of millions of dollars recovered in settlements and verdicts for clients nationwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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 highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Weitz & Luxenberg: Large plaintiff-side mass tort, environmental, and consumer protection firm. Overlaps with Edgar on environmental/toxic contamination, product liability, and consumer protection class actions.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff-side class action and complex litigation firm with offices in San Francisco, New York, Nashville, and elsewhere. Highly comparable to Edgar Law Firm for class actions, consumer protection, securities, and employment litigation on a contingency basis.
• Motley Rice: One of the largest U.S. plaintiff firms, specializing in asbestos, mass torts, securities, and consumer class actions on contingency. Overlaps directly with Edgar's class action, securities fraud, and environmental/toxic contamination practices.
• Robins Kaplan: National trial firm with strong plaintiff mass tort and class action practices alongside commercial work. Comparable to Edgar on commercial litigation and class action representation on contingency and hybrid fee models.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff-side class action and complex litigation firm with practices in antitrust, securities, consumer protection, and employment. Direct overlap with Edgar's multi-practice plaintiff platform and contingency fee model.
• Susman Godfrey: Elite commercial litigation boutique known for high-stakes plaintiff and defense work with a trial-ready reputation. Comparable to Edgar on commercial litigation, business torts, and shareholder dispute representation.
• Scott+Scott: Plaintiff-focused complex litigation firm specializing in antitrust, securities, and consumer class actions. Comparable to Edgar on antitrust, securities fraud, and consumer protection contingency work.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann: Premier securities class action and shareholder litigation firm with a contingency-fee model. Closely comparable to Edgar's securities fraud, ERISA, and shareholder dispute practices.
• Labaton Sucharow: Pure-play plaintiff securities class action and shareholder rights firm. Comparable to Edgar on securities fraud, shareholder disputes, and ERISA/401(k) class actions like the Verizon settlement.

Broad incumbents

• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Global litigation-only firm representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes. Comparable to Edgar on commercial litigation, antitrust, and shareholder disputes, though much larger and broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/edgarlawfirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/edgarlawfirmllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edgar-law-firm-llc/about

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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