Carpenter & Schumacher, PC

What Carpenter & Schumacher, PC does

Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C. is a boutique litigation law firm founded in 1995 in Plano, Texas, operating as a professional corporation under Texas law. The firm operates through five integrated practice areas: Personal Injury (auto, trucking, motorcycle, product liability, catastrophic injuries, explosions, construction, farming, and FELA claims), Wrongful Death, Class Action (consumer fraud, deceptive advertising, defective products), and Insurance Subrogation (large-loss property and casualty, fires and explosions, water losses, construction losses, transportation accidents, and marine claims). It also administers specific class actions, notably the Vortens toilet settlement offering up to $4,000 per eligible homeowner claim.

The firm serves two distinct client segments. On the consumer side, individuals and families in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and throughout Texas retain the firm for personal injury and wrongful death matters. On the institutional side, national and regional insurance companies engage the firm for large-loss subrogation recovery, with named engagements including National Medical Services, Safran Electronics & Defense, Sun Belt Rentals, and Strong Custom Builders. Practice extends into state and federal courts across more than a dozen U.S. states.

The firm operates on a contingency fee model for personal injury and class action work (no fees absent recovery, with free initial consultations) and on contingency or hourly fee structures for subrogation engagements. The five named attorneys — N. Scott Carpenter (Managing Partner/Founder), Craig M. Schumacher (Partner), Douglas C. Heuvel (Senior Attorney), Matthew David Warner (Senior Associate), and Blake T. Landon (Senior Associate) — together hold more than 75 years of combined trial experience and have tried more than 100 cases to verdict, with reported recoveries ranging from under $100,000 to over $20 million per matter. The firm is a member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals and has earned recognition including Top 100 Verdict Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Name

Carpenter & Schumacher, PC

Legal name

Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C.

Website

https://carpenterschumacher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C. is a Plano, Texas boutique litigation firm founded in 1995 that represents individuals and families in personal injury, wrongful death, and class action matters, and represents national and regional insurance companies in large-loss subrogation matters across multiple U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury and Insurance Subrogation Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYFSAJAGAG

Product Liability & Recall

Financial & Insurance/Insurance — Motor, Property & Casualty/Specialty & Excess/Surplus Lines (E&S)

SECONDARYBPAHALAG

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

SECONDARYFSAJAGAH

Construction Specialty (Wrap-Ups/Builders Risk/Contractors)

Financial & Insurance/Insurance — Motor, Property & Casualty/Specialty & Excess/Surplus Lines (E&S)

Keywords

• Personal injury litigation
• Insurance subrogation services
• Wrongful death representation
• Class action lawsuits
• Product liability law

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Personal Injury/Class Action: Contingency fee arrangement where clients pay no fees unless the firm successfully recovers compensation for them. Free initial consultation provided.
2. Subrogation Legal Services: Legal representation for insurers in subrogation matters, typically on a contingency or hourly fee basis depending on the nature of the engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C. is a boutique trial law firm that represents individuals and families in personal injury, wrongful death, and class action matters in Texas, and represents insurers nationwide in large-loss insurance subrogation claims involving fire, explosion, property damage, transportation, and product liability. The firm operates on contingency fee arrangements for personal injury and class action cases, with free initial consultations, and handles subrogation matters on contingency or hourly fee terms. Practice areas include Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Class Action, Insurance Subrogation, and the Vortens toilet class action settlement.

Product overview

Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C. is a boutique litigation law firm offering legal services through five integrated practice areas: Personal Injury representation (covering auto accidents, trucking, motorcycle, product liability, catastrophic injuries, explosions, construction, farming, and FELA claims), Class Action litigation (against companies for consumer fraud, deceptive advertising, and defective products), Insurance Subrogation services (large-loss claims for property damage, fires, explosions, water losses, construction defects, and transportation accidents), Wrongful Death representation (for families of accident victims), and specific Class Action cases such as the Vortens toilet settlement. The firm represents clients in state and federal courts across the United States, with a focus on trial litigation and settlements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Comprehensive legal representation for serious personal injury cases including auto accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, motorcycle wrecks, product liability, catastrophic injuries, explosions, construction accidents, farming accidents, and FELA claims. Targeted at injured individuals and families in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and throughout Texas.
• Class Action Legal Services Class action litigation against companies for consumer fraud, deceptive advertising, defective products, and physical injuries resulting from corporate negligence. Targeted at consumers who have been defrauded, misled, or injured by companies that have neglected their obligation to provide safe products.
• Insurance Subrogation Legal Services Legal representation for insurers in large-loss subrogation claims including property and casualty, fires and explosions, commercial and residential property, water losses, construction losses, structural/building collapses, transportation accidents, product liability, and inland and ocean marine subrogation. Targeted at national and regional insurance companies.
• Wrongful Death Legal Services Legal representation for families who have lost loved ones in wrongful death cases including fatal car accidents, construction site accidents, unsafe property conditions, farm accidents, and defective products. Targeted at bereaved families in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and throughout Texas.
• Vortens Toilet Class Action Settlement Class action settlement administration for Vortens toilets manufactured in 2011 affected by technical issues causing spontaneous cracking and flooding, with eligible homeowners able to receive up to $4,000 per claim. Targeted at affected homeowners nationwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of millions of dollars recovered for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)minorOthersActive membership in NASP, the primary professional organization for subrogation professionals. The firm also speaks at NASP conferences and participates in mock trial events at the annual conference.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cozen O'Connor: Cozen O'Connor is a national full-service firm with a substantial commercial insurance and subrogation practice group. Overlaps in fire/explosion subrogation and product liability work, but operates at much greater scale and broader scope.
• White and Williams LLP: White and Williams is a full-service firm with a nationally recognized insurance subrogation and property loss practice serving major U.S. carriers. Comparable subrogation bench, but broader corporate practice and substantially larger headcount.
• Baron & Budd, P.C. Baron & Budd is a large, well-known Texas-based plaintiff firm specializing in personal injury, mass tort, and product liability cases. Craig Schumacher previously worked there as a case manager. They are a comparable personal injury firm but operate at significantly greater scale and broader practice scope.

Direct peers

• Barger & Wolen LLP: Barger & Wolen is a national insurance subrogation boutique focused exclusively on subrogation recovery for insurers across fire, property, and casualty lines. They are a direct peer in the insurance subrogation practice that anchors Carpenter & Schumacher's insurer-facing revenue.
• The Lanier Law Firm: Lanier Law Firm is a Texas-based plaintiff litigation boutique with a similar contingency-fee model in personal injury, product liability, and mass tort. Direct peer in Texas plaintiff work and awards-driven marketing.
• Welter Law Firm: Welter Law Firm is a subrogation-focused boutique representing insurers nationwide in property and casualty subrogation claims. Direct peer in fire, explosion, and property loss subrogation work — Carpenter & Schumacher's core insurer-facing practice.
• Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass: Mound Cotton is an insurance-only boutique with a sizeable subrogation group handling fire, property, casualty, and large-loss subrogation. Direct peer in subrogation practice, with longer insurer relationships but no plaintiff-side conflict.
• Stewart J. Guss, Attorney at Law: Stewart J. Guss is a Texas-based personal injury plaintiff firm with a similar contingency-fee, mass-market acquisition model. Comparable in PI plaintiff work, geographic focus on Texas, and marketing approach.

Regional players

• Smith Kendall, PLLC: Smith Kendall is a Texas-based insurance defense and coverage firm serving regional insurers. Comparable in insurer-facing work and Texas litigation scale, though representing carriers defensively rather than in subrogation.
• Hicks Thomas LLP: Hicks Thomas is a Texas-based litigation boutique focused on commercial litigation, insurance, and appellate work. Comparable Texas-based trial boutique profile but with a defense-side orientation rather than plaintiff work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/subrogatelaw
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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