Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.

What Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. does

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. is a full-service law firm founded in approximately 1959-1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, organized as a Limited Partnership Association and owned by its partner attorneys. The firm employs 30+ attorneys across 17 practice areas, serving individuals, families, and businesses in Northeastern Ohio from two offices: a Painesville (Lake County) headquarters and a Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) office. Service lines span personal injury, family law, estate planning and probate, criminal defense, employment law, bankruptcy (consumer and business), class action, immigration (consumer and business), nursing home negligence, real estate, workers' compensation, business law, commercial litigation, and commercial real estate law. The firm self-describes as the largest in Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties and reports $750 million awarded to clients in cumulative settlements and judgments.

The firm's technology footprint is limited to conventional legal practice management tooling — a client portal, video conferencing for remote consultations, electronic document management, and digital billing — with no proprietary platform, API surface, or AI/ML capability disclosed. Go-to-market is traditional and referral-driven: direct client engagement at offices and by phone, supplemented by SEO-optimized practice-area pages, an active blog, social media presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube), community involvement (Ohio Lawyers Give Back, Munson Area Chamber of Commerce), and occasional co-hosted educational webinars (e.g., with Lakeland Community College).

Revenue is generated through professional services billing: hourly rates for most matters, contingency fees for personal injury and select litigation, and flat fees for specific services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm holds external validations including Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating, U.S. News Best Law Firms (2026), and National Trial Lawyers Top 100. There is no parent company, private equity backing, or external investment; ownership remains with the partner attorneys.

Name

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.

Legal name

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.

Website

https://dworkenlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. is a full-service Northeastern Ohio law firm with 30+ attorneys serving individuals, families, and businesses across 17 practice areas from offices in Painesville and Cleveland, billing via hourly and contingency fee arrangements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Personal injury law
• Family law
• Business litigation
• Estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Painesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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. Legal Services - Hourly/Contingency Billing: Traditional law firm billing model with hourly rates for most matters and contingency fee arrangements for personal injury and certain other litigation matters. Clients are billed directly for legal services rendered.
2. Workers' Compensation Representation: Legal representation for workers' compensation claims including assistance with BWC claims process, benefits claims, and appeals. Revenue generated through legal fees for claim navigation and representation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. is a full-service law firm providing legal representation to individuals, families, and businesses in Northeastern Ohio through 30+ attorneys practicing across 16+ areas, including personal injury, family law, bankruptcy, workers' compensation, employment law, estate planning, criminal defense, immigration, real estate, nursing home negligence, class action, business law, and commercial litigation. The firm delivers services from its Painesville and Cleveland offices, charging through hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat fees, and reports $750,000,000 awarded to clients in settlements and judgments.

Product overview

Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. is a full-service law firm offering comprehensive legal services through two primary service lines: Legal Services for Individuals & Families and Legal Services for Businesses. The firm comprises 30+ attorneys practicing across 17 distinct practice areas, including Bankruptcy, Class Action, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Immigration Law, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Workers' Compensation, Business Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, and Commercial Real Estate Law. The firm serves clients in Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties from offices in Painesville and Cleveland, Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services for Individuals & Families Comprehensive legal representation for individuals and families across Northeastern Ohio covering bankruptcy, class actions, criminal law, employment law, estate planning and probate, family law, immigration law, nursing home negligence, personal injury, real estate, and workers' compensation.
• Legal Services for Businesses Full-service legal representation for businesses including business bankruptcy, business law, commercial litigation, commercial real estate law, and immigration law for businesses.
• Bankruptcy Bankruptcy services for individuals (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) and businesses, including creditor negotiations and debt management.
• Class Action Class action litigation covering bank fee issues, civil rights, consumer fraud, government benefits, insurance issues, billing scams, real estate issues, retail/service issues, spam texts, student loans, phone/internet charges, and wage and hour law.
• Criminal Law Criminal defense services including DUI/OVI, assaults, domestic violence, drug offenses, expungement, firearm offenses, juvenile offenses, theft, and traffic offenses.
• Employment Law Employment law representation for individuals covering ADA claims, discrimination, employment contracts, equal pay, FLSA/wage claims, FMLA, retaliation, sexual harassment, unemployment claims, USERRA, and whistleblower claims.
• Estate Planning & Probate Estate planning services including asset protection, powers of attorney, living wills, probate administration, succession planning, trust administration, trusts, wealth transfer, and wills.
• Family Law Family law services including adoption, child custody and support, divorce/dissolution/legal separation, domestic violence/civil protective orders, and juvenile law.
• Immigration Law Immigration law services for individuals including citizenship applications, asylum, DACA, deportation representation, green card applications, and visa services.
• Nursing Home Negligence Legal representation for nursing home negligence cases including elopement, falls, malnutrition/dehydration, medication errors, abuse, pressure ulcers, understaffing, and wrongful death.
• Personal Injury Personal injury legal services covering dog bites, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, professional negligence/malpractice, slip and fall/premises liability, and wrongful death.
• Real Estate Real estate legal services for individuals including boundary disputes, easements, eminent domain, taxes, and zoning/land use matters.
• Workers' Compensation Workers' compensation representation including death claims, occupational injuries, OSHA violations, VSSR awards, benefits claims, claim processing, fraud matters, and workplace injuries, serving Cuyahoga, Geauga, Summit, Portage, Lorain, Medina, Lake, and Ashtabula counties.
• Business Bankruptcy Business bankruptcy services including bankruptcy creditors committee, business restructuring, corporate filings, creditor claims/litigation, fraudulent conveyance, bank/creditor negotiations, preference actions, purchasing businesses in bankruptcy, and receiverships.
• Business Law Business law services including business formation, transactions, commercial loans, construction law, debtor/creditor matters, employment law, federal Indian law, franchise law, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas law, purchase and sale, succession planning, utilities law, and wealth transfer/asset protection.
• Commercial Litigation Commercial litigation covering banking disputes, construction defects, contract disputes, employment disputes, environmental litigation, injunctive relief, insurance claims, mechanic's liens, oil/gas mineral rights, partnership/shareholder disputes, purchase/sale agreement disputes, real estate disputes, warranty claims, and zoning appeals.
• Commercial Real Estate Law Commercial real estate legal services including condominium law, eminent domain, environmental law, mortgage/construction financing, real estate tax complaints, and sales/leasing.
• Immigration Law for Businesses Business immigration services including employment-based permanent residency, I-9 compliance, investor green card applications, and temporary work visas.

Quantifiable outcome

• $750,000,000 Awarded to Clients in Settlements & Judgments

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ohio Lawyers Give BackminorOthersCharitable organization that Dworken & Bernstein supports; firm participates in community outreach initiatives.
• Munson Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC)minorOthersLocal chamber of commerce membership supporting business community engagement in the Munson area.
• Lakeland Community CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosting educational webinar 'Protecting Your Small Business When Managing Employees' - joint marketing effort to provide legal education to small business community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roetzel & Andress LPA: Northeast Ohio-headquartered full-service law firm with offices across Ohio and Florida serving similar business and personal legal matters. Comparable in regional breadth and practice area diversity.
• Walter Haverfield LLP: Cleveland-based law firm offering business and personal legal services including litigation, employment, real estate, and family law—similar mid-market Ohio footprint with comparable practice mix.
• Frantz Ward LLP: Cleveland mid-size full-service law firm serving businesses and individuals across commercial litigation, employment, real estate, and family law—directly comparable in scale and geographic focus.
• Reminger Co., LPA: Cleveland-based full-service regional law firm with comparable size and similar practice breadth across litigation, business, and personal legal matters. Direct competitor for Northeastern Ohio clients and talent.
• Buckley King LPA: Cleveland-based mid-size law firm offering business-focused and personal legal services. Comparable size and Ohio regional focus with overlap in commercial litigation and employment law.
• Mansour Gavin Gerlack & Gilbert Co., LPA: Cleveland-based full-service law firm with comparable size serving business and individual clients across litigation, employment, and personal legal matters. Direct competitor in Northeastern Ohio.
• Brennan, Manna & Diamond: Akron-based full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth and Ohio regional focus. Direct competitor for mid-market business and personal legal work in Northeast Ohio.

Broad incumbents

• Thompson Hine LLP: Major Cleveland-headquartered full-service law firm with national and international reach. Competes with Dworken & Bernstein for higher-end commercial and business law matters in the same Cleveland market.
• Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP: One of Cleveland's largest full-service law firms with significantly greater scale. Competes for the same Cleveland-based business and personal clients but operates broader corporate and litigation capabilities.

Emerging players

• Kisling, Nestico & Redick LLC: Ohio-based personal injury and consumer legal services firm with multi-office presence across the state. Comparable to Dworken & Bernstein's plaintiff-side practices (PI, workers' comp, class action) but with narrower practice focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCE_7k_TqkaSt2XnfLiz8aBQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/dworkenlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1551045
• Xx.com/dworken_law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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