May Oberfell Lorber

What May Oberfell Lorber does

May Oberfell Lorber, LLP is a privately held, traditional full-service law firm founded on January 1, 1856, and headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana, with a secondary office in Dowagiac, Michigan. It is Northern Indiana's oldest law firm, employing 17 partners, 6 associates, and 8 paralegals across two offices that enable attorneys to practice in both Indiana and Michigan state and federal courts. The firm describes itself as "Accessible, Experienced, Versatile" and is positioned as a regional general practice serving the greater Michiana region, including South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Granger, Goshen, Dowagiac, and Niles.

The firm offers 15 practice areas spanning appellate representation, banking and finance, bankruptcy, commercial real estate, corporate and business, elder law, estate and trust administration, family and domestic, insurance defense, labor and employment (including worker's compensation), litigation, mediation and arbitration, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, and wills/trusts/estate planning. There are no proprietary technology products, APIs, or AI features; service delivery is relationship-based and staffed by professional legal talent, with stated differentiators including one-on-one client attention, reasonable legal fees, alternative billing arrangements (fixed-fee retainers, reduced hourly plus contingency fees, fixed monthly payments), and team-based counsel. Beyond its core practice, the firm is the only Indiana member of the LEGUS international network of 2,500+ lawyers, which has produced referral relationships with leading law firms across the country that retain MOL as local counsel for trial and appellate matters in Indiana and the Seventh Circuit.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and referral-driven. Customer segments span individual clients (personal injury, family law, estate planning), small and mid-sized businesses (corporate, employment, M&A, commercial real estate), healthcare providers (medical malpractice defense), financial institutions (banking law, regulatory compliance, loan workouts), and other law firms seeking local counsel. The firm invests in content marketing via its News & Insights blog, active participation in bar associations (St. Joseph County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association), and civic engagement (Boys & Girls Club, Hospice Foundation, Mishawaka Education Foundation) as visibility channels. Revenue is generated through professional services billing, predominantly hourly with the firm-publicized alternative arrangements noted above; specific revenue, pricing tiers, and financial details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

May Oberfell Lorber

Legal name

May Oberfell Lorber, LLP

Website

https://maylorber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

May Oberfell Lorber, LLP is Northern Indiana's oldest full-service law firm, founded in 1856 and based in Mishawaka, Indiana with a Dowagiac, Michigan office, serving individuals, small-to-mid-sized businesses, healthcare providers, and other law firms across 15 practice areas including litigation, appellate, corporate, banking, real estate, family, and estate law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Litigation representation
• Estate planning
• Corporate law
• Appellate practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Mishawaka

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Traditional legal services billed by hourly rates with alternative billing arrangements available including fixed-fee retainers, reduced hourly rates with contingency fees, and fixed monthly payments. Services cover a broad range of practice areas including litigation, corporate, real estate, family law, estate planning, bankruptcy, and employment law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

May Oberfell Lorber is a full-service law firm providing legal representation across 15 practice areas including appellate practice, banking and finance, bankruptcy, commercial real estate, corporate/business law, elder law, estate administration, family law, insurance defense, labor and employment, litigation, mediation and arbitration, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, and wills/trusts/estate planning. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and other law firms requiring local counsel in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan, billed through hourly rates and alternative fee arrangements.

Product overview

May Oberfell Lorber is a full-service law firm offering legal services across 15 distinct practice areas. The firm operates as a traditional legal services provider with no technology products or platforms. Services span appellate practice, banking and finance, bankruptcy, commercial real estate, corporate law, elder law, estate administration, family law, insurance defense, labor and employment, litigation, mediation and arbitration, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, and estate planning. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and other law firms requiring local counsel in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appeals & Appellate Legal Services Civil appeals representation in state and federal appellate courts, including Seventh Circuit, with writing and oral argument skills for complex litigation.
• Banking & Finance Legal Services
• Bankruptcy Legal Services
• Commercial Real Estate Legal Services
• Corporate & Business Legal Services
• Elder Law Services
• Estate and Trust Administration
• Family & Domestic Legal Services
• Insurance Defense Legal Services
• Labor, Employment & Worker's Compensation Legal Services
• Litigation Services
• Mediation & Arbitration Services
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Personal Injury Legal Services
• Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Represented among top firms in Indiana for number of civil appeals handled
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LEGUS International NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMay Oberfell Lorber is the only Indiana firm affiliated with LEGUS, an international network of leading law firms providing access to over 2,500 lawyers worldwide. As a LEGUS member for over 12 years, the firm has been able to place and receive referrals from around the world. Members are subject to routine quality assurance evaluations to maintain standards of service and experience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ice Miller LLP: Indianapolis-based full-service firm offering corporate, litigation, employment, real estate, and estate planning services. Direct overlap with several of MOL's practice areas, though at materially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman: Indianapolis-based full-service firm nationally recognized for healthcare law. Compares to MOL via its medical malpractice defense and healthcare regulatory practices serving Indiana hospitals and health systems.
• Dentons: Global law firm with an Indianapolis office offering corporate, litigation, real estate, and employment services. Represents a different scale tier but competes for the same Indiana mid-market and local-counsel engagements.
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP: Major Indianapolis-headquartered full-service law firm with significantly larger headcount and a national footprint. Competes with May Oberfell Lorber for Indiana-based corporate, litigation, banking, and real estate work while also drawing on a much broader bench of specialists.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with an Indianapolis office offering full-service capabilities. Comparable in the local-counsel dynamic — large national firms sometimes retain or compete against regional Indiana firms like MOL on trial and appellate matters.
• Krieg DeVault LLP: Indianapolis-based full-service firm with strong healthcare, real estate, and business law practices. Comparable full-service positioning to MOL with a broader Indiana footprint and deeper specialty benches.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Indianapolis-headquartered major law firm with deep corporate, litigation, and regulatory practices. Competes with MOL for mid-market Indiana corporate, banking, and litigation work and may also act as a referral counterparty on local-counsel matters.
• Bose McKinney & Evans LLP: Indianapolis-based full-service firm with practices spanning corporate, litigation, real estate, employment, and estate planning. Closely mirrors MOL's horizontal full-service model with greater scale and Indianapolis-centric reach.
• Frost Brown Todd LLP: Cincinnati-based regional full-service firm with Indiana offices in Indianapolis. Comparable Midwest general-practice model and similar multi-state local counsel capabilities relevant to MOL's northern Indiana practice.
• Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP: Cincinnati-headquartered Midwest firm with substantial Indiana offices. Competes across corporate, litigation, employment, banking, and estate planning practices that overlap directly with MOL's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/maylorberlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/may-oberfell-lorber

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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