Neider & Boucher

What Neider & Boucher does

Neider & Boucher, S.C. is a Madison, Wisconsin-based boutique law firm founded in 1995 by attorneys Joseph W. Boucher and Charles E. Neider. The firm operates across six core practice areas: Business Law, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate, Tax, Employment & Labor, and Healthcare Regulations. Its client base is horizontal, serving small to mid-sized businesses across industries including biotechnology, life sciences, software development, manufacturing, trucking, hospitality, and real estate, alongside individuals and families seeking estate planning, wealth transfer, and elder law services.

The firm is staffed by approximately 18-19 attorneys supported by paralegal, administrative, IT, and web content personnel, with equity distributed among promoted shareholder-attorneys under the leadership of founding shareholders Boucher (Chairman) and Neider (President). Service delivery follows a traditional hourly-billing professional services model with monthly invoicing, conducted through direct attorney-client engagement at the Madison headquarters in the First Business Bank Center at University Research Park, with satellite office hours in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The firm deploys no proprietary technology platforms and provides standard legal counsel rather than technology-enabled legal products.

Revenue mechanics are entirely service-fee-based with no disclosed subscription, contingency, or alternative fee arrangements; specific billing rates are not publicly disclosed. The firm pursues no external funding and operates as an independent Wisconsin professional corporation. Go-to-market relies on attorney-authored content, community sponsorships (notably Forward Fest and Wisconsin Innovation Awards), peer recognition (Best Lawyers Tier 1 Metro ranking, Super Lawyers, AV Preeminent), and referral relationships, positioning the firm within the Madison-area entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Name

Neider & Boucher

Legal name

Neider & Boucher, S.C.

Website

https://neiderboucher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Neider & Boucher is a Madison, Wisconsin-based boutique law firm founded in 1995, providing business law, trusts and estates, real estate, tax, employment, and healthcare regulatory legal services to small and mid-sized businesses and individuals across diverse industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Fiduciary Agency & Trustee-for-Hire Services (FSAAANAL)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Estate planning
• Real estate law
• Tax law services
• Healthcare legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Hourly billing for legal services including business law, trusts and estates, and real estate matters. Services provided through attorney-client relationships with consultation fees and ongoing legal counsel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Neider & Boucher is a Madison, Wisconsin-based law firm that provides legal services to businesses and individuals across six practice areas: Business Law, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate, Tax Law, Employment & Labor Law, and Healthcare Regulations. The firm represents startups and established businesses in entity formation, succession planning, M&A, and commercial transactions, while also serving individuals and families with estate planning, wills, probate, elder law, and trust administration. Services are delivered through direct attorney engagement on an hourly billing basis.

Product overview

Neider & Boucher, S.C. is a Madison, Wisconsin-based law firm offering legal services through a multi-attorney practice model organized into distinct service areas: Business Law Services, Trusts & Estates Services, Real Estate Services, Tax Law Services, Employment & Labor Law Services, and Healthcare Regulations Services. The firm represents both startup ventures and long-established businesses across diverse industries including biotechnology, life sciences, software development, manufacturing, hospitality, and real estate. Practice services range from business entity formation and succession planning to estate administration and healthcare compliance. The firm consists of approximately 18-19 attorneys supported by paralegal and administrative teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Services Full-service business law practice representing startups and established businesses across industries including biotechnology, software development, manufacturing, trucking, and hospitality. Services encompass business entity planning and formation, business succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and corporate governance.
• Trusts & Estates Services Estate planning and administration services including trusts, wills, probate, elder law, Medicaid planning, and farm estate planning. Assists families with wealth distribution, trust administration, trust terminations, and marital property agreements.
• Real Estate Services Legal counsel for real estate transactions, financing, and related matters, serving closely held companies in real estate and construction industries.
• Tax Law Services Tax planning and compliance services for businesses and individuals, including business taxation and estate tax planning.
• Employment & Labor Law Services Employment law counsel including workplace compliance, employee benefits, and labor relations matters for businesses and healthcare practitioners.
• Healthcare Regulations Services Legal services for healthcare practitioners and businesses addressing regulatory compliance and business formation and growth in the healthcare sector.

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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forward FestcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 August 2021Neider & Boucher is a major sponsor of Forward Fest, Wisconsin's largest technology and entrepreneurship festival. The firm hosts events at this festival and attorneys present on business law topics. Forward Fest attracts over 5,000 attendees across 40+ events over 5 days annually.
• Wisconsin Innovation AwardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 2014Neider & Boucher is a supporting sponsor of the Wisconsin Innovation Awards, which honor innovative companies in Wisconsin. Attorney Joseph Boucher serves on the steering committee for this event.
• First Business BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2012Employees of First Business Bank and Neider & Boucher participated together in a Habitat for Humanity building project. First Business Bank is located in the same building (First Business Bank Center at UW Research Park) where Neider & Boucher has its offices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC: National healthcare law firm; comparable to Neider & Boucher's dedicated healthcare regulations practice serving healthcare practitioners and businesses across the Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• Lathrop GPM LLP: Midwest-based full-service firm with significant Madison office; broader bench in business transactions and estates planning targeting overlapping closely-held-company clients.
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP: Major Wisconsin-based full-service firm with deep Madison presence; competes in business law, M&A, employment, and healthcare regulatory matters overlapping Neider & Boucher's practice areas.
• Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC: One of Wisconsin's largest full-service law firms with offices in Milwaukee and Madison; competes directly for higher-end transactional, M&A, and estates work that Neider & Boucher also serves.
• Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC (Husch Blackwell): Wisconsin-rooted full-service firm (now part of Husch Blackwell) with strong business, real estate, and trusts practices serving the same regional SMB and mid-market client base.
• von Briesen & Roper SC: Wisconsin-based full-service firm with established trusts & estates and closely-held business practice serving the same high-net-worth individuals and family-owned businesses in the region.

Direct peers

• Stafford Rosenbaum LLP: Madison-based boutique of similar size and tenure with overlapping services in business law, real estate, and government/regulatory matters — directly competing for the same SMB and municipality clients.
• Boardman & Clark LLP: Madison-based full-service boutique firm of comparable size with similar practice mix across business law, real estate, and trusts & estates serving closely-held businesses and individuals in Dane County.
• Axley Brynelson LLP: Madison-based full-service boutique with similar practice areas including business law, real estate, and trusts/estates, targeting comparable SMB and individual client segments.
• DeWitt Ross & Stevens SC: Madison-headquartered boutique of comparable scale with strong business, real estate, and trusts/estates practices serving closely-held businesses and families in the Madison market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/jboucher
• Facebookfacebook.com/neiderboucher

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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