Cors & Bassett

What Cors & Bassett does

Cors & Bassett is a privately-held, full-service law firm headquartered in the PNC Center at 201 East Fifth Street, Suite 900, Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1929 as Cors & Scherer and renamed Cors & Bassett in the 1980s, the firm operates as an LLC under independent ownership with no external parent or private equity sponsorship. The firm offers legal counsel across 22 practice areas spanning business law, litigation, labor and employment, estate planning, tax, real estate, construction, transportation, franchising, internet/e-commerce, personal injury, product liability, environmental, and liquor and hospitality matters, serving both individuals and business clients primarily in the greater Cincinnati and Midwest region with select multistate reach into Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and New York.

The firm employs approximately 23 attorneys organized across Member, Of Counsel, and Associate tiers under President Kevin Feazell and Vice Presidents Curtis Cornett and Stephen Holmes. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sawyer Point Title, Inc., is a licensed title agency providing closing, escrow, and title insurance services in Ohio and Kentucky through approved-provider relationships with First American Title Insurance and Old Republic National Title Insurance. The firm's technology footprint is limited to standard legal practice management and a LawPay payment portal; there are no disclosed APIs, proprietary technology products, or AI/ML capabilities.

Cors & Bassett generates revenue through traditional professional services billing, primarily hourly fees with some fixed fees and contingency arrangements depending on practice area. Client acquisition is driven by long-standing reputation, professional referrals, and the firm website rather than formal sales or marketing operations. The firm holds peer-reviewed distinctions including Martindale-Hubbell AV ratings and multiple Best Lawyers and Ohio Super Lawyers designations, which support its premium positioning within the regional Cincinnati market.

Name

Cors & Bassett

Legal name

Cors & Bassett, LLC

Website

https://corsbassett.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cors & Bassett is a privately-held, full-service Cincinnati law firm founded in 1929, offering legal counsel across 22 practice areas to individuals and businesses in the Midwest, with an integrated title agency affiliate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Closing Coordination & Transaction Management (Broker/Agent Support) (BPAJAOAH)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Commercial litigation
• Estate planning
• Labor employment law
• Real estate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas including business law, litigation, estate planning, real estate, labor & employment, and more. Services are billed through hourly fees, fixed fees, and potentially contingency arrangements depending on practice area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cors & Bassett is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel and representation across 22+ practice areas including business law, litigation, estate planning, real estate, labor and employment, tax, personal injury, and family law. The firm serves both individual and business clients from its Cincinnati headquarters and complements its practice through Sawyer Point Title, Inc., a wholly-owned title agency providing title, closing, and escrow services for real estate transactions in Ohio and Kentucky.

Product overview

Cors & Bassett is a full-service law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 22 distinct practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services platform with its affiliate, Sawyer Point Title, Inc., which provides title, closing, and escrow services for real estate transactions. Practice areas span business law, litigation, employment law, estate planning, real estate, tax planning, transportation, and specialized industries including franchising, liquor/hospitality, and environmental law. The firm's core offering is legal counsel and representation rather than technology products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law
• Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
• Estate Planning & Probate Administration
• Real Estate & Zoning
• Labor & Employment
• Tax & Tax Planning
• Personal Injury
• Family Law & Domestic Relations
• Finance, Lending & Fundraising
• Franchising
• International
• Construction Law
• Employee Benefits
• Internet & E-Commerce
• Liquor & Hospitality
• Manufacturing & Distribution
• Product Liability
• Trademarks & Service Marks
• Transportation
• Workers' Compensation
• Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
• Environmental
• Title Services (Sawyer Point Title, Inc.)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sawyer Point Title, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly owned title agency affiliate of Cors & Bassett providing complete range of title, closing and escrow services for real estate acquisition, financing and development in Ohio and Kentucky.
• First American Title Insurance CompanymajorTechnology or IntegrationApproved provider of title insurance through Cors & Bassett's affiliate Sawyer Point Title, Inc.
• Old Republic National Title Insurance CompanymajorTechnology or IntegrationApproved provider of title insurance through Cors & Bassett's affiliate Sawyer Point Title, Inc.
• German Consulate General in ChicagominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for international business representation, particularly for German-American business relations and international trade matters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Benesch: Mid-size Ohio-based (Cleveland) full-service firm with overlapping practice areas in corporate, real estate, litigation, and labor/employment serving comparable regional business clients.
• Porter Wright Morris & Arthur: Ohio-based (Columbus/Cincinnati) full-service firm with comparable practice areas including real estate, business law, and litigation, competing for the same Midwest corporate clientele.
• Keating Muething & Klekamp (KMK Law): Cincinnati full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth serving similar business clients in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana tri-state area. Direct peer in the boutique-meets-mid-market segment.
• Dinsmore & Shohl: Large Cincinnati-headquartered full-service firm with comparable practice areas (corporate, real estate, litigation, labor/employment). Direct competitor for the same regional corporate and individual clients.
• Thompson Hine: Ohio-based (Cleveland) full-service business law firm with comparable practice areas serving overlapping regional corporate clients and competing for the same referrals.
• Frost Brown Todd: Full-service Cincinnati-based law firm of comparable size serving similar business and individual clients across Ohio, Kentucky, and the Midwest. Closest direct peer by geography, practice breadth, and target market.
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease: Large Ohio-based (Columbus) full-service firm with comparable horizontal practice breadth competing for Ohio-based corporate clients and family-owned business mandates.
• Taft Stettinius & Hollister: Cincinnati-based full-service law firm competing head-to-head in the same local market across business law, litigation, real estate, and estate planning practices.

Others

• First American Title Insurance Company: National title insurance underwriter that is an approved provider through Cors & Bassett's affiliate Sawyer Point Title. An ecosystem partner rather than competitor, illustrating the firm's integration into the broader real estate transaction stack.

Broad incumbents

• Squire Patton Boggs: Global law firm with substantial Ohio presence (Cleveland), competing for the same regional corporate clients and offering broader geographic and practice scale than Cors & Bassett.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corsbassett
• Facebookfacebook.com/cors-bassett-llc-229998757026267

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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