Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S.

What Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S. does

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S. (HCMP) is a Seattle-based, privately held professional service law firm organized as a Washington State professional service corporation. The firm was founded in 1981 (per company history; firmographics indicate 1971) and operates from a single headquarters at 999 3rd Avenue, Suite 4600 in the Wells Fargo Center, with 51-100 total employees. The firm is led by Managing Principal T. Ryan Durkan (with the firm since 1981) and Managing Partner Jake Ewart. HCMP is the sole Washington State member of the Meritas global alliance of 183 independent law firms across 242 markets, which functions as its distribution channel for cross-border engagements.

HCMP delivers legal services across four integrated practice groups: Business Legal Services (commercial transactions, M&A, corporate governance, securities, tax, employment, data security, technology transactions); Lender Services & Finance (insolvency and bankruptcy, lender services, public finance, LIBOR phase-out advisory); Real Estate, Environmental & Land Use (a deeply specialized practice covering SEPA, GMA, WUCIOA, Middle Housing Bill, condemnation, transit-oriented development, data centers, energy siting, and environmental law); and Litigation (commercial, antitrust, appellate, class actions, and employment). The firm serves international and national corporations, regional and local businesses, government entities, and high-net-worth individuals. Marquee clients include Amazon, University of Washington, City of Bellevue, Washington State Convention Center, Port of Seattle, MultiCare Health System, WaFd Bank, and WinCo.

HCMP generates revenue almost exclusively through professional fees billed on an hourly basis for attorney time, with rates varying by attorney experience and practice area. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise and institutional engagement from its Seattle headquarters, supplemented by content marketing (blog, client alerts), event sponsorship, and Meritas referrals. The firm has no external private equity or venture capital investment, no proprietary software product, and no disclosed AI capabilities. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Strategic positioning centers on combining large-firm depth with small-firm responsiveness at competitive rates, anchored by multi-decade regulatory expertise in Washington land use and environmental law.

Name

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S.

Legal name

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S.

Website

https://hcmp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P. S. is a Seattle-based, privately held law firm with 51-100 employees providing business, lender services, real estate/environmental/land use, and litigation counsel to enterprises, government entities, and individuals across the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: HCMP generates revenue through professional legal services billed primarily on hourly rates for attorneys providing counsel across business transactions, real estate, environmental and land use, litigation, lender services, and public finance. The firm serves diverse clients including corporations, government entities, and individuals requiring legal representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HCMP is a Seattle-based law firm that provides professional legal counsel across four integrated practice areas: Business Legal Services (corporate, M&A, securities, employment, tax, IP, data privacy), Lender Services & Finance (insolvency, public finance, lender advisory), Real Estate, Environmental & Land Use (development permitting, regulatory compliance, environmental review, land use), and Litigation (commercial, antitrust, appellate, class actions). The firm serves corporations, government entities, and individuals, billing primarily on an hourly per-engagement basis.

Product overview

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S. (HCMP) is a Seattle-based law firm offering a unified suite of legal services organized into four practice areas: Business Legal Services, Lender Services & Finance, Real Estate Environmental & Land Use, and Litigation. These practice areas operate as integrated service lines with attorneys frequently collaborating across disciplines to serve clients in complex matters. The firm does not offer a technology product or software platform; rather, it provides traditional legal counsel services to corporations, government entities, and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Legal Services Comprehensive business legal services for corporations and emerging companies, including commercial transactions, corporate governance, cross-border transactions, data security and privacy, employment law, estate planning and succession, intellectual property, international matters, mergers and acquisitions, outside general counsel, securities, startups and emerging companies, tax, and technology transactions.
• Lender Services & Finance Legal services for financial institutions, lenders, and borrowers, including insolvency and bankruptcy, lender services, public finance, and LIBOR phase-out task force advisory.
• Real Estate, Environmental & Land Use Comprehensive real estate, environmental, and land use legal services, including project guidance, government entities representation, real estate transactions, WUCIOA compliance, Washington's Middle Housing Bill, regulatory monitoring, environmental and natural resources, condemnation, title insurance claims, transit-oriented development, energy siting, land use, condominium work, land trusts, data centers, healthcare facilities, schools and major institutions, senior housing, industrial lands, and religious properties.
• Litigation Full-service litigation practice covering antitrust, appellate practice, arbitration and mediation, bankruptcy and insolvency, business and commercial disputes, class actions, employment, environmental, financial institutions, intellectual property litigation, and securities litigation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved nonprofit senior housing client over $200,000 in permitting fees through strategic structuring of application submissions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 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.

• Meritas Law Firms WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCMP is the only Washington law firm selected to be part of Meritas, one of the world's most respected law firm alliances comprising 183 independent commercial law firms in 242 global markets. This affiliation provides HCMP clients with access to legal services across international jurisdictions through vetted partner firms.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foster Garvey PC: Mid-size Seattle-headquartered law firm with a directly comparable practice mix spanning real estate, land use, corporate, finance, and litigation, serving similar Pacific Northwest enterprise and government clients.
• Cairncross & Hempelmann PS: Similar-sized Seattle law firm with overlapping real estate, land use, environmental, and business practice areas serving developers, financial institutions, and government entities in the Puget Sound region.
• Lane Powell PC: Long-standing Seattle-based firm with comparable practice areas including real estate, business, finance, and litigation, serving many of the same Pacific Northwest corporate and institutional clients.
• Stoel Rives LLP: Pacific Northwest law firm with directly comparable real estate, land use, environmental, energy, and corporate practices; broadens geographically across the West Coast while maintaining similar client profiles.
• Miller Nash LLP: Pacific Northwest regional firm of similar size with overlapping business, real estate, environmental, and litigation practices serving Oregon and Washington clients.

Broad incumbents

• Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: Seattle-headquartered firm with material overlap in real estate, land use, environmental, and corporate practices, but operating at significantly larger scale with offices across multiple U.S. markets.
• Perkins Coie LLP: Major Seattle-headquartered firm with directly overlapping corporate, real estate, technology transactions, and litigation practices, but operating at much greater scale and serving global technology clients.
• K&L Gates LLP: Global law firm with major Seattle office and overlapping corporate, real estate, environmental, finance, and litigation capabilities, competing for similar Pacific Northwest enterprise and government work at greater scale.

Regional players

• Bullivant Houser Bailey PC: Pacific Northwest law firm with comparable insurance, real estate, and business practice areas, serving similar mid-market and regional clients primarily in Washington and Oregon.
• Ogden Murphy Wallace PLLC: Pacific Northwest firm with overlapping business, real estate, and land use practices serving similar regional and municipal clients, primarily across Washington and Oregon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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