Lyons Gaddis

What Lyons Gaddis does

Lyons Gaddis, P.C. is a full-service Colorado law firm headquartered in Longmont, with additional offices in Louisville and Littleton and a part-time West Slope presence in Steamboat Springs. Founded in the early 1970s and operating as a privately held professional corporation, the firm employs more than 30 attorneys organized across twelve practice areas, including business law, estate planning and probate, family law, litigation, local government, oil and gas, personal injury, real estate/land use/zoning, school law, special districts, water law, and liquor licensing. The firm maintains long-standing institutional relationships with Colorado municipalities, school districts, special districts, and real estate developers, and its water law practice is notably differentiated by attorneys who have appeared in all seven of Colorado's water courts.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional legal fees billed on hourly or retainer arrangements, with no technology products, subscription services, or AI offerings disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-client across three Colorado offices plus phone and website inquiry channels, supplemented by a content marketing blog, community sponsorships, and professional referrals from the Boulder County Bar Association and Colorado Bar Association networks. The client base is diversified across individual consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, and government entities, with notable engagements involving Brookfield Residential (Barefoot Lakes master-planned community) and the City of Thornton (water pipeline permitting).

The firm has executed a sustained talent buildout through 2025-2026, including the August 2025 integration of three attorneys and one paralegal from Boulder-based Vranesh & Raisch LLP to deepen the water law practice, two shareholder promotions in February 2025, and multiple lateral associate and of-c counsel hires. Operating geographies remain statewide Colorado, and there is no disclosed parent company, private equity ownership, or external funding. Recognition includes repeated inclusion of attorneys in Best Lawyers in America, Colorado Super Lawyers, and Colorado Rising Stars.

Name

Lyons Gaddis

Legal name

Lyons Gaddis, P.C.

Website

https://lyonsgaddis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lyons Gaddis is a privately held Colorado law firm with 30-plus attorneys, headquartered in Longmont with statewide offices, serving individuals, businesses, and government entities across twelve practice areas including water law, real estate, and local government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business law
• Estate planning
• Real estate law
• Water law

Headquarters

HQ city

Longmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Lyons Gaddis generates revenue through professional legal services billed on an hourly fee or retainer arrangement. The firm serves individual clients, businesses, and government entities across Colorado with services spanning multiple practice areas including litigation, transactions, and advisory work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lyons Gaddis is a Colorado-based full-service law firm providing legal representation across multiple practice areas including business law, estate planning and probate, family law, litigation, real estate/land use/zoning, water law, personal injury, local government, school law, special districts, oil and gas, and liquor licensing. The firm serves businesses, local governments, special districts, families, and individuals through three Colorado office locations with a team of 30+ attorneys.

Product overview

Lyons Gaddis is a full-service Colorado law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas rather than a software product company. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice with specialized departments including Business Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Litigation, Local Government, Oil & Gas, Personal Injury, Real Estate/Land Use/Zoning, School Law, Special Districts, Water Law, and Liquor Licensing. The practice areas work together to provide integrated legal solutions for clients across Northern Colorado and the broader state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful representation of municipalities, special districts, and agricultural operations across all seven of Colorado's water courts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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.

• Vranesh & Raisch LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2025Lyons Gaddis welcomed three attorneys and one paralegal previously with Boulder-based Vranesh & Raisch LLP. The move deepened Lyons Gaddis' water law practice and included Pete Johnson (over 15 years representing local governments and special districts), Gunnar Paulsen (representing municipalities, special districts, agricultural operations, ski resorts), and other water law specialists. This strategic acquisition strengthened the firm's already deep bench of water law talent.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sherman & Howard: Colorado-based law firm with established practice in real estate, water, natural resources, government, and estate planning — directly overlapping Lyons Gaddis' strongest practices but operating with a larger footprint.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: Large Denver-headquartered full-service law firm with strong Colorado government, real estate, water, and natural resources practices. Operates at significantly greater scale than Lyons Gaddis but in the same regional market and several overlapping practice areas.
• Davis Graham & Stubbs: Denver-based full-service law firm with strong energy, water, real estate, and government practices. Comparable to Lyons Gaddis in Colorado-specific expertise but with substantially larger resources.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath: National law firm with significant Denver presence and strong real estate, government, and corporate practices. Competes with Lyons Gaddis for Colorado-based enterprise and government work at higher deal complexities.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: National law firm with a Denver office providing litigation, real estate, and general counsel services. Overlaps with Lyons Gaddis on litigation and personal injury matters across Colorado.
• Holland & Hart: Major Colorado-based firm with offices across the Mountain West. Competes directly with Lyons Gaddis on water law, real estate, government, and natural resources work for clients in Northern Colorado and beyond.

Direct peers

• Moye White: Colorado-based mid-size full-service law firm serving businesses, government entities, and individuals. Closely comparable in size, geographic footprint, and practice-area breadth to Lyons Gaddis.
• Caplan and Earnest: Boulder-based law firm serving businesses, government entities, and individuals across Northern Colorado. Most direct head-to-head peer given shared geography, similar size, and overlapping practice areas including local government and real estate.
• Hutchinson Black and Cook: Boulder-based law firm with comparable size and similar full-service practice mix. Notably, attorney Keith Edwards joined Lyons Gaddis in February 2026 from Hutchinson Black and Cook, indicating direct lateral movement between the two firms.
• Vranesh & Raisch: Boulder-based water law boutique whose attorneys and paralegal joined Lyons Gaddis in August 2025. Highly comparable given shared focus on Colorado water rights, water court litigation, and representation of municipalities and agricultural operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lyonsgaddis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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