Armbrust & Brown

What Armbrust & Brown does

Armbrust & Brown, PLLC is a civil practice law firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded on July 1, 1984 and reconstituted as an independent PLLC in May 1997 after operating as the Austin office of a Dallas-based firm from 1990 to 1997. The firm provides legal services across eight integrated practice areas: Business Law, Litigation, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning / Probate, Governmental / Administrative, Real Estate / Development, Master Planned Community and Condominium, and Taxation. Clients include individuals, privately held companies, national and multinational corporations, lending institutions, utility providers, and governmental entities such as municipalities, counties, school districts, and water and utility districts.

The firm operates from a single Austin office at 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1300, with approximately 30+ attorneys supported by project managers, paralegals, and an HR director; total headcount is reported at 51-100 employees. No proprietary technology platform, mobile application, public API, or third-party integrations are disclosed in the input data. Technology is described as conventional legal practice management with no proprietary features.

The business model is a traditional professional services law firm, billing hourly, on contingency, or on flat-fee arrangements for legal advisory and representation services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Marketing channels are reputation-led: attorney recognition in Best Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, and AV Preeminent ratings; community involvement through board positions at Opportunity Austin, Hill Country Regional Mobility Authority, Hill Country Conservancy, Austin Chamber of Commerce, and related civic bodies; and the firm website (abaustin.com) with attorney biographies and practice area pages. Distribution is direct, relationship-based, and concentrated within Central Texas, with no international footprint claimed.

Name

Armbrust & Brown

Legal name

Armbrust & Brown, PLLC

Website

https://abaustin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Armbrust & Brown, PLLC is a full-service civil practice law firm in Austin, Texas, founded in 1984, serving individuals, private and public companies, developers, lenders, and governmental entities across real estate, business, litigation, tax, estate planning, and governmental law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Real estate law
• Litigation services
• Estate planning
• Corporate business law
• Governmental administrative law

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional law firm billing for legal services including real estate transactions, litigation, corporate law, taxation, estate planning, and governmental/administrative matters. Services rendered to individuals, businesses, developers, and governmental entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Armbrust & Brown, PLLC is a full-service civil practice law firm in Austin, Texas providing legal representation across eight integrated practice areas including real estate/development, business law, litigation, taxation, estate planning, and governmental/administrative matters for individuals, businesses, developers, and governmental entities.

Product overview

Armbrust & Brown, PLLC is a civil practice law firm offering comprehensive legal services through a unified practice group structure. The firm's core offering consists of eight integrated legal practice areas: Business Law, Litigation, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning/Probate, Governmental/Administrative, Real Estate/Development, Master Planned Community and Condominium Law, and Taxation. These practice areas are designed to work collaboratively, with attorneys frequently teaming across specialties to provide full-service representation for clients ranging from individuals to national and multinational corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Practice General representation of business entities from initial capitalization and organization, private placements, venture capital investments, and contractual negotiations. Handles stock and asset acquisitions, dispositions, and economic development transactions with governmental entities.
• Litigation Practice Litigation services handling disputes in state and federal court, on trial and appellate levels, and in alternate dispute resolution forums such as arbitration and mediation. Handles real estate, construction, commercial landlord/tenant matters, and business disputes.
• Estate and Trust Administration Practice Assists individual and corporate executors and trustees in fulfilling fiduciary obligations, including administration, asset distribution, trust funding, and federal and state consequences of transactions regarding estates, trusts, and beneficiaries.
• Master Planned Community and Condominium Practice Concentrates on master planned community and condominium development from inception through completion and transition to owner control. Handles project documents, consumer disclosures, governance documents, and community association matters.
• Estate Planning / Probate Practice Estate planning services from preparation of wills and disability planning documents to complex family wealth preservation and asset protection techniques, including trusts and family limited partnerships.
• Real Estate / Development Practice Full service commercial real estate representation including construction, financing, mortgage lending, acquisitions and sales, leasing, and landlord-tenant matters. Handles complex real estate transactions, construction, and development for owners, developers, and investors.
• Governmental / Administrative Practice Addresses complexities of local, state, and federal government operations. Represents municipalities, counties, school districts, water and utility districts, and economic development corporations. Handles administrative, legislative, and regulatory legal matters.
• Taxation Practice Team of tax lawyers providing domestic and international transactional, entity, and estate tax planning. Handles state and local taxes including sales, use, franchise, and property taxes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 years serving Austin clients since 1984

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Opportunity AustinminorOthersEconomic development initiative supported by the firm and its team members. Firm is engaged in development initiatives through this organization.
• Safe PlaceminorOthersCharitable endeavor supported by the firm through community involvement.
• American Heart AssociationminorOthersCharitable endeavor supported by the firm through fundraising and involvement.
• Hill Country ConservancyminorOthersEnvironmental coalition dedicated to preserving the environment through land conservation. David Armbrust served as founding member and Director/President. Sean Abbott currently serves on Board of Directors.
• Central Texas Regional Mobility AuthorityminorOthersTransportation infrastructure organization. David Armbrust serves on the Board.
• Austin Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce - firm is actively engaged in supporting regional economic development.
• Balcones Canyonlands Conservation PlanminorOthersEnvironmental conservation initiative. David Armbrust was actively involved in this plan.
• Austin Convention and Visitor's BureauminorOthersFormer Director position held by David Armbrust - tourism and convention organization.
• Austin Association of BuildersminorOthersFormer Director position held by David Armbrust - building industry association.
• Brackenridge Hospital Development CouncilminorOthersHealthcare development organization - David Armbrust served as Director.
• Greater Austin Economic Development CorporationminorOthersEconomic development corporation - David Armbrust served as Director.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McGinnis Lochridge: Long-established Austin-based full-service law firm of comparable size, serving similar Central Texas corporate, real estate, governmental and litigation clients. Closest like-for-like mid-market Austin peer.
• Winstead PC: Texas-based firm with a substantial Austin office covering real estate, corporate, governmental and litigation matters for similar mid-market and developer clients. Comparable scale and practice mix.
• Kelly Hart & Harrigan: Mid-sized full-service firm with significant Texas real estate, oil & gas, corporate and governmental practices. Comparable size and overlapping developer/client base in Texas.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Walker LLP: One of the largest Texas-based law firms with a major Austin office, competing for the same real estate, governmental and corporate mandates. Larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Greenberg Traurig LLP: Global AmLaw firm with a sizable Austin real estate and governmental practice competing for the same large Central Texas development mandates at higher scale and price points.
• Holland & Knight LLP: National firm with a meaningful Austin presence serving real estate developers, governmental entities and corporate clients — directly competing on regional mandates.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global full-service firm with a long-standing Austin office (and prior affiliation with Armbrust & Brown, 1990–1997). Competes for major Central Texas corporate and real estate work at a different scale.
• Baker Botts LLP: Major Texas-based firm with a significant Austin office covering real estate, energy, governmental and corporate matters — competing for the same enterprise clients.
• Vinson & Elkins LLP: Houston-headquartered global firm with a substantial Austin office serving real estate, energy and corporate clients in Central Texas — broader geographic reach than the subject firm.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: National firm with a sizeable Austin office focused on real estate, governmental, energy and corporate work — competing on similar developer and governmental mandates in Central Texas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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