Matthews & Jones

What Matthews & Jones does

Matthews & Matthews, LLP, formerly operating as Matthews & Jones, LLP, is a privately held Florida limited liability partnership and full-service law firm founded in 1983 by Dana C. Matthews and headquartered in Destin, Florida. The firm serves individuals, families, and small-to-mid-sized businesses across Florida's Emerald Coast (Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay counties) from two offices in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach. The practice spans 17+ areas organized into litigation modules (general civil, business, construction, real property, criminal defense, DUI/BUI, marital and family, appellate, administrative, employment) and transactional modules (business and corporate, real estate closings, real estate/land use/development, HOA/condominium associations, wills/trusts/estates, and personal injury).

The firm monetizes through traditional professional services billing — hourly fees, flat fees, and retainers customized per matter across all practice areas — supplemented by transaction-based Title and Escrow closing fees generated by its in-house Real Estate Services Team led by a licensed title agent. Underlying technology is limited but purposeful: the firm integrates Qualia, a third-party cloud-based title and escrow platform, to coordinate real estate closings with lenders, agents, and consumers, providing digital document management, e-signature, and mobile updates. There is no proprietary platform, no API offering, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

The go-to-market motion is relationship- and reputation-led rather than digitally driven: long-standing local brand, attorney professional networks (Walton County Bar Association), community sponsorships (Trees on the Coast), and pro bono service (Guardian ad Litem program) drive referrals. The firm has recently supplemented this with an active content marketing cadence (SEO-oriented blog posts across 2025-2026) on its website (destinlaw.com). Ownership remains concentrated among the Matthews family and a small set of named partners, with no institutional investor, parent company, or external holding entity disclosed.

Name

Matthews & Jones

Legal name

Matthews & Matthews, LLP

Website

https://destinlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matthews & Matthews, LLP is a privately held Florida law firm founded in 1983, serving individuals, families, and businesses across the Emerald Coast from offices in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach with 17+ practice areas and an integrated title and escrow division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (525920)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Closing & Settlement Services (Settlement Agents) (BPAJAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Personal & Family Trust Services (FSAAANAA), Trust & Estate Dispute Resolution & Fiduciary Litigation Support (FSAEAKAJ)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Real estate law
• Estate planning
• Criminal defense
• Title escrow services

Headquarters

HQ city

Destin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 Fee for Services (Hourly / Flat Fee): Primary revenue stream generated across 17+ practice areas (litigation, real estate, family law, criminal defense, business/corporate, employment, construction, etc.) via traditional attorney fee arrangements including hourly billing and flat fees for defined scope matters.
2. Title Insurance & Escrow Closing Fees: Revenue earned through the firm's Title and Escrow services (Real Estate Services Team led by licensed title agent Tammie Fleming), including closing fees, title searches, and title insurance premiums on real estate transactions across the Emerald Coast.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Matthews & Matthews, LLP (formerly Matthews & Jones, LLP) is a full-service Florida law firm delivering legal counsel across 17+ practice areas, including business and corporate, real estate development and closing, criminal and DUI/BUI defense, marital and family law, construction litigation, employment law, estate planning and probate, and personal injury. The firm also operates an in-house Title and Escrow Services division that supports real estate closings using the Qualia cloud-based platform, providing end-to-end transactional and litigation services to clients along Florida's Emerald Coast.

Product overview

Matthews & Matthews, LLP is a full-service, single-firm legal practice (formerly operating as Matthews & Jones, LLP) that delivers legal services through coordinated practice-area modules rather than a unified SaaS platform. Its portfolio spans litigation modules (Business Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Construction Law Litigation, Real Property Disputes, Personal Injury and Products Liability, Criminal Defense, DUI & BUI Defense, Marital & Family Law, Appellate, Administrative, Employment) and transactional modules (Business and Corporate, Real Estate Closing Services, Real Estate, Land Use, & Land Development, Homeowners/Condominium Associations, Wills, Trusts, & Estates, and the ancillary Title and Escrow Services backed by the Qualia digital closing platform). The Real Estate Services Team (Closing Manager, Real Estate Closer, and Closing Processor) supports the Title and Escrow module, while the practice-area modules are staffed by partners including Dana C. Matthews, Dana C. Matthews II, Dawn E. Stuntz, Stephen Tatum, Michael A. Jones, Tim A. Wilkerson, Elizabeth Billhimer, Abigail K. Barford, Nathan R. Cordle, and Cheyenne S. Matthews, with Kenneth M. Borick serving Of Counsel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Law Practice Representation in administrative law matters for clients across Florida's Emerald Coast, complementing the firm's litigation and transactional practices.
• Appellate Practice Appellate advocacy in state and federal appellate courts on behalf of clients, building on the firm's trial and litigation practices.
• Business and Corporate Law Counsel on entity formation, corporate governance, commercial transactions, business organization, and consulting for companies across the Emerald Coast.
• Business Litigation Commercial and business dispute representation, including contract disputes, shareholder conflicts, and other complex commercial litigation.
• Criminal Defense Defense of clients charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses, leveraging former prosecutorial experience from firm attorneys.
• Construction Law Litigation Representation of builders, developers, contractors, and owners in construction-related disputes and development matters.
• DUI & BUI Defense Defense of driving under the influence (DUI) and boating under the influence (BUI) charges throughout the Florida Panhandle.
• Employment Law

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded in 1983 — over 42 years of continuous operation on the Emerald Coast
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QualiacoreTechnology or IntegrationQualia is a cloud-based title and escrow platform integrated into the firm's Real Estate Services Team workflow. The platform enables secure document management, transaction coordination, and digital closings for buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate agents working with the firm.
• Trees on the CoastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity sponsorship partner supporting local environmental initiatives along the Emerald Coast; relationship is reputational and brand-building rather than transactional.
• Walton County Bar AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional bar association membership and sponsorship supporting peer networking, referrals, and local legal community engagement in Walton County, Florida.
• Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem OfficeminorOthersPro bono partnership through which firm attorneys (notably Christa Diviney) advocate for children in court; 495 hours of pro bono service contributed, recognized with the Excellence in Advocacy Award.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• First American Title Insurance Company: National title insurance and escrow underwriter whose Florida operations directly compete with Matthews & Matthews' in-house Title & Escrow division, especially in residential closings on the Emerald Coast.
• Fidelity National Title: One of the largest U.S. title insurers and escrow providers, competing with the firm's Qualia-powered closing services for both direct consumer closings and as preferred vendors for lenders and realtors in the region.
• Old Republic Title: National title and escrow company active in Florida real estate transactions, representing a scaled competitor to the firm's Real Estate Services Team in title search, title insurance, and closing services.

Direct peers

• Clark, Partington: Long-established Pensacola-based full-service law firm with a comparable multi-practice offering (real estate, business, litigation, estate planning) and a similar focus on the Florida Panhandle / Gulf Coast region, including significant commercial real estate and land use work.
• Folds & Walker: Panama City / Panhandle-based firm with a comparable real estate and civil litigation focus, operating in adjacent Florida Panhandle markets.
• Beggs & Lane: Historic Pensacola-based full-service firm with comparable practice breadth (business, real estate, litigation, estate planning) and a similar Gulf Coast Florida orientation; one of the most established competitors for high-end regional work in Northwest Florida.
• Stevenson Klotz: Pensacola-based full-service firm with a real estate, business, and litigation focus that mirrors Matthews & Matthews' multi-practice model in the broader Florida Panhandle.
• Avera & Smith: Gainesville / North Florida regional firm with comparable real estate, business, and estate planning practices; an analog for what a regional multi-practice firm looks like in a smaller Florida market.
• Burleigh Law Group: Panama City / Bay County-based full-service firm operating in the same Northwest Florida geography with comparable practice areas including real estate, business, and family law.
• Anchors Law Group: Fort Walton Beach / Destin-adjacent full-service firm that directly competes with Matthews & Matthews in the Emerald Coast market, including real estate, family law, criminal defense, and business matters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DestinLaw

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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