Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP

What Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP does

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is a full-service civil law firm established in 1908 and headquartered at 501 Main Street, Suite 305, Evansville, Indiana. The firm operates as an Indiana limited liability partnership owned by its partner attorneys, with no parent company, external investors, or public listing. KDDK delivers integrated legal counsel across 23 recognized practice areas including Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Business Law, Environmental Law, Tax & Employee Benefits, Litigation, Estate Planning, Healthcare, and Immigration. The firm serves a diversified client base—manufacturing companies, healthcare organizations, closely-held and family-owned businesses, professional services firms, and religious institutions—ranging from regional Tri-State (Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois) clients to national and international engagements delivered through the Meritas global alliance.

The firm's underlying technology is conventional for a law firm: standard professional services delivery backed by a website managed by Gray Loon Marketing Group, with Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Facebook Remarketing used for marketing and audience measurement. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, software product, or AI/ML capability. KDDK's service architecture is built around multi-disciplinary attorney teams that can be deployed across concurrent matters, with 22 attorneys recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in America edition, 18 honored by Super Lawyers 2025 across 10 practice areas, and the firm ranked in Chambers & Partners 2026 for Indiana Corporate/M&A.

KDDK's revenue model is professional services billing on standard law firm structures—hourly rates, fixed fees for specified services, and contingency arrangements where appropriate—with rates varying by practice area and attorney seniority and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, executed through direct attorney-client relationships, professional recognition-driven inbound flow, and community involvement (Legal Aid Society of Evansville, Boys & Girls Club, Junior Achievement). Distribution is via direct engagement from the single Evansville office supplemented by reciprocal referrals through the Meritas network, which the firm joined in December 1994 and recertifies every three years.

Name

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP

Legal name

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP

Website

https://kddk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP is a full-service Indiana civil law firm founded in 1908, serving manufacturing, healthcare, family-owned, and professional services clients across the Tri-State area with national and international reach via the Meritas alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Evansville

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed on standard law firm fee structures including hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, and contingency arrangements where appropriate. The firm serves regional, national, and international clients across multiple practice areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP is a full-service civil law firm providing legal counsel across Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Environmental, Tax & Employee Benefits, Litigation, Estate Planning, Healthcare, Immigration, Manufacturing Industry, and Business Succession Planning practice areas. The firm serves regional, national, and international clients from its Evansville, Indiana headquarters, with particular focus on manufacturing, healthcare, family-owned/closely-held businesses, and professional services firms. Services are billed on standard law firm fee structures including hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements.

Product overview

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK) is a full-service law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides integrated legal counsel including Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Tax & Employee Benefits, Litigation, Estate Planning, Healthcare, and Immigration services. The firm serves regional, national, and international clients from its Evansville, Indiana office, with particular focus on manufacturing, healthcare, and business clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice
• Labor & Employment Law
• Real Estate Law
• Business Law
• Environmental Law
• Tax and Employee Benefits
• Litigation, Trials and Appeals
• Estate Planning and Trust Administration
• Healthcare Law
• Immigration Law
• Manufacturing Industry Practice
• Business Succession Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognition in Chambers & Partners 2026 statewide rankings for Indiana in Corporate/M&A practice
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MeritascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 1994KDDK joined Meritas in December 1994 as a member of this global alliance of independent business law firms. The firm is required to complete recertification every three years. Meritas provides access to a network of pre-qualified independent law firms worldwide, enabling KDDK to serve clients with international legal needs and receive referrals from member firms globally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP: Cincinnati-headquartered full-service firm with offices in Indianapolis and other Midwest cities, competing for the same regional corporate and M&A engagements as KDDK, particularly for manufacturing and family-owned business clients.
• Frost Brown Todd: A full-service regional law firm headquartered in Cincinnati with strong Indiana and Kentucky presence, competing directly with KDDK for Tri-State corporate, manufacturing, and litigation work. Most comparable peer by geography and full-service business model.
• Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC: Kentucky-based full-service firm with offices in Louisville and Lexington, operating in the same Tri-State corridor and serving similar manufacturing, healthcare, and closely-held business clients as KDDK.
• Ice Miller LLP: Indianapolis-based full-service law firm serving Indiana and Midwest clients with similar practice breadth including corporate, litigation, employment, and real estate. Direct competitor for Indianapolis-adjacent regional clients and professional talent.
• Dinsmore & Shohl LLP: Cincinnati-headquartered full-service firm with Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia presence, competing for regional corporate, litigation, and environmental matters in the same Tri-State geography.
• Barnes & Thornburg LLP: Indianapolis-based AmLaw 200 full-service firm with strong Midwest presence and a broad practice mix overlapping KDDK's corporate, employment, real estate, and litigation services for mid-market clients.
• Krieg DeVault LLP: Indiana-based full-service law firm with offices in Indianapolis, Merrillville, and other Indiana cities, providing overlapping corporate, healthcare, real estate, and estate planning services to similar clientele.
• Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP: Louisville-headquartered full-service firm serving Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee clients with practice breadth similar to KDDK, including corporate, healthcare, employment, and litigation services for mid-market businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: AmLaw 100 firm formed by Faegre Baker Daniels (Indianapolis) and Drinker Biddle, with significant Indiana presence and broad full-service capabilities that compete with KDDK for higher-end M&A and corporate matters in the Midwest.

Regional players

• Jackson Kelly PLLC: West Virginia/Kentucky-based full-service firm with overlapping environmental, energy, employment, and litigation practices serving regional manufacturing and industrial clients comparable to KDDK's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kddk.law

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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