MMK

What MMK does

Melchiode Marks King LLC (MMK) is a civil defense litigation law firm founded in May 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, by Gerald A. Melchiode, Kevin A. Marks, and Richard E. King. The firm operates from two offices — its headquarters at 639 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans and a Florida office at 730 Bayfront Parkway in Pensacola opened in January 2021 — serving clients throughout Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. With approximately 18-20 attorneys across managing members, equity members, members, special counsel, and associates, MMK delivers defense representation in state and federal courts in both states.

The firm's practice spans ten documented service areas: Admiralty/Maritime Law, Bad-Faith/Extra-Contractual Defense, Class Action/Mass Tort, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Coverage Disputes, Employer's Liability/Workers' Compensation, Environmental & Toxic Tort, First Party Property, and Insurance Defense. Core clients include insurance carriers and construction-industry defendants, with additional work for maritime employers, self-insured entities, and property owners. Notable case outcomes include a defense verdict against a $650,000 products liability demand for Rooms to Go Louisiana Corp. and a judgment exceeding $1,000,000 for a mechanical subcontractor in a NASA Stennis facility construction dispute. The firm does not describe any proprietary technology platform or AI tooling.

MMK operates on a fee-for-service professional services model with rates that vary by case complexity, practice area, and client arrangement, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm is owned by its four equity members (the three founders plus Jennifer Simmons, promoted in 2022) with no external investment or parent company. Demand generation relies primarily on attorney peer recognition (Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News Best Law Firms from 2020 through 2026, New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers), bar association involvement (CLM, DRI, LSBA, FDCC, ABA), and community sponsorships, supplemented by faculty roles at ClaimsXchange Claims Academy.

Name

MMK

Legal name

Melchiode Marks King LLC

Website

https://mmkfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Melchiode Marks King LLC is a civil defense litigation law firm of approximately 18-20 attorneys serving insurance carriers, construction companies, maritime employers, and property owners across Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia from offices in New Orleans and Pensacola.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Civil Defense Litigation

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Civil defense litigation
• Insurance defense counsel
• Maritime and admiralty law
• Construction litigation services
• Workers compensation defense

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services: MMK provides legal representation and counsel to corporate clients, insurance companies, and individuals across various litigation matters including insurance defense, construction disputes, maritime cases, and workers' compensation claims.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MMK is a civil defense litigation law firm that represents corporate clients, insurance carriers, and individuals in state and federal courts across Louisiana and Florida. The firm provides defense representation across multiple practice areas including insurance defense, bad-faith/extra-contractual claims, commercial litigation, construction law, admiralty and maritime law, employer's liability and workers' compensation, environmental and toxic tort, first-party property, and class action/mass tort matters.

Product overview

Melchiode Marks King LLC (MMK) is a civil litigation defense law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm is not a technology product company but provides legal defense services including Admiralty/Maritime Law, Bad-Faith/Extra-Contractual Defense, Class Action/Mass Tort, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Coverage Disputes, Employer's Liability/Workers' Compensation, Environmental & Toxic Tort, First Party Property, and Insurance Defense. The firm operates from offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Pensacola, Florida, serving clients throughout Louisiana and expanding into Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Admiralty/Maritime Legal Defense

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful defense verdict in products liability case with plaintiffs demanding $650,000, resulting in zero damages awarded
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cam Jordan FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 April 2026MMK partnered with Cam Jordan's Foundation for the 2nd Annual Pickleball Tournament at The Exchange. The firm sponsored the tournament and supported the Legacy Scholarship Program which provides education opportunities for Louisiana students.
• ClaimsXchangecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2026MMK sponsors ClaimsXchange's Education on Location events, including the 2026 event in Napa Valley. Attorneys also serve as professors at ClaimsXchange Claims Academy, teaching Trial Practice and Claims Management topics. Rich King and Tiffany Collins have been featured faculty members.
• RING CertificationminorOthers · 1 January 2022MMK has obtained RING (Recognizing Inclusion for the Next Generation) Certification, evaluating the firm's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Allyship. The firm is proud of its 'Innovative Inclusion' DEI program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phelps Dunbar: Large Gulf Coast regional firm with deep insurance defense, admiralty, and construction practices across Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi. Directly comparable to MMK in practice mix, but substantially larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Jones Walker LLP: Major Gulf Coast law firm with strong admiralty/maritime, insurance, and construction defense practices. Competes with MMK for similar carrier clients in Louisiana and Florida at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Liskow & Lewis: Louisiana-based firm with significant insurance defense, energy, and maritime practices. Highly comparable to MMK in geography, practice mix, and target client base of insurance carriers and energy/maritime defendants.
• Kean Miller LLP: Louisiana-headquartered firm with established construction, insurance, and litigation defense practices. Comparable regional boutique-to-mid-market positioning serving similar Gulf Coast insurance and construction clients.
• Deutsch Kerrigan LLP: Gulf Coast insurance defense firm with offices in Louisiana and Mississippi focused on insurance, construction, and tort defense. Directly comparable niche practice, geographic overlap, and carrier-client focus to MMK.
• McCranie Sinead (McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo): Louisiana-based insurance defense firm focused on coverage disputes, bad-faith defense, and civil litigation. Highly comparable niche practice, similar size, and overlapping carrier-client relationships to MMK.

Regional players

• Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC: New Orleans-based litigation boutique with insurance defense, commercial litigation, and tort practices. Comparable in size and regional focus to MMK, though broader in practice areas.
• Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett: New Orleans-headquartered firm with insurance, construction, and commercial litigation practices. Similar regional boutique positioning and overlapping client base with MMK in the Louisiana market.
• Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers: Atlanta-based insurance defense firm with strong carrier-side practice in the Southeast. Comparable insurance-defense focus and clientele, though operating primarily in Georgia rather than the Gulf Coast.
• Leitner Williams Dooley & Napolitan: Tennessee-based insurance defense firm with broad carrier panel work across the Southeast. Comparable insurance-defense specialty and growth trajectory, though geographically distinct from MMK's Gulf Coast footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mmkfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/melchiode-marks-king-llc
• Xx.com/MMKlaw

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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