What Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC does

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is a Maine-based full-service law firm founded in 1975 and headquartered at 220 Middle Street, Portland. The firm operates through a single Portland office with a team of over 50 attorneys, organized into 32 distinct practice areas spanning civil litigation, commercial and corporate law, healthcare compliance and medical professional liability, credit union law, real estate transactions and litigation, employment and labor, insurance coverage, workers' compensation, estate planning, alternative dispute resolution, and niche practices such as sports law, transportation law, and tax-deferred exchanges. It serves a heterogeneous client base that includes multinational corporations, household-name insurance companies, large healthcare institutions and individual healthcare providers, state and federally chartered credit unions, small businesses, and individuals across Maine and northern New England.

The firm monetizes through traditional professional services engagements billed primarily on an hourly basis across diverse practice areas, with engagement pricing determined by practice area and matter complexity rather than subscription or productized contracts. There is no proprietary technology stack, software product, or AI/ML capability disclosed; all technology-related fields in firmographics are empty. The firm supplements legal services with two wholly-owned adjacent operating subsidiaries, Security Title, LLC and Allagash Title Services, LLC, which provide title insurance underwritten through First American Title Insurance Company, creating an integrated real estate transaction offering.

The go-to-market motion is referral-driven, relying on relationships with lawyers, other professionals, and current and former clients, augmented by thought-leadership content (news/case results on the website and email newsletter subscriptions across five practice-area tracks) and a global legal network affiliation via ALFA International. The firm is privately held as a Maine LLC with no institutional parent, no funding history, and no public revenue disclosure; its most significant recent strategic action was the July 1, 2025 merger with Thompson, Bowie & Hatch (founded 1978), a Maine insurance defense firm, which materially expanded its litigation bench and governance.

Name

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC

Legal name

Norman Hanson DeTroy, LLC

Website

https://nhdlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is a Portland, Maine-based full-service law firm with over 50 attorneys serving individuals, businesses, healthcare providers, credit unions, and insurers across 32 practice areas in Maine and northern New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Title Insurance (6361)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Litigation defense
• Corporate law
• Estate planning
• Healthcare compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 Services - Hourly Billing: The firm provides legal services billed primarily on an hourly basis across diverse practice areas including litigation, corporate, real estate, healthcare, employment, and estate planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is a full-service Maine-based law firm offering legal counsel and representation across more than 30 practice areas, including civil litigation, insurance defense, medical professional liability, corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions and litigation, employment and labor law, estate planning, healthcare compliance, credit union law, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, multinational corporations, healthcare institutions, credit unions, and insurers primarily from its Portland, Maine office.

Product overview

Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC is a full-service law firm offering legal services across 32 distinct practice areas spanning litigation, corporate and commercial law, healthcare, real estate, employment, estate planning, and specialized sectors like credit union law, sports law, and transportation. The firm's practice areas function as standalone service modules covering diverse legal needs from Alternative Dispute Resolution and Trials & Litigation to niche practices like Tax-Deferred Exchanges and Medical Professional Licensing. The firm serves individuals, businesses, healthcare providers, credit unions, and nonprofit organizations throughout Maine from offices in Portland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 210 mediations/arbitrations per year by individual attorney (Robert C. Hatch)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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 flagship, core and minor.

• Thompson, Bowie & HatchflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Maine insurance defense firm (founded 1978) that merged with Norman, Hanson & DeTroy on July 1, 2025, strengthening the firm's preeminent litigation and commercial practice capabilities in Maine.
• Security Title, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated title insurance agency underwritten through First American Title Insurance Company. Provides title insurance procurement and specialized endorsements to manage risk in real estate transactions for firm clients.
• ALFA InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal legal network membership providing access to real-time breaking issues in transportation law and keeping attorneys abreast of developments across all practice areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Lewis: Largest U.S. firm focused exclusively on workplace law, directly competing for employment and labor mandates that NHD handles for Maine-based employers with multi-state exposure.
• Ogletree Deakins: National employment and labor law firm that competes with NHD's Labor Law and Workers' Compensation practice for multi-state employer mandates. Differentiates by scale and geographic breadth.
• Morrison Mahoney: Northeast regional litigation and insurance defense firm with deep medical malpractice and professional liability practices across multiple states. Competes for multi-state insurance carrier panel placements and broader defense mandates.

Direct peers

• Verrill Dana: Maine-based regional full-service law firm with comparable headcount, multi-office New England footprint, and overlapping litigation, corporate, healthcare, and real estate practices. A direct peer for both talent and client mandates.
• Drummond Woodsum: Maine-based full-service firm of comparable size with strong healthcare, insurance defense, and business litigation practices. Direct competitor for medical malpractice defense and insurance carrier panel work.
• Preti Flaherty: Portland, Maine-based full-service firm with overlapping litigation, healthcare, government relations, and insurance practices. Competes directly for state-level regulatory and legislative mandates.
• Pierce Atwood: Portland, Maine-headquartered full-service firm with similarly broad practice coverage including litigation, healthcare, employment, and real estate. Competes for the same Maine-based enterprise and institutional clients.
• Bernstein Shur: Portland, Maine-based full-service law firm of comparable size serving similar clients across corporate, litigation, healthcare, real estate, and government matters. Direct geographic and practice-area competitor for the same Maine in-house and referral market.

Emerging players

• Robinson+Cole: Northeast-based full-service firm with comparable insurance, real estate, and business litigation practices; relevant peer for clients seeking a slightly larger regional alternative with similar practice mix.

Regional players

• Eaton Peabody: Bangor, Maine-based full-service firm serving clients across northern New England with comparable insurance defense and business practices. Geographic complement within the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norman-hanson-and-detroy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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