Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols

What Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols does

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is a Milwaukee-based business and corporate law firm organized as a Wisconsin professional corporation, with an operating history dating to 1848 and a current roster of approximately 25 attorneys. The firm delivers legal services through two horizontal practice groups — Litigation and Transactional — addressing matters such as commercial disputes, insurance coverage and bad-faith claims, employment and non-compete litigation, bankruptcy, antitrust, appellate advocacy, professional liability defense, mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax, real estate, estate planning, intellectual property, and healthcare law. Its underlying technology stack is limited to standard legal practice management and document management tools; the firm does not maintain a software product, API, or proprietary platform.

The firm serves enterprise and mid-market clients across the Midwest, with named customer categories including insurers and their insureds, business entities in commercial disputes, and medical professional liability insurers seeking coverage litigation. Its go-to-market model is direct relationship-based engagement supported by thought-leadership activities (articles, podcasts, CLE presentations, bar association involvement) rather than intermediary-driven distribution. Revenue is generated primarily through hourly billing against time-and-materials engagements, with contingency fee arrangements on certain litigation matters and fixed-fee options for select transactional work; pricing varies by matter complexity and attorney seniority and is not publicly disclosed. Multiple attorneys hold Best Lawyers in America and Wisconsin Super Lawyers designations, anchoring the firm's quality-positioned regional presence.

Name

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols

Legal name

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.

Website

https://mtfn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is a Milwaukee-based business and corporate law firm founded in 1848, serving Midwest enterprises, insurers, and business entities with approximately 25 attorneys across litigation and transactional practice groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAI

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHALAG

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

Keywords

• Business litigation services
• Corporate transactional law
• Insurance coverage litigation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Appellate litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 legal services billed primarily through hourly rates, with potential contingency fee arrangements for certain litigation matters and fixed fee arrangements for specific transactional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is a Milwaukee-based law firm providing litigation and transactional legal services to business and corporate clients in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest. The firm operates two principal practice groups: a Litigation group covering antitrust, appellate, bankruptcy, business disputes, employment, insurance coverage, intellectual property, professional liability, and securities matters, and a Transactional group handling corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, tax, and trust/estate planning matters.

Product overview

Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. is a Milwaukee-based business and corporate law firm offering legal services through two main practice groups: Litigation and Transactional. The firm does not offer a technology product platform; instead, it provides legal services across various practice areas including insurance coverage, business disputes, corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and employment law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation Services
• Transactional Legal Services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Wisconsin State BarminorOthersFirm attorneys participate in Wisconsin State Bar activities, including presenting at CLE programs and authoring publications for bar members.
• Milwaukee Bar AssociationminorOthersFirm attorneys maintain membership and participate in Milwaukee Bar Association events and committees.
• Wisconsin Defense CounselminorOthersFirm attorneys work with Wisconsin Defense Counsel on litigation advocacy and legislative testimony on behalf of the defense bar.
• Medical Professional Liability AssociationminorOthersMark Malloy presented at MPL Association's 2019 Corporate Counsel Workshop on insurance coverage developments.
• American Bar AssociationminorOthersFirm attorneys maintain membership in the American Bar Association for national professional engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Foley & Lardner LLP: Major Am Law 200 firm headquartered in Milwaukee with much larger headcount and national footprint, competing for the same Wisconsin-based business, insurance, healthcare, and corporate clients across overlapping practice areas.
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP: Major Midwest business law firm founded in Milwaukee with national reach, offering comparable corporate, litigation, regulatory, and industry-focused services to Wisconsin enterprises and insurers.
• Quarles & Brady LLP: Large Am Law firm founded in Milwaukee with broader geographic presence, providing overlapping business, litigation, M&A, securities, and insurance legal services to similar client segments.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: Large national business law firm with a significant Milwaukee office (post-Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek merger), providing overlapping business law, litigation, M&A, and industry-focused services including insurance and healthcare.

Direct peers

• Davis|Kuelthau s.c. Wisconsin-based business law firm with offices including Milwaukee offering corporate, litigation, M&A, and employment law services to similar mid-market business clients across the state.
• Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Milwaukee-based full-service business law firm of comparable size with deep practice in litigation, M&A, insurance, and corporate transactional work serving Wisconsin businesses and insurers, directly overlapping MTFN's practice mix and target clients.
• Boardman & Clark LLP: Madison, Wisconsin-based business and corporate law firm of comparable size providing litigation, transactional, and government law services comparable in scope to MTFN's practice mix.
• von Briesen & Roper s.c. Milwaukee-based business and corporate law firm of comparable mid-size structure providing litigation, M&A, and insurance defense services to Wisconsin enterprises, with overlapping practice groups and target market.
• Godfrey & Kahn s.c. Milwaukee-based business law firm with similar headcount serving Wisconsin and Midwest clients across corporate, M&A, securities, litigation, and insurance practice areas, providing directly comparable full-service business counsel.

Regional players

• Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Historic Milwaukee business law firm (now merged into Husch Blackwell) that was a direct comparable to MTFN in size, location, and practice mix prior to consolidation, illustrating the regional consolidation pressure facing small Wisconsin firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MTFN_Law
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDC6qSxFrSepTVCf1lvT1YQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/mtfnlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meissner-tierney-fisher-&-nichols-s-c-
• Instagraminstagram.com/mtfnmke

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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