Evans & Dixon

What Evans & Dixon does

Evans & Dixon, LLC is a full-service business and litigation law firm headquartered at One Metropolitan Square in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1944 and operating under a private limited liability company structure, the firm employs 100 attorneys across 10 offices spanning Missouri (St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, Chesterfield, Springfield), Illinois (Chicago, Joliet), Kansas (Overland Park), Nebraska (Omaha), and Iowa (Council Bluffs). The firm provides legal services across 24 practice areas, with a portfolio that balances litigation-heavy work (business litigation, insurance defense, workers' compensation defense, product liability, appellate, professional liability, fire and explosion, transportation) against transactional and advisory work (corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, estate planning, intellectual property, employee benefits, environmental, employment, healthcare, cyber security, mediation, collections, and an Outside General Counsel Program).

The firm serves a diversified client base that includes top Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Missouri, insurance carriers and self-insured entities (Farm Bureau Insurance, Employers Mutual Insurance, CCMI), healthcare providers (BJC Corporate Health Services), municipalities (City of Treynor, City of Cresent), nonprofit organizations (The Christian Home Association / Children's Square USA), and individual clients requiring family law, estate planning, and personal injury representation. Revenue is generated through hourly professional services billing, with multi-year engagements common for Outside General Counsel work; specific rates are not publicly disclosed. The firm operates on a traditional professional services model without proprietary technology platforms, and extends its geographic reach through a strategic partnership with Ally Law, an international alliance of law firms that enables client representation beyond the Midwest.

Evans & Dixon has pursued an active inorganic growth strategy under Managing Partner Elizabeth S. Shocklee, who was appointed in February 2023 as the first woman to lead the firm in its 78-year history. The firm completed two mergers in 2024 — Smith Peterson Law Firm of Council Bluffs, Iowa in January and Briner Law Group, LLC of Chesterfield, Missouri in July — while also internally expanding the partnership with the election of seven new members effective January 1, 2024. Marketing activity emphasizes content (a Business Law Blog, rate charts, webinars, email newsletters), community involvement, speaking engagements, and earned media recognition for firm leadership, with no evidence of significant technology-driven distribution or AI-augmented service delivery.

Name

Evans & Dixon

Legal name

Evans & Dixon, L.L.C.

Website

https://evans-dixon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Evans & Dixon is a full-service Midwest business and litigation law firm with 100 attorneys across 10 offices in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Founded in 1944, the firm serves Fortune 500 companies, insurance carriers, healthcare providers, municipalities, and individuals across 24 practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Business litigation services
• Workers compensation defense
• Corporate legal counsel
• Insurance defense representation
• Outside general counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed primarily through hourly rates for legal representation, consultation, and advisory services across multiple practice areas including business litigation, workers' compensation, corporate law, insurance defense, and other legal specialties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evans & Dixon is a full-service Midwest business and litigation law firm providing legal representation and advisory services across 24 practice areas, including business litigation, workers' compensation defense, insurance defense, corporate law, real estate, employment, healthcare, and intellectual property. The firm serves Fortune 500 companies, mid-market businesses, insurance carriers, healthcare providers, and individuals through 100 attorneys across 10 offices in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.

Product overview

Evans & Dixon is a full-service Midwest law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services across 24 distinct practice areas. The firm provides both litigation (Appellate, Business Litigation, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Insurance Defense, Fire and Explosion, Transportation) and transactional services (Corporate Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Transactions, Intellectual Property, Outside General Counsel Program). The firm also offers specialized industry practices including Healthcare, Construction, Employment, Cyber Security, and Workers' Compensation, serving Fortune 500 companies and mid-market business clients across 10 Midwest offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appellate Law Appellate practice handling appeals in state and federal courts.
• Business Litigation Civil and commercial litigation services for complex tort cases across multiple industries.
• Collections Debt collection and recovery services for businesses.
• Construction Law Legal services for construction disputes, defect claims, and related matters.
• Corporate Law Business counsel for entrepreneurs, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate governance.
• Cyber Security Legal guidance on cybersecurity matters and data protection compliance.
• Employee Benefits Legal counsel on employee benefits and ERISA compliance.
• Employment Law Legal services for workplace disputes, discrimination claims, and employment compliance.
• Environmental Law Legal services addressing environmental regulations and compliance.
• Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Wills, trusts, probate, and estate administration services.
• Family Law Divorce, child custody, spousal support, and other family law matters.
• Fire and Explosion Legal representation for fire and explosion-related claims and litigation.
• Healthcare Industry Legal services for healthcare providers including HIPAA compliance and medical liability.
• Insurance Defense Defense litigation for insurance companies and their policyholders.
• Insurance Subrogation Recovery of insurance payments through subrogation claims.
• Intellectual Property Patent and trademark protection, licensing, and IP litigation services.
• Mediation Alternative dispute resolution through neutral mediation services.
• Outside General Counsel Program Ongoing legal counsel services for businesses acting as external general counsel.
• Product Liability Defense litigation for product liability and defective product claims.
• Professional Liability Defense of professional malpractice and professional liability claims.
• Real Estate Real estate transactions, litigation, title disputes, and property-related legal matters.
• Transportation Legal services for transportation industry disputes and regulations.
• Transactions Business transaction support including contracts, agreements, and deal structuring.
• Workers' Compensation Defense and claimant representation in workers' compensation claims and appeals.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ally LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance of law firms providing Evans & Dixon clients access to legal representation beyond the Midwest region. Ally Law enables the firm to serve clients with multi-jurisdictional needs through a network of partner law firms globally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lewis Rice: St. Louis-headquartered full-service business law firm with significant litigation, corporate, and insurance defense work; competes for the same Missouri Fortune 500 clients.
• Polsinelli: Kansas City-based national law firm with significant Midwest presence, providing litigation, corporate, insurance, and healthcare services to Fortune 500 clients; very similar practice mix and regional strength.
• Thompson Coburn: St. Louis-based full-service firm with strong Midwest corporate, litigation, and healthcare practices; competes directly for the same Fortune 500 Missouri companies that Evans & Dixon represents.
• Lathrop GPM: Multi-office Midwest firm formed from a 2020 merger with deep business litigation, corporate, and insurance defense practices; directly comparable in scale, geography, and Fortune 500 client mix.
• Spencer Fane: Kansas City/Midwest full-service business law firm with strong insurance defense, business litigation, and corporate practices; a direct competitor for insurance carrier panel work and middle-market corporate clients.
• Armstrong Teasdale: St. Louis-headquartered business law firm with comparable practice areas including business litigation, insurance defense, and corporate work; competes for the same Midwest client base.
• Husch Blackwell: Kansas City-headquartered Midwest business law firm with comparable practice breadth (corporate, litigation, insurance, real estate) and Fortune 500 client base; one of Evans & Dixon's most direct regional competitors for corporate and litigation work.
• Sandberg Phoenix: St. Louis-based regional law firm with comparable business litigation, insurance defense, and health law practices; a closer-scale peer in the same metro market.
• Stinson: Kansas City-based Midwest firm with corporate, litigation, and insurance practices; serves a comparable client mix of mid-market and Fortune 500 companies across the same five-state region.

Broad incumbents

• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: St. Louis-rooted global law firm offering overlapping business litigation, corporate, and insurance practices; a much larger incumbent that competes for the same Fortune 500 Missouri clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/elizabeth-shocklee-15877266
• Xx.com/evansdixonlaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/evansanddixon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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