Herum\Crabtree\Suntag Attorneys

What Herum\Crabtree\Suntag Attorneys does

Herum\Crabtree\Suntag, LLP is a Stockton, California-based law firm founded in September 1997 when five partners broke away from the oldest firm in San Joaquin County. The firm provides specialized legal services across sixteen practice areas, with core strengths in land use planning and litigation, California water rights, environmental law (including CEQA), real estate, agricultural law, complex business litigation, bankruptcy, employment law, and appellate advocacy. Its clients are primarily California public agencies (water districts, irrigation districts, cities, counties, and the Port of Stockton), agricultural cooperatives and growers, real estate developers, and regional and national Fortune 500 companies with operations in the Central Valley and across California.

The firm operates as a privately-held limited liability partnership owned by its equity partners, with no external institutional investors disclosed. Revenue is generated through professional fees — primarily hourly billing, retainers, and matter-based arrangements — across both litigation and transactional engagements. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, relying on professional reputation, attorney and client referrals, community involvement in civic and bar organizations, and thought leadership through legal publications and conference presentations. The firm merged with the Suntag Law Firm in February 2014, adding depth in complex business litigation, bankruptcy, and mediation.

The firm is headquartered at 5757 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207, with a roster of four equity partners, three associates, two of counsel, and additional staff. No proprietary technology, software platform, AI/ML capability, or application product is disclosed; service delivery is conducted via direct attorney engagement without app-based or API-based distribution. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Herum\Crabtree\Suntag Attorneys

Legal name

HerumCrabtreeSuntag, LLP

Website

https://herumcrabtree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herum\Crabtree\Suntag, LLP is a Stockton, California-based law firm founded in 1997 providing specialized legal services in land use, water rights, environmental law, real estate, and litigation for public agencies, agricultural entities, real estate developers, and Fortune 500 companies across California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Water rights law
• Land use law
• Real estate law
• Environmental law

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockton

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm bills for legal services primarily through hourly fees, retainers, and matter-based arrangements typical of law firms. Services span multiple practice areas including litigation, transactional work, and advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HerumCrabtreeSuntag, LLP is a full-service law firm delivering specialized legal counsel and litigation across 16 practice areas, including land use, water rights, real estate, environmental law, agricultural law, complex business litigation, employment law, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, appellate advocacy, mediation, arbitration, public agency representation, business/tax/commercial law, intellectual property/trademarks, and probate/estate planning. The firm serves public agencies, agricultural cooperatives, real estate developers, and regional and national corporations across California's Central Valley and beyond.

Product overview

Herum Crabtree Suntag, LLP is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas including land use, water law, real estate, environmental law, business litigation, employment law, bankruptcy, estate planning, and appellate advocacy. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized attorneys offering both litigation and transactional services, serving clients from individual landowners to regional and national corporations in California's Central Valley and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Law Legal counsel for commercial agricultural operations encompassing sale of goods, leasing, contract law, secured transactions, and commodity futures trading. Targeted at food processors, canners, agricultural cooperatives, dairies, and grape growers.
• Appellate Advocacy Appellate briefs, oral argument, writ petitions, appellate stays and bonds, and publication letters for cases before California and Nevada Supreme Courts, the Ninth Circuit, and various appellate courts.
• Arbitration Services Experienced arbitrators handling cases of all types with a focus on speedy, cost-effective dispute resolution.
• Bankruptcy Litigation Representation of Chapter 7 Trustees including employment of professionals, liquidation of assets, recovery of property, and litigation of adversary proceedings.
• Creditors' Rights Representation of banks and lenders in receivership lawsuits on defaulted commercial loans in Northern California courts.
• Employment Law Employment defense including harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, retaliation, discrimination, and class/collective actions.
• Environmental Law Compliance advice for businesses and individuals on environmental law and regulation including pollutant discharge, cleanup orders, and air quality standards.
• Litigation Services Full-service litigation including environmental and water litigation, commercial contract disputes, fraud, trademark protection, employment disputes, and agribusiness disputes.
• Land Use Planning, Development & Litigation Entitlement process assistance, general plan amendments, use permits, subdivision maps, EIRs, endangered species issues, and redevelopment projects for various client types.
• Mediation Services Mediation services for business disputes conducted by certified mediators from the Third District Court of Appeal panel.
• Public Agencies Representation General and special counsel for cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, irrigation districts, and special districts.
• Real Estate Law Real estate transactions including negotiation, documenting land transactions, title review, financing, and commercial and agricultural leases.
• Water Law Water rights representation including obtaining additional water supplies, defending existing water rights, and water rights adjudications.
• Business, Tax, Agriculture and Commercial Law Business formation, transactional, and tax matters for clients including manufacturers, transportation, professional services, food processors, canners, cooperatives, dairies, and grape growers.
• Intellectual Property/Trademarks Trademark selection, registration, protection, and enforcement including wine labels, product logos, and proprietary names.
• Probate and Estate Planning Estate planning including wills, trusts, tax minimization strategies, and probate administration for closely-held and family businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 presentations to local and regional planning agencies by firm attorneys
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Best Best & Krieger LLP: Larger California-based firm with market-leading water, municipal, environmental, and real estate practices. Overlaps in public agency and water rights counsel but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Hanson Bridgett LLP: Northern California firm with public agency, water, real estate, and litigation practices. Overlapping client base and practice areas, though operating at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Nossaman LLP: California-headquartered firm with deep infrastructure, water, environmental, and public agency practices. Overlaps in water rights and land use but with broader geographic footprint and larger bench.
• Fennemore Wendel: Western U.S. firm with substantial water, real estate, agribusiness, and public agency practices. Overlapping vertical focus but materially larger and more geographically diversified.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Large national firm with a prominent California water and environmental practice group. Competes for high-end water rights and public policy matters but operates at much broader scale.

Direct peers

• Neumiller & Beardslee LLP: Stockton-based firm from which Herum/Crabtree/Suntag's founders broke away in 1997. Comparable size and Central Valley footprint with overlapping water, agribusiness, and public agency practices.
• Downey Brand LLP: Sacramento-based mid-size firm with closely comparable practices in water law, environmental regulation, land use, and public agency representation. Comparable size and similar California-focused regulatory expertise make it the most directly comparable peer.
• Remy Moose Manley, LLP: Sacramento-based boutique with a focused California water law and environmental practice. Directly comparable niche specialization and public agency client base.
• McDonough Holland & Allen PC: Sacramento-based full-service firm with comparable water, municipal, environmental, and real estate practices serving California public agencies and agribusiness clients.
• Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Gold: Sacramento-based firm with a leading California water law and public agency practice. Comparable specialization in water rights, environmental, and government counsel work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/swayne29
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/herum-crabtree-attorneys

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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