Boardman & Clark LLP

What Boardman & Clark LLP does

Boardman & Clark LLP is a Wisconsin-based limited liability partnership and full-service law firm headquartered in Madison. Founded through a lineage of offices dating to 1905 (Poynette), the firm operates seven locations across southern Wisconsin — Madison, Brookfield, Baraboo, Belleville, Fennimore, Lodi, and Poynette — and employs approximately 100 attorneys and staff. Its practice is organized around three client segments: business clients (closely-held firms through large corporations across industries including agribusiness, banking, manufacturing, energy, and nonprofit), public sector clients (school districts, municipalities, CESAs, charter schools, and utilities), and individual clients (estate planning, family law, elder law, and related matters). The firm has served as legal counsel to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards for over 55 years and counts Organic Valley among its featured enterprise clients.

The firm's service portfolio spans core business services, construction law, employee benefits, financial and banking law, immigration, labor and employment, litigation, M&A, intellectual property, real estate and land use, tax, municipal law, school law, estate planning, elder law, family law, probate and trust administration, and appellate litigation. Technology consists of standard case and document management systems rather than proprietary platforms, and the firm maintains no disclosed AI/ML, API, or software product offerings. Membership in Meritas, a curated international legal alliance, provides cross-border capability extension.

The firm operates a traditional relationship-based professional services model, with revenue generated through hourly, flat-fee, or contingency arrangements quoted per engagement. Client acquisition relies on direct attorney engagement, content marketing through specialized newsletters (Business Minute, Employment Law Update, School Law FYI, HR Heads Up, The Estate Planner), LinkedIn presence, and CLE seminars. The firm is privately held by its partners with no parent company, no external funding, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Boardman & Clark LLP

Legal name

Boardman & Clark LLP

Website

https://boardmanclark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Boardman & Clark LLP is a Wisconsin-based full-service law firm operating seven offices across southern Wisconsin, serving business, public sector, and individual clients with deep expertise in school law, municipal law, and business transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business law
• Public sector law
• Estate planning
• Litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to clients for business law, public sector counsel, and individual legal matters including litigation, transactions, and advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boardman & Clark LLP is a full-service Wisconsin law firm providing legal representation and counsel to business clients, public sector entities, and individuals. Practice areas span business formation, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, real estate, labor and employment, banking, intellectual property, tax, municipal and school law, estate planning, elder law, and family law. Services are delivered through seven offices across southern Wisconsin.

Product overview

Boardman & Clark LLP is a full-service Wisconsin law firm offering legal services across three primary client segments: Business, Public Sector, and Individuals. The firm's service areas include Core Business Services, Construction Law, Employee Benefits, Financial & Banking Law, Immigration, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent/Trademark/Copyright, Real Estate & Land Use, Tax Law, Municipal Law, School Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Family Law, and Probate & Trust Administration. The firm operates from six offices across southern Wisconsin (Madison, Baraboo, Belleville, Brookfield, Fennimore, Lodi, Poynette) and has served as legal counsel to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards for over 55 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Business Services

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• MeritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoardman Clark is a member of Meritas, an international legal network. Meritas is a curated global alliance of independent law firms providing access to comprehensive legal services worldwide while maintaining quality standards across member firms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP: Wisconsin-headquartered full-service law firm with a similar mix of business, public-sector, and individual clients. Comparable in practice breadth and Wisconsin market focus, though larger in headcount and national footprint.
• Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Milwaukee-based full-service law firm serving business, public-sector, and individual clients across Wisconsin. Closely comparable in service mix (M&A, banking, school/municipal law, real estate) and client segmentation.
• Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Wisconsin-based full-service firm with similar practice areas including business law, litigation, banking, real estate, and tax. Directly comparable in regional positioning and client base.
• Quarles & Brady LLP: Wisconsin-founded full-service firm (now national) serving business and public-sector clients. Comparable in core practice areas and Wisconsin presence, though larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. Madison, Wisconsin-based full-service firm with similar practice areas including business law, real estate, estate planning, and government law. Directly comparable in regional Wisconsin focus and service mix.
• Axley Brynelson, LLP: Wisconsin-based full-service firm serving business, government, and individual clients. Comparable in size, regional concentration, and breadth of practice areas including school law and municipal law.
• von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Milwaukee-based full-service firm with similar service mix including business law, litigation, estate planning, and public-sector work. Comparable in size and regional Midwest positioning.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: Midwest-based full-service firm (formed through merger of Wisconsin's Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek with Husch Blackwell). Comparable in business, public-sector, and individual client work with broader multi-state footprint.

Regional players

• Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC: Large Midwest/Mid-South full-service firm with significant health care and public-sector practices. Comparable in scale and full-service positioning, though with different geographic concentration.
• Ice Miller LLP: Indianapolis-based full-service firm with comparable business, public-sector, and individual service lines. Similar mid-market positioning and Midwest regional focus, though not directly competing in Wisconsin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boardman-&-clark-llp

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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