Belin McCormick

What Belin McCormick does

Belin McCormick, P.C. is a private law firm organized as an Iowa professional corporation, headquartered at 606 Walnut Street, Suite 2000 in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1978 and owned by its attorney-shareholders, the firm serves central Iowa businesses, institutions, and individuals across nine practice areas: Corporate and Commercial (mergers and acquisitions, financing, contracts, joint ventures); Litigation (commercial disputes, employment matters, family law); Labor and Employment (compliance, workplace investigations, labor relations); Taxation, Trusts and Estates (tax planning, estate administration); Real Estate (acquisition, development, financing); Environmental Law (regulatory compliance, permits, litigation); Family Law (marital dissolutions, custody, adoptions); Immigration Law (business visas and green cards); and Intellectual Property (trademarks, licensing, trade secrets). The firm maintains 21 named attorneys within a 101-250 total headcount and operates under a relatively short 4.5-year partnership track and a moderate 1,850 annual billable-hour target.

The firm operates on a traditional professional services model with no disclosed technology platform, proprietary software product, API, or digital distribution channel. Services are delivered through direct attorney-client engagement at the Des Moines headquarters, supplemented by peer referrals from other attorneys, accountants, and business advisors. Revenue is generated through matter-by-matter billing using hourly rates or fixed fees, and the go-to-market motion is relationship-driven — built on reputation, civic involvement in organizations such as the Iowa State Bar Association, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, and United Way, and consistent third-party recognition rather than active digital marketing.

Competitive positioning rests on national recruiting from top law schools (Harvard, Columbia, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, Drake) and lateral hiring from major metropolitan markets and elite firms such as Cravath Swaine & Moore. The firm has earned Chambers USA Band 1 ranking in Labor & Employment Law, ongoing Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers listings, and individual honors including Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year (Garth D. Adams) and Iowa Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate (Nathan Barber, 2021). No external private equity, venture capital, parent company, or public-equity ownership is disclosed.

Name

Belin McCormick

Legal name

Belin McCormick, P.C.

Website

https://belinmccormick.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Belin McCormick, P.C. is a private Iowa law firm founded in 1978 and headquartered in Des Moines, providing legal counsel to central Iowa businesses, institutions, and individuals across nine practice areas: corporate/commercial, litigation, labor/employment, taxation/trusts/estates, real estate, environmental, immigration, intellectual property, and family law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory & Compliance Law (BPAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Litigation services
• Labor employment law
• Estate planning
• Real estate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional legal fee billing for professional services including hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, and potentially contingency or alternative fee arrangements depending on practice area and client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Belin McCormick is a law firm providing legal counsel across nine practice areas including Corporate and Commercial (M&A, financing, contracts), Litigation, Labor and Employment, Taxation/Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Family Law, Immigration, and Intellectual Property. The firm serves central Iowa's leading businesses, institutions, and individuals through direct attorney-client engagement, billing on a matter-by-matter basis.

Product overview

Belin McCormick is a law firm offering legal services rather than a technology product. The firm provides comprehensive legal counsel across multiple practice areas including Corporate and Commercial (mergers and acquisitions, financing, contracts), Litigation (civil disputes, employment, family law), Labor and Employment (compliance, workplace investigations, labor relations), Taxation, Trusts and Estates (tax planning, estate administration), Real Estate (acquisition, development, financing), Environmental Law (regulatory compliance, litigation), Family Law (divorce, custody, adoptions), Immigration (business visas, green cards), and Intellectual Property (trademarks, licensing, trade secrets). The firm serves as counsel to central Iowa's leading businesses and institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and Commercial Legal Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BrownWinick Law Firm: Des Moines-based business law firm with closely aligned corporate, M&A, real estate, and tax practices. Targets many of the same central Iowa mid-market and institutional clients as Belin McCormick.
• Davis Brown Law Firm: Long-established Des Moines-based full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth across corporate, litigation, employment, real estate, and tax. Directly competes with Belin McCormick for the same central Iowa institutional and business clients.
• Nyemaster Goode, P.C. Des Moines-based full-service firm with similar practice areas and comparable headcount. Competes head-to-head for corporate, litigation, and regulatory work in central Iowa.
• Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. Des Moines-based general practice firm with similar practice breadth and central Iowa institutional client base. Competes for the same mid-market corporate and litigation mandates.
• Brick Gentry, P.C. Des Moines-headquartered firm offering corporate, litigation, employment, and real estate counsel to Iowa businesses. Overlaps directly with Belin McCormick in practice mix and target market.

Broad incumbents

• Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Large Minneapolis-founded firm with substantial Iowa presence offering corporate, litigation, regulatory, and IP services. Competes for higher-end institutional mandates Belin McCormick also pursues.
• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Minneapolis-based full-service firm with significant Iowa and Midwest client base. Provides comparable corporate, M&A, employment, and litigation services, but with broader geographic reach and larger scale.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Large multi-office firm with Midwest presence offering corporate, regulatory, employment, and litigation services overlapping with Belin McCormick's practice areas at a broader scale and national reach.

Regional players

• Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC: Cedar Rapids-based Iowa firm with comparable corporate, litigation, real estate, and employment practices. Overlaps with Belin McCormick in Iowa corporate and business counsel work.
• Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.C. Cedar Rapids-based full-service Iowa firm with comparable practice areas including corporate, litigation, labor and employment, and real estate. Serves a broader Iowa geography but competes for similar institutional and business clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/belin-mccormick-p.c.

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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