Costello, Cooney & Fearon

What Costello, Cooney & Fearon does

Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC is a Syracuse, New York-based full-service law firm that has operated continuously for more than 125 years since its founding in 1896 (firmographic date; the company's own timeline cites 1899). The firm delivers legal counsel across ten practice areas — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Transactions & Litigation, Creditors' Rights/Financial Compliance/Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Family Law, Healthcare Law, Litigation, Municipalities & Education, Real Estate & Land Use, and Trusts & Estates — staffed by over 40 attorneys supported by administrative staff, for a total headcount of 101–250 employees.

The firm operates as a traditional professional services partnership with no proprietary technology platform, software product, or API surface. All revenue is generated through legal fees billed across matters in the listed practice areas; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm maintains four physical offices across New York State: its Syracuse headquarters (211 West Jefferson Street, relocated to Armory Square in October 2020), Albany (Rensselaer), Buffalo, and Cazenovia.

Customer segments are horizontally diversified across individual clients, business and corporate clients, municipal and government entities, healthcare providers, and financial institutions. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on referrals, 125+ years of brand reputation, community involvement, and attorney-level client relationships rather than any digital or programmatic acquisition channel. Marketing is limited to a corporate website, occasional legal alerts and thought-leadership blog posts, and standard social media sharing. The firm holds no patents or trademarks, and no external funding, acquisitions, partnerships, or technology investments are recorded in the available data.

Name

Costello, Cooney & Fearon

Legal name

Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC

Website

https://ccf-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Costello, Cooney & Fearon is a 125+ year-old, full-service Syracuse-based law firm with 40+ attorneys across four New York offices, serving individuals, businesses, municipalities, healthcare providers, and financial institutions through ten practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Litigation counsel
• Commercial transactions
• Estate planning
• Municipal law

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for services rendered across its multiple practice areas including litigation, real estate, corporate, healthcare, municipal, trusts and estates, family law, and criminal law. Fees are charged for legal consultation, representation, transaction handling, and ongoing counsel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel across ten integrated practice areas, including litigation, commercial transactions, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, criminal law, family law, healthcare law, municipalities and education, real estate and land use, trusts and estates, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm delivers attorney-staffed representation, consultation, transaction handling, and ongoing counsel to individuals, businesses, municipalities, and healthcare providers throughout New York State.

Product overview

Costello, Cooney & Fearon is a traditional law firm providing comprehensive legal services through ten integrated practice groups. Rather than a software product platform, the firm offers attorney-staffed legal services where attorneys work across multiple practice areas to serve client needs holistically. Practice areas include Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Transactions & Litigation, Creditors' Rights/Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Family Law, Healthcare, Litigation, Municipalities & Education, Real Estate & Land Use, and Trusts & Estates. Each practice area is staffed by attorneys with specialized expertise in that domain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Services Arbitration and mediation services helping parties reach mutually acceptable outcomes while avoiding the stress, difficulty, and expense of litigation.
• Commercial Transactions & Litigation Legal services spanning business formation, commercial transactions, and complex commercial litigation for businesses of all sizes.
• Creditors' Rights, Financial Compliance and Bankruptcy Legal representation for creditors navigating complex compliance, negotiations, transactions, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.
• Criminal Law Defense representation for motor vehicle offenses, alcohol, cannabis, and other drug-related criminal offenses.
• Family Law Domestic legal matters including complex divorce, custody proceedings, prenuptial agreements, child support, and adoption.
• Healthcare Law Comprehensive legal counsel for healthcare providers including acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home care agencies, and pharmacies on compliance, regulatory issues, and practice formations.
• Litigation Civil litigation services for defective products, personal or professional liability claims, and business, corporate, or healthcare matters.
• Municipalities & Education Legal counsel and advisement to municipal entities, local legislative boards, civic leadership, and educational institutions.
• Real Estate & Land Use Expert counsel for private home buyers to major corporate land development agreements, covering real estate transactions, environmental law, land use, and zoning matters.
• Trusts & Estates Estate planning services including wills, irrevocable and revocable trusts, health care proxies, estate management documents, asset protection, elder law, probate, and estate administration.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Large multi-jurisdictional law firm with offices in NY. Serves as a broader incumbent peer — overlapping in healthcare, real estate, and litigation practice areas but operating at significantly greater scale and geographic scope.
• Nixon Peabody: AmLaw 200 firm with major Upstate NY offices in Rochester and Buffalo. Comparable practice area coverage including healthcare, education, and real estate, but at substantially greater scale and national reach.

Direct peers

• Barclay Damon: Multi-office New York law firm with strong Upstate presence (Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo). Comparable in regional scope, practice area diversity, and middle-market client focus.
• Harris Beach: New York-based full-service firm with offices across Upstate NY and into NYC. Comparable in practice breadth, regional client base, and size, with similar healthcare, municipal, and litigation capabilities.
• Bond, Schoeneck & King: Large New York-based full-service law firm with deep Upstate NY presence across Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester. Closely comparable in practice area breadth (including education, healthcare, and municipal law) and regional footprint.
• Harter Secrest & Emery: Rochester-headquartered full-service firm with offices across Upstate NY. Comparable in size, regional concentration, and broad practice area coverage including corporate, litigation, and healthcare law.
• Phillips Lytle: Buffalo-based regional full-service law firm serving Western and Central New York. Comparable in regional Upstate NY focus, mid-market client base, and full-service practice coverage.
• Hancock Estabrook: Syracuse-based full-service firm of similar size and longevity. Directly comparable as a same-market competitor serving Central New York with overlapping practice areas including healthcare, municipal, and litigation.
• Whiteman Osterman & Hanna: Albany-headquartered full-service firm serving the New York Capital Region. Comparable in regional Upstate NY positioning, with similar municipal, education, and corporate practice strengths.

Regional players

• Tully Rinckey: Albany-based full-service firm with a strong state-wide NY presence. Comparable in regional Upstate NY positioning and similar mix of individual, business, and government clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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