Lacey & Jones

What Lacey & Jones does

Lacey & Jones, LLP is a Michigan-based civil litigation defense firm founded in 1912, operating as a limited liability partnership headquartered in Troy, Michigan with 11 named attorneys. The firm serves insurance carriers, self-insured employers, Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, public school districts, colleges, and universities, practicing before Michigan state and federal courts, the Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court, and select tribunals in Florida and Ohio. The firm's founder, Ralph B. Lacey, defended the first workers' compensation case in Michigan following passage of the original Workmen's Compensation Act in 1912, embedding the firm in the historical foundation of the state's workers' compensation jurisprudence.

The service offering is organized around three practice areas: Workers' Compensation Litigation (defense of disability compensation claims for self-insureds and insurers across mediation, hearings, settlement, and vocational rehabilitation matters), a dedicated Appellate Department responsible for over 150 published Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions over the last 25 years, and Civil Litigation covering products liability, construction liability, intentional torts, motor vehicle negligence, no-fault, insurance coverage disputes, subrogation, contract claims, and commercial litigation. Former appellate division head Gerald M. Marcinkoski drafted most of the 2011 amendments to Michigan's Workers' Compensation Act, underscoring the firm's influence on the statutory framework governing its core market.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed directly to corporate, insurance, governmental, and institutional clients under a quote-based, quote-on-matter structure with an emphasis on "reasonable fees" and direct attorney-to-client contact. The firm does not publicly disclose pricing, utilizes no resellers, distributors, or marketplace channels, and conducts no formal outbound marketing beyond its firm website and direct phone/email contact channels. Lacey & Jones is independently owned by its partner attorneys with no parent company, institutional investor, or external funding identified. There is no proprietary technology platform; the practice is operated as a traditional professional services partnership reliant on attorney expertise and institutional relationships.

Name

Lacey & Jones

Legal name

Lacey & Jones, LLP

Website

https://laceyjones.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lacey & Jones, LLP is a Troy, Michigan-based civil litigation defense firm founded in 1912, with 11 attorneys serving insurers, self-insured employers, Fortune 500 companies, and public entities in workers' compensation, appellate, and civil litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Litigation Law Firm

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services (FSAEADAH)

Keywords

• Workers compensation defense
• Civil litigation defense
• Appellate legal services
• Insurance defense law
• Michigan law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal service fees charged for workers' compensation defense, appellate practice, and civil litigation services. The firm emphasizes reasonable fees and personal contact. Services are billed directly to clients including businesses, insurers, and self-insured employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lacey & Jones is a Michigan-based defense law firm providing legal representation in workers' compensation litigation, appellate practice, and civil litigation. The firm defends self-insured employers, insurance companies, and corporate clients against claims including workers' disability compensation, motor vehicle negligence, products liability, contract disputes, and insurance coverage matters. The firm operates a dedicated Appellate Department that has produced over 150 published Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions over 25 years.

Product overview

Lacey & Jones is a law firm providing legal services through three interconnected practice areas: Workers' Compensation Litigation (handling claims defense, trials, and settlements), an Appellate Department (managing appeals across Michigan and federal courts), and Civil Litigation (defending diverse civil matters). The firm also offers affiliated services in trusts and estates, family law, business, and tax through associated attorneys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Litigation Defense of workers' disability compensation claims for self-insured employers and insurance companies, including trial work, mediation, hearings, settlement negotiations, vocational rehabilitation applications, and protection of workers' compensation liens. Practice group led by Carrie Geroux Barrett, Dawn M. Drobnich, Robert H. Orlowski Jr., Sean J. Powers, and Ronald A. Weglarz, with James R. Geroux and J. Patrick O'Neill as Of Counsel.
• Appeals and Legal Research (Appellate Department)
• Civil Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 published Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions on workers' compensation and civil litigation issues over 25 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook: Michigan defense firm with parallel workers' compensation, insurance defense, and civil litigation practices serving similar insurer and self-insured employer clients.
• Plunkett Cooney: Large Michigan-based defense firm with comparable workers' compensation, insurance defense, and civil litigation practices serving similar institutional and insurer clients in the state.
• Secrest Wardle: Michigan defense firm focused on insurance defense, municipal liability, and workers' compensation with overlapping client base of insurers, self-insureds, and municipalities.
• Collins Einhorn Farrell PC: Michigan-based defense and insurance coverage firm with comparable practice in professional liability, insurance defense, and appellate work serving Michigan insurers and self-insureds.
• Garan Lucow Miller PC: Michigan defense firm with strong workers' compensation and insurance defense practice serving similar carrier and self-insured clients throughout the state.
• Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge: Michigan-based defense firm with overlapping workers' compensation, civil litigation, and appellate practices serving insurers and corporate defendants in Michigan.
• Vandeveer Garzia PC: Michigan defense firm with comparable insurance defense, civil litigation, and workers' compensation practice serving insurance carriers and self-insured employers.
• Sullivan Ward Peterson PLC: Michigan defense firm with comparable workers' compensation, appellate, and civil litigation defense practice serving insurers, self-insureds, and corporate clients.

Regional players

• Reminger Co. LPA: Multi-state defense firm based in Ohio with significant Michigan presence offering overlapping workers' compensation, insurance defense, and civil litigation services.

Broad incumbents

• Dinsmore & Shohl LLP: Large multi-state full-service firm with insurance defense and litigation practices that competes for the same insurer and corporate clients across the Midwest including Michigan.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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