What Kramer Rayson does

Kramer Rayson LLP is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based limited liability partnership organized as a traditional full-service law firm, founded in 1948 and operating for more than 75 years. The firm employs approximately 30 attorneys across a headcount of 101–250 total staff and maintains two office locations in Knoxville (headquarters at 800 South Gay Street, Suite 2500) and Oak Ridge (105 Donner Dr, Suite A). It is privately held with no parent company and no external equity or venture financing.

The firm's service offering spans eight integrated practice areas: Business & Transactional Law, Employment & Labor Law, Estate Planning, Healthcare Law, Immigration, Litigation, Local Government & Public Utilities, and Tax Law. The practice operates on a traditional professional-services model — billable-hour representation, counsel, and transactional legal work — with no publicly disclosed pricing and no proprietary technology product, mobile application, public API, or AI-driven capability. Client segments include employers (primary), healthcare providers (hospitals and physician organizations), corporate and transactional clients, government contractors, quick-serve restaurant franchisees, and Fortune 500 companies, with a documented geographic focus on East Tennessee and the broader state of Tennessee.

The firm monetizes through fee-for-service legal representation across its practice areas, supported by peer-recognition-driven brand building (Best Lawyers 2024–2026, Super Lawyers, CityView, nine consecutive Knoxville News Sentinel Top Workplaces awards) and traditional direct client engagement. Operations are led by Managing Partner William J. Carver and Executive Director Brianna Whitehead (who succeeded Marc A. Upchurch in January 2025), with the firm having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023 and recently expanded via the Oak Ridge office and lateral partner additions from Taylor and Knight.

Name

Kramer Rayson

Legal name

Kramer Rayson LLP

Website

https://kramer-rayson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kramer Rayson LLP is a privately held, Knoxville-based law firm founded in 1948, providing traditional fee-for-service legal representation across employment, business, healthcare, litigation, estate planning, immigration, local government, and tax law to employers, healthcare providers, corporate clients, and government contractors across Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM), Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Employment law
• Business law
• Litigation services
• Estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Traditional law firm revenue through billable hours for legal representation, counsel, and transaction services across multiple practice areas including employment, business, healthcare, litigation, estate planning, immigration, and tax law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kramer Rayson LLP is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services across eight practice areas: Business & Transactional Law, Employment & Labor Law, Estate Planning, Healthcare Law, Immigration, Litigation, Local Government & Public Utilities, and Tax Law. The firm employs approximately 30 attorneys serving businesses, government entities, healthcare providers, and individuals primarily in East Tennessee.

Product overview

Kramer Rayson LLP is a Knoxville-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services across eight practice areas: Business & Transactional Law, Employment & Labor Law, Estate Planning, Healthcare Law, Immigration, Litigation, Local Government & Public Utilities, and Tax Law. The firm operates as a traditional legal services practice with approximately 20+ attorneys providing personalized counsel to individuals and businesses. The practice areas function as integrated service offerings rather than distinct product lines, with attorneys often collaborating across practice areas to serve client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business & Transactional Law Services Corporate and transactional legal services including entity formation, contract drafting and review, transactional work (business and asset Buy-Sell), and corporate governance for businesses.
• Employment & Labor Law Services Employment law representation for employers including litigation of employment disputes, legal compliance with employment regulations, wage and hour compliance, workplace policy counseling, employment agreement drafting, and employment discrimination defense.
• Estate Planning Services Estate planning, administration, and trusts services including wills, probate, and trust matters for individuals and families.
• Healthcare Law Services Healthcare regulation and transactions including certificate of need, licensing, administrative appeals, corporate compliance, Stark and Anti-Kickback issues, and physician employment matters for healthcare providers.
• Immigration Law Services Immigration legal services for individuals and businesses covering visa matters, residency, and immigration compliance.
• Litigation Services Civil dispute litigation and courtroom advocacy from pre-trial negotiations through trial, including insurance defense, personal injury, and commercial litigation for businesses and individuals.
• Local Government & Public Utilities Law Services Legal representation for local governments and public utilities including Open Records Act lawsuits, zoning and planning matters, and municipal law.
• Tax Law Services Tax controversy representation including delinquent and amended returns, civil audit defense, penalty waiver requests, offshore voluntary disclosure, and IRS/Tennessee Department of Revenue matters.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• LawPaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated payment processing solution for client trust account payments. The firm uses LawPay for secure online payment processing for client trust accounts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Lewis P.C. Major national employment-law firm with offices across the U.S. including Tennessee presence — competing for the same employer-side employment and labor mandates that anchor the firm's client base.
• Fisher & Phillips LLP: Largest U.S. law firm concentrated exclusively in labor and employment law, with Tennessee offices — a direct competitor for the firm's primary employment-law segment from a national, well-resourced position.
• Miller & Martin PLLC: Tennessee-headquartered full-service business law firm with offices in Chattanooga, Nashville, and Atlanta covering employment, healthcare, litigation, and corporate law — a larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in the broader Tennessee market.
• Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC: Large Southeast-headquartered full-service law firm with a Knoxville office covering employment, healthcare, business, and litigation — a much larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in the same regional market.

Direct peers

• Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP: Knoxville-headquartered multi-practice firm with overlapping employment, business, and litigation practices serving a comparable East Tennessee business client base.
• Wagner, Myers & Sanger: Knoxville-based full-service law firm with comparable multi-practice offerings and East Tennessee geographic focus, competing for similar mid-market business and individual clients.
• Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP: Nationally recognized employer-side employment law firm with a dedicated labor-and-employment practice, directly comparable to the firm's largest practice area and increasingly active in Tennessee markets.
• Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C. Knoxville-based multi-practice firm of similar scale serving East Tennessee with overlapping practice areas including litigation, employment, healthcare, and business law — directly comparable general-practice competitor.
• Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C. Long-established Knoxville-based multi-practice law firm of similar size and geographic footprint, with comparable practice breadth including litigation, employment, healthcare, and corporate work serving East Tennessee clients.

Regional players

• Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC: Tennessee-headquartered multi-practice firm with offices in Chattanooga, Nashville, and Knoxville — comparable in practice breadth and Southeast regional focus, competing for similar mid-market employer and business clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kramerrayson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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