Blakinger Thomas

What Blakinger Thomas does

Blakinger Thomas is a privately-held, full-service law firm headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded in 1986 through the merger of two well-known Lancaster County law firms whose histories extend back decades. The firm's practice is organized around three core areas — Business Law, Real Estate/Land Use/Agricultural Law, and Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Planned Giving — with additional specialized offerings in Tax, Banking and Finance, Employment and Labor, Municipal, and Health Care law. It also operates as a licensed title insurance agent through partnerships with First American Title Insurance Company and Conestoga Title Insurance Company.

The firm serves individuals, families, business owners, farmers, governmental bodies, and community organizations across Lancaster County and surrounding Pennsylvania counties (Berks, Chester, York, Lebanon). It has served as counsel to the Lancaster County Agricultural Preserve Board since the Board's inception, giving it a structural position in Pennsylvania farmland preservation and Clean and Green matters. The attorney roster includes a President, multiple shareholders, and associates, with leadership represented by Aaron D. Hollis (President) and Dan A. Blakinger (shareholder and past President).

The business model is professional services: revenue is generated through hourly billing, flat fees, and contingent or fixed-fee arrangements depending on practice area. Client acquisition is sales-led and referral-driven, built on community presence, professional networks, Lancaster Bar Association involvement, educational seminars, and content marketing. No technology platform, software product, or external investment is associated with the firm; ownership rests with practicing-attorney shareholders.

Name

Blakinger Thomas

Legal name

Blakinger Thomas Law Firm

Website

https://blakingerthomas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blakinger Thomas is a privately-held, full-service law firm founded in 1986 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving individuals, families, businesses, farmers, and governmental bodies across South-Central Pennsylvania through Business Law, Real Estate/Agricultural Law, and Estates/Trusts practice groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Title Insurance (6361)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Abstracting Services (Title Abstracts) (BPAJAOAC)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Business law counsel
• Estate planning services
• Real estate transactions
• Agricultural law practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Blakinger Thomas generates revenue through professional legal services fees, including hourly billing, flat fees for specific services, and likely contingency or fixed-fee arrangements depending on practice area. Services span business law, real estate transactions, estate planning and administration, and agricultural law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blakinger Thomas is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel to individuals, families, businesses, governmental bodies, and community organizations across three core practice areas: estate planning and administration, real estate law, and business law. Additional specialized services span tax law, banking and finance, employment and labor, municipal law, health care law, and title insurance through partnerships with First American Title Insurance Company and Conestoga Title Insurance Company.

Product overview

Blakinger Thomas is a full-service law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides integrated legal counsel through its core practice groups: Business Law, Real Estate Law/Land Use/Agricultural Law, and Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Planned Giving. Additional specialized services include Tax Law, Banking and Finance, Employment and Labor, Municipal Law, and Health Care Law. The firm also offers title insurance services through partnerships with First American Title Insurance Company and Conestoga Title Insurance Company. Services are delivered through a team of attorneys and paralegals, with no software product or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Services Comprehensive legal counsel for businesses including entity selection, startups, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, contracts, employment agreements, intellectual property, and business succession planning.
• Real Estate Law, Land Use, and Agricultural Law Services Legal representation for residential and commercial real estate transactions, zoning, land use, agricultural law, title insurance, and farmland preservation.
• Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Planned Giving Services Estate planning and administration including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate tax planning, trust administration, and charitable giving arrangements.
• Tax Law Services Tax planning and compliance services including federal and state tax law, tax-exempt financing, and transaction structuring.
• Banking and Finance Law Services Legal counsel for lenders and borrowers in structuring and documenting loans, commercial financing, and distressed asset acquisitions.
• Employment and Labor Law Services Counsel for employers on employment relationships, workplace compliance, wage and hour issues, and employee benefits.
• Municipal Law Services Legal representation for municipal entities including governance, real estate matters, and municipal financing.
• Health Care Law Services Legal counsel for health care organizations including physicians, ambulatory surgical centers, and other health care providers on regulatory compliance and business matters.
• Title Insurance Services Title insurance agency services through First American Title Insurance Company and Conestoga Title Insurance Company for real estate transactions.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: Large Pennsylvania-headquartered law firm with offices across the Mid-Atlantic; competes for the same business, real estate, and estates clients but offers broader geographic and practice area coverage.

Direct peers

• Barley Snyder: Lancaster, PA-based full-service regional law firm with overlapping practice areas in business law, real estate, and estates/trusts; competes head-to-head with Blakinger Thomas for Lancaster County corporate and individual clients.
• Appel & Yost: Lancaster, PA law firm with comparable full-service offerings across business, real estate, and estate planning; competes directly for Lancaster County individual and business clients.
• Gibbel Kraybill & Hess: Lancaster County law firm with comparable practice groups in business, real estate, and estate planning; directly competes for the same Central Pennsylvania clientele.
• Saxton & Stump: Lancaster-based law firm with deep healthcare, business, and real estate practices; competes in the same Lancaster County market and serves similar mid-market business clients.

Regional players

• White and Williams: Pennsylvania-based regional firm with comparable mid-market business, real estate, and estate planning practices; serves clients across PA and into the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Stevens & Lee: Regional Pennsylvania law firm with practice areas in business, finance, real estate, and estates; comparable mid-market orientation and serves clients across south-central and eastern PA.
• McNees Wallace & Nurick: Central Pennsylvania-based regional law firm with similar full-service practice mix including business law, real estate, and estates; larger geographic footprint but overlapping client base in south-central PA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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