Beeson, Tayer & Bodine

What Beeson, Tayer & Bodine does

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, APC is a California-based law firm founded in 1936 that provides specialized legal services exclusively to the union-side labor community. The firm employs 17 attorneys across offices in Oakland (principal office) and Sacramento, serving labor unions (public and private sector), collectively-bargained employee benefit plans (Taft-Hartley Trust Funds, including matters involving CalPERS and CalSTRS), educators, and individual public and private sector employees in California and the Western United States. Its practice areas are Labor Law (private and public sector cases, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice claims before PERB and NLRB), Employment Law (discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful termination), Education Law (Court of Appeal and Superior Court matters), Benefits & Trusts (Taft-Hartley Trust Fund representation), and Bankruptcy Law (as it affects unions and benefit plans). The firm traces its lineage to the predecessor firm Neyhart & Grodin, through which founding namesake Duane B. Beeson joined in 1961 and represented unions for over 60 years until his death in 2021.

The firm operates as a unified professional services practice rather than a modular product platform. Core "products" are attorney-staffed legal engagements — representation in negotiations, litigation, regulatory proceedings, and trust administration — rather than packaged technology offerings. A public-facing Job Rights resource extends the brand into individual employee education on topics such as discrimination, meal and rest breaks, misclassification, overtime, and sexual harassment, functioning as a top-of-funnel content channel. The firm distributes through direct legal services delivered from its two California offices, supported by thought leadership publishing (annual multi-part Legislative Updates covering NLRB and California employment law) and an active social presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Revenue is generated through professional fees on legal engagements with union and employee clients; no revenue figures, client names, or contract values are publicly disclosed. The firm is structured as a private professional corporation (APC) with partnership-based ownership among its attorneys, no parent company, no venture capital backing, and no disclosed institutional investors. Clerical staff are represented by Teamsters Local 856 under a collective bargaining agreement — itself a signal of the firm's institutional alignment with organized labor. Compensation signals include a posted associate attorney salary range of $103,000–$113,000 for 3–5 year experience, plus benefits including employer-paid family medical/dental/vision, profit sharing, 401(k) match, and student loan and commute assistance.

Name

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine

Legal name

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, APC

Website

https://beesontayer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine is a 17-attorney California law firm founded in 1936 that exclusively represents labor unions, Taft-Hartley Trust Funds, educators, and individual employees in labor, employment, education, benefits, and bankruptcy matters across the Western United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Union-side labor law
• Employment law representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Taft-hartley trust funds
• Education legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Law firm generating revenue through legal fees for representing labor unions, employee benefit plans (Taft-Hartley Trust Funds), educators, and individual public/private sector employees in labor law, employment law, education law, benefits & trusts, and bankruptcy matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine is a 17-attorney law firm founded in 1936 that provides union-side labor and employment legal representation. The firm serves labor unions and collectively-bargained employee benefit plans (Taft-Hartley Trust Funds), as well as educators and individual public/private sector employees, across practices including Labor Law (private and public sector), Employment Law, Education Law, Benefits & Trusts, and Bankruptcy Law. Services are delivered through two California offices in Oakland and Sacramento, covering clients throughout the Western United States.

Product overview

Beeson, Tayer & Bodine is a 17-attorney progressive law firm representing unions, workers, and benefit plans since 1936. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice rather than a modular product platform, offering core services in Labor Law (covering both private and public sector union representation), Employment Law (individual employee representation), Education Law, Benefits & Trusts (Taft-Hartley Trust Fund representation), and Bankruptcy Law. The firm also maintains a public-facing Job Rights resource providing educational information on workplace rights. Services are delivered through attorneys in two California offices (Oakland and Sacramento) and focus exclusively on union-side labor and employment matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor Law Services Legal representation for labor unions and employee organizations in private sector and public sector cases, including collective bargaining, unfair labor practice claims, and proceedings before the PERB and NLRB.
• Employment Law Services Legal representation for individual employees on matters including discrimination, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, and workplace rights.
• Education Law Services Legal representation for educators and education employees in California education law matters, including Court of Appeal and Superior Court cases related to public education employment.
• Benefits & Trusts Practice Representation of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds and collectively-bargained employee benefit plans, including matters involving retirement systems such as CalPERS and CalSTRS.
• Bankruptcy Law Services Legal services related to bankruptcy proceedings, particularly as they affect labor unions and collectively-bargained employee benefit plans.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/btblegal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BTBLegal
• Facebookfacebook.com/BTBLegal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beeson-tayer-&-bodine

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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