Rainey , Kizer , Reviere & Bell

What Rainey , Kizer , Reviere & Bell does

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC is a full-service law firm founded in 1975 in Jackson, Tennessee, and operating today as a Tennessee professional limited liability company (PLC) owned by its member attorneys. The firm provides legal services across 15 practice areas, including Banking & Creditor Relations, Commercial Litigation, Corporate & Finance, Education, Estate Planning & Elder Law, Healthcare Law, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Labor & Employment, Local Government, Mediation Services, Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability, Real Estate, and Tort Litigation. It serves local, regional, and national clients before state and federal courts and regulatory agencies throughout the Southeast, with attorneys licensed in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Indiana, and Georgia.

The firm has grown from four lawyers at founding to approximately 52 lawyers across offices in Memphis, Jackson (two locations), Nashville, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, with additional presence in Fulton, Kentucky. It is described as Jackson's largest law firm and is governed by a member-partner structure under President R. Dale Thomas (since 2014), with founders Thomas Rainey and Jerry D. Kizer Jr. still active in Of Counsel and Member roles respectively. Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees billed to clients, with no disclosed pricing schedules and a sales-led go-to-market motion built on partner reputation, law-school and lateral recruiting, client newsletters distributed to clients and CPAs, and frequent seminar participation.

Rainey Kizer's commercial identity rests on multi-state regulatory reach, decades-long institutional knowledge, and peer-recognized trial and defense expertise. The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its intellectual capital is concentrated in its attorney bench, which includes three Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Russell E. Reviere, Marty R. Phillips, Jerry D. Kizer Jr.) and multiple Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellows. Its core customer segments are insurance carriers, healthcare providers, banks, educational institutions, and government entities across the Mid-South and Southeast.

Name

Rainey , Kizer , Reviere & Bell

Legal name

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC

Website

https://raineykizer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC is a Tennessee-based full-service law firm with 52 lawyers across five Tennessee offices and a Kentucky presence, serving insurance carriers, healthcare providers, banks, schools, and government entities throughout the Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Commercial litigation
• Insurance defense
• Medical malpractice defense
• Healthcare law

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed to clients across all practice areas. Represents local, regional, and national clients in litigation and transactional matters before state and federal courts and regulatory agencies throughout the Southeast.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC is a full-service law firm providing legal representation across 15 practice areas, including Banking & Creditor Relations, Commercial Litigation, Healthcare Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Labor & Employment, and Local Government. The firm serves local, regional, and national clients before state and federal courts and regulatory agencies throughout the Southeast, staffed by 50+ attorneys licensed in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Indiana, and Georgia.

Product overview

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC is a full-service law firm (not a software/technology company) providing legal services across 15 practice areas including Banking & Creditor Relations, Commercial Litigation, Corporate & Finance, Education, Estate Planning & Elder Law, Healthcare Law, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Labor & Employment, Local Government, Mediation Services, Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability, Real Estate, and Tort Litigation. The firm represents local, regional, and national clients before state and federal courts throughout the Southeast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking & Creditor Relations Legal representation for local and regional banks and financial institutions in West Tennessee and the Southeast, covering banking litigation, bankruptcy representation, loan workouts, collections, and real estate closings.
• Commercial Litigation Commercial litigation representation for business disputes, including contract litigation, commercial torts, and related business-to-business controversies before state and federal courts.
• Corporate & Finance Corporate and finance transactional services covering business acquisitions, contract drafting, and corporate finance matters for business clients.
• Education Law Legal representation for local school districts, colleges, and universities on education law matters, employment issues, constitutional matters, student rights, Title IX, board policies, teacher tenure and dismissal, employment discrimination, FERPA, and public records compliance.
• Estate Planning & Elder Law Estate planning and elder law services covering probate, estate planning, conservatorships, and guardianships for individual and family clients.
• Healthcare Law Healthcare legal services for hospitals, physicians, and healthcare institutions covering medical malpractice defense, healthcare regulatory compliance, disciplinary proceedings, Medicare/Medicaid audits, and credentialing support.
• Insurance Coverage Insurance coverage counsel for insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured entities on complex coverage matters, claims handling, and bad faith litigation.
• Insurance Defense Insurance defense litigation for insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured entities, including tort defense, commercial litigation defense, workers' compensation, and SIU examinations under oath.
• Labor & Employment Labor and employment law representation for employers covering employment discrimination, wage and hour matters, and workplace policy and compliance.
• Local Government Legal counsel for Tennessee municipalities, counties, political subdivisions, and quasi-governmental entities on governmental tort liability, Section 1983 civil rights defense, police misconduct, land use, employment law, wage and hour issues, and open meetings compliance.
• Mediation Services Mediation and alternative dispute resolution services provided by firm attorneys, including John D. Burleson who is a Fellow of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN).
• Medical Malpractice Defense Defense of medical malpractice claims for physicians, hospitals, nurses, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare professionals, led by attorneys including Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
• Professional Liability Professional liability defense representation for licensed professionals against claims of malpractice, negligence, and errors in professional practice.
• Real Estate Real estate legal services covering transactional matters including closings and real estate litigation for commercial and individual clients.
• Tort Litigation Tort litigation representation in personal injury and civil tort matters for both defendants and plaintiffs.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company (SVMIC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 June 2026SVMIC featured RKRB attorney John Alexander in a new SVMIC online course under development covering controlled medication laws, board investigations, and compliance guidance for medical professionals. SVMIC is a policyholder-owned insurance company serving healthcare professionals.
• All Saints Immigration ServicesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 September 2024RKRB and All Saints Immigration Services co-hosted 'An Overview of Immigration Law' event. RKRB provided employment law and immigration compliance expertise alongside All Saints Immigration Services.
• Law Offices of John Day, P.C.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKRB collaborated with the Law Offices of John Day, P.C. to create a CLE program for claims professionals and lawyers involved in Tennessee healthcare liability cases. The program addressed important issues facing lawyers and their clients.
• Kinard LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKRB and Kinard Law co-presented a Health Care Liability Seminar on April 15 & 16, 2026. Attorneys from both firms collaborated to deliver professional education.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Butler Snow LLP: Full-service regional law firm headquartered in Mississippi with deep Tennessee and Southeast presence across banking, insurance defense, healthcare, and government practices — directly comparable in scale, geography, and practice mix.
• Adams and Reese LLP: Southeast regional full-service firm with comparable practices in insurance defense, healthcare, banking, and local government, operating across Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama — closely aligned in size and practice emphasis.
• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP: Nashville-headquartered full-service firm serving healthcare, financial services, and government clients across the Southeast — directly comparable in Tennessee concentration and institutional client mix.
• Miller Martin PLLC: Tennessee-based full-service firm with strong Nashville presence serving healthcare, financial services, and corporate clients — closely aligned in geographic focus and practice composition.
• Boult Cummings Conners & Berry PLC: Nashville-based full-service firm with comparable healthcare, insurance, and corporate practices — a similar mid-size Tennessee competitor competing for institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC: Largest Tennessee-headquartered full-service firm with multi-state Southeast reach and a comparable mix of insurance defense, healthcare, banking, and government clients — a broader incumbent that competes for the same institutional mandates.
• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Large Southeast-based full-service firm with significant Tennessee and Mississippi presence and overlapping insurance, healthcare, banking, and litigation practices — broader incumbent competing for premium mandates.

Regional players

• Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC: Memphis-based full-service firm serving West Tennessee and the Mid-South — competes directly with RKRB's Memphis office for insurance defense, medical malpractice, and banking clients.
• Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC: Memphis-based full-service firm with healthcare, insurance defense, and litigation practices — competes in the same West Tennessee market for institutional clients.
• Leitner Williams Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC: Chattanooga-based full-service firm competing directly with RKRB's Chattanooga office for insurance defense, employment, healthcare, and government clients in the East Tennessee market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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