What Robins Cloud LLP does

Robins Cloud LLP is a privately-held plaintiff-side trial law firm founded in 1993 by Bill Robins and Ian P. Cloud. The firm operates from offices in Santa Monica, California (headquarters) and Houston, Texas, serving individual clients nationwide across complex personal injury, mass tort, and class action matters. Its primary practice areas include wildfire litigation (against utility companies for California fires including the Eaton, Dixie, Thomas, Bobcat, and Zogg fires), mesothelioma and asbestos exposure claims, Texas Freeze (2021 winter storm) claims against power companies, insurance bad faith, consumer class actions, and a broad range of personal injury sub-categories (vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, wrongful death, aviation accidents, burn injuries, and traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries). The firm also handles commercial litigation and entertainment industry disputes.

The firm operates on a contingency fee model across all plaintiff-side work, charging clients no attorney fees unless a case is won. It reports that its trial lawyers have recovered "hundreds of millions of dollars" for mesothelioma clients and have represented over 2,000 California residences in wildfire damage claims over the past decade. The firm employs ten named attorneys (six partners, three attorneys, and one associate), all of whom reportedly came from large corporate law firm backgrounds. The firm's go-to-market relies on content marketing (blog, video center, practice-area pages), SEO, free consultations, and a willingness to travel to meet clients anywhere in the U.S.

The business model is a professional services contingency fee structure with no publicly disclosed proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, and no external investment. The firm maintains industry affiliations (Super Lawyers, American Association for Justice, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents, America's Top 100) and a separate mesothelioma-focused website (robinscloudmeso.com) and Spanish-language site as targeted acquisition channels. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Robins Cloud LLP

Legal name

Robins Cloud LLP

Website

https://robinscloud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Robins Cloud LLP is a privately-held plaintiff-side trial law firm founded in 1993, serving individual clients nationwide from offices in Santa Monica and Houston, with contingency fee representation in wildfire litigation, mesothelioma claims, mass torts, and personal injury matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff Trial Law / Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury litigation
• Wildfire lawsuit representation
• Mesothelioma legal claims
• Consumer class action lawsuits
• Contingency fee trial law

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury claims. Clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm wins their case. Additionally, defendants may be ordered to pay attorney fees if the firm wins, allowing clients to potentially receive larger compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Robins Cloud LLP is a nationwide plaintiff-side trial law firm providing contingency-fee legal representation for individuals harmed by corporate negligence or wrongdoing. The firm litigates personal injury, California wildfire, mesothelioma/asbestos, Texas freeze, insurance bad faith, consumer class action, commercial, and entertainment matters on behalf of injured individuals and affected residents across the United States.

Product overview

Robins Cloud LLP is a nationwide trial law firm offering legal services for personal injury, wildfire litigation, Texas freeze claims, mesothelioma, insurance bad faith, class actions, commercial litigation, and entertainment disputes. The firm provides these legal services through a network of attorneys in California (Santa Monica/Los Angeles) and Texas (Houston), with the practice areas organized by case type and geography.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Plaintiff-side legal representation for victims of personal injuries arising from car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, construction, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, products liability, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, aviation accidents, burn injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and wrongful death. Provided on a contingency fee basis to individuals nationwide.
• Wildfire Lawsuits Plaintiff-side legal representation for wildfire victims seeking compensation from utility companies for property damage, injuries, and losses caused by California wildfires including the Eaton Fire, Dixie Fire, Thomas Fire, Bobcat Fire, Zogg Fire, McKinney Fire, and others. The firm has represented over 2,000 California residences in wildfire claims in the past decade.
• Mesothelioma Lawsuits Plaintiff-side legal representation for mesothelioma patients and their families, including veterans and industrial workers exposed to asbestos, seeking compensation from companies responsible for exposure. The firm's mesothelioma attorneys have over 50 years of combined experience with mesothelioma patients and families and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements.
• Texas Freeze Lawsuits Plaintiff-side legal representation for victims of the 2021 Texas winter freeze, pursuing claims against power companies for failure to warn, property damage, injuries, hypothermia, and deaths caused by extended power outages and frozen pipes.
• Insurance Bad Faith

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 California residences represented in wildfire claims in the past decade
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motley Rice: A leading plaintiff-side firm known for asbestos, opioids, and complex mass-tort litigation. Comparable to Robins Cloud in contingency mass-tort practice, mesothelioma heritage, and class action capabilities against major corporate defendants.
• Baron & Budd: A nationally recognized plaintiff-side firm specializing in mesothelioma, environmental, and catastrophic injury litigation. Directly comparable to Robins Cloud's mesothelioma franchise and contingency-fee plaintiff model targeting harmed individuals.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: An elite plaintiff-side class action and mass-tort firm handling consumer class actions, catastrophic injury, and employment cases. Comparable to Robins Cloud's class action practice and contingency-fee litigation against large corporate defendants.
• The Lanier Law Firm: A national plaintiff-side firm specializing in catastrophic injury, mass tort, and complex litigation against large corporate defendants. Comparable to Robins Cloud in contingency-fee high-stakes plaintiff practice and personal injury focus.
• Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman: A long-standing plaintiff-side class action and mass-tort firm active in consumer protection, securities, and catastrophic injury matters. Comparable to Robins Cloud's class action and personal injury practice against large corporate defendants.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: A prominent plaintiff-side mass-tort and personal injury firm widely recognized for asbestos/mesothelioma litigation. Highly comparable to Robins Cloud's mesothelioma practice, contingency model, and track record of large aggregate recoveries against industrial defendants.
• Morgan & Morgan: The largest U.S. plaintiff-side personal injury firm, operating on a contingency-fee model with nationwide advertising, TV branding, and a broad PI/mass-tort docket. Directly comparable to Robins Cloud in business model (contingency PI), target customer (injured individuals), and high-stakes litigation against corporate defendants.
• Napoli Shkolnik: A national mass-tort and plaintiff PI firm known for opioid, environmental, and personal injury litigation. Comparable to Robins Cloud in contingency-fee mass-tort focus and pursuit of high-value claims against large corporate/industrial defendants.
• Levin Papantonio Rafferty: A Florida-based plaintiff-side mass-tort and PI firm with major mass-tort dockets (opioids, medical devices, environmental). Comparable to Robins Cloud in contingency-fee plaintiff model, mass-tort specialization, and large-scale recoveries.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: A national plaintiff-side mass-tort firm with a leading asbestos/mesothelioma practice and additional catastrophic injury work. Comparable to Robins Cloud in mass-tort specialization, contingency fee model, and large-scale recovery claims against corporate defendants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/heardrobins
• Facebookfacebook.com/robinscloudlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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