Cornelius & Collins

What Cornelius & Collins does

Cornelius & Collins is a privately held Nashville, Tennessee-based law firm organized as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), tracing its presence to approximately 1950 (website references 75+ years of operation; firmographic records also list a 1942 founding reference, with internal records defaulting to the 1950 date). The firm delivers traditional civil litigation and counseling across seven core practice areas: Business Services and Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Health Care Law and Health Care Liability, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation, Probate/Wills/Estates, and Tort/Insurance Defense/Product Liability, plus Rule 31 listed mediation services. Its client base spans Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, trade organizations, healthcare providers, insurance carriers, and individuals in Middle Tennessee.

The firm employs 11-50 personnel, including approximately seven partners (Holmes, Wheeler, Berexa, Murrie, Harrison, Matthews, Demaree), additional attorneys (Heard, Kitch), Of Counsel (Cornelius), associates (Casseb, Rohloff, Kirk, West), and administrative staff. Talent concentration is a defining feature: AV-rated attorneys, multiple Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers honorees spanning 2009-2026, 250+ years of combined trial experience within the tort defense team, and at least one partner admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cornelius & Collins generates revenue through professional services billing, including hourly fees, contingency arrangements for personal injury matters, and fixed fees for estate planning and mediation. Mediation services are publicly priced at $400 per hour plus a $125 administrative fee. Distribution relies on direct client engagement, attorney-to-attorney referrals for complex matters, bar association involvement, and the Primerus international law firm network (of which it has been a member since 2021, including participation in the Primerus Defense Institute). The firm has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no M&A activity, and operates as a traditional partnership-owned professional services organization.

Name

Cornelius & Collins

Legal name

Cornelius & Collins, LLP

Website

https://cclawtn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cornelius & Collins is a Nashville-based LLP law firm offering civil litigation, employment law, healthcare liability, tort defense, personal injury, and probate services, plus Rule 31 mediation, to enterprises, businesses, healthcare providers, insurance carriers, and individuals in Middle Tennessee.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Civil litigation services
• Employment law counsel
• Health care liability defense
• Tort insurance defense
• Estate planning probate

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Traditional law firm revenue model based on legal service fees, including hourly billing, contingency fees for personal injury matters, and fixed fees for specific services such as estate planning and mediation.
2. Mediation Services: Rule 31 mediator Joseph R. Wheeler provides mediation services at $400/hour with $125 administrative fee for complex dispute resolution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cornelius & Collins is a Nashville-based law firm providing legal representation across eight practice areas: business services and litigation, general civil litigation, health care law and liability, labor and employment law, personal injury and workers' compensation, probate/wills/estates, and tort/insurance defense and product liability. The firm also provides Rule 31 mediation services. It serves Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, trade organizations, and individuals across Middle Tennessee.

Product overview

Cornelius & Collins is a full-service law firm offering comprehensive legal services through distinct practice areas rather than a unified software product. The firm's service portfolio spans eight core legal service lines: Business Services and Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Health Care Law and Health Care Liability, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation, Probate Wills and Estates, Tort/Insurance Defense and Product Liability, and Mediation Services. The firm provides both litigation counsel and alternative dispute resolution through its Rule 31 listed mediators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Services and Litigation Legal services for business formation, growth, and dispute resolution, providing counsel for operating businesses and aggressive trial representation for business disputes. Serves Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and trade organizations.
• General Civil Litigation Civil litigation representation for homeowners, small businesses, and individuals facing disputes and potential litigation across various legal domains, leveraging broad litigation experience and resources.
• Health Care Law and Health Care Liability Legal representation for health care providers including licensing issues, health care liability defense, and complex medical-legal matters, with over 75 years of experience serving Middle Tennessee providers.
• Labor and Employment Law Employment law counsel covering all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, with attorney experience as in-house counsel, federal/state agency counsel, and outside counsel for companies and individual employees.
• Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Selective representation focusing on serious injury and wrongful death claims and workers' compensation matters, with a track record of successful results trusted by Middle Tennessee attorneys for client referrals.
• Probate, Wills, and Estates Estate and probate planning services including powers of attorney, advanced care directives, wills/trusts, and probate administration to carry out decedents' wishes.
• Tort, Insurance Defense, and Product Liability Multi-disciplinary tort defense practice with over 250 years of combined trial experience serving insurance carriers and self-insured businesses on national, state, and local levels, including engineering consultants and field investigators.
• Mediation Services Rule 31 mediation services for complex disputes involving personal injury, commercial motor vehicle accidents, construction projects, and premises liability claims, available in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats at $400/hour.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Primerus (International Society of Law Firms)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Cornelius & Collins is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms since 2021. Primerus is a society of top-rated, independent, small to medium size law firms. As a member, the firm is committed to standards of Integrity, Excellent Work Product, Reasonable Fees, Continuing Legal Education, Civility and Community Service. Members undergo annual audits to ensure consistent high quality.
• Primerus Defense InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021As a member of the Primerus Defense Institute, Cornelius & Collins helps with issues related to general tort liability, medical and other professional negligence, transportation, construction, labor and employment law.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Adams and Reese LLP: Regional law firm with a Nashville office providing litigation, insurance defense, employment, and healthcare services across the Southeast. Comparable mid-sized firm serving similar institutional clients.
• Frost Brown Todd: Multi-state Midwestern and Southeast regional firm with litigation, employment, healthcare, and business practices. Similar size and full-service profile, with overlap in insurance defense and tort work.
• Butler Snow LLP: Multi-state regional law firm with a substantial Nashville office covering litigation, healthcare, insurance defense, and employment. Wider geographic reach but overlapping practice areas make it a relevant broader incumbent.

Regional players

• Stites & Harbison PLLC: Kentucky-headquartered regional firm with practice areas in healthcare, litigation, employment, and estate planning. Comparable full-service mid-sized firm with overlapping specialties but different primary geography.

Direct peers

• Miller & Martin PLLC: Chattanooga-based regional firm with a Nashville presence offering comparable litigation, employment, healthcare, and business law services. Similar size and Southeast regional footprint make it a close comparable.
• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Major Nashville-headquartered law firm with strong litigation, healthcare, and insurance defense practices. Closely comparable in practice mix, regional footprint, and client profile to Cornelius & Collins.
• Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison PLC: Nashville-based litigation boutique with healthcare liability, tort defense, and employment practices. Overlaps significantly with Cornelius & Collins' core litigation and healthcare defense work.
• Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner PC: Nashville-based litigation and healthcare law firm with comparable size and practice emphasis on healthcare liability, insurance defense, and business litigation for Tennessee clients.
• Bass, Berry & Sims PLC: Nashville-based full-service law firm of comparable size with deep healthcare, litigation, and corporate practices serving Fortune 500 clients across the Southeast. Direct competitor for the same Middle Tennessee institutional and healthcare liability work.
• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis: Nashville-based law firm with strong healthcare, business litigation, and financial services practices. Competes directly for healthcare provider and business clients in the Middle Tennessee market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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