Boxer & Gerson

What Boxer & Gerson does

Boxer & Gerson is a California-based plaintiffs' law firm organized as an LLP, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Oakland with additional offices in Santa Rosa and Concord. The firm focuses on three practice areas: workers' compensation, personal injury (including car accidents and wrongful death), and Social Security disability claims. It serves individual injured workers and accident victims, with a particular concentration of claimants sourced through labor-union referrals and professional athlete associations.

The firm operates on a contingency-fee model for its workers' compensation and personal injury matters, generating revenue from a percentage of settlements and verdicts rather than hourly billing. It operates without disclosed external capital, third-party investment, or private equity backing. Its partner roster of 21 attorneys, recognized through U.S. News Best Law Firms listings (2020, 2021, 2024), has produced reported results including a $16 million workers' compensation settlement and a $12.6 million personal injury verdict. Distribution is anchored by referral relationships with 100+ labor unions plus panel positions with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).

The firm has no disclosed technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary software product; all service delivery is performed by attorneys and support staff using standard legal practice tools. Expansion to date has been limited to organic office openings in Concord and Santa Rosa and incremental referral-channel development rather than acquisitions, lateral-merger activity, or new-practice-area launches. The firm has stated it has helped more than 43,000 clients since founding.

Name

Boxer & Gerson

Legal name

Boxer & Gerson, LLP

Website

https://boxerlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boxer & Gerson is a California plaintiffs' law firm (founded 1977, Oakland) with 21 attorneys handling workers' compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability cases for individual claimants, primarily sourced through 100+ union and professional-athlete association referrals on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Workers' compensation law
• Personal injury law
• Social security disability
• Legal representation services
• Contingency fee legal

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee (Personal Injury): Personal injury cases handled on contingency basis - no fee unless and until client wins. Clients owe nothing unless recovery is obtained.
2. Workers' Compensation Representation: Workers' compensation cases - typically handled on contingency or fee arrangement where clients pay only upon successful recovery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Boxer & Gerson is a Bay Area-based law firm providing legal representation in three core practice areas: workers' compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability. The firm serves injured workers, accident victims, disabled individuals, professional athletes, and public safety personnel across Northern California. Representation is offered on a contingency fee basis—clients pay no attorney fees unless and until the firm wins their case.

Product overview

Boxer & Gerson is a Bay Area-based law firm offering three core legal service lines: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability representation. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Workers' Compensation services include injury representation, medical care advocacy, utilization review challenges, settlement consultations, and third-party claims. Personal Injury services cover vehicle accidents, industrial incidents, wrongful death, and defective products. Social Security Disability services handle Title II claims from initial application through federal court appeals. The firm also offers specialized services for professional athletes and public safety workers (police/firefighters), and maintains a content resource platform called Workers Comp Zone for industry analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Workers Comp Zone: A blog/resource center focused on California workers' compensation law updates and analysis, maintained by Partner Julius Young.

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Comprehensive workers' compensation legal representation for job-related injuries and diseases, including cumulative injuries, total disability, third-party claims, specific injuries, medical care advocacy, settlement negotiations, and utilization review challenges. Targeted at injured workers across hospitality, construction, public safety, grocery, and healthcare sectors.
• Personal Injury Legal Services Fierce representation for work- and nonwork-related personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, industrial and construction accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, defective products, dangerous premises, and brain/spinal cord injuries. Targeted at individuals who have suffered injuries from accidents.
• Social Security Disability Legal Services Legal representation for Social Security Disability (SSD/SSDI/Title II) claims, including initial applications, denials and reconsideration appeals, administrative law judge hearings, Appeals Council review, and federal court appeals. Targeted at disabled individuals unable to work due to complex disabling conditions.
• Professional Athletes Workers' Compensation Specialized workers' compensation representation for professional athletes from NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, and Arena Football, handling high-value wage loss claims and career-ending injuries. Firm attorneys serve on NFLPA and MLBPA approved panels.
• Police & Firefighters Workers' Compensation Workers' compensation representation for police officers and firefighters with expertise in unique circumstances of public safety injuries, occupational disease claims, and unusual emergency work risks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43,000+ lives back to normal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Union Partners (100+)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Strong union relationships spanning decades - firm is a 'Proud Union Partner' with 100+ union partners. Dedicated to protecting rights of unionized workers across hospitality, construction, public safety, grocery, and healthcare sectors.
• NFL Players' Association (NFLPA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMichael Gerson is a longtime member of the NFLPA Workers' Compensation Panel; firm represents NFL players with workers' compensation claims.
• Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirm is on the approved list to represent MLB Players' Association members with workers' compensation claims.
• SouthEast Asian Community Center (SEACC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGary Lee, Partner, serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for SEACC. Firm participates in SEACC's Tet Festival.
• La Raza Centro LegalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirm attorneys attended La Raza Centro Legal's 50th anniversary 'Gala de Oro' celebration at San Francisco War Memorial.
• Kids Chance of CaliforniaminorOthersBert Arnold serves on the board of Kids Chance of California, a charity providing scholarships for children whose parents have died or been seriously injured.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maison Law: California workers' compensation and personal injury firm serving injured workers statewide. Comparable mid-size practice, contingency-fee model, and focus on the claimant side of WC claims.
• Panish Shea & Boyle Ravani: Top-tier California personal injury and catastrophic injury trial firm known for high-value verdicts. Comparable to Boxer & Gerson on the PI side, especially for catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters, though it is more trial-focused and premium-priced.
• Law Offices of Larry H. Parker: Long-running California personal injury firm with a heavy advertising-driven intake model. Direct overlap with Boxer & Gerson on the PI side, particularly motor vehicle and premises liability matters.
• The Dominguez Firm: California-based personal injury and workers' compensation firm with multiple offices across Southern California. Directly comparable in practice mix (PI + WC), contingency-fee model, and union/community outreach orientation, though it focuses on SoCal rather than NorCal.
• Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein: Long-established California applicant-side workers' compensation and personal injury firm, similar in claimant-side focus, mid-size attorney bench, and contingency model. Direct competitor for WC claimants in California.
• Wilshire Law Firm: California plaintiff-side personal injury, employment, and workers' compensation firm with a strong Los Angeles presence and aggressive advertising. Overlaps with Boxer & Gerson on WC and PI for injured workers and competes for the same claimant pool.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest personal injury law firm in the United States, operating across multiple states including California. A broad incumbent that competes with Boxer & Gerson for PI claimants and benefits from significantly larger advertising spend and brand recognition.
• Geragos & Geragos: High-profile California plaintiffs' firm with PI, class action, and white-collar practices. Comparable to Boxer & Gerson on PI and catastrophic injury matters, particularly in California state and federal courts.
• Cellino & Barnes (Cellino Law): Large personal injury firm with a strong brand in New York and other markets and a contingency-fee plaintiff model. Comparable in PI focus and consumer-facing advertising model, though its geographic footprint is largely outside California.

Emerging players

• California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) member firms (e.g., Binder & Binder legacy / Koszdin, Fields, Sherry & Katz): CAAA is the statewide bar association for California applicant-side WC attorneys; member firms such as Koszdin, Fields, Sherry & Katz share the same applicant-side WC focus as Boxer & Gerson and compete for the same WC claimant referrals from unions and the community.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/boxergerson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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