The Allen Firm

What The Allen Firm does

The Allen Firm, PC is a Texas Professional Corporation law firm established on June 20, 1972, by Scott D. Allen in Stephenville, Texas. It is now led as a family-owned practice under CEO Josh C. Allen, who joined in 2004 after graduating from Texas Tech School of Law. The firm operates from three Texas locations — the principal office in a historic bank building on Stephenville's town square, plus by-appointment offices in Granbury and Aledo — and serves individuals and businesses across the state. Service offerings span nine practice areas: wills/trusts/estate planning, business law, real estate, probate and estate administration, family law, litigation, criminal law, agricultural business, and energy/oil & gas, with related services in contract drafting and review.

The firm's underlying technology is a standard legal-practice stack centered on the Clio case management platform for client portal access, fee payment, and document management, supplemented by a content-managed website, email, and video conferencing for remote consultations. Two sub-brands extend the operating model beyond traditional legal services: Acorn Lawyer, a program that brings licensed attorneys in as 'Of Counsel' under a fee-sharing arrangement in exchange for administrative support, marketing, facilities, and peer support; and Acorn Lawyer - Super Moms, a specialized track for attorney-mothers. Content distribution runs through The Storyfield Podcast on Buzzsprout, a weekly 'Tuesday Tips' blog, and an email newsletter.

The business model is a traditional professional services revenue stream (hourly and flat-fee legal services with quote-based pricing not publicly disclosed) augmented by a licensing-style revenue share from Acorn Lawyer Of Counsel arrangements. Go-to-market is sales-led with a free 30-minute initial consultation, supported by referral/word-of-mouth channels, a 4.9 Google rating across 86 reviews, and an active content and social presence. Customer mix is heterogeneous, covering families, business owners, farmers/ranchers, medical and financial professionals, and energy sector clients — driven primarily by SMB and individual engagements rather than concentrated enterprise accounts.

Name

The Allen Firm

Legal name

The Allen Firm, PC

Website

https://allenlawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Allen Firm, PC is a family-owned Texas Professional Corporation law firm founded in 1972, headquartered in Stephenville with offices in Granbury and Aledo. It serves individuals and SMBs across Texas across estate planning, business law, real estate, probate, family law, litigation, and energy practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Estate planning services
• Business law services
• Real estate law
• Civil litigation
• Probate administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Stephenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Flat Fee: Traditional law firm billing for legal services including estate planning, probate, business formation, real estate transactions, litigation, and family law matters. Fees are quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm accepts retainers and offers fee payment through Clio portal.
2. Acorn Lawyer Platform: A platform for licensed attorneys to practice law on flexible terms. Attorneys become 'Of Counsel' and share legal fees with the firm in exchange for administrative support, marketing, facilities, and peer support. This provides additional revenue stream through revenue sharing arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Allen Firm, PC is a Texas Professional Corporation law firm providing comprehensive civil and business legal services to individuals and businesses across Texas. Core offerings include estate planning (wills, trusts, probate), business law (formation, contracts, transactions), real estate, family law, civil litigation, criminal law, agricultural law, and energy/oil and gas law. The firm also operates the Acorn Lawyer program, a sub-brand that enables licensed attorneys to practice law on flexible terms as Of Counsel associates in exchange for revenue sharing and access to firm administrative support.

Product overview

The Allen Firm, PC is a traditional law firm providing comprehensive legal services to individuals and businesses across Texas. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice rather than a software platform, offering services across multiple practice areas including wills, trusts and estate planning; business law; real estate; probate and estate administration; family law; litigation; criminal law; agricultural business; and energy/oil and gas. The firm also operates the Acorn Lawyer Program as a distinct sub-brand, which provides a platform for other attorneys to practice law on flexible terms as 'Of Counsel' associates. Educational content is delivered through The Storyfield Podcast and a weekly Tuesday Tips blog series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Acorn Lawyer: A platform for licensed attorneys to practice law on their own terms, offering flexible work arrangements, administrative support, and use of firm facilities and equipment.
• Acorn Lawyer - Super Moms

Products and services

• Legal Services - Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9 rating on Google based on 86 reviews
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 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

Emerging players

• Gentreo: Online estate planning platform offering wills, trusts, and related documents with attorney support—competing directly with The Allen Firm's estate planning practice at lower price points and broader geographic reach.
• Axiom: Alternative legal services provider offering flexible, on-demand attorney staffing to corporate clients. Conceptually adjacent to The Allen Firm's Acorn Lawyer Program, which similarly seeks to deploy licensed attorneys on flexible terms through a shared-services platform.

Direct peers

• Nolo: Long-standing legal self-help publisher and online service provider covering wills, estate planning, business formation, and real estate—competing for the same do-it-yourself and budget-conscious clients as The Allen Firm.
• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform that offers wills, trusts, business formation, real estate deeds, and other documents directly to consumers and small businesses—the same core service areas as The Allen Firm, but at lower price points and at national scale.
• Rocket Lawyer: Subscription-based online legal services platform providing estate planning, business formation, contracts, and access to attorneys—directly competing with The Allen Firm's SMB and individual client offerings.
• Trust & Will: Online estate planning specialist offering wills, trusts, and probate services at a flat fee—directly competing with The Allen Firm's highest-volume practice area (estate planning) using a tech-enabled, lower-cost model.

Broad incumbents

• Martindale-Hubbell: Long-established legal directory and rating service (part of LexisNexis) that channels consumer legal inquiries to attorneys. Operates as both a competitor for client acquisition and an industry-wide incumbent in legal marketing.
• Avvo: Legal directory and Q&A platform (subsidiary of Internet Brands) that connects consumers with attorneys across practice areas. While not a direct service provider, it functions as a top-of-funnel competitor for client acquisition in the same practice areas The Allen Firm serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theallenfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-allen-firm-p-c-
• Xx.com/TheAllenFirm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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