Lynch Chappell & Alsup

Name

Lynch Chappell & Alsup

Legal name

Lynch Chappell & Alsup

Website

https://lcalawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Civil law services
• Oil and gas law
• Estate planning
• Corporate securities law
• Banking financial law

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue by providing legal representation services to individual and corporate clients across its range of practice areas. Fees are charged for legal counsel, litigation, transactional work, title examination, estate planning, and other legal services. The firm accepts various payment methods including American Express, bank transfer, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa, with a 3% surcharge applied to credit card transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lynch Chappell & Alsup is a general civil law firm providing comprehensive legal representation across 23 specialized practice areas. Core offerings include oil and gas litigation, title examination, and transactional work; corporate and securities law; estate planning and probate; banking and financial services; mergers and acquisitions; and commercial litigation. The firm serves clients ranging from individuals to multinational corporations across the West Texas and Permian Basin region.

Product overview

Lynch Chappell & Alsup is a general civil law firm providing comprehensive legal services through 23 distinct practice areas. The firm specializes in oil and gas law (litigation, title examination, and transactional work), corporate and securities law, estate planning and probate, and general civil litigation. Founded in 1959, the firm serves the Midland, Texas community and surrounding West Texas area. The practice areas work together to provide holistic legal counsel, with attorneys frequently cross-practicing across multiple specialties to serve clients ranging from individuals to multinational corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil & Gas Litigation Legal representation and dispute resolution for oil and gas companies, covering landowner disputes, royalty claims, lease interpretation, contractual disputes, and tort claims, with services including claims analysis, trial preparation, negotiation, and court representation.
• Oil & Gas Title Examination Legal confirmation of property ownership before oil and gas operations, including acquisition title opinions, financing title opinions, drilling title opinions, division order title opinions, and curative title opinions for clients in Texas and New Mexico.
• Estate Planning & Probate Establishment and administration of wills, trusts, and directives, including business succession planning, charitable giving, family corporation structuring, health care directives, powers of attorney, and tax planning services.
• Corporate & Securities Law Legal counsel for corporate governance, entity formation, securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity/debt offerings, and executive compensation for companies offering stocks, bonds, futures contracts, options, or mutual funds.
• Adoption Facilitation of legal adoptions of infants, children, and adults, including agency-assisted, private, and CPS adoptions, termination of parental rights, agency communication, and assistance obtaining updated birth certificates.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral intermediary and decision-maker services for mediation and arbitration proceedings, helping parties resolve disputes confidentially and bindingly without proceeding to trial.
• Appellate Law Civil appellate proceedings and trial support services, including pre-trial strategy, motion filing, mandamus relief, trial assistance for error preservation, and post-trial motion preparation.
• Banking & Financial Services Representation of financial institutions in loan negotiation, documentation, workouts, and foreclosures, with expertise in energy lending and real estate finance.
• Bankruptcy Representation of secured lenders, trade creditors, and chapter 7 and 11 trustees in bankruptcy proceedings, including out-of-court workouts, loan restructuring, asset purchases, and litigation.
• Business Transactions Guiding clients through legal business matters including negotiations, drafting, and enforcement of contracts for acquisitions, sales, leasing, employment, financing, and other commercial matters.
• Collections Collection of unpaid debts for oil and gas operators, well service companies, drilling contractors, and equipment rental companies, including contract review, demand letters, liens, lawsuits, and post-judgment collection.
• Commercial Litigation Representation in commercial disputes ranging from breach of contract to complex commercial transactions, serving individuals, corporations, small businesses, and financial institutions.
• Employment Law

Quantifiable outcome

• The firm has maintained continuous operation since 1959, serving the Midland community for over 65 years.

Named customers7 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Winstead PC: Texas-based full-service firm with energy, real estate, banking, and corporate practices. Comparable in service breadth to LC&A, though operating at a significantly larger scale across multiple Texas cities.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with deep Texas presence (Dallas/Houston) and a market-leading oil & gas practice. Comparable in handling complex energy, corporate/securities, and banking matters, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bracewell LLP: Houston-based international firm with a top-tier oil & gas and energy practice. Comparable on serving Permian Basin operators and on securities/corporate matters, but operates as a much larger incumbent.
• Jackson Walker LLP: Large Texas-based full-service law firm with significant oil & gas, corporate, and litigation practices and offices including Houston and Midland. Comparable on practice area mix and on serving Permian Basin energy and corporate clients, but materially larger.

Direct peers

• Brown & Fortunato: Amarillo-based law firm with deep oil & gas, regulatory, and litigation practices serving the Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin. Directly comparable on oil & gas title, regulatory, and litigation focus and on serving energy operators in West Texas.
• Hinkle Shanor LLP: Roswell, New Mexico law firm with a prominent oil & gas and natural resources practice covering the Permian Basin. Comparable on oil & gas transactional and litigation work and on serving operators across state lines (Texas/New Mexico), as LC&A also serves New Mexico clients.
• Kemp Smith LLP: El Paso-based full-service regional law firm serving West Texas and the border region. Comparable as a long-established regional full-service firm with commercial litigation, corporate, banking, and estate practices.
• Modrall Sperling Roehl Jones & Sisk: Albuquerque-based full-service firm with a significant natural resources and oil & gas practice. Comparable as a regional full-service firm with deep Permian-adjacent expertise and cross-state (Texas/New Mexico) energy clients.

Regional players

• McCleskey Harriger Braziel & Jolly PC: Lubbock-based West Texas law firm serving a similar geographic region with broad civil practice including oil & gas, banking, and corporate matters. Comparable as a peer-sized regional firm serving West Texas business clients.
• Mehaffy Weber PC: Beaumont/Southeast Texas-based firm with a substantial oil & gas title and transactional practice. Comparable on oil & gas title examination and mineral law expertise, though primarily serving the Gulf Coast rather than the Permian Basin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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