The Wagoner Firm

What The Wagoner Firm does

The Wagoner Firm PLLC is a boutique business law firm founded in 2014 by Matthew Wagoner in Albany, New York, serving business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors across New York state. The firm's core practice areas include commercial and civil litigation, corporate law and business transactions, cannabis business law and regulatory compliance, and alternative dispute resolution. Following its 2021 merger with Farrell Fritz P.C., the firm's service catalog expanded to include real estate and development law delivered through the combined entity's resources.

The firm operates on a traditional professional services revenue model, generating income through hourly billing, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements. Client acquisition is conducted entirely through direct outreach channels — phone, email, and a website contact form — with no disclosed marketing automation, field sales team, or third-party referral network. The firm's only disclosed technology is CosmoLex, a third-party legal practice management platform used for the client portal and internal operations; no proprietary technology, AI tooling, or data products are referenced. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, consistent with a micro-boutique practice.

Following the 2021 merger with Farrell Fritz P.C., The Wagoner Firm ceased operating as an independent entity. Clients seeking to continue working with the Wagoner team are directed through Farrell Fritz's standard client engagement process. The firm has no disclosed funding, no venture or private equity ownership, and no subsidiaries. Its primary customer segments are New York-based business owners and entrepreneurs, with a secondary specialization in the New York cannabis industry.

Name

The Wagoner Firm

Legal name

The Wagoner Firm PLLC

Website

https://thewagonerfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Wagoner Firm PLLC is an Albany, New York-based boutique business law firm serving business owners, entrepreneurs, and cannabis businesses with commercial litigation, corporate law, and regulatory compliance services. Founded in 2014 by Matthew Wagoner, it merged with Farrell Fritz P.C. in 2021.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal professional services including commercial litigation, civil litigation, corporate law, business transactions, cannabis business law, alternative dispute resolution, and real estate law. As a law firm, revenue is generated through hourly billing, fixed fees, or contingency arrangements typical of legal practice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Wagoner Firm is a New York business law firm that provides legal representation in commercial and civil litigation, corporate law and business transactions, cannabis business law and regulatory compliance, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and real estate and development law. The firm serves business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors primarily in Albany and the broader New York region, delivering legal counsel through direct client engagement.

Product overview

The Wagoner Firm is a business law firm offering a unified suite of legal services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include commercial and civil litigation, corporate law and business transactions, cannabis business law and regulatory compliance, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and real estate and development law. Following its merger with Farrell Fritz P.C., these services are now delivered with expanded resources while maintaining the personalized service model established when the firm was founded in 2014 by Matthew Wagoner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farrell Fritz P.C.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wagoner Firm has officially merged with Farrell Fritz P.C., a strategic partnership that strengthens the firm's ability to serve individuals and businesses with enhanced legal resources. The merger maintains the personal attention and high-quality service clients have come to trust while providing expanded capabilities in commercial litigation, civil litigation, corporate law, business transactions, cannabis law, ADR, and real estate and development law. Clients continue working with The Wagoner Firm team by completing Farrell Fritz's standard client engagement process.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Global law firm with a New York presence and recognized cannabis industry practice alongside deep corporate, litigation, and real estate benches — broadly comparable in practice areas but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Nixon Peabody LLP: Large national law firm with a New York office serving business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors across corporate, litigation, and real estate — a broader-incumbent peer offering overlapping capabilities from a larger platform.

Direct peers

• Harris Beach PLLC: New York-based business law firm serving business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors with corporate, litigation, and regulatory services — comparable in client segment and broad practice-area mix.
• Hodgson Russ LLP: New York-based business and corporate law firm with strong Albany presence serving business clients in commercial transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters — closely comparable to The Wagoner Firm in segment and practice areas.
• Hinman Straub PC: Albany-focused government, regulatory, and business law firm serving New York clients — comparable as a regionally anchored business law practice serving owner-operators and institutions.
• Couch White LLP: Albany-based business and commercial law firm serving commercial clients, developers, and corporations in New York — a close regional peer with overlapping practice areas including commercial litigation and real estate.
• Farrell Fritz P.C. The merger partner/acquirer. A New York business and real estate law firm with a much larger footprint; the most directly comparable peer because The Wagoner Firm now operates inside it and shares overlapping practice areas (commercial litigation, corporate, real estate, ADR).
• Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP: Albany-based full-service law firm serving business clients across New York in corporate, litigation, real estate, and regulatory matters — directly comparable in geography, practice mix, and target customer segment.

Emerging players

• Bochner PLLC: New York-based boutique cannabis and business law firm focused on the cannabis industry and emerging companies — directly comparable along the cannabis-law practice area that distinguishes The Wagoner Firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/matthewwagoner
• Facebookfacebook.com/thewagonerfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-wagoner-firm-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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