Lewis Marenstein Wicke Sherwin & Lee

What Lewis Marenstein Wicke Sherwin & Lee does

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee, LLP is a California limited liability partnership founded in 1971 and headquartered at 20750 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills. The firm is a plaintiffs'-side boutique specializing in three practice areas: workers' compensation (representing both public safety members and private-sector workers in claims for temporary and permanent disability, medical treatment, and job displacement benefits), personal injury (motor vehicle, product liability, premises liability, traumatic brain injury), and disability pensions for public employees (representation before PERS, LACERA, and similar retirement systems). The firm employs 101-250 people with a 16-attorney roster that includes State Bar-certified workers' compensation specialists, a former Deputy City Attorney, a former Deputy Attorney General, and multiple attorneys with prior defense-side experience at firms including Lewis Brisbois and State Compensation Insurance Fund.

The firm's primary customer segment is California public safety personnel — sworn law enforcement officers, firefighters, prison guards, and other safety members — with documented representation of employees from the LAPD, Los Angeles Fire Department, LA County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol, LA County Fire, and Beverly Hills Fire Department. Secondary segments include other public sector employees covered by California public retirement systems and individual consumers in third-party personal injury matters. The firm is a Recommended Attorney for the California State Firefighters' Association and is represented on the California Applicants' Attorneys Association board.

The firm generates revenue through professional-services legal fees, structured as contingency-fee arrangements in personal injury and disability pension matters and statutorily-capped contingency or hourly fees in workers' compensation matters. Distribution is direct (phone, online contact form, free initial consultation at the Woodland Hills office) augmented by referral channels through public safety employee associations and the firm's attorneys' lectures and content for employee organizations. Documented results include multiple million-plus verdicts and settlements (a $9.5M brain injury verdict, $7.25M brain injury settlement, $5.6M and $5.05M motor officer outcomes, $5M fatality settlement) and several precedent-setting published court decisions (Todd v. SIF, Jackson v. State of California, Kwasigroch v. SIF) that have shaped California workers' compensation and disability pension law. The firm is privately held by its partners, has no external funding, no parent company, and operates from a single office.

Name

Lewis Marenstein Wicke Sherwin & Lee

Legal name

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee, LLP

Website

https://lmwslaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee is a California plaintiffs'-side law firm founded in 1971, representing public safety officers, firefighters, prison guards, and other injured workers in workers' compensation, personal injury, and disability pension matters across Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Workers compensation law
• Personal injury law
• Disability pension law
• Public safety law
• Trial advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Workers' Compensation: Hourly or contingency-based legal representation for injured workers in workers' compensation claims, including temporary disability compensation, permanent disability compensation, medical treatment claims, and job displacement allowances.
2. Legal Services - Personal Injury: Legal representation for personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, product liability, slip-and-fall, and premises liability. May be billed hourly or on contingency basis.
3. Legal Services - Disability Pensions: Legal counsel for disabled public workers seeking disability retirement benefits through PERS, LACERA, and similar systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee, LLP is a Southern California plaintiffs' law firm founded in 1971 that provides legal representation to injured workers, particularly public safety members (police, firefighters, prison guards) and their families. The firm delivers three core legal services: workers' compensation claims, personal injury litigation, and disability pension benefits for public employees. The firm also offers specialized sub-services for specific injury types (traumatic brain injury, traffic accidents, slip-and-fall, product liability) and specific client populations (law enforcement, firefighters, corrections officers, presumptive injury cases).

Product overview

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee LLP is a workers' compensation and personal injury law firm providing legal services since 1971. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice organized around three core service areas: Workers' Compensation Legal Services (handling job-related injuries for public safety and private sector workers), Personal Injury Legal Services (addressing negligence-based injuries from accidents, products, and premises), and Disability Pensions For Public Employees (representing disabled public workers before retirement systems). These core services are supported by specialized sub-services for specific injury types (traffic accidents, slip-and-fall, product liability, traumatic brain injuries) and specialized client populations (law enforcement officers, firefighters, prison guards, public safety members with presumptive injuries). The firm's portfolio represents a comprehensive legal services model rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Legal representation for workers injured on the job, handling claims for both public safety members (police, firefighters) and private sector employees, including temporary disability, permanent disability, medical treatment, and job displacement benefits.
• Personal Injury Legal Services Comprehensive legal representation for individuals injured due to negligence of others, covering motor vehicle accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and premises liability cases.
• Disability Pensions for Public Employees Legal counsel for disabled public workers seeking disability retirement benefits, including representation before PERS, LACERA, and similar public retirement systems.
• Injuries to Public Safety Members Legal Services Comprehensive legal services for public safety workers including firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers facing work-related injuries, illness, and disease.
• Law Enforcement Officers Injuries Legal Services Legal representation for peace officers injured on duty, covering gun wounds, hazardous chemical exposure, head/neck/back injuries, and psychiatric injuries.
• Firefighters Injuries Legal Services Legal representation for firefighters suffering work-related injuries including soft tissue injuries, burns, pulmonary disease, cancer, and heart conditions from job exposure.
• Prison Guards Injuries Legal Services Legal representation for corrections officers and prison guards injured on the job, handling cases involving stab wounds, traumatic brain injuries, and assault-related injuries.
• Presumptive Injuries Legal Services Specialized representation for public safety members with presumptive injuries under Labor Code Sections 3212 and 3213, including heart trouble, pneumonia, cancer, and back trouble for peace officers.
• Traffic Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for victims of car, truck, and other motor vehicle accidents, including work-related crashes covered under workers' compensation.
• Slip-and-Fall Injuries Legal Services Premises liability legal services for injury victims who suffered injuries due to dangerous property conditions under California comparative negligence rules.
• Product Liability Claims Legal Services Legal representation for consumers injured by defective products, handling design defects, manufacturing defects, and marketing/warning defects.
• Traumatic Brain Injuries Legal Services Legal representation for victims of traumatic brain injuries resulting from accidents, seeking compensation for extensive medical care and life-altering impacts.

Quantifiable outcome

• $9.5 million verdict for off-duty US Marine in traumatic brain injury case
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• California State Firefighters' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm is Recommended Attorneys for the California State Firefighters' Association. They have been involved in protecting firefighter rights regarding workers' compensation and retirement issues, as well as legislation protecting these rights. The firm has demonstrated the strict requirements that this Association insists upon.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Law Office of Joseph W. Mathews: California workers' compensation attorney specializing in applicant-side representation for injured workers. Direct comparable peer in the same niche with focus on workers' compensation benefits.
• Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein: Los Angeles-based workers' compensation and personal injury law firm with deep experience representing injured workers, including public safety employees. Directly comparable in practice focus, regional market, and applicant-side representation.
• Kahn & Tannenbaum: California workers' compensation law firm focused on applicant-side representation for injured workers, including public safety officers. Comparable in practice area and client base with substantial workers' compensation caseload.
• Field Law Group: California workers' compensation and personal injury firm representing injured workers, including public safety members. Direct competitor in California applicant-side workers' compensation practice with comparable specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger: San Francisco-based personal injury and catastrophic injury law firm with strong track record of large verdicts. Comparable in plaintiff-side personal injury practice, particularly for catastrophic injury cases.
• Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys: California personal injury firm representing injured consumers across multiple practice areas including auto accidents and premises liability. Comparable in personal injury and consumer representation, but broader and more marketing-intensive than LMWS.
• Bostwick & Peterson, LLP: California personal injury firm specializing in catastrophic injury cases including traumatic brain injuries. Comparable in personal injury practice with strong courtroom track record and West Coast presence.
• Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP: Leading Southern California personal injury and catastrophic injury law firm handling high-value verdicts and settlements. Comparable in personal injury practice area but operates at significantly larger scale with broader national reach.

Emerging players

• Law Office of Larry H. Parker: High-volume Southern California personal injury law firm with strong advertising-driven client acquisition model. Comparable in personal injury practice area but uses mass-market acquisition model rather than LMWS's niche specialist approach.

Others

• California Applicants' Attorneys Association: Trade/professional association of California applicant-side workers' compensation attorneys. Multiple LMWS attorneys serve on its Board of Directors; functionally, the firm is a peer in the applicant-attorney community but operates as a membership and advocacy organization rather than a law firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lmwslaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lewis-marenstein-wicke-sherwin-&-lee-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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