Hovde Dassow + Deets

What Hovde Dassow + Deets does

Hovde Dassow + Deets is a privately held plaintiffs' law firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a secondary office in Lafayette. Founded in 1967 by F. Boyd Hovde, the firm has practiced personal injury law for more than 50 years and represents individuals and families across Indiana in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, trucking and motor vehicle accident, birth injury, and mass tort matters. The practice is built around a six-attorney team that includes founders F. Boyd Hovde and Frederick R. (Rick) Hovde, partners Robert T. Dassow and Nicholas C. Deets, and associates Tyler Zipes and Quinn McCoy.

The firm delivers services through a traditional law-firm operating model: partner-led case work, contingency-fee billing, free initial consultations, and a direct-to-consumer intake layer (website, toll-free phone, online contact forms) layered with an attorney referral pipeline via Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. The firm reports more than $300 million in cumulative client recoveries and over 100 cases exceeding $1 million in the last decade, including a $4.69 billion 2018 talc verdict and a $77.7 million wrongful-death judgment plus $6.5 million in punitive damages in 2023. No proprietary technology stack, software products, or AI tools are disclosed; technology use is confined to standard legal case-management and communication systems.

The revenue model is transaction-based contingency fees — typically a percentage of settlement or verdict, with the Indianapolis average stated at 33% — meaning the firm is paid only when it secures compensation for the client. Marketing is multi-channel: owned website with educational blog, video FAQ/testimonials, organic social (Facebook, X, YouTube), and referral networks. The firm has no parent company, no outside investment, and operates as an Indiana LLC entirely owned by its partners.

Name

Hovde Dassow + Deets

Legal name

Hovde Dassow + Deets, LLC

Website

https://hovdelaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hovde Dassow + Deets is a privately held Indianapolis plaintiffs' law firm founded in 1967, representing individuals across Indiana in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, and mass tort cases on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Medical malpractice
• Product liability
• Wrongful death litigation
• Truck accident attorneys

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning attorneys collect payment only when they secure compensation for clients. No upfront fees or out-of-pocket costs are charged to clients. The contingency fee is typically a percentage of the settlement or verdict recovered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hovde Dassow + Deets is a plaintiffs' personal injury law firm that provides legal representation to individuals and families who have suffered injury or wrongful death caused by negligence or defective products. Core services span personal injury, motor vehicle and truck accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, birth injuries, defective drug and medical device litigation, and mass tort litigation. The firm works on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay no upfront fees and the firm is compensated only when it secures a settlement or verdict.

Product overview

Hovde Dassow + Deets is a unified personal injury law firm offering legal services through distinct practice areas rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides comprehensive legal representation across ten core service offerings: Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Truck Accidents, Birth Injuries, Defective Drug & Medical Device litigation, General Defective Products, and Mass Tort Litigation. These services are delivered by a team of experienced trial attorneys working together on cases ranging from individual injury claims to complex multi-party mass tort litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Comprehensive legal representation for individuals who have sustained personal injuries due to someone else's negligence, seeking compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. For individual injury victims in Indiana.
• Motor Vehicle Accident Legal Services
• Medical Malpractice Legal Services
• Wrongful Death Legal Services
• Product Liability Legal Services
• Truck Accident Legal Services
• Birth Injury Legal Services
• Defective Drug and Medical Device Legal Services
• Defective Product Legal Services
• Mass Tort Litigation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson for talcum powder litigation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wagner Reese LLP: Indianapolis-based personal injury and wrongful death firm. Direct peer competing for the same plaintiff-side injury cases in Indiana.
• Riley Williams & Piatt, LLC: Indianapolis plaintiffs' firm handling serious personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases statewide. Directly comparable as a similarly sized Indiana PI/med-mal competitor.
• Doehrman Buba: Indianapolis plaintiffs' firm concentrating on personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Direct peer competing in the same Indiana plaintiff trial market.
• McNeely Stephenson Thopy & Harrold: Indiana plaintiffs' firm focused on personal injury, wrongful death, and class actions. Direct regional peer with similar contingency-fee, plaintiff-only model.
• Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP: Indiana plaintiffs' trial firm with practice areas including personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability. Comparable in geography, plaintiff-side focus, and trial orientation.
• Cohen & Malad, LLP: Indianapolis-based plaintiffs' trial firm focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, class actions, and mass torts. Directly comparable because both firms compete for the same Indiana plaintiffs in overlapping practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• Motley Rice LLC: National plaintiffs' firm specializing in asbestos, mass tort, and catastrophic injury litigation. Comparable as a larger, established competitor in the mass tort/defective product space the firm competes in.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP: National plaintiffs' firm with leading mass tort, product liability, and class action practices. Comparable because both firms participate in nationwide MDL/mass tort dockets (e.g., J&J talc) that Hovde Dassow + Deets also litigates.
• Burns Charest LLP: Plaintiffs' firm focused on mass tort and complex litigation against pharmaceutical and corporate defendants. Comparable in mass tort/defendant-side product liability work.
• Kline & Specter, PC: Philadelphia-based plaintiffs' trial firm handling medical malpractice, personal injury, and mass tort matters. Comparable as a similarly elite trial-oriented plaintiffs' firm outside Indiana.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hovdelaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HovdeLawFirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/hovdelaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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