Spicer Rudstrom

What Spicer Rudstrom does

Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC is a regional civil litigation defense law firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, with five offices across Tennessee (Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga) and Arkansas (Little Rock). The firm primarily serves insurance carriers, corporate employers, healthcare providers, retail and hospitality businesses, trucking and transportation companies, manufacturers, and local government entities across Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Core practice areas include insurance defense and coverage litigation, workers' compensation defense, employment and labor law, premises and product liability, transportation litigation, healthcare liability, construction and real estate litigation, and family law.

The firm operates as a traditional professional services partnership, billing predominantly on an hourly basis with selected alternative fee and contingency arrangements. Its technology stack consists of standard legal practice management and document management systems; there is no proprietary technology, AI capability, or platform product. New attorney and lateral hires across offices, along with a new mediation branch (Settlement Solutions, launched May 2025), indicate incremental expansion rather than platform-scale growth. The firm is partner-owned, privately held, and does not have external equity, venture, or private equity investors, with no subsidiaries, acquisitions, or funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Spicer Rudstrom

Legal name

Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC

Website

https://spicerfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Spicer Rudstrom is a regional civil litigation defense law firm founded in 1963, operating five offices across Tennessee and Arkansas to serve insurance carriers, employers, and corporations throughout a five-state Mid-South territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Defense litigation services
• Insurance defense law
• Civil litigation defense
• Workers compensation defense
• Employment law representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for litigation defense services, including attorneys' fees based on time spent on cases.
2. Legal Services - Alternative Fee Arrangements: Fixed fees, flat rates, and contingency arrangements for certain matters depending on case type and client preferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Spicer Rudstrom is a regional civil litigation law firm providing defense legal services to insurance carriers, corporations, employers, healthcare providers, retail and hospitality businesses, transportation companies, and government entities. Core offerings include insurance defense litigation, workers' compensation defense, employment and labor law, civil litigation (premises liability, auto liability, products liability, professional liability), business and commercial law, real estate, family law, and industry-specific litigation across five offices in Tennessee and Arkansas.

Product overview

Spicer Rudstrom is a regional civil litigation law firm with a national reputation, offering comprehensive legal services across Tennessee and Arkansas. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with offices in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Little Rock. Core services include Business and Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation (premises liability, auto liability, products liability, professional liability), Insurance Defense, Employment and Labor Law, Workers' Compensation, Real Estate, Family Law, and industry-specific practices for Healthcare, Transportation/Trucking, and Retail/Hospitality sectors. The firm also offers Settlement Solutions, a dedicated mediation branch for alternative dispute resolution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Settlement Solutions: A mediation branch launched by Spicer Rudstrom in May 2025, offering dispute resolution services including personal injury, business disputes, employment, insurance, and construction matters. Led by mediators including S. Newton Anderson, Michael J. Vetter, Kevin D. Bernstein, Clint J. Woodfin, and Edd Peyton.

Products and services

• Business and Commercial Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 attorneys recognized in Super Lawyers 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tennessee Bureau of Workers' CompensationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Annual conference partner for the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. Firm attorneys attend and earn continuing legal education credit.
• Claims and Litigation Management (CLM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partner at CLM Workers Comp with Purpose conference where attorney Jared Renfroe spoke on CMS Medicare Set-Aside reporting requirements.
• Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Memphis office attorneys volunteered to sponsor and participate in the Second Saturday Legal Advice Clinic, providing free legal guidance to community members. The clinic has operated for nearly 20 years through partnership with MALS and the Memphis Bar Association.
• Memphis Bar Association (MBA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnered with MBA to sponsor the Second Saturday Legal Advice Clinic, providing free legal services to the community on the second Saturday of each month for nearly 20 years.
• Super LawyerscoreOthers · 1 November 202511 attorneys recognized in Super Lawyers Mid-South 2025 list. Firm participates in Super Lawyers rating and recognition program.
• Best Lawyers / Best Law FirmscoreOthers · 1 August 2025Firm ranked and recognized by Best Lawyers ranking service. Multiple attorneys recognized individually and firm ranked in 13 practice areas.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PLLC: Memphis-based firm with insurance defense, litigation, and workers' compensation practices serving Mid-South clients — competing in overlapping Tennessee and Mississippi geographies.

Direct peers

• Butler Snow LLP: Large regional law firm headquartered in Mississippi with extensive Tennessee and Arkansas coverage, offering insurance defense, litigation, and workers' compensation practices that directly overlap with Spicer Rudstrom's primary service lines.
• Evans Petree PC: Memphis-based regional firm with insurance defense, workers' compensation, and litigation practices competing directly with Spicer Rudstrom's Memphis and West Tennessee operations.
• Wyatt Tuttle & Clemmons PC (formerly Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox): Memphis-based litigation firm with insurance defense and civil litigation practices directly comparable to Spicer Rudstrom's Memphis office offerings and client base.
• Adams and Reese LLP: Regional firm with deep insurance defense, transportation, and litigation practices across the Southeast, including Tennessee offices — directly comparable in practice mix, geographic footprint, and insurance carrier client base.
• Lewis Thomason: Tennessee-based regional firm with insurance defense, workers' compensation, employment law, and civil litigation practices — closely comparable in size, geography, and service mix to Spicer Rudstrom.
• Burr & Forman LLP: Southeast regional firm with a recognized insurance defense, workers' compensation, and transportation litigation practice serving the same carrier and corporate clients Spicer Rudstrom targets.
• Stites & Harbison PLLC: Kentucky-based regional firm with strong insurance defense, workers' compensation, and litigation practices across Tennessee and the Mid-South, serving a similar carrier and corporate client base as Spicer Rudstrom.

Broad incumbents

• Frost Brown Todd LLC: Multi-state regional firm with a sizeable litigation and insurance defense practice, including Tennessee offices — competing for similar carrier panel counsel and corporate defense work in the Mid-South.
• Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC: Major Tennessee-headquartered full-service firm with a substantial insurance defense and litigation practice serving carriers, employers, and government entities across the Southeast — competing for the same Mid-South clients at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SpicerRudstrom
• Facebookfacebook.com/spicerfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spicer-rudstrom-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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