Leigh Law Group

Name

Leigh Law Group

Legal name

Leigh Law Group

Website

https://leighlawgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKACAH

Special Education Due Process, Mediation & Dispute Resolution Support

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Individualized Education Program (IEP) & Special Education Consulting

SECONDARYBPAGAFAA

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYFSAEAKAG

Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Fiduciary, Trust & Estate Advisory

Keywords

• Special education law
• Civil rights litigation
• Education law services
• Employment law representation
• Disability rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Attorney Fee Billing (Hourly Rate): The firm bills clients at hourly rates that are described as 'competitive and reasonable.' Rates are in line with prevailing rates in the community. This is the primary revenue stream for the firm's legal services.
2. Sliding Fee Scale / Reduced Rates: The firm offers sliding fee scale arrangements in some cases and occasionally reduces attorney fees, particularly in special education matters where prevailing parties may be entitled to reasonable attorney fees paid by the school district under IDEA.
3. Contingent Fee Arrangements: In some instances, the firm represents plaintiffs on a contingent basis, where if litigation is not successful, the client is not responsible for fees. This is referenced in the legal disclaimers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leigh Law Group is a San Francisco-based litigation firm that provides legal representation across education law, special education rights, disability rights, civil rights, employment law, and business law. The firm serves parents, students, employees, small businesses, and individuals with disabilities, primarily throughout California with select national matters. Services are delivered through attorney representation in IEP meetings, due process hearings, state and federal litigation, and administrative proceedings.

Product overview

Leigh Law Group is a litigation law firm offering legal services rather than a technology product. The firm provides specialized legal representation across seven core practice areas: Special Education Rights (IEP meetings, due process, manifestation hearings), Education Law (expulsion/suspension defense, grade challenges), Disability Rights (ADA, Section 504, regional center services), Business Law (formation and commercial litigation), Employment Law (wrongful termination, discrimination, wage violations), Civil Rights Litigation (federal and state claims), and Higher Education (student disciplinary and accommodation matters). Additional services include Conservatorships and Educational Consulting for placement identification. The practice is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Marin and Los Angeles, serving clients throughout California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Rights
• Education Law
• Disability Rights
• Business Law
• Employment Law
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Higher Education
• Conservatorships
• Educational Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• E.M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified School District (9th Cir. 2011) — established precedent for the 9th Circuit on admission of additional evidence in appeals of special education due process proceedings
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 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 moves5 records

Others

• Disability Rights California: California's federally mandated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities; comparable in mission and population served (ADA, Section 504, IHSS, regional center), though structured as a nonprofit rather than a private firm.
• Wrightslaw: Leading publisher and advocacy resource on special education law (IDEA, Section 504, IEPs); not a law firm, but the dominant content and referral channel in Leigh Law Group's core special education market.
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA): National membership and advocacy organization for special education attorneys and parent advocates; the same professional network that drives Leigh Law Group's referral pipeline and that Mandy Leigh regularly addresses as a speaker.
• Legal Aid at Work: California nonprofit providing employment legal services to low-wage workers; overlaps directly with Leigh Law Group's employment law plaintiff base, especially on wage/hour, discrimination, and retaliation claims.
• California Rural Legal Assistance: Statewide legal aid organization serving low-income rural Californians across employment, education, and civil rights matters; comparable mission overlap with Leigh Law Group's plaintiff-side education and civil rights work.

Broad incumbents

• Public Counsel: Largest pro bono law firm in the United States, with significant special education, disability rights, and education law practices in California; adjacent to Leigh Law Group's special education/disability practice as a broader institutional provider.
• Altshuler Berzon LLP: San Francisco plaintiff-side labor and employment firm with significant impact litigation; comparable in its employee-side employment work and California footprint.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff-side class action firm with employment, civil rights, and disability practice groups; comparable to Leigh Law Group's class action employment and civil rights work, but at materially greater scale.

Emerging players

• Minami Tamaki LLP: San Francisco/Oakland civil rights firm with deep plaintiff-side experience in employment discrimination and Asian American civil rights; comparable to Leigh Law Group in employment/civil rights litigation and California geographic base.

Direct peers

• Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP: Pasadena-based plaintiff-side civil rights and employment class action firm; comparable to Leigh Law Group in its employee-side employment, disability discrimination, and civil rights litigation focus, with a similarly modest bench and high-impact case docket.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/leighlaw_group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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