Querrey & Harrow

What Querrey & Harrow does

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. was a privately held, multi-service law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operating with a workforce of 101–250 employees. Based on its post-cessation client-transition notice directing inquiries from "the carrier, the insured or an attorney," the firm's core practice centered on insurance-related matters, serving insurance carriers, insureds, and attorneys as clients. The firm operated as an independent private company with no parent entity and no public listing, using the "Ltd." designation consistent with private-company structure.

The firm's go-to-market relied on traditional professional-services channels — partner-led relationships, case-by-case engagements, and billable-hour pricing — with no disclosed subscription, alternative-fee, or productized offerings. Its digital footprint was limited to a single informational website (querrey.com) conveying no information about practice areas, attorney rosters, or service differentiators beyond closure-related contact details. No technology platform, productized service, or proprietary tooling is described in available sources.

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. ceased all active operations as of December 31, 2024. The legal entity remains in existence on a purely residual basis to ensure orderly transfer of matters to successor counsel and to wind down accounts receivable and accounts payables. Two named contacts persist for transition coordination: David Flynn (general matters, 312-540-7662) and Wendy Conlon (accounts receivable/payable, 312-540-7030). The firm was not acquired by any successor entity per available sources, and no replacement or spin-off firm has been disclosed.

Name

Querrey & Harrow

Legal name

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd.

Website

https://querrey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. was a privately held, multi-service Chicago-based law firm of 101–250 employees serving insurance carriers, insureds, and attorneys, which ceased active operations on December 31, 2024 and now exists only to wind down matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Defense Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Insurance defense law
• Legal services
• Insurance coverage counsel
• Commercial litigation
• Corporate legal representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Core offering

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. was a multi-service Chicago-based law firm focused on insurance-related legal matters. The firm represented carriers, insureds, and attorneys, providing legal counsel and representation across practice areas serving the insurance industry. As of December 31, 2024, the firm ceased active operations and remained active only to wind down matters and transfer them to appropriate parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insurance Defense Legal Representation Legal counsel and representation provided to insurance carriers and insureds in connection with insurance-related matters, as evidenced by the firm's transitional contacts covering matters for carriers, insureds, and attorneys.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Regional players

• Cassiday Schade LLP: Chicago-based defense litigation firm focused on insurance defense and coverage matters, with comparable client mix and practice area.
• SmithAmundsen LLC: Chicago-based regional law firm with a significant insurance practice, comparable in geography and mid-market insurance litigation focus.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: Long-standing Chicago-area firm with a dedicated insurance coverage practice, serving carriers and insureds in the same regional market.

Direct peers

• Tressler LLP: Chicago-based insurance defense and coverage firm with a comparable regional footprint and similar practice mix in insurance-related litigation.
• Marshall Dennehey: Large insurance defense firm with national coverage and established Midwest offices, offering a directly comparable insurance defense practice to carriers and self-insureds.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP: Insurance defense and coverage firm with a Midwest footprint, directly comparable in practice area and carrier-insured client base.
• Bates Carey Nicolaides LLP: Chicago-based insurance defense firm with a comparable regional focus on defending carriers, insureds, and self-insureds in tort and coverage matters.
• Litchfield Cavo LLP: National insurance defense firm with Chicago presence, comparable in practice area and serving similar insurance carrier and insured clients.
• Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig: National insurance defense law firm with a strong Midwest presence, directly comparable as a similar-sized insurance defense practice serving carriers and insureds.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: National firm with a substantial insurance defense practice, comparable in scale (100+ attorneys in many offices) and in client base of insurers and self-insureds.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/querreyharrow
• Facebookfacebook.com/querrey.harrow

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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