Clinton & Clinton

What Clinton & Clinton does

Clinton & Clinton is a privately-held, AV Preeminent-rated civil litigation defense law firm founded in October 1995 by David A. Clinton. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, the firm operates ten offices across California (Long Beach, Calabasas, Irvine, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Torrance), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and Texas (Dallas). Its client base comprises Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporations, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured companies across verticals including insurance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, healthcare, financial services, and construction.

The firm delivers eleven practice areas: auto/trucking/transportation, construction defects, employment law, food manufacturing law, general and premises liability, insurance coverage, insurance defense, medical malpractice, product liability, toxic tort and environmental law, and workers' compensation. Underlying technology is limited to standard law firm infrastructure — electronic communication systems, document generation tools, file organization systems, and case/evidence tracking databases used to manage mass tort matters involving large plaintiff populations. The firm employs a team-based case assignment model pairing specialized attorneys with paralegals, and reports credentials spanning admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and multiple U.S. District Courts.

Clinton & Clinton generates revenue through fee-for-service legal engagements, with billing structured as billable hours or fixed fees for defense litigation across its practice areas. Go-to-market relies on direct attorney-client engagement, industry reputation, referrals, professional association memberships (ABOTA, FDCC, DRI, ASCDC), and educational lectures delivered to insurers, third-party administrators and trade groups. The firm explicitly states that it represents a majority of its clients on a regular and continuous basis, indicating high client retention within the enterprise insurance defense and corporate defense segments. No external funding, parent company, or public listing is present; ownership is partnership-based with founding partner David A. Clinton and subsequent equity partner Holly R. Gagas (since 2004).

Name

Clinton & Clinton

Legal name

Clinton & Clinton Attorneys at Law

Website

https://clintonlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clinton & Clinton is an AV Preeminent-rated civil litigation defense law firm serving Fortune 500 corporations, insurance carriers, and self-insured companies across eleven practice areas including insurance defense, product liability, premises liability, and employment law, with offices in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Civil litigation defense
• Insurance defense law
• Product liability defense
• Employment law services
• Workers compensation defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Fee for Service: The firm provides civil litigation defense services to insurance companies and self-insured corporations. Revenue is generated through legal fee arrangements for case representation, likely billable hours or fixed fee arrangements for defense litigation across various practice areas including product liability, insurance defense, premises liability, employment law, and workers' compensation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clinton & Clinton is a full-service civil litigation defense law firm providing legal representation to insurance carriers, Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporations, and self-insured companies. The firm offers defense services across 11 practice areas including product liability, insurance defense, premises liability, employment law, workers' compensation, toxic tort, construction defects, medical malpractice, transportation, and insurance coverage disputes. Founded in 1995, the firm delivers trial and appellate representation across state and federal courts.

Product overview

Clinton & Clinton is a full-service law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal defense services, not a software product platform. The firm provides 11 distinct legal practice areas covering civil litigation, insurance defense, employment law, product liability, toxic tort, construction defects, workers' compensation, and related legal services. These practice areas operate as interconnected service lines within a single firm structure, with attorneys cross-practicing across multiple areas to provide comprehensive legal defense to insurance companies, corporations, and self-insured entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auto, Trucking, and Transportation Legal Services Legal defense services for automobile liability and interstate/intrastate trucking liability cases, including investigations, liability assessments, arbitrations, mediations, settlements, and trials. The firm represents clients across the transportation industry including airlines, steamship companies, trucking companies, freight forwarders, and warehousing companies.
• Construction Defects Legal Services Legal defense for developers, general contractors and subcontractors in construction defect claims, including structural and architectural deficiencies, personal injury and property damage claims arising from construction projects.
• Employment Law and Practices Legal Services Management-side labor and employment law practice covering state and federal wage/hour disputes (FLSA), FMLA, CFRA, ADA, ADEA, ERISA, wrongful termination, non-compete covenants, and affirmative action compliance.
• Food Manufacturing Law Services Legal representation for manufacturers, distributors and retailers in food preparation, distribution and use matters, including foreign object claims, product contamination, and product-causing illnesses.
• General and Premises Liability Legal Services Legal defense for general liability concerns including government entities, landowners, management companies, manufacturers, national retailers, and supermarkets in lawsuits alleging general negligence, construction defects, premises liability, and personal injury claims.
• Insurance Coverage Legal Services Legal counsel on coverage for claims under commercial and personal primary, excess and surplus lines policies, including litigation of insurance coverage disputes between policyholders and insurers involving bad faith, punitive damages and unfair competition claims.
• Insurance Defense Legal Services Insurance defense representation for insurance companies covering motor vehicle accidents, medical/legal malpractice, product liability, premises liability, agricultural accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death, wrongful termination, and toxic tort cases.
• Medical Malpractice Legal Services Defense of major manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceutical and medical devices including manufacturers of latex gloves, DES, medical equipment and appliances in complex product liability matters.
• Product Liability Legal Services Legal representation for manufacturers, distributors and retailers in defective design, manufacture, inadequate warnings and breach of warranty actions. The firm handles products including grinding wheels, auto transmission/braking systems, elevators, escalators and medical devices.
• Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Services Defense against toxic tort claims involving chemicals, abrasives, microbial organisms, mold, asbestos, silica and welding fumes exposure. Represents manufacturers and distributors in complex toxic tort litigation involving manufacturing and design defects, negligence and fraudulent concealment.
• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Workers' compensation defense representing non-subscribing companies and defending claims involving soaring medical treatment costs, extended disability periods, and proactive management of California workers' compensation cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 55 jury trials and 250+ arbitrations conducted by firm founder David A. Clinton
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fisher Phillips: National labor and employment law firm representing management. Directly comparable on the employment law practice area, serving Fortune 500 clients with similar state and federal court litigation scope.
• Sedgwick LLP: National insurance defense firm with strong California presence and full-service civil litigation platform. Comparable in serving insurance carriers, Fortune 500 corporations, and self-insureds across the same practice areas.
• Tyson & Mendes: California-based insurance defense firm specializing in premises liability, product liability, and tort defense for insurance carriers and corporations. Direct competitor with similar client profile and trial-driven approach.
• Goldberg Segalla: National civil litigation firm with strong insurance defense practice including product liability, premises liability, transportation, and employment. Comparable Fortune 500/insurance carrier client base across multiple states.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. Largest U.S. management-side labor and employment law firm. Direct overlap on Clinton & Clinton's employment law practice serving the same Fortune 500 client base for wrongful termination, wage/hour, and discrimination defense.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani: Major U.S. insurance defense firm with nationwide offices including California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Direct peer on insurance defense, employment, product liability, and mass tort matters with similar mid-to-large enterprise client focus.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP: National civil litigation and insurance defense firm with California and Texas offices. Direct peer on insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, and tort defense for insurance carriers and corporations.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry: Insurance defense and coverage firm with national footprint. Directly comparable on insurance coverage disputes, bad faith, and general liability defense with insurance carrier clients.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: One of the largest U.S. insurance defense and civil litigation firms with deep California roots. Directly comparable in practice mix (insurance defense, product liability, premises liability, employment, transportation) and similar Fortune 500 / insurance carrier client base.

Broad incumbents

• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Large full-service law firm with insurance and product liability practices serving Fortune 500 manufacturers and corporate clients. Broader portfolio than Clinton & Clinton but meaningful overlap on the litigation defense side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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