SBH Legal

Name

SBH Legal

Legal name

Sather, Byerly & Holloway, LLP

Website

https://sbhlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Defense)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Workers compensation defense
• Employment law representation
• OSHA compliance defense
• Longshore harbor claims
• Wage hour litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Attorney services for employers, insurers and claims administrators in employment-related legal matters including workers' compensation, OSHA, Longshore, discrimination, and wage and hour litigation
2. Certification Course: Online workers' compensation certification program for claims examiners, employers, insurance brokers, and medical providers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SBH Legal is a litigation law firm representing employers, insurers, and claims administrators in employment-related legal matters across Oregon and Washington, covering workers' compensation, Longshore, OSHA, wage and hour, discrimination, and related litigation. The firm is organized around six practice areas (Employment Law, General Litigation, Workers' Compensation – Oregon, Workers' Compensation – Washington, OSHA, and Longshore) and additionally sells a self-paced Workers' Compensation Online Certification Course for claims examiners, employers, insurance brokers, and medical providers.

Product overview

SBH Legal is a litigation law firm offering legal services through six distinct practice areas: Employment Law, Workers' Compensation (Oregon), Workers' Compensation (Washington), OSHA, Longshore, and General Litigation. All practice areas focus on employer and insurer representation in employment-related matters across Oregon and Washington. Additionally, the firm offers a standalone Workers' Compensation Online Certification Course for claims examiners, employers, insurance brokers, and medical providers seeking to understand Oregon's workers' compensation system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law Services Legal representation and counsel for employers in all matters relating to employment law, including discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, and disability and leave laws. Designed for Pacific Northwest employers seeking accessible attorneys with superior litigation skills and the ability to provide targeted advice and training to prevent everyday issues from becoming lawsuits.
• General Litigation Services Full-spectrum litigation services for employers — including premises liability and other tort claims — with representation in state and federal courts, arbitrations, hearings, and administrative agency proceedings throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
• Workers' Compensation - Oregon Legal representation for employers, insurers, and related parties in Oregon workers' compensation matters, with active involvement in the Oregon legal community. Every attorney at the firm is licensed to practice in Oregon.
• Workers' Compensation - Washington Legal representation for both self-insured and state-fund employers in Washington workers' compensation matters before the Department of Labor and Industries and the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, with a reputation for efficient, cost-effective, and dedicated service.
• OSHA Legal Services Legal counsel to help clients understand and implement OSHA standards, representing employers in several western states across a spectrum of industries in safety compliance and enforcement matters.
• Longshore Legal Services Legal representation in Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act claims for employers and insurers, with a practice anchored in Portland and extending from Alaska to California and beyond.
• Workers' Compensation Online Certification Course Online certification program covering Oregon's workers' compensation system including compensability, claims administration, temporary disability, medical services, claim closure, vocational benefits, litigation, and settlement. Includes eight modules, coursebook, and attorney mentor assignment. Designed for claims examiners, employers, insurance brokers, and medical providers. Delivered online for a one-time $500 fee, accessible via computer, smartphone, or tablet.

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OWLs (Oregon Women Lawyers)minorOthersProfessional organization supporting women in the legal profession. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• SALCminorOthersProfessional legal association. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• Rotary InternationalminorOthersService organization. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• PRIMAminorOthersPublic Risk Management Association - professional association for risk management professionals. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• RIMS Oregon ChapterminorOthersRisk and Insurance Management Society Oregon Chapter. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member and won first place at their 2025 golf tournament.
• WCCAminorOthersWorkers' Compensation Claims Administration organization. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• WSIAminorOthersWashington Self-Insurers Association. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• Partners in DiversityminorOthersOrganization promoting diversity in the workplace. SBH Legal is a sponsor/member.
• Friends of the ChildrenminorOthersNonprofit organization supporting children. SBH Legal is a sponsor and attended the Friend Raiser event.
• Kids Chance of WashingtonminorOthersNonprofit providing scholarships to children of injured workers. SBH Legal is a sponsor.
• Kids Chance of OregonminorOthersNonprofit providing scholarships to children of injured workers. SBH Legal attended and supported their annual fundraiser.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Stoel Rives: Stoel Rives is a Pacific Northwest full-service firm with a labor and employment practice representing employers. It is comparable as a regional peer with overlapping Oregon/Washington employer-side employment and workers' comp defense work.
• Bullivant Houser Bailey: Bullivant Houser Bailey is a Pacific Northwest insurance defense and commercial litigation firm. It is a regional peer with comparable employer/insurer-side workers' compensation and employment defense work in Oregon and Washington.
• Lane Powell: Lane Powell is a Pacific Northwest law firm with labor and employment and workers' compensation practices serving employers. It is a regional peer with comparable employer-side representation in Oregon and Washington.
• Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt: Schwabe is a Pacific Northwest-based full-service law firm with a sizable employment and labor practice serving Oregon and Washington employers. It is a direct regional peer with overlapping geographic footprint and employer-side employment defense capability.
• Markowitz Herbold PC: Markowitz Herbold is a Portland-based litigation firm with employment defense and business litigation practices. It is a regional peer serving Oregon and Washington employers in employment-related disputes.
• Lindsay Hart LLP: Lindsay Hart is a Portland-based law firm with employment and workers' compensation defense practices serving Oregon employers. It is a direct regional peer with a near-identical client base of self-insured employers and insurers in the same jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Lewis: Jackson Lewis is a national employment law firm focused on workplace law, representing employers in litigation, compliance, and immigration. It is a direct peer in employer-side employment defense with overlapping practice areas in discrimination, wage and hour, and OSHA.
• Fisher & Phillips: Fisher & Phillips is a national labor and employment law firm exclusively representing employers. It is comparable in scope of employer-side employment defense work, including workplace safety/OSHA, wage and hour, and benefits litigation, with similar reliance on insurer and employer clients.
• Littler Mendelson: Littler is the largest global employment and labor law firm exclusively representing employers. It is comparable as a direct employer-side employment defense peer with broader national scale, overlapping practice areas (wage & hour, discrimination, OSHA), and similar employer/insurer client mix.
• Ogletree Deakins: Ogletree Deakins is a national labor and employment law firm representing management. It is comparable as a direct employer-defense peer with similar practice coverage including workers' compensation, OSHA, and employment litigation across multiple states.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/satherbyerly

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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