Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers

What Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers does

Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers is a privately-held plaintiff-side personal injury and medical malpractice law firm structured as a Professional Limited Liability Company (Mani, Ellis & Layne, PLLC). Founded in 2007 by attorneys Jonathan Mani, Damon Ellis, and Bernard Layne III, the firm is headquartered at 10 Hale St Suite 501 in Charleston, West Virginia, with a regional office at 20 E Broad St Suite 1000 in Columbus, Ohio, providing statewide representation in West Virginia and Central Ohio coverage. The firm offers legal services across 28 distinct practice areas including car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, bus, rideshare (Uber/Lyft), and electric scooter accidents; medical malpractice; nursing home abuse; wrongful death; brain, catastrophic, child, and construction injuries; workers' compensation; premises liability; product liability; slip and fall; dog bite; boating and maritime; assault and sexual assault injury; bad faith insurance; and class action/mass tort representation. All cases are partner-led, supported by a six-person team (three founding partners plus three paralegals, including a Certified Trucking Paralegal for commercial vehicle litigation), with 24/7 intake and same-day response.

The firm's business model is contingency-fee based: clients pay no upfront attorney fees and fees (typically around one-third of recovery) are earned only if a financial recovery is obtained. Case expenses are advanced by the firm and recovered from settlements or verdicts. Free initial consultations are offered across both offices. The go-to-market relies on attorney referrals (described as one of the primary intake sources and a 'go-to firm' recognition from the legal community), organic search and content marketing via a Personal Injury Blog, community involvement, and direct client outreach through phone, online contact, and in-person consultations. Reported case outcomes include a $151 million class action contaminated water settlement, a $7 million boating accident maritime death recovery, a $4 million product liability verdict, a $2.5 million product liability outcome, and a $1.67 million nursing home negligence settlement, with cumulative client recoveries stated at $250+ million.

The underlying 'technology' is conventional legal case management and litigation tooling rather than a proprietary platform; the firm's most defensible capability is its specialized trucking litigation support via a Certified Trucking Paralegal and a 24/7 same-day intake system. The firm carries AV Preeminent ratings from Martindale-Hubbell for all three partners, holds membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and is recognized by Super Lawyers, the BBB, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the West Virginia Association for Justice (with Jon Mani serving as President), and the Ohio Association for Justice. As a privately-held, partner-funded entity with no external investors or disclosed funding rounds, financial visibility is limited and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers

Legal name

Mani, Ellis & Layne, PLLC

Website

https://yourwvinjuryattorneys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mani Ellis & Layne is a private plaintiff-side personal injury and medical malpractice law firm serving West Virginia and Central Ohio from offices in Charleston, WV and Columbus, OH. Founded in 2007, the six-person partner-led practice operates on a contingency fee model across 28 practice areas, with stated cumulative client recoveries of $250+ million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident legal services
• Medical malpractice law
• Wrongful death claims
• Contingency fee representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis where attorney fees are only collected if a financial recovery is obtained for the client. No upfront legal fees required. The firm invests in case expenses and recovers costs from settlements or verdicts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mani Ellis & Layne is a personal injury and medical malpractice law firm that provides plaintiff-side legal representation for individuals injured by negligence. Services span car, truck, motorcycle, and other vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, brain and catastrophic injuries, workers' compensation, premises liability, product liability, and class action cases, delivered on a contingency fee basis with partner-led case handling.

Product overview

Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers is a premier personal injury and medical malpractice law firm serving West Virginia and Ohio since 2007. The firm operates as a single unified legal services practice offering comprehensive representation across 28 distinct legal service areas including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, brain injuries, construction accidents, workers' compensation, premises liability, product liability, and various other personal injury matters. The practice is structured around partner-led case handling with a contingency fee model, providing free initial consultations and operating 24/7. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients and maintains offices in Charleston, WV and Columbus, OH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Comprehensive plaintiff-side legal representation for individuals who have suffered injuries due to accidents or negligence, covering cases from initial consultation through settlement or trial.
• Car Accident Legal Services
• Truck Accident Legal Services
• Motorcycle Accident Legal Services
• Medical Malpractice Legal Services
• Nursing Home Abuse Legal Services
• Wrongful Death Legal Services
• Brain Injury Legal Services
• Construction Accident Legal Services
• Workers' Compensation Legal Services
• Premises Liability Legal Services
• Product Liability Legal Services
• Catastrophic Injury Legal Services
• Class Action Legal Services
• Free Consultation Service
• Contingency Fee Legal Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• $151 Million class action contaminated water lawsuit recovery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• West Virginia Association for JusticecoreOthersProfessional association for justice-seeking attorneys in West Virginia. Founding partner Jon Mani has served as President of the organization. The firm actively participates in advocacy and education initiatives for the WV legal community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff-side personal injury firm in the U.S., operating on a contingency fee model with a heavy TV/SEO marketing budget. Directly comparable to Mani Ellis & Layne in service offering, fee structure, and target client (injured individuals), but with national scale versus a two-state footprint.
• The Cochran Firm: Nationally recognized plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort firm with contingency fee representation. Comparable in practice mix (catastrophic injury, wrongful death, mass torts) and in pursuit of high-value verdicts through co-counsel arrangements.
• Allen & Allen: Virginia-based personal injury firm with deep regional roots, partner-led service model, and contingency fee structure. Comparable to Mani Ellis & Layne in trial-ready reputation, attorney referral network, and emphasis on catastrophic injury/wrongful death cases in a defined geographic territory.
• Cellino Law: Buffalo/New York-based plaintiff personal injury firm operating on contingency fees with heavy advertising-driven acquisition. Comparable contingency model and PI focus but with significantly larger marketing scale than Mani Ellis & Layne.
• Bordas & Bordas: West Virginia-based plaintiff personal injury firm with similar contingency fee model and practice area focus (auto accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice). Direct competitor for personal injury cases in the WV market.

Regional players

• Munley Law: Pennsylvania-based personal injury firm with a strong trial reputation and contingency fee structure, particularly in trucking and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable practice focus and partner-led service approach but serves a different state.
• Anapol Weiss: Philadelphia-based plaintiff personal injury and mass tort firm with similar practice areas (catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability) and contingency fee model. Operates in a different geography but is a relevant comparable on practice mix and case-value profile.

Broad incumbents

• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: West Virginia-based full-service firm with significant litigation capability. Competes with Mani Ellis & Layne for complex civil cases and is part of the same local court/judicial relationships that shape the WV plaintiff bar.
• Jackson Kelly PLLC: Large West Virginia-headquartered full-service law firm with a litigation practice that competes for some of the same complex injury and wrongful death matters, but as part of a much broader corporate/energy/litigation portfolio rather than specializing in personal injury.
• Dinsmore & Shohl LLP: Full-service regional law firm with offices across WV, OH, KY, and beyond. While not a personal injury specialist, its litigation group competes for high-value tort cases and defense-side work that influences the local legal community dynamics affecting PI firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDVsXQqiUNvbrwL1iZzwTYw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ManiEllisLayne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mani-ellis-and-layne-pllc
• Instagraminstagram.com/maniellislaynepllc
• Xx.com/ManiEllisLayne
• Pinterestmx.pinterest.com/yourwvinjuryatt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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