Vogl Meredith Burke

What Vogl Meredith Burke does

Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza, LLP is a San Francisco-based civil litigation defense law firm founded in 1992, operating as a privately held California limited liability partnership. The firm provides defense and prosecution of complex litigated matters for individuals, businesses, public entities, and insurance companies throughout California, with practice areas spanning general liability and auto, commercial liability, employment litigation, appeals and writs, construction injury, construction defects, environment and toxic torts, professional liability, product liability, and insurance coverage and bad faith. The firm is staffed by 14 attorneys including six partners (with founding partner John P. Walovich holding 37+ years of experience), several senior attorneys, and a pipeline of junior associates, all admitted across California state and federal courts plus the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The business model is professional services legal billing, with revenue generated through hourly rates, contingency fees, flat fees, and hybrid arrangements on a case-by-case basis. Client acquisition relies on professional referrals from other law firms, insurance professionals, and existing clients, supplemented by a firm website, published case results, and leadership positions in defense bar associations such as the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada and DRI. The firm holds the highest AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and has partners selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers List (top 5% of lawyers).

The firm's technology footprint is minimal: the only disclosed integrations are Google Maps Platform APIs used for location services on the firm website, and no proprietary legal technology, AI/ML tooling, or SaaS platforms are deployed. Notable case outcomes include a defense verdict (9-3) in a 5-week Sonoma County traumatic brain injury trial where plaintiff sought over $1.9 million, and summary judgments obtained for clients in multi-million-dollar exposure matters. The firm operates exclusively in California with no disclosed geographic expansion plans, no external institutional ownership, and no M&A or funding activity.

Name

Vogl Meredith Burke

Legal name

Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza, LLP

Website

https://vmbllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza, LLP is a San Francisco-based civil litigation defense law firm founded in 1992, serving individuals, businesses, public entities, and insurance companies throughout California across ten practice areas including general liability, employment, construction, and appeals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Litigation Defense Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial General Liability (CGL) (FSAJADAA), Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services (FSAEADAH)

Keywords

• Civil litigation defense
• Insurance defense law
• Employment litigation
• Construction defect litigation
• Professional liability defense

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed through hourly rates, contingency fees, fixed fees for specific services, and flat fees depending on matter type and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza, LLP is a California civil litigation law firm that provides defense and prosecution of complex litigated matters for individuals, businesses, insurance companies, and public entities. Core practice areas include general liability and auto, commercial liability, employment litigation, appeals and writs, construction injury, construction defects, environment and toxic torts, professional liability, and product liability. Services are delivered by a team of 14 attorneys with trial, appellate, and alternative dispute resolution experience across California state and federal courts.

Product overview

Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza LLP is a law firm offering a unified suite of civil litigation legal services rather than a technology product portfolio. The firm's core offering consists of comprehensive legal defense and prosecution services for complex civil matters in California. The practice areas include General Liability & Auto, Commercial Liability, Employment Litigation, Appeals & Writs, Construction Injury, Construction Defects, Environment & Toxic Torts, Professional Liability, and Product Liability. These practice areas collectively represent the firm's service offerings and are presented as integrated areas of legal expertise rather than modular technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Liability & Auto Defense Defense of general liability and automobile cases for businesses, insurance companies, and individuals throughout California, including defense verdicts, dispositive pre-trial and in-trial rulings, voluntary dismissals, and favorable settlements.
• Commercial Liability Defense Defense of lawsuits affecting corporations, partnerships, associations, and proprietorships including employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual misconduct, on-the-job injuries, and product defect cases.
• Employment Litigation Representation in employment disputes at trial and appellate levels, and before federal and state administrative agencies including EEOC, DFEH, NLRB, Department of Labor, and Department of Industrial Relations.
• Appeals & Writs Appellate counsel with extensive experience briefing and arguing complex matters before California state and federal courts of Appeal, including the California Supreme Court.
• Construction Injury Litigation Mediation and litigation of significant construction site injury matters, representing public entities, equipment manufacturers, general contractors, and subcontractors.
• Construction Defect Litigation Construction defect litigation with trial and arbitration experience in state and federal courts, and before the American Arbitration Association, representing general contractors, design professionals, suppliers, developers, and subcontractors.
• Environment & Toxic Torts Handling asbestos and hazardous substance exposure cases, environmental contamination, commercial liability, premises liability, and products liability matters with expertise in CERCLA regulations.
• Professional Liability Defense Defense of professional liability claims including legal malpractice, errors and omissions claims involving real estate brokers, insurance brokers, and other professionals.
• Product Liability Defense Products liability litigation throughout California with extensive courtroom experience, achieving favorable results through settlements, dispositive motions, and jury verdicts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Defense verdict (9-3) obtained in 5-week Sonoma County trial involving traumatic brain injury claim with plaintiff seeking over $1.9 million in damages
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AMICAminorOthersAMICA insurance company is shown as a trusted client/partner of Vogl Meredith Burke & Streza. The firm provides civil litigation defense services for AMICA policyholders.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tyson & Mendes LLP: California-based insurance defense and civil litigation firm with a comparable focus on general liability, construction defect, and insurance coverage work for carrier clients across the western U.S.
• Selman Breitman LLP: California-headquartered civil litigation defense firm serving insurance carriers and self-insureds in general liability, construction, employment, and professional liability matters — closely overlapping in practice mix and client type.
• Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP: Southern California insurance defense firm with similar practice areas in general liability, construction, employment, and product liability, serving many of the same insurance carrier clients.
• Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP: Multi-office California-based civil litigation defense firm handling insurance defense, construction, employment, and professional liability matters for carriers and self-insureds — directly comparable service model and client base.

Regional players

• Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP: California-based business and real estate litigation firm with overlapping construction, professional liability, and commercial defense practices serving similar West Coast corporate and developer clients.

Broad incumbents

• Sedgwick LLP: National insurance defense and litigation firm with a significant California office handling general liability, employment, construction, and professional liability matters for the same carrier client base.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC: National firm with California insurance coverage, professional liability, and commercial litigation practices — competes for the same carrier and corporate clients on multi-state matters.
• Clyde & Co LLP: Global insurance and civil litigation firm with a substantial California practice in insurance defense, coverage disputes, construction, and professional liability — overlapping client base and case types.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: Large national litigation firm with a deep California presence offering insurance defense, employment, construction, and product liability practices — competes directly for the same carrier panel work but with far greater scale.

Emerging players

• Jackson Lewis P.C. National employment law firm with strong California offices; overlaps directly with VMB's employment litigation defense practice and competes for the same employer clients in California.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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