Cavitch Familo & Durkin

What Cavitch Familo & Durkin does

Cavitch Familo & Durkin Co., L.P.A. is a privately held full-service law firm founded in 1886 and headquartered in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, with a second office in Akron. The firm employs 33 or more attorneys organized across nine practice areas: Business Law, Capital and Finance, Employment, Entertainment Law, Estate Planning/Probate/Trusts, Family Law, International Law, Litigation, and Real Estate. Its core offering is traditional professional legal services delivered through hourly billing and retainer engagements, with no proprietary technology platform; operational infrastructure is limited to standard legal case management tooling plus MonifyGateway for payment processing and Constant Contact for email marketing.

Name

Cavitch Familo & Durkin

Legal name

Cavitch Familo & Durkin Co., L.P.A.

Website

https://cavitch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cavitch Familo & Durkin is a Cleveland-based full-service law firm founded in 1886, employing 33-plus attorneys across nine practice areas to serve closely held businesses, individuals and families, and international clients in Northeast Ohio.

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

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Estate Planning & Trust Structuring Advisory (FSAEAKAC), Trust & Estate Dispute Resolution & Fiduciary Litigation Support (FSAEAKAJ)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Business law services
• Estate planning services
• Litigation representation
• Employment law counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal services across all practice areas including business law, litigation, estate planning, employment, family law, real estate, entertainment law, and international law.
2. Legal Retainer Payments: Clients maintain retainer accounts for ongoing legal services, payable via credit card (3% fee) or ACH bank transfer (no fees).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cavitch Familo & Durkin is a Cleveland-based full-service law firm providing legal representation across nine practice areas: Business Law (including Capital & Finance, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions), Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Estate Planning/Probate/Trusts, Family Law, International Law, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm serves both closely held businesses and individuals throughout Northeast Ohio with transactional, advisory, and dispute resolution services.

Product overview

Cavitch Familo & Durkin is a full-service law firm offering legal services through nine primary practice areas: Business Law (including Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions sub-areas), Capital & Finance, Employment Law (with sub-areas for Employment Agreements, Employment Discrimination, Noncompetition & Trade Secrets, and Wage & Hour), Entertainment Law, Estate Planning Probate & Trusts (with sub-areas covering Estate Planning, Guardianship/Disability/Special Needs, Elder Law/Medicaid Planning, Estate/Gift/GST Taxes, Estate & Trust Administration, Business Succession Planning, Probate, and Trusts), Family Law (with sub-areas for Allocation of Parental Rights, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, and Terminating Marriage), International Law, Litigation (with sub-areas for Commercial Litigation and Probate Litigation), and Real Estate (with sub-areas for Commercial Real Estate, Financing, Leasing, and Transactions). The firm operates from Cleveland and Akron offices in Ohio, serving individuals and businesses across Northeast Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully served clients for over 140 years (1886-2026)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Geneva Group International (GGI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs members of GGI, one of the top ten international accounting, consulting and law firm alliances, Cavitch delivers advice on a global scale through access to experts in nearly every major financial and commercial center worldwide. GGI membership enables the firm to provide international support for clients looking beyond national boundaries or needing services in home markets.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Benesch: Cleveland-headquartered full-service law firm with similar practice areas including business, litigation, real estate, and employment law. Larger scale but overlapping client base in Ohio and Midwest markets, positioning it as a key competitor for middle-market and enterprise clients.
• BakerHostetler: Cleveland-founded full-service law firm with similar practice breadth including business, employment, litigation, and real estate. Larger scale (~1,000+ attorneys) but overlapping target market of Ohio-based businesses and individuals, making it a direct competitor for mid-market and enterprise legal work.
• Thompson Hine: Cleveland-based full-service firm offering business law, litigation, real estate, and trusts/estates services. Comparable in practice area mix and Ohio market focus, though larger in scale. Direct competitor for similar mid-market Ohio clients.

Regional players

• Roetzel & Andress: Ohio-based full-service law firm with multiple offices across the state, offering similar practice areas including business law, real estate, and litigation. Comparable as a regional Ohio firm serving similar client types, though with broader geographic reach within Ohio.

Direct peers

• Walter Haverfield: Cleveland-based law firm of similar size with comparable practice areas including business law, real estate, employment, and trusts/estates. Most direct peer in terms of attorney count and Midwest closely-held business client focus.
• Squire Patton Boggs: Cleveland-headquartered full-service law firm with broad practice area coverage including business law, litigation, real estate, and trusts/estates. Most comparable as a similarly Cleveland-based firm serving closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, though significantly larger (~1,500+ lawyers globally).
• Hahn Loeser & Parks: Cleveland-based mid-sized full-service law firm with comparable practice areas including business law, litigation, real estate, and trusts/estates. Direct competitor for similar Ohio-based closely held business and high-net-worth clients.
• Ulmer & Berne: Cleveland-based full-service law firm of comparable size serving business clients and individuals across Ohio. Overlapping practice areas include business law, real estate, litigation, and employment law, with similar client type focus.
• Tucker Ellis: Cleveland-based full-service law firm of comparable size providing business law, litigation, real estate, and employment services. Direct competitor for similar Ohio-based businesses and high-net-worth clients across the Midwest.
• Calfee, Halter & Griswold: Cleveland-based full-service law firm comparable in size and practice mix, serving closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Strong overlap in business law, real estate, and estate planning, making it a head-to-head competitor for similar clients in Northeast Ohio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cavitch_law
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRo4tbI7m9Inbo1AvSb-7tQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/cavitchlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cavitch
• Instagraminstagram.com/cavitchfamilodurkin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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