Lindell and Lavoie

What Lindell and Lavoie does

Lindell and Lavoie was a Minnesota-based personal injury law firm associated with attorneys James Lindell, James Lavoie, and Ben Lavoie. Pre-merger, the firm operated as a small plaintiff-side practice representing injured individuals and families in personal injury matters, including vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, and related tort claims. Revenue was generated on a contingency fee basis, with clients paying only upon successful settlement or judgment, consistent with industry standard for plaintiff personal injury work.

In 2024, Lindell & Lavoie merged with Meshbesher & Spence, a Minnesota personal injury firm established in 1961. The combined entity now operates under the Meshbesher & Spence brand and comprises 25 lawyers across three documented Minnesota offices (Minneapolis/Elliot Park, Rochester, St. Cloud) with a toll-free intake line (855-597-1720) and a website (meshbesher.com) hosting practice-area pages, lawyer profiles, case results, and mass-tort practice verticals. The expanded practice covers vehicle accidents, personal injury, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, mass tort (Bair Hugger, Medtronic HeartWare HVAD, Depo-Provera, baby food heavy metals, Polaris Ranger/RZR, spinal cord stimulator, heated sock), criminal defense, nursing home abuse, and PERA disability.

The combined firm claims $1.1B+ in cumulative client recoveries and 1,000+ clients served annually, though these figures apply to the post-merger entity rather than to Lindell & Lavoie standalone. Marketing channels include content marketing via the website, free consultation phone intake, and published client testimonials. There are no disclosed technology products, AI capabilities, or software platforms; the business is a traditional professional services law firm with a contingency fee revenue model.

Name

Lindell and Lavoie

Legal name

Lindell and Lavoie

Website

https://lindellandlavoie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lindell & Lavoie was a Minnesota personal injury law firm that merged into Meshbesher & Spence in 2024, serving injured individuals and families across vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and related tort matters on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident litigation
• Legal representation
• Wrongful death claims
• Mass tort lawsuits

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: Lindell & Lavoie, as a personal injury law firm, generated revenue through contingency fees (a percentage of settlements or judgments won for clients), which is standard for personal injury practice. Following the merger with Meshbesher & Spence, the combined firm operates on a 'You only pay after settlement' model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lindell and Lavoie was a Minnesota-based personal injury law firm that merged with Meshbesher & Spence in 2024. The combined firm provides legal representation to injured individuals and families on a contingency fee basis, handling car accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, mass tort, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and PERA disability cases. Clients pay only after a successful settlement or judgment.

Product overview

Lindell and Lavoie is a Minnesota law firm that has joined Meshbesher & Spence, forming a consolidated personal injury law practice. The combined firm offers legal services across multiple practice areas including vehicle accidents, personal injury, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, mass tort litigation, criminal defense, and nursing home abuse cases. The firm does not offer technology products or software platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Accident / Vehicle Accident Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.1B+ recovered for clients by combined firm
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Meshbesher & SpencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLindell & Lavoie merged with and joined Meshbesher & Spence, a nationally-recognized Minnesota personal injury law firm established in 1961. The merger expanded the combined firm's legal expertise and resources, with Lindell & Lavoie's attorneys James Lindell and Ben Lavoie joining the Meshbesher & Spence team.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Nation's largest personal injury law firm with broad practice areas including mass tort, med-mal, and workers' comp; serves as the scale incumbent that defines the marketing and acquisition cost benchmark for regional PI firms.
• The Cochran Firm: Multi-state plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort firm with national reach; comparable for overlapping mass tort and catastrophic injury work and contingency-fee business model.
• Cellino Law: National personal injury firm (formerly Cellino & Barnes) with a heavy advertising-driven intake model in auto, premises liability, and mass tort; directly comparable in plaintiff-side PI services and contingency economics at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Lindberg Law, P.A. Minneapolis personal injury and workers' compensation firm operating on contingency with a similar regional focus; directly comparable in client profile, marketing approach, and case types.
• Meshbesher & Spence: The parent firm into which Lindell & Lavoie merged in 2024; a 60+ year Minnesota personal injury practice with 25 lawyers, sharing identical practice areas, contingency model, and client base. Directly comparable by every operational dimension.
• SiebenCarey Personal Injury Law: Minnesota-based personal injury firm with comparable practice mix (auto accidents, med-mal, workers' comp) and contingency-fee model; competes head-to-head for the same Twin Cities plaintiff clients.
• Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben: Long-established Minneapolis personal injury firm with similar car accident, wrongful death, and workers' compensation practices; direct competitor for the same Minnesota plaintiff pool on a contingency-fee basis.
• Milavetz Law Firm: Minnesota personal injury, criminal defense, and family law practice with multi-office presence (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Anoka); directly comparable for overlapping PI and criminal defense practices under contingency model.
• Robichaud, Schroepfer & Chevalier: Minneapolis personal injury firm offering auto, motorcycle, and wrongful death representation on contingency; direct competitor in the same metro and surrounding Minnesota market.

Regional players

• Hupy and Abraham, S.C. Midwest personal injury firm headquartered in Milwaukee with offices in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa; comparable in PI practice mix and contingency model, but serves adjacent (not overlapping) Midwest geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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