Sheeley Law

What Sheeley Law does

Sheeley Law, LLC is a solo law practice founded in 2010 by Attorney Ann Sheeley, headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island with five physical offices across the state (Newport, Providence, North Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick). The firm serves individual consumers in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts across four practice areas: personal injury (car, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, truck, slip-and-fall, dog bites, head/neck injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, medical malpractice), criminal defense (DUI/OUI, drug charges, probation violations, felonies, misdemeanors, expungement), workers' compensation, and estate planning (wills, living wills, powers of attorney). Ann Sheeley personally manages all cases from consultation through resolution, supported by 1-10 total staff. The firm has operated for over 25 years (counting Ann Sheeley's career experience) and is recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyers firm and Rhode Island Monthly's "Face of Personal Injury Law."

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model with two primary fee structures: contingency-fee arrangements for personal injury cases (typically 33% of pre-litigation settlements, higher for trials), and hourly or flat-fee billing for criminal defense, workers' compensation, and estate planning. Distribution is purely direct: 24/7 phone intake, free case evaluations, website contact form, and in-person consultations at any of five offices. Marketing relies on content marketing (legal blog posts), community safety campaigns (St. Paddy's, Halloween, Fourth of July), Facebook presence, organic SEO, and client referrals.

The business has no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, no external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. It is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates without disclosed investors or institutional ownership. The single disclosed partnership is a minor marketing collaboration with Uber for DUI-prevention ride vouchers during St. Patrick's Day 2025.

Name

Sheeley Law

Legal name

Sheeley Law, LLC

Website

https://sheeleylaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sheeley Law is a solo Rhode Island law practice founded by Attorney Ann Sheeley in 2010, serving individual consumers across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts in personal injury, criminal defense, workers' compensation, and estate planning from five office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAD

Employment & Labor Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Criminal defense services
• Workers compensation law
• Estate planning services
• Legal consultation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Personal Injury: Contingency-fee based legal representation for personal injury cases including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Clients pay no upfront fees; firm receives percentage of settlement or award.
2. Legal Services - Criminal Defense: Hourly or flat-fee billing for criminal defense matters including DUI, drug charges, probation violations, and record expungements.
3. Legal Services - Workers' Compensation: Legal representation for workplace injury claims, typically on contingency basis for denied claims or hourly for complex cases.
4. Estate Planning Services: Wills, living wills, and powers of attorney preparation services, typically billed as flat fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sheeley Law is a Rhode Island-based law firm founded in 2010 by Attorney Ann Sheeley that provides legal representation to individuals across four practice areas: personal injury, criminal defense, workers' compensation, and wills/estate planning. The firm operates five physical offices throughout Rhode Island (Newport, Providence, North Providence, Pawtucket, and Warwick) and also serves clients in Southern Massachusetts.

Product overview

Sheeley Law is a personal injury and criminal defense law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services led by Attorney Ann Sheeley. The firm's core practice areas include Personal Injury Legal Services (covering car/truck/motorcycle/pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, animal bites, medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death), Criminal Defense Legal Services (DUI/OUI, drug charges, misdemeanors, felonies, parole violations, and record expungement), Workers' Compensation Legal Services, and Wills/Living Wills & Powers of Attorney. The firm serves clients throughout Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts from five office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation Legal representation for individuals who have suffered injuries due to accidents or negligence, serving Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts residents.
• Criminal Defense Legal Representation Defense counsel for individuals facing criminal charges in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts.
• Workers' Compensation Legal Representation Legal representation for injured workers pursuing workers' compensation claims in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts.
• Wills and Estate Planning Services Wills and estate planning services for individuals in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts needing to plan for the distribution of their estates.
• Free Initial Legal Consultations Complimentary initial consultations for prospective clients to discuss their legal matters across the firm's practice areas, available at all five Rhode Island office locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pedestrian accident victim received $250,000 settlement after initial offer of $50,000
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UberminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 March 2025Community safety partnership through 'Celebrate St. Paddy's Safely' campaign providing $10 Uber ride vouchers to promote safe driving during holiday weekends and reduce DUI incidents. Limited vouchers offered on first-come, first-served basis for rides throughout Rhode Island.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Breakstone, White & Gluck: Massachusetts-based personal injury firm with extensive plaintiff trial experience and contingency-fee representation. A directly analogous peer — same plaintiff orientation, trial-heavy approach, and willingness to handle challenging injury cases.
• Law Office of Joel H. Schwartz: Providence-based plaintiff personal injury and workers' compensation firm with a similar RI-centered, contingency-fee plaintiff practice. Direct overlap with Sheeley Law's personal injury and workers' comp service lines.
• Marasco & Nesselbush: Well-known Rhode Island personal injury and Social Security disability firm with offices across the state. Competes with Sheeley Law for the same accident, workers' comp, and contingency plaintiff matters throughout Rhode Island.
• d'Oliveira & Associates: Rhode Island-based plaintiff personal injury and workers' compensation firm with multiple offices across RI. Directly competes with Sheeley Law for the same contingent personal injury and workplace injury caseload in the Providence metro and surrounding areas.
• Bottaro Law Firm: Rhode Island personal injury firm serving Providence and the broader RI market. Competes for the same auto accident, slip and fall, and wrongful death contingent cases that anchor Sheeley Law's practice.
• Rob Levine & Associates: Rhode Island personal injury firm running branded marketing campaigns across RI and Southern Massachusetts. Operates on the same contingent plaintiff injury model and within the same geographic footprint as Sheeley Law.
• Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell: Established Rhode Island personal injury firm with a similarly multi-office regional footprint. Overlaps directly with Sheeley Law's plaintiff personal injury, workers' comp, and contingency-fee practice across the Rhode Island market.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff personal injury firm in the US, operating nationally with heavy TV/search marketing budgets across personal injury and adjacent consumer cases. Overlaps with Sheeley Law's core personal injury and contingency-fee model but at vastly greater scale.
• Sokolove Law: National mass tort and personal injury firm with a referral-driven intake model that competes for the same plaintiff cases as Sheeley Law in the Northeast, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Both operate on contingency-fee representation for injury victims.

Regional players

• Cape Cod Injury Law: Massachusetts-based personal injury firm serving Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts. Comparable plaintiff injury practice and contingency-fee model, but operating in a non-overlapping Massachusetts geography that Sheeley Law also reaches in certain cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SheeleyLawLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheeley-law-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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