Paul LLP Trial Attorneys

What Paul LLP Trial Attorneys does

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys is a privately held plaintiff-side litigation firm headquartered at 600 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, founded in May 2013 by Rick Paul. The firm concentrates on complex commercial and consumer contingent-fee litigation, with practice areas spanning class actions, mass torts, antitrust, consumer protection, and business disputes. It operates across five core practice areas (Class Actions, Mass Torts, Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Business Disputes & Commercial Litigation) and pursues an active docket of named matters including the NPK Fertilizer, Luxottica Eyewear, Galaxy Gas, Ethylene Oxide, Taxotere, Pesticide Exposure, Visa Debit Card, Zelis, C.H. Robinson, Semiconductor Components Price-Fixing, SpaceX Acoustic Damage, and Varsity Cheerleading litigations.

The firm is led by Founding Partner Rick Paul and Managing Partner Ashlea Schwarz, supported by Partner Laura C. Fellows, Attorney Mary Jane Fait, eight associates, four paralegals, a comptroller, and a director of operations, totaling approximately 18 personnel. Court appointments as lead or co-lead counsel in MDL proceedings (including Visa Debit Card Antitrust and Zelis in 2024-2025) and strategic co-counsel alliances with firms such as Hartley LLP and Joseph Saveri Law Firm extend its effective distribution nationwide despite a single physical office.

The business model is contingency-fee based: clients (individual plaintiffs and class members) pay no upfront legal fees and the firm receives a percentage of any settlement or judgment, with free initial consultations offered. Revenue mechanics therefore depend on case origination (via attorney referrals, direct inquiries, firm-initiated investigations, and earned media), court-appointed lead counsel roles, and successful resolution of large-ticket mass torts and class actions. Cumulative client recoveries exceed $2 billion, anchored by the $6.01 billion 3M Combat Earplugs settlement, $1.51 billion Syngenta corn verdict, and $400 million Dicamba settlement.

Name

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys

Legal name

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys

Website

https://paulllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys is a Kansas City-based plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 2013 that represents individuals and classes in complex antitrust, mass tort, consumer protection, and commercial disputes on a contingency-fee basis, with cumulative client recoveries exceeding $2 billion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff-side Litigation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Class action litigation
• Mass tort litigation
• Antitrust litigation
• Consumer protection law
• Contingency fee representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm operates primarily on a contingency fee basis, where clients pay no upfront costs and the firm receives a percentage of any settlement or judgment obtained. This aligns firm interests with client outcomes and enables access to justice for individuals who cannot afford traditional legal representation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys is a plaintiff-side litigation law firm that concentrates on complex commercial and consumer contingent-fee litigation, with primary emphasis on class, collective, and mass actions. The firm represents individuals and groups harmed by corporate misconduct across antitrust, mass torts, consumer protection, and business disputes, frequently leading nationwide teams of co-counsel in multi-district litigation and recovering billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of clients.

Product overview

Paul LLP Trial Attorneys is a law firm offering legal services, not a software technology product. The firm provides complex commercial and consumer contingent-fee litigation services across five primary practice areas: Class Action Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Consumer Protection Legal Services, and Business Disputes & Commercial Litigation. The firm handles numerous specific legal cases and investigations including NPK Fertilizer Antitrust Litigation, Luxottica Eyewear Antitrust Lawsuit, Galaxy Gas Nitrous Oxide Litigation, Ethylene Oxide Exposure Litigation, Taxotere Eye Injuries Lawsuit, Pesticide Exposure Litigation, Visa Debit Card Antitrust Litigation, Zelis Antitrust Lawsuit, C.H. Robinson Farmer Class Action, Semiconductor Components Price Fixing Investigation, SpaceX Acoustic Damage Litigation, and Varsity Cheerleading Negligence Litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Class Action Litigation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $2+ billion in client recoveries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hartley LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Paul LLP Trial Attorneys and Hartley LLP were appointed as interim co-lead counsel in the consolidated Zelis class action antitrust lawsuit. Rick Paul serves as co-lead counsel with Jason S. Hartley of Hartley LLP.
• Hartley LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2024Paul LLP Trial Attorneys and Hartley LLP were appointed as Interim Co-Lead Counsel together with Joseph Saveri Law Firm for the Cardholder Class in In Re: Visa Debit Card Antitrust Litigation. Rick Paul is the lead partner heading the case.
• Joseph Saveri Law FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed as Interim Co-Lead Counsel together with Paul LLP Trial Attorneys and Hartley LLP for the Cardholder Class in the Visa debit card antitrust litigation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motley Rice LLC: Large plaintiffs-only firm with major mass tort and antitrust practices; competes with Paul LLP for steering-committee and lead-counsel appointments in federal MDLs.
• Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Seattle plaintiffs' complex litigation firm handling class actions, antitrust, and consumer protection matters with contingency fee models directly comparable to Paul LLP.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Plaintiff-side class action and mass tort firm headquartered in Seattle; comparable contingency-fee model and similarly pursues nationwide consumer and antitrust class actions.
• Robins Kaplan LLP: Minneapolis-based plaintiffs' firm with nationally recognized antitrust, mass tort, and class action practices; competes in the same MDL leadership contests as Paul LLP.
• Seeger Weiss LLP: National complex plaintiffs' litigation boutique with deep mass tort, antitrust, and class action practices; pursues similar court-appointed leadership roles in federal MDLs.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: San Francisco-based plaintiffs' firm specializing in class action, mass tort, and antitrust litigation — the leading national competitor for the same court-appointed lead counsel roles Paul LLP targets in MDLs.
• Baron & Budd, P.C. Dallas-based national plaintiffs' firm focused on mass torts, environmental litigation, and class actions — competes for similar pharmaceutical, chemical, and product liability MDLs.
• Beasley Allen Law Firm: Montgomery, Alabama plaintiffs' firm with a nationally scaled mass tort practice; competes for pharmaceutical, product liability, and consumer fraud mass tort leadership.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: New York-based plaintiffs' mass tort and personal injury firm with strong pharmaceutical and consumer product practices — competes directly for mass tort MDL leadership.
• Joseph Saveri Law Firm: San Francisco antitrust-specialist plaintiffs' firm; named co-lead counsel with Paul LLP in the Visa debit card litigation and competes with it for other antitrust MDL leadership roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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