Bennett Hartman Attorneys at Law

What Bennett Hartman Attorneys at Law does

Bennett Hartman Attorneys at Law (also known as Bennett Hartman Morris & Kaplan, or BHMK) is a privately-held, single-office labor and employment law firm founded in 1906 in Portland, Oregon. The firm employs between 11 and 50 professionals and operates as a partnership without external institutional investment. Its practice spans four main areas: Workers' Rights (employment discrimination, wage and hour disputes, workers' compensation, wrongful termination, disability accommodation), Social Justice (advocacy for families, small businesses, communities, and unions), Family, Trusts and Estates (family law and estate planning), and Personal Injury. The firm primarily serves employees, labor unions, and families across Oregon, with cases reaching into Washington, the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court, Multnomah County Circuit Court, and federal courts. Named-attorney expertise covers PERS litigation, firefighter advocacy, class action wage-and-hour work, and individual employment tort claims.

Commercially, Bennett Hartman generates revenue through traditional professional services fees, including hourly rates and contingency arrangements, paid by individual employees on employment, family, and personal injury matters, and by unions on labor-side representation, grievances, and arbitration. The firm's high-profile recent matters include a $15 million wage settlement against the State of Oregon (Workday payroll errors), a $6.6 million class action settlement against Fred Meyer spanning Oregon and Washington, a $345,000 sexual harassment jury verdict against Franz Bakery, a $2 million settlement with Providence Health & Services over fraudulent timecard alterations, a $2.5 million settlement on behalf of 7,500+ Multnomah County employees, a $3+ million labor arbitration award to Smurfit Newsprint union employees, and a $200,000 firefighter discrimination verdict in Baker County. The firm has also secured Oregon Supreme Court decisions protecting over $2 billion in PERS benefits. Distribution relies on a sales-led, relationship-driven model: a WordPress-based website, Facebook, news/blog content showcasing case results, and durable referral relationships with Oregon labor unions and the Oregon Nurses Association, supplemented by co-counsel arrangements with firms such as Albies & Stark. There are no disclosed proprietary technology products, no software offerings, and no AI/ML capability investments.

Governance reflects a traditional law firm partnership: privately held since founding, with no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or public listing. Office locations are limited to the Portland headquarters at 210 SW Morrison St, Suite 500. The firm has received regional recognition from the Oregon State Fire Fighters Council in 2018 (Greg Hartman) and 2025 (Nelson Hall) but has no broader industry rankings in the data.

Name

Bennett Hartman Attorneys at Law

Legal name

Bennett Hartman

Website

https://bennetthartman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bennett Hartman Attorneys at Law is a privately-held, Portland-based labor and employment law firm founded in 1906 that represents employees, labor unions, and families across Oregon and Washington in workplace rights, wage-and-hour class actions, family law, and personal injury matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Labor and Employment Law)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Labor and employment law
• Workers rights representation
• Wage and hour litigation
• Class action employment lawsuits
• Personal injury law

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Bennett Hartman provides legal representation in labor disputes, employment law cases, workers' compensation, class action wage lawsuits, personal injury claims, and family law matters. Revenue is generated through attorney fees for legal services rendered to employees, unions, and families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bennett Hartman is a full-service labor and employment law firm providing legal representation in four practice areas: Workers' Rights (discrimination, wage claims, workplace injury), Social Justice (advocacy for unions, families, small businesses), Family/Trusts/Estates (family law and estate planning), and Personal Injury. The firm serves individual employees, labor unions, and families primarily across Oregon with cases reaching state and federal appellate courts.

Product overview

Bennett Hartman is a full-service labor and employment law firm offering legal services in four practice areas: Workers' Rights (discrimination, workplace injury, wage claims), Social Justice (advocacy for families, small businesses, communities, and unions), Family, Trusts, and Estates (family law and estate planning), and Personal Injury. The firm serves employees, unions, and families, combining expertise in labor law, employment law, workers' compensation, and civil rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Rights Legal Services Legal representation for employees who have been discriminated against, hurt on the job, or denied wages. Covers workplace discrimination, wage and hour disputes, workplace injuries, wrongful termination, and disability accommodations in Oregon state and federal courts.
• Social Justice Legal Services Legal advocacy for families, small businesses, communities, and labor unions on employment law compliance, collective bargaining, labor disputes, union representation, and worker protections.
• Family, Trusts, and Estates Legal Services Legal services for family law matters, wills, trusts drafting, estate planning, and estate administration for Oregon families and individuals.
• Personal Injury Legal Services Legal representation for individuals injured due to employer negligence or general negligence, including workplace incident personal injury matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• $15 million settlement for State of Oregon employees affected by Workday payroll errors
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 minor and core.

• Albies & StarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Albies & Stark law firm in negotiating the $15 million class action wage settlement for State of Oregon employees. The partnership involved joint legal efforts on the Workday payroll system class action lawsuit filed in 2023.
• Oregon Nurses AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Oregon Nurses Association attorneys to settle the class action lawsuit Thanane v. Providence Health & Services – Oregon for approximately $2 million. The case involved alleged fraudulent timecard alterations and systematic wage underpayment.
• Oregon Labor UnionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with several labor unions to file and negotiate class action wage claims against the State of Oregon for Workday payroll system errors. Ongoing collaborative relationships with various Oregon public sector unions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Davis Wright Tremaine: Full-service national law firm with deep Pacific Northwest roots (Seattle and Portland) and a substantial labor and employment practice. Overlaps with Bennett Hartman in Oregon/Washington employment work but operates at far greater scale and predominantly on the management side.
• Littler Mendelson: The largest U.S. labor and employment law firm, with offices across the country including a Portland presence. While it represents management, it is highly comparable in practice area (employment and labor law) and competes for talent and clients in the same Oregon market.
• Jackson Lewis: National labor and employment law firm with a Portland office. Overlaps with Bennett Hartman in employment-law expertise and Pacific Northwest presence, although it focuses on employer-side representation.

Regional players

• Tonkon Torp: Prominent Portland business law firm with an employment law practice. Comparable as a Portland incumbent but focuses on employer-side representation and broader corporate work rather than plaintiff-side labor law.
• Markowitz Herbold: Portland-based business litigation and employment law firm. Comparable as a Portland-headquartered firm with an employment practice, though it primarily represents management, making it a partial competitor for talent and clients rather than a direct plaintiff-side rival.

Direct peers

• Ross Law Group: Portland-area employment law practice representing employees in workplace disputes. Comparable in size, geographic focus (Oregon), and plaintiff-side employment practice to Bennett Hartman.
• Albies & Stark: Oregon plaintiff-side employment and class action firm that co-counseled the $15M State of Oregon wage settlement with Bennett Hartman. Directly comparable in size, plaintiff-side focus, class-action wage-and-hour practice, and Oregon footprint.
• HKM Employment Attorneys (Hershner Knight): Portland employment law firm representing employees in discrimination, wage, and workplace disputes. Closely comparable to Bennett Hartman because of overlapping Portland market focus, plaintiff-side employment practice, and similar firm size.
• Buckley & Zenzen: Oregon plaintiff-side employment law firm representing workers in wage, discrimination, and wrongful termination cases. Direct competitor to Bennett Hartman in the same Portland/Oregon employment-law niche.
• Kafoury & McDougal: Portland-based plaintiff-side employment and workers' compensation firm with a comparable size and mission of representing injured workers and employees. Directly comparable because both are mid-sized Portland firms focused on workers' rights, workers' compensation, and employment matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BennettHartman

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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