Kriha Boucek

Name

Kriha Boucek

Legal name

Kriha Boucek LLC

Website

https://krihaboucek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kriha Boucek is an Illinois-based boutique law firm specializing in K-12 education law, representing boards of education, public and private schools, and charter schools on compliance, regulatory, and governance matters. It is merging with F3 Law effective January 1, 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Budgeting, Procurement & AP/AR (School/District Ops) (EDAJAHAL)

Keywords

• Education law services
• K-12 school law
• School district counsel
• Charter school law
• Education compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Legal fee revenue generated from providing education law representation and counsel to schools and educational institutions. Services likely billed on hourly, retainer, or alternative fee arrangements typical of law firm engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kriha Boucek is a boutique education law firm that provides specialized legal representation and counsel to boards of education, public and private K-12 schools, and charter schools. The firm advises on education-specific legal matters including regulatory compliance, institutional governance, and education-sector legal issues. Following its January 1, 2026 merger with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost (F3 Law), the combined entity operates as one of the largest education law practices in the U.S. with over 150 lawyers and 11 offices nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Law Representation and Counsel Specialized legal representation and counsel for K-12 schools, school districts, boards of education, public and private schools, and charter schools on education-specific legal matters including regulatory compliance and institutional governance.
• School District and Board Advisory Legal advisory services for boards of education and school districts on governance, policy, and operational legal issues specific to K-12 public education.
• Charter School Legal Services Legal counsel for charter schools on formation, governance, compliance, and operational matters unique to the charter school sector.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost (F3 Law)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Merger agreement forming one of the largest education law practices in the U.S. The combined entity will have over 150 lawyers and 11 offices nationwide. Effective January 1, 2026, Kriha Boucek will join F3 Law to create a premier national education law firm with expanded presence in Illinois and Missouri.

Scale indicators4 records

Direct peers

• Bricker & Eckler: Ohio-based law firm with one of the largest dedicated education law practices in the Midwest, serving public schools, higher education, and charter schools. Comparable boutique-style specialization serving similar K-12 client base across multiple states.
• Godfrey & Kahn: Wisconsin-based law firm with a dedicated education law practice serving K-12 school districts and education organizations across the Upper Midwest. Comparable boutique-to-mid-size education law competitor serving similar client types.
• Franczek Radelet: Chicago-based education law boutique serving Illinois school districts, special education cooperatives, and education organizations. Direct competitor in the Illinois K-12 legal services market with similar boutique specialization.
• Robbins Schwartz: Illinois-based law firm specializing in education law for school districts, community colleges, and municipalities. Direct geographic and practice-area competitor to Kriha Boucek in the Illinois K-12 market.
• Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost (F3 Law): California-based education law firm with national practice serving K-12 schools, districts, and charter schools. Direct merger partner of Kriha Boucek; the two firms are combining effective January 1, 2026, making them the most directly comparable peer in size, specialty, and client base.

Broad incumbents

• Tucker Ellis: Cleveland-based full-service firm with a recognized education law practice serving Ohio school districts and education institutions. Broader incumbent competitor with overlapping specialty in K-12 education law and similar client profile.
• Husch Blackwell: Large multi-state law firm with a significant K-12 and higher education practice serving school districts across the Midwest and nationally. Broader incumbent offering education law as part of a wider service portfolio, competing for the same K-12 clients from a larger-platform position.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: National full-service law firm with an education law practice serving school districts across multiple states. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities as part of a wider litigation and transactional portfolio.
• Thompson Coburn: St. Louis-based full-service firm with a substantial education practice representing school districts and education organizations across multiple Midwestern states. Broader incumbent that competes with boutique education firms on district-level engagements.

Regional players

• McAnany Van Cleave & Phillips: Kansas City-based law firm with a dedicated education law practice serving Missouri and Kansas school districts. Operates in adjacent geography to Kriha Boucek's new Missouri expansion and competes for similar K-12 clients in that regional market.

Market position

Customer concentration

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