Butler Law Group

What Butler Law Group does

Butler Law Group is a privately held plaintiff-side personal injury and wrongful death law firm founded by Howard Butler in Jacksonville, Florida, with a secondary office in Orlando. The firm concentrates on high-value, complex tort matters — automobile and commercial vehicle accidents, catastrophic injuries (traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, RSD), product liability (defective seatbelts, airbag injuries, electrocution, rollover crashes), negligent security, and wrongful death claims — and serves individual victims and their families throughout Florida and in select federal matters. The firm deliberately limits caseload volume to provide selective, personalized representation and accepts matters on a contingency fee basis (no fee unless the case is won), with free initial consultations and bilingual English/Spanish intake.

The firm's core operating model is litigation-driven rather than technology-driven. Case preparation and trial presentation rely on advanced multimedia and forensic tools — day-in-the-life videos, settlement documentaries, medical-legal illustrations, computer animations and crash simulations, scene/vehicle models, and a network of nationally recognized expert witnesses in accident reconstruction, skid mark analysis, injury mechanism, automotive design, and medical specialties. There is no disclosed proprietary software product, AI/ML capability, or external technology platform; the firm operates as a service business rather than a product business.

Revenue is generated exclusively through contingency fees on negotiated settlements and jury verdicts, with documented outcomes including a $10.5 million record-setting wrongful death settlement, a $4.9 million wrongful death settlement, a $3.4 million product liability settlement, and four 6-7 figure jury verdicts in 2023 alone, including three excess verdicts against major insurance carriers. Client acquisition is driven primarily by Howard Butler's personal reputation, AV-rated credentials, Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers recognition, high-profile historical clients (John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Cal Ripken Jr., Gregory Harrison, LPGA golfer Eileen Vargas), earned media coverage of case results, and referral relationships with other attorneys and medical professionals.

Name

Butler Law Group

Legal name

Butler Law Group

Website

https://butlerlawgroup.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Butler Law Group is a privately held plaintiff-side personal injury and wrongful death law firm based in Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, representing individual accident victims on a contingency fee basis across catastrophic injury, product liability, and wrongful death matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Wrongful death cases
• Product liability litigation
• Contingency fee representation
• Catastrophic injury attorneys

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates exclusively on a contingency fee basis for personal injury and wrongful death cases. Clients pay no attorneys' fees unless the firm wins their case or secures a settlement. This model aligns firm and client interests and provides access to justice for victims who may not have resources to pay hourly legal fees.
2. Settlement and Verdict Awards: Revenue is generated through negotiated settlements and jury verdicts obtained on behalf of clients. The firm has achieved numerous multi-million dollar results including $10.5 million wrongful death settlement, $4.9 million settlement, $3.4 million product liability settlement, and multiple seven-figure verdicts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Butler Law Group is a personal injury and wrongful death law firm providing legal representation on a contingency fee basis for catastrophically injured victims and grieving families. The firm's services cover automobile accidents (including interstate, semi-truck, and drunk driving), product liability (electrocution, automotive defects, airbags, seatbelts, rollover accidents), serious personal injury (traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, soft-tissue injuries, RSD), and wrongful death cases. The firm uses advanced multi-media litigation support technology including day-in-the-life videos, computer simulations, forensic analysis, and expert witness coordination to prepare and present cases.

Product overview

Butler Law Group operates as a single, unified legal services practice offering comprehensive personal injury and wrongful death representation. The firm is led by Howard Butler and specializes in catastrophic accident cases across five core practice areas: (1) Automobile Accidents covering car crashes, truck collisions, drunk driving, and interstate highway incidents; (2) Serious Accidents/Personal Injury encompassing traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, soft-tissue injuries, and RSD; (3) Product Liability including automotive defects, electrocution, defective seatbelts, and airbag injuries; (4) Wrongful Death representing families of those killed due to negligence; and (5) Negligent Security cases. The firm uses multimedia presentation techniques including day-in-the-life videos, medical-legal illustrations, animations, and computer simulations to present cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automobile Accidents Practice Legal representation for victims of automobile accidents including interstate accidents, semi-truck/commercial vehicle collisions, drunk driving accidents, and retention pond incidents. Provided on a contingency fee basis for catastrophically injured victims.
• Serious Accidents / Personal Injury Practice Legal representation for catastrophic injuries including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, soft-tissue injuries, negligent security, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). Representation on a contingency fee basis for individuals and families facing life-altering injuries.
• Product Liability Practice Legal representation for injuries caused by defective products including electrocution, automotive defects, defective seatbelts, airbag injuries, rollover accidents, and defective devices. Case prosecution against major manufacturers and their insurance carriers.
• Wrongful Death Practice Legal representation for families in wrongful death cases arising from negligence including fatal automobile accidents, elopement from care facilities, and criminal acts. Representation on a contingency fee basis for grieving families seeking accountability.
• Negligent and Inadequate Security Practice Legal representation for individuals harmed due to negligent or inadequate security on premises, including premises liability matters. Representation on a contingency fee basis for victims of preventable security failures.

Quantifiable outcome

• $10.5 million record-setting wrongful death settlement for single survivor claim
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SDSBS (Law Firm)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship with SDSBS in the $10.5 million record-setting wrongful death settlement involving an 85-year-old memory care facility resident. Cameron Kennedy of SDSBS served as co-counsel on the case.
• Goldberg, Osborne (Law Firm)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship with William Bacon, Esq of Goldberg, Osborne in the Arizona infant Salmonella case involving snake food contaminated from Florida distributor.
• Raymond Bodiford (Attorney)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship on multiple cases including the $750,000 airbag failure wrongful death settlement against a major manufacturer and the $260,000 mild traumatic brain injury verdict case.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anapol Weiss: National trial firm specializing in catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death cases. Closely comparable in case complexity, expert witness usage, and pursuit of large verdicts.
• Napoli Shkolnik: National PI and mass tort firm with a strong catastrophic injury and wrongful death practice. Comparable in handling product liability and complex liability cases, with a similar contingency fee model and multi-state capacity.
• Levin Papantonio Rafferty: Penacola-based Florida trial firm with national reach in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability litigation. Directly comparable practice mix and trial-driven reputation to Butler Law Group, also pursuing multi-million dollar verdicts against major defendants.
• Wilshire Law Firm: California-based catastrophic injury and wrongful death firm with a strong trial practice and multi-media case presentation. Comparable in selective approach to high-value PI matters and use of in-house litigation technology.
• Searcy Denney Scarola: Florida-based personal injury and product liability firm with a focus on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Closely comparable in practice areas (auto defects, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death) and in pursuing significant verdicts against corporate defendants and insurers.
• Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP: New York-based personal injury and medical malpractice firm with a strong reputation in catastrophic injury cases. Comparable in selective caseload model and trial-readiness for high-value cases.
• Cellino Law: Personal injury firm (formerly Cellino & Barnes) with strong brand recognition in auto accident and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable contingency fee model and pursuit of significant verdicts, though significantly larger in scale.
• Parker Waichman LLP: New York-headquartered national PI firm with active Florida practice in auto defects, product liability, and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable in contingency-fee model and mass tort / complex litigation capability.

Regional players

• The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin: North Carolina-based PI firm with a structured mass-market model. Similar contingency fee approach and concentration on serious injury / wrongful death, though primarily Carolinas-focused rather than Florida.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest personal injury law firm in the U.S., with a heavy Florida presence including Jacksonville and Orlando. Mass-market advertising and high-volume model contrasts with Butler Law Group's selective boutique approach, but they compete directly for the same auto accident and wrongful death cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JacksonvilleInjury
• Facebookfacebook.com/butlerlawgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-butler-law-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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