Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown

What Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown does

Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown (also referenced as Munson, Munson & Brown) is a privately-held partnership law firm founded in 1970 and headquartered at 123 S Travis Street, Sherman, Texas. The firm provides legal services across five core practice areas — Estate Planning, Real Estate, Family Law, Business Organizations, and SAPCR/Child Custody — supplemented by Civil Litigation, Creditor Rights, and Municipal Law work as listed on its website. It serves individuals, families, and small-to-medium-sized businesses throughout North Texas and Southern Oklahoma, and maintains six physical office locations spanning Sherman (headquarters), Denison, Bonham, Whitesboro, Anna, and Van Alstyne. The attorney roster includes Peter K. Munson (civil litigation, family law, employment law; Texas Board of Legal Specialization certified), William B. Munson (real estate and oil-and-gas), Princess D. Brown (commercial and residential real estate, escrow), Tressie McKeon (acquisitions, business and commercial law, multi-year Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree), and Matt Sullivan (probate, tax, and guardianship).

The firm operates on a traditional professional-services model: revenue is generated through fee-for-service engagements priced by case complexity during consultation, with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule, subscription tiers, or recurring-fee arrangements. Distribution is exclusively direct — clients contact individual offices by phone or in person — supported by a content-marketing-style website (munsonlaw.com) that functions as a top-of-funnel presence rather than a transactional platform. No proprietary technology, mobile application, API, AI/ML capability, or integration ecosystem is disclosed; the firm does not operate as a tech-enabled legal-services company and has no disclosed funding rounds, investors, parent company, or M&A history.

Ownership reflects a conventional partnership of attorneys, with no private-equity, venture-capital, or institutional investor involvement disclosed. The firm operates as a self-sustaining regional practice and is not listed on any public exchange. Its competitive position is built on multi-decade brand equity in its service geography, a six-office regional footprint that lowers client friction, and a diversified multi-disciplinary attorney bench — but it carries no tech-driven differentiation and limited visibility into revenue scale.

Name

Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown

Legal name

Munson, Munson & Brown

Website

https://munsonlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown is a Sherman, Texas-based partnership law firm founded in 1970 that provides estate planning, real estate, family law, business organizations, and child custody legal services to individuals, families, and small businesses across six North Texas and Southern Oklahoma offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Estate planning
• Family law
• Real estate law
• Business organizations

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Munson, Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown is a North Texas law firm providing attorney representation across core practice areas of estate planning, real estate, family law, business organizations, and SAPCR/child custody, supplemented by civil litigation, creditor rights, and municipal law. The firm serves individuals, families, and small businesses in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma through six physical office locations and direct attorney-client engagement. Services include will and trust drafting, property transactions, divorce and custody representation, business entity formation, and related litigation matters.

Product overview

Munson, Munson & Brown is a North Texas law firm offering legal services across five core practice areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Family Law, Business Organizations, and SAPCR/Child Custody. The firm has served clients since 1970 throughout North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. The practice areas are distinct legal service offerings that address different aspects of personal and business legal needs, from asset planning and property transactions to family matters and business formation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estate Planning Comprehensive legal services for creating wills, trusts, and managing asset disposition during and after an individual's life, serving individuals and families in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
• Real Estate Law Legal representation and counsel for real property matters including ownership rights, deeds, title, easements, zoning, transactions, landlord-tenant law, and environmental regulations, serving property owners, buyers, sellers, and lenders in North Texas.
• Family Law Legal services covering marriage, divorce, child custody, adoption, domestic violence, child and spousal support, property division, paternity, and guardianship, serving individuals and families in Texas.
• Business Organizations Legal counsel for business entity formation including sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, LLPs, LLCs, corporations, S-corps, and nonprofit organizations, serving small and medium-sized businesses in Texas.
• SAPCR/Child Custody Legal representation for Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship, addressing child custody, visitation rights, child support, parenting plans, modification and enforcement of orders, paternity, and grandparent rights under Texas family law.
• Civil Litigation Legal representation in general civil litigation matters for individuals and businesses in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
• Creditor Rights Legal counsel for creditor rights matters including debt collection, lien enforcement, and creditor representation in North Texas.
• Municipal Law Legal counsel for municipal and governmental entities in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Rocket Lawyer: An online legal services platform providing affordable estate planning, business formation, and family law documents. Comparable through overlap in commoditized legal service categories that the firm also serves.
• LegalZoom: An online legal services platform offering standardized estate planning, business formation, and real estate documents. Competes with Munson, Munson & Brown specifically in commoditized estate planning and business organization practices through a tech-enabled, low-cost model.

Regional players

• Cantey Hanger LLP: A Fort Worth-based Texas law firm with real estate, family law, and estate planning practices. Compares through similar regional Texas focus and overlapping high-net-worth individual practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• Winstead PC: A major Texas-based business law firm with real estate, corporate, and litigation practices. Compares through overlapping real estate and business-organization services, though at a larger scale and with a different geographic focus (Dallas/Fort Worth vs. North Texas/Southern Oklahoma).
• Jackson Walker LLP: A large Texas-based full-service law firm with overlapping practice areas including real estate, estate planning, family law, and business organizations. Compares to Munson, Munson & Brown on practice mix but operates at much larger scale and broader Texas footprint.
• Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP: A Fort Worth-based regional law firm with real estate, family law, and business law practices. Comparable on multi-office regional Texas presence and family/real estate focus, though serving larger markets.

Direct peers

• Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, PLLC: A Fort Worth-based regional law firm offering real estate, business law, estate planning, and family law services. Closely comparable to Munson, Munson & Brown on practice mix and regional Texas general-practice focus.
• Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. A regional Texas law firm with practice areas including real estate, estate planning, and family law. Highly comparable on practice composition and regional mid-size firm positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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