Halligan Mahoney & Williams

Name

Halligan Mahoney & Williams

Legal name

Halligan Mahoney & Williams, P.A.

Website

https://hmwlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Education law services
• School district legal counsel
• Employment law representation
• Civil litigation services
• Regulatory compliance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Billable hours-based legal representation for school districts, educational institutions, governmental agencies, nonprofits, and businesses. Services include litigation, advisory, compliance, and regulatory representation across multiple practice areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Halligan Mahoney & Williams, P.A. is a mid-sized South Carolina law firm providing comprehensive legal services focused primarily on education and school law. The firm represents public school districts, charter and private schools, colleges, governmental agencies, nonprofits, and businesses, with practice areas spanning constitutional law, regulatory compliance, procurement and construction, intergovernmental relations, labor and employment, and civil litigation.

Product overview

Halligan Mahoney & Williams, P.A. is a mid-sized South Carolina law firm offering a unified suite of legal services primarily focused on education and school law. The firm's core practice areas include Education and School Law (the flagship offering), Constitutional Law, Regulatory Compliance, Procurement and Construction, Intergovernmental Relations/Non-Profit Organizations, Labor and Employment, and Litigation and Appeals. The firm also publishes a School Law Newsletter annually and issues Legal Alert Memos to keep clients informed of legal developments. The practice concentrates on serving public school districts across South Carolina, with specialized expertise in board/superintendent relations, employment matters, special education, student discipline, and school finance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education and School Law
• Constitutional Law
• Regulatory Compliance
• Procurement and Construction
• Intergovernmental Relations / Non-Profit Organizations
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation and Appeals

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National School Boards Association - Council of School Attorneys (COSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll attorneys are members of the NSBA Council of School Attorneys, providing access to national education law resources, advocacy, and professional development.
• South Carolina Council of School AttorneyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll attorneys are members of the state-level council providing South Carolina-specific education law resources and professional network.
• South Carolina School Boards AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SCSBA for serving school boards across South Carolina.
• South Carolina Association of School AdministratorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as resource partner for school administrators in South Carolina.
• South Carolina State Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing guidance and regulatory oversight for school districts served by the firm.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC: National boutique firm focused exclusively on education law and federal education funding — a specialist competitor whose narrow focus mirrors HMW's depth in school-law matters.
• EducationCounsel LLC: Boutique policy and legal consulting firm focused on education law and civil rights — an adjacent competitor for sophisticated school-district matters that might otherwise go to a specialty firm like HMW.

Broad incumbents

• Thompson Hine LLP: National firm with an active Education practice advising K-12 and higher-education institutions on compliance, Title IX, special education, and employment — competes for institutional clients that might otherwise engage HMW.
• Adams and Reese LLP: Southeast regional firm with a dedicated Education practice representing K-12 districts and charter schools in employment, special education, and student matters across multiple states — comparable practice mix to HMW.
• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP: Carolinas-based firm with Government and Education practices serving public-sector clients including school districts; competes for the same institutional clients as HMW across the Carolinas.
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough: SC-headquartered national Am Law 200 firm with a Government & Regulatory practice serving school districts, charter schools, and public-sector entities across the Southeast. Directly competes for education law matters from districts that may outgrow HMW's capacity.
• Burr & Forman LLP: Southeast-based firm with offices in Columbia, SC and an established Education practice advising K-12 and higher-education clients on employment, governance, and student matters — overlapping directly with HMW's core offering.

Direct peers

• Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Long-standing South Carolina regional firm with comparable mid-sized partnership structure serving public-sector, education, and governmental clients from Columbia and Greenville — a head-to-head competitor for SC school district work.
• Wyche, P.A. Greenville, SC-based mid-sized firm with a full-service Government and Education practice, including representation of school districts — directly comparable in size, geography, and client base to HMW.

Regional players

• Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C. SC-based firm where founder William Halligan previously practiced; shares the Columbia location and overlap of school-board-side clients with HMW.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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