Adler Giersch

Name

Adler Giersch

Legal name

Adler Giersch PS

Website

https://adlergiersch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

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

SECONDARYFSAEADAH

Claims Advocacy & Loss Recovery Services

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Insurance Brokerage & Risk Advisory

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Legal representation services
• Catastrophic injury litigation
• Insurance bad faith
• Wrongful death claims

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis where they receive one-third (1/3) of the settlement value. No fees are charged until the case is completed. This structure is designed to ease financial burdens on clients who may be unable to work or face insurance issues following injury.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adler Giersch provides compassionate and effective legal representation to individuals and families impacted by personal injury, including catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, car accidents, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith claims. The firm operates on a contingency fee basis (typically one-third of settlement) with no fees charged until a case concludes, and it serves the Pacific Northwest region through four Puget Sound offices with bilingual Spanish-language capability.

Product overview

Adler Giersch is a personal injury law firm offering a unified suite of legal services centered on compassionate advocacy for injury victims. The core offering is personal injury legal representation, which encompasses specialized practices in automobile accidents, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith claims. The firm extends its services through educational offerings including the 'Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury' book and 'From Injury to Action' guide for claimants, as well as continuing education seminars for healthcare providers covering Washington insurance and injury claim processes. The practice is distinguished by its contingency fee structure, client-first approach, and extensive community involvement in brain injury awareness and prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Contingency fee structure means no recovery, no fee
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brain Injury Alliance of Washington (BIAWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelissa Carter is a current Board Member and several key members of the team have held board positions. The firm supports this nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness, support, prevention, and hope to brain injury survivors, their families, and caregivers.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArthur Leritz is on the committee that organizes the annual Walk Like Madd fundraiser. MADD is a grassroots nonprofit formed by families supporting victims of drunk and drugged driving and advocating for stronger laws.
• Pushing BoundariesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington's only intensive exercise therapy center for those with paralysis due to injury or illness, focusing on clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury and neurological disorders to regain mobility.
• Chad's Legacy Project (CLP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit devoted to identifying innovation in education, access and execution of care for Mental Illness. Melissa Carter serves on the board.
• Harborview Medical Center Rehabilitation UnitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic offers comprehensive treatment plans for adults with various injuries. The Adler Giersch team has contributed clothing, computers and supplies to serve staff and survivors.
• Latina/o Bar Association of Washington Legal ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteven Anglés volunteers his time providing free legal support throughout the year at legal clinics. His paralegal Maritza also volunteers.
• University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment funded long-term study of people with traumatic brain injury. Findings are used to change policies to improve the lives of those with TBI.
• Snohomish County DUI/Target Zero Task ForceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArthur Leritz is a member of this group that works to find ways to reduce drunk and drugged driving incidents in Snohomish County, with a goal of eliminating traffic deaths in Washington by 2030.
• University of Washington Zackery Lystedt Endowment ProfessorshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarted in honor of Zack Lystedt with support from Adler Giersch, Richard Adler and Stanley Herring, MD. The endowment provides education, outreach, clinical care and research conducted by the Seattle Sports Concussion Program.
• University of Washington Endowed Fund for Traumatic Orthopaedic ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndowed research fund to support research efforts related to traumatic orthopaedic injuries undertaken by students, faculty, physicians, fellows, residents, and their aligned non-physician health care colleagues within the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jacoby & Meyers: National plaintiff personal injury firm with a long operating history covering auto accidents, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. Comparable as a contingency-fee PI practitioner, though it uses a heavier advertising-driven model than Adler Giersch.
• Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen: Long-standing Virginia-based personal injury firm with similar decades-long operating history, contingency fee model, and reputation-led client acquisition. Comparable due to its regional specialty focus on catastrophic injury and auto accident cases.
• Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys: Southern California personal injury firm with a catastrophic-injury and auto-accident focus. Comparable to Adler Giersch in contingency-fee catastrophic-injury practice, with overlapping practice areas and similar contingency-based revenue model.
• Law Offices of Larry H. Parker: Long-running plaintiff personal injury firm in Southern California specializing in auto, motorcycle, and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable in plaintiff-side catastrophic focus and contingency model; differs in much heavier mass-advertising acquisition strategy.
• Wilshire Law Firm: California plaintiff personal injury firm specializing in catastrophic injury, vehicle accidents, and insurance bad faith matters. Comparable to Adler Giersch in plaintiff-side focus and contingency model, though larger and more marketing-intensive.
• GJEL Accident Attorneys: California-based plaintiff personal injury firm of comparable size focused on catastrophic injuries, vehicle accidents, and high-value settlements. Highly comparable due to its specialty-catastrophic-injury focus, contingency fee model, and reputation-driven marketing approach.
• The Barnes Firm: Multi-state personal injury firm with a focus on auto accidents, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death. Comparable to Adler Giersch in plaintiff-side contingency practice and catastrophic-injury specialization, though significantly larger and more geographically diversified.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff personal injury firm in the United States, operating across all 50 states with a heavy advertising-driven acquisition model. Comparable as a plaintiff PI incumbent but operates at vastly larger scale than Adler Giersch and pursues a mass-market volume strategy.
• Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones: Well-known commercial plaintiff firm with strong litigation capabilities. Included as a broader litigation incumbent for comparison on trial-readiness and complex case handling, though its practice is more commercially focused than Adler Giersch's PI concentration.

Regional players

• Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore: Seattle-based plaintiff law firm with a strong personal injury and wrongful death practice, including maritime and catastrophic matters. Comparable as a Seattle-based plaintiff PI peer with deep regional roots and contingency-fee practice model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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