O'Neil, Parker & Williamson

What O'Neil, Parker & Williamson does

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson (OPW) was a Knoxville, Tennessee-based general practice law firm that merged into Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC in 2024. The combined entity operates as a full-service, multi-disciplinary legal practice serving individuals, families, businesses, and healthcare providers across Knoxville and Eastern Tennessee. The firm offers legal services across ten practice areas: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Healthcare Law, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Construction Law, and Employment Law.

The firm's service delivery is built on a 20+ attorney professional staff, most holding AV Preeminent Peer Review Ratings from Martindale-Hubbell, with multiple attorneys selected to Super Lawyers. There is no proprietary technology platform; legal services are delivered through traditional office consultations, phone, and online intake. The firm has been continuously recognized in U.S.News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings and received the 2016 Law Firm of the Year award from Legal Aid of East Tennessee.

Revenue is generated primarily through hourly billing, contingency fees on personal injury matters, and flat fees on estate planning and similar defined-scope engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting the bespoke nature of legal engagements. The combined firm maintains a single Knoxville headquarters at 445 S. Gay Street and operates a regional direct-to-consumer go-to-market motion with no intermediary distribution channels. The firmographic footprint (11-50 employees, single regional office, professional services model) is consistent with a mid-sized regional general practice rather than a scaled multi-office platform.

Name

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson

Legal name

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson

Website

https://opw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson merged into Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC in 2024, forming a Knoxville, TN-based full-service general practice law firm with 20+ attorneys serving individuals, families, and businesses across Eastern Tennessee across ten practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Legal services
• General practice law
• Civil litigation
• Estate planning
• Personal injury law

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: Professional legal services billed primarily through hourly rates, contingency fees for personal injury cases, and flat fees for specific services such as estate planning. Revenue is generated from serving individual clients, families, and business entities across various legal practice areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson (OPW) was a Knoxville, Tennessee-based general practice law firm that has merged with Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC. The combined firm provides comprehensive legal representation across multiple practice areas including Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Healthcare Law, and Personal Injury for individuals, families, and business entities in Eastern Tennessee.

Product overview

O'Neil, Parker & Williamson has merged with Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC, forming a full-service general practice law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified platform providing individual legal practice areas including Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Family Law, Healthcare Law, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Construction Law, and Employment Law. These practice areas function as distinct service offerings that can be engaged independently or in combination to address clients' comprehensive legal needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Legal representation for bankruptcy proceedings and creditor rights enforcement, including bank and credit union representation, defaulted note representation, bankruptcy litigation, and fraudulent transfer litigation.
• Business & Commercial Law Corporate and business legal services covering new entity organization, corporation and LLC formation and governance, business succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, business liquidation and dissolution, private lending, and commercial financial transactions.
• Civil Litigation Comprehensive civil litigation services including alternative dispute resolution, appellate law, arson & insurance fraud, aviation law, civil rights, employment law defense, environmental law, insurance defense, and workplace harassment.
• Estate Planning & Probate Estate planning and probate services including testate and intestate estate administration, will contests, creditor representation, conservatorships, guardianships, Tennessee Adult Protection Act claims, wills, trusts, Powers of Attorney, and living wills/advance directives.
• Family Law Family law matters including divorce, child support, custody, alimony, marital property division, legal separation, pre and postnuptial agreements, and Orders of Protection.
• Healthcare Law Healthcare legal services including medical malpractice representation, healthcare litigation, healthcare entities representation, and physician practice representation.
• Personal Injury Personal injury legal representation covering car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and boating accidents, slip and fall, workers' compensation, rental cabin accidents, dog bites, product liability, and wrongful death cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized by U.S.News - Best Lawyers 'Best Law Firms' rankings
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerO'Neil, Parker & Williamson (OPW) has merged with Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC. OPW clients are welcomed to continue receiving legal services through the combined firm. The merger expands the firm's resources and attorney count while maintaining service continuity for existing OPW clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Butler Snow LLP: Large Southeastern full-service law firm with Tennessee presence. Competes for higher-end commercial, healthcare, and litigation matters that OPW also targets.
• Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz: Large Southeast-based firm with a major Knoxville office. Serves the same regional clients across healthcare, business, and litigation matters but at a much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Maryville firm: Hall Booth Smith: Southeast regional firm with Tennessee offices serving healthcare, insurance defense, and litigation clients. Competes with OPW in healthcare law and civil litigation across the broader Tennessee market.

Direct peers

• Kennerly Montgomery & Finley: Knoxville-based general practice firm focusing on civil litigation, personal injury, and family law. Overlapping geographic market and similar size profile to OPW.
• Bernstein Stair & McAdams: Knoxville litigation and insurance defense firm competing in civil litigation, personal injury defense, and employment law—practice areas directly overlapping with OPW's service mix.
• Kramer Rayson LLP: Knoxville-based law firm competing in civil litigation, employment law, healthcare law, and business matters. Closest head-to-head competitor across multiple OPW practice areas.
• Woolf McClane Bright Allen & Carpenter: Long-established Knoxville full-service law firm with overlapping practice areas including family law, estate planning, personal injury, and business litigation. Direct competitor for the same regional client base.
• Eldridge & Blakney: Tennessee-based general practice firm serving the Knoxville/Eastern Tennessee region with overlapping practice areas in family law, estate planning, and civil matters.
• Lewis Thomason King Krieg & Waldrop: Tennessee-based full-service firm with offices across the state including Knoxville. Competes directly in healthcare law, civil litigation, and business/commercial law.

Regional players

• Egerton McAfee Armistead & Davis: East Tennessee law firm serving clients across the Knoxville region with full-service offerings including personal injury, family law, and business matters. Direct regional competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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