Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders

What Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders does

Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders is a private law firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, operating as a limited liability partnership with 1-10 employees. The firm provides specialized legal services across six core practice areas: eminent domain and condemnation, commercial transactions and litigation, sports law, fiduciary and estate litigation, real property partition, and post-judgment collection. Its primary client segments include property owners facing government takings (notably in North Carolina), closely-held business entities requiring commercial counsel, individuals in estate and trust disputes, and minor league sports organizations across the United States and Canada.

The firm's most prominent distinction is its role as lead counsel in the Kirby v. NCDOT case, a landmark North Carolina property rights ruling that generated over 500 client settlements totaling more than $300 million since 2018. It also maintains long-standing general counsel or assistant general counsel relationships with the ECHL (since 1996), the Can-Am League, and the American Association, and has represented NASCAR in past matters. The firm is partner-owned with no external investment, and operates a sales-led GTM motion driven by attorney referrals, direct consultations, and content marketing through its website, blog, and social media channels.

The firm has no technology or AI capabilities; its core deliverable is legal expertise delivered through attorney-client engagements. Revenue is generated through professional fees structured as hourly billing, contingency arrangements (particularly in eminent domain and personal injury), and fixed fees. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed, and the firm operates from a single office in Winston-Salem, with the majority of work concentrated in North Carolina and selective national engagements in sports law.

Name

Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders

Legal name

Hendrick Bryant & Nerhood LLP

Website

https://hendricklawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders is a Winston-Salem, North Carolina law firm specializing in eminent domain, commercial litigation, sports law, and estate litigation for property owners, closely-held businesses, and minor league sports organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston Salem

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Law firm revenue generated through professional legal services including hourly billing for legal representation, contingency fees for cases such as eminent domain and personal injury, and fixed fees for specific services. The firm handles litigation, business transactions, estate matters, and provides counsel to sports leagues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders is a Winston-Salem, North Carolina law firm providing legal representation to property owners in eminent domain and condemnation cases, business clients in commercial transactions and litigation, sports leagues and associations, and individuals in estate, fiduciary, real property partition, and post-judgment collection matters. The firm's practice is anchored by the Kirby v. NCDOT landmark property rights case, generating over $300 million in verdicts and settlements since 2018, and includes ongoing general counsel engagements with sports organizations such as the ECHL, NASCAR, the Can-Am League, and the American Association.

Product overview

Hendrick Bryant Nerhood & Sanders is a law firm offering legal services rather than technology products. The firm provides a range of legal practice areas including Eminent Domain & Condemnation, Commercial Transactions & Litigation, Sports Law, Fiduciary & Estate Litigation, Real Property Partition, and Post-Judgment Collection services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eminent Domain & Condemnation Legal Services Statewide eminent domain and land use practice representing property owners whose land or rights are being taken by the State (NCDOT), utilities, and local governments. Handles roadway projects, gas line construction, power line easements, zoning, and municipal infrastructure projects, including inverse condemnation and Map Act matters such as Kirby v. NCDOT.
• Commercial Transactions & Litigation Legal representation for business owners across management, ownership, shareholder, and employment issues, including commercial financing, mergers and acquisitions, ownership disputes and litigation, and multi-million dollar verdicts and awards.
• Sports Law Three-decade sports law practice representing national sports associations throughout the United States and Canada. Provides counsel on league governance, labor relations, disciplinary matters, contract negotiations, trademarks, and intellectual property, including general counsel to the ECHL and representation of NASCAR, the Can-Am League, and the American Association.
• Fiduciary & Estate Litigation Estate litigation services handling will caveats and contests, fiduciary litigation, power of attorney abuses, trust disputes, and guardianships.
• Real Property Partition Partition proceedings for dividing land between co-tenants, including partition in kind and partition by sale, with state-wide coverage across North Carolina.
• Post-Judgment Collection Collection of outstanding court judgments, including creditor representation, asset discovery, charging orders against LLCs, and execution proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• $300 million in verdicts and settlements since 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• McGuireWoods: Large national law firm with significant North Carolina presence and broad commercial litigation, M&A, and real estate practices. Competes for the same business clients but offers a much wider geographic and service footprint.
• K&L Gates: Global law firm with major North Carolina offices offering commercial litigation, M&A, and sports law practices. Competes for the firm's sports league and business clients with broader resources.

Regional players

• Smith Anderson: Largest law firm headquartered in Raleigh, NC, with strong corporate, litigation, and real estate practices. Comparable for business clients weighing larger-firm alternatives in NC.
• Moore & Van Allen: Major Charlotte-based law firm offering commercial litigation, M&A, and real estate services. Comparable as a competing option for the firm's business clients seeking larger-firm resources in NC.
• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein: Full-service NC firm with strong real estate, litigation, and sports law practices. Comparable for business clients and real estate litigation overlap.
• Robinson Bradshaw: Charlotte-based law firm with significant business transactions and litigation practices. Comparable in serving closely-held business clients in NC needing M&A and shareholder dispute counsel.
• Brooks Pierce: North Carolina-based law firm with comparable business litigation and corporate practice. It serves similar closely-held business clients but with broader service offerings across multiple NC offices.
• Womble Bond Dickinson: Large full-service law firm with deep North Carolina presence. Comparable because it competes for the same business/commercial litigation and real estate clients in the NC market, though it offers a broader portfolio of services.

Direct peers

• Bell & Pollock: Specialized North Carolina law firm focusing on catastrophic injury and condemnation cases. Directly comparable in representing property owners and litigating high-value matters in NC.
• Yates McLamb & Weyher: North Carolina law firm specializing in eminent domain and condemnation law. Directly competes with the firm in representing property owners against NCDOT takings and inverse condemnation claims.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HendrickBryant
• Facebookfacebook.com/HendrickBryant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sanders-law-firm-pllc

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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