Herrmann Law Group

What Herrmann Law Group does

Herrmann Law Group is a Seattle-based personal injury and mass-casualty litigation firm founded in 1954 by former Washington State Senator and Insurance Commissioner Karl Herrmann, now in its third generation of family leadership under Chairman Charles Herrmann and CEO/Owner Lara Herrmann. The firm concentrates on six practice areas: aviation disaster law, auto accidents, train crashes, bus accidents, medical malpractice, and police excessive force/civil rights, with particular depth in representing foreign-national victims of international aviation disasters including the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, Jeju Air Flight 2216, Korean Air Lines KAL 007 and KE 801, and TACA Flight 390. The firm has won more than $470 million for clients cumulatively over 70 years, with notable individual recoveries including $92 million+ for 56 KE 801 families, $10 million+ for a single KAL 007 family, and $9 million+ in the Ride the Ducks Aurora Bridge case.

The firm operates on a contingency-fee model with free initial consultations and no upfront client costs, generating revenue as a percentage of settlements and verdicts. Its go-to-market is sales-led and community-driven: a 10-15 attorney team is supported by paralegals, legal assistants, and community representatives, with in-house interpreters in Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Spanish, plus a co-founded Hispanic nonprofit (La TribUne) and Asian-American community partnerships. The firm maintains two Washington State offices (Seattle headquarters and Tacoma), an active multilingual web presence, and a national earned-media footprint via CNN, Newsweek, People, and the New York Times, which collectively serve as client acquisition channels for an otherwise non-recurring, event-driven revenue base.

Name

Herrmann Law Group

Legal name

Herrmann Law Group

Website

https://hlg.lawyer

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herrmann Law Group is a third-generation Seattle personal injury firm specializing in aviation disaster, auto, train, bus, medical malpractice, and excessive force cases, with multilingual staff serving immigrant communities and a track record of $470M+ in client recoveries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Aviation accident law
• Wrongful death litigation
• Medical malpractice representation
• Automobile accident law

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases, meaning clients pay no upfront costs and the firm receives a percentage of settlements or verdicts won. The firm has won over $470 million for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Herrmann Law Group is a personal injury law firm that represents individuals and families in catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters, with primary practice areas covering aviation disasters, automobile accidents, train crashes, bus accidents, medical malpractice, and police excessive force cases. The firm accepts cases on a contingency fee basis (free initial consultation, no-win-no-fee), and has recovered more than $470 million for clients over 70 years. Services are delivered by a team of approximately 10-15 attorneys plus paralegals and community representatives, with in-house interpreters in Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Spanish.

Product overview

Herrmann Law Group is a personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services platform providing aviation accident law, auto accident law, train accident law, bus accident law, medical malpractice law, and excessive force/civil rights law. Founded in 1955, the firm has championed the rights of injured clients for over 70 years, winning over $470 million in compensation. The practice serves domestic and international clients, with multilingual staff providing in-house interpretation in Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Spanish. The firm is led by third-generation trial lawyer Lara Herrmann as CEO and Chairman Charles Herrmann.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Accident Legal Representation Legal representation for victims and families of aviation disasters, including commercial airline crashes, helicopter accidents, and mass-casualty air disasters. Covers Boeing 737 MAX crash families, Jeju Air Flight 2216, and other international aviation accidents.
• Auto Accident Legal Representation Legal representation for victims of automobile accidents, including motor vehicle collisions, wrongful death claims, and insurance disputes. For individuals injured in automobile accidents in Washington State.
• Train Accident Legal Representation Legal representation for victims of train derailments and rail accidents, including Amtrak crash victims. For individuals injured in train accidents and their families.
• Bus Accident Legal Representation Legal representation for victims of bus accidents and tour vehicle collisions, including tour buses and school buses. For individuals injured in bus accidents and their families.
• Medical Malpractice Legal Representation Legal representation for victims of medical negligence and healthcare-related injuries, including birth injury cases and surgical error claims. For patients harmed by medical negligence and their families.
• Excessive Force Civil Rights Legal Representation Civil rights legal representation for victims of police excessive force, including wrongful death claims against law enforcement agencies. For families of individuals killed or injured by police action.

Quantifiable outcome

• $470 million+ recovered for clients over 70 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Westcare ClinicminorOthers · 22 May 2020Herrmann Law Group partnered with Westcare Clinic to offer free COVID-19 blood testing in Everett, Washington during the pandemic. The firm provided community service by funding and supporting the initiative.
• Ben Crump (Law Offices of Benjamin Crump)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil rights attorney Ben Crump partners with Herrmann Law Group on excessive force and police shooting cases. They have successfully collaborated on cases including Antonio Zambrano-Montes shooting in Pasco, Washington and Derrick Clark case in Clackamas County, Oregon.
• Dale K. GalipominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia civil rights attorney Dale K. Galipo partnered with Herrmann Law Group on the Bennie Branch excessive force case in Tacoma, Washington.
• La TribUneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSylvia Cabrera, head of the Hispanic department at Herrmann Law Group, co-founded nonprofit organization La TribUne dedicated to making trustworthy resources readily available for the Hispanic community in Washington through a web-based platform covering legal assistance, business, and wellness.
• Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC)minorOthersHerrmann Law Group fully funded a project proposed by CISC to address hate crimes against Asian Americans, demonstrating the firm's commitment to serving Asian communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: The largest U.S. personal injury plaintiff firm, operating across dozens of practice areas including auto, trucking, and catastrophic injury. Represents the scale-and-marketing-driven incumbent model against which Herrmann competes for mass tort leadership roles.
• Sokolove Law: Nationally marketed mass tort plaintiff firm specializing in case acquisition and referral aggregation. Represents the alternative plaintiff model — heavy TV marketing and case intake — that competes with traditional trial-focused firms like Herrmann for catastrophic injury matters.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: New York-based mass tort and personal injury firm with a broad plaintiff practice spanning asbestos, pharmaceuticals, and catastrophic injury. Comparable contingency model but operates at much larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Clifford Law Offices: Chicago-based aviation disaster and catastrophic injury plaintiff firm, founded by Robert Clifford. Represents victims in major airline crashes and mass torts and is one of the most established U.S. aviation plaintiff firms, directly comparable to Herrmann's aviation disaster practice.
• Levin Papantonio Rafferty: Florida-based mass tort and personal injury plaintiff firm active in aviation, pharmaceutical, and catastrophic injury litigation. Comparable as a contingency-fee plaintiff firm pursuing mass-casualty and mass-tort matters.
• Robins Kaplan LLP: National plaintiffs' firm with a leading aviation litigation practice and a track record representing victims in major airline disasters. Comparable in aviation plaintiff work but operates at significantly larger scale than Herrmann.
• The Lanier Law Firm: Houston-based plaintiffs' firm specializing in mass tort, catastrophic injury, and aviation disaster representation. Direct comparable in contingency-fee catastrophic injury work against large corporate defendants.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: San Francisco-based plaintiffs' firm with a deep mass tort and aviation disaster practice. Comparable in representing international plaintiff groups and aviation disaster victims, though generally larger and more diversified.
• Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP: Los Angeles plaintiffs' trial firm specializing in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and aviation accident cases. Both firms focus on high-stakes personal injury against major corporate defendants with contingency fee models.

Emerging players

• Law Offices of Ben Crump: Civil rights and catastrophic injury firm led by Ben Crump. Directly comparable as Herrmann's strategic co-counsel partner on excessive force cases, with a very different practice mix weighted toward civil rights.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TribUneSeattle
• Xx.com/HerrmannLG

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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