Goldsmith & Hull

What Goldsmith & Hull does

Goldsmith & Hull (legal name: Law Offices of Goldsmith & Hull A.P.C.) is a California-licensed professional law corporation founded in 1978 by William I. Goldsmith and headquartered in Northridge, California. The firm delivers legal services across at least ten practice areas, with primary emphasis on retail and commercial debt collection for Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies, personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, insurance defense and coverage disputes, insurance subrogation, estate planning and probate, elder law, real estate, and wrongful termination matters. It currently operates with two named partners (William I. Goldsmith and Stephen Goldsmith) and a headcount of 11-50, supported by in-house attorneys, collection supervisors, professional collectors, skip tracers, private investigators, and paralegals.

The firm's core technology is traditional legal practice delivery — there is no proprietary software platform, API, or AI/ML capability disclosed. Client engagement occurs via phone, website contact forms, an online claim submission portal, and a digital payment system. The firm is a founding member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA), a former president of the California Creditors Bar Association (CCBA), and a member of the Commercial Law League of America (CLLA). William I. Goldsmith holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, serves as an editorial consultant for the Matthew Bender Practice Guide, and was awarded the initial 1988 U.S. Department of Justice contract for private collection of federal debts.

Goldsmith & Hull generates revenue primarily through contingency-fee arrangements on collection matters (fees vary by matter type, debtor type, claim type, amount, and volume) and traditional fee structures on litigation matters. Its customer base is bifurcated: enterprise/government clients (Fortune 500 corporations, the U.S. Department of Justice and federal agencies including Education, VA, DOD, HUD, DOT, and SBA) for collections and subrogation, and individual consumers for personal injury, medical malpractice, and estate planning. Geographic service is concentrated in California, with out-of-state and international collection services delivered through an affiliate network.

Name

Goldsmith & Hull

Legal name

Law Offices of Goldsmith & Hull A.P.C.

Website

https://goldsmithcalaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Goldsmith & Hull is a California-based law firm founded in 1978, serving Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies, and individuals across collections, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance defense, and subrogation practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Credit — Litigation / Legal Finance (FSAHAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Debt collection services
• Personal injury law
• Medical malpractice litigation
• Insurance subrogation law
• Creditor's rights law

Headquarters

HQ city

Northridge

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates primarily on contingency fees for collection matters, with fees typically based upon contingency depending on the nature of the matter, debtor type, claim type, amount, and volume of matters placed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Goldsmith & Hull is a California professional law corporation founded in 1978 that provides retail and commercial debt collection, subrogation, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bonding, estate planning and probate, elder law, real estate, and wrongful termination legal services. The firm serves both enterprise clients (Fortune 500 creditors, insurance carriers, U.S. Department of Justice, and public agencies) and individual consumers needing plaintiff-side representation. Primary revenue is generated through contingency fees on collections and litigation matters.

Product overview

Goldsmith & Hull (Law Offices of Goldsmith & Hull A.P.C.) is a California law firm founded in 1978, offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services rather than a unified software product or platform. The firm operates across multiple practice areas including Collection Services (retail and commercial debt collection for Fortune 500 clients), Personal Injury Legal Services (wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, automobile accidents), Insurance Matters (defense, bad faith, coverage issues), Medical Malpractice & Professional Liability, Subrogation Services, Estate Planning & Probate, Elder Law, Real Estate, and Employment Law. These services are delivered through in-house attorneys, collection supervisors, professional collectors, skip tracers, private investigators, and paralegals, utilizing internal workflows rather than a modular software architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail and Commercial Debt Collection
• Insurance Subrogation
• Personal Injury Representation
• Medical Malpractice and Professional Liability
• Insurance Bonding Issues

Quantifiable outcome

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum membership - trial verdicts in excess of $1 million

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Commercial Law League of America (CLLA)supportingOthersGoldsmith & Hull is a member of the Commercial Law League of America, a professional association for commercial law practitioners.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wilshire Law Firm: California-based plaintiff-side personal injury and employment law firm with significant catastrophic injury practice. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in California personal injury and contingency fee litigation practice.
• Pressler & Pressler, LLP: Established creditors' rights and commercial collection law firm representing major credit issuers and debt buyers nationwide. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in the contingency-based debt collection practice for enterprise creditor clients.
• J&Y Law Firm: California-based personal injury law firm specializing in automobile accidents and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in California personal injury plaintiff practice and contingency-based fee model.
• Resnick & Louis, P.C. Mid-size law firm providing insurance defense, subrogation, and creditors' rights services across multiple western states. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in insurance defense/subrogation practice and California-based operations.
• Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA: One of the largest creditors' rights and commercial collection law firms in the US, providing retail and commercial debt recovery for creditors nationwide. Direct peer because Goldsmith & Hull operates in the same creditors' rights niche serving Fortune 500 clients.
• Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC: Mid-size creditors' rights and commercial collection firm providing retail and commercial collection services across multiple states. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in contingency-based debt recovery practice and Fortune 500 client base.
• Frantz Law Group: California-based personal injury law firm focused on catastrophic injury, employment, and civil litigation matters. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in California personal injury plaintiff-side representation and contingency fee structure.
• Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys: California-based personal injury law firm with significant catastrophic injury, automobile accident, and wrongful death practice. Directly comparable to Goldsmith & Hull's personal injury practice serving California plaintiffs.
• Rubin Lublin Attorneys at Law: Creditors' rights and consumer collection law firm operating across multiple southeastern and midwestern states. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull in contingency-based debt recovery for institutional creditors and consumer-facing collection practices.

Broad incumbents

• BakerHostetler: Major national full-service law firm with substantial creditors' rights, insurance, and litigation practices. Comparable to Goldsmith & Hull as a broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in collections and insurance defense at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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