Wilbur Smith

What Wilbur Smith does

Wilbur Smith, LLC is a privately held, family-owned law firm headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, founded in 1970 and currently led by Managing Partner Sawyer C. Smith (son of the founder). The firm operates a single office at 2200 Broadway in Midtown Fort Myers and serves individual clients, businesses, and class-action plaintiffs throughout Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Hendry Counties in Southwest Florida. Its practice is organized into four core areas: Criminal Defense (misdemeanor, felony, DUI, drug, firearm, juvenile, and sex offenses); Civil + Business Law (business planning, complex litigation, outside general counsel); Land Use & Development (zoning, permitting, code enforcement, community redevelopment, planned unit developments); and Personal Injury (auto, motorcycle, trucking, boating, premises liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death). The firm is visibly embedded in the Southwest Florida civic and development ecosystem, with its attorneys and name appearing in local media coverage of high-profile public-private deals and development approvals.

Revenue mechanics are split across two streams. Most practice areas (criminal defense, civil litigation, business law, land use) operate on standard fee arrangements — typically hourly billing or fixed fees — with free initial consultations offered as an acquisition tool. Personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death matters are handled on a contingency fee basis, in which clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm secures a recovery; this is the firm's only outcome-based revenue stream. Client acquisition is sales-led and direct: a 24/7 phone line, an online consultation request form, walk-in office visits, earned media, and community referrals. The firm supplements its three full-time associates/shareholders through of-counsel relationships with Stephen A. Kagan (Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey, & Fronrath) and Leonard S. Feuer (The Feuer Law Firm), enabling expanded capability without proportional headcount growth.

Technically and operationally, Wilbur Smith does not operate a proprietary technology platform. The firm relies on standard legal practice management and case management software alongside conventional office tooling for client intake, calendaring, and document handling. The firm holds no patents and claims standard copyright on its website content. It has received third-party validation in the form of an AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell awarded to Sawyer C. Smith in August 2019, positioning the firm in the top ~10% of attorneys nationally by peer-evaluated legal ability and ethics. As a private LLC with no external investment or parent company, the firm has no public funding or acquisition history; its growth is organic and constrained by the single-office footprint and small headcount.

Name

Wilbur Smith

Legal name

Wilbur Smith LLC

Website

https://wilbursmith.law

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wilbur Smith, LLC is a family-owned Fort Myers law firm serving Southwest Florida since 1970, with four practice areas — Criminal Defense, Civil + Business Law, Land Use & Development, and Personal Injury — for individuals, businesses, and class-action plaintiffs in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Hendry Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Defense (BPAHAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Criminal defense representation
• Civil litigation services
• Land use law
• Personal injury law
• Business legal counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Myers

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Fee-Based: The firm bills clients for legal services rendered across its practice areas. Criminal defense, civil litigation, business law, land use, and personal injury matters are handled on standard fee arrangements. The firm offers free initial consultations to evaluate client needs.
2. Contingency Fee - Personal Injury: Personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm is successful in obtaining compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wilbur Smith, LLC is a Florida law firm providing legal representation across four core practice areas: Criminal Defense (misdemeanor, felony, DUI, drug offenses), Civil + Business Law (complex litigation, business planning, outside general counsel), Land Use & Development (zoning, permitting, community redevelopment), and Personal Injury (auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death). The firm serves clients throughout Southwest Florida, primarily Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Hendry Counties.

Product overview

Wilbur Smith, LLC is a Florida law firm offering legal services through four core practice areas: Criminal Defense, Civil + Business Law, Land Use & Development, and Personal Injury. The firm operates as a unified legal practice where attorneys provide specialized representation across these interconnected areas of law, serving clients throughout Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Hendry Counties in Southwest Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense Legal representation for individuals accused of crimes, including misdemeanor, felony, and federal offenses. Practice areas include DUI, drug crimes, firearm crimes, juvenile crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence, violent crimes, and violation of probation. Serves individuals facing criminal charges in Southwest Florida.
• Civil + Business Law Civil litigation and business law services including business planning and structure, complex litigation, and outside general counsel representation. Serves individuals and businesses in Southwest Florida needing civil dispute resolution or ongoing legal advisory.
• Land Use & Development Legal services for land use and development matters including code enforcement, community redevelopment, environmental issues, planned unit developments, comprehensive plan amendments, due diligence, permitting, and zoning and planning. Serves developers, landowners, and businesses undertaking projects in Southwest Florida.
• Personal Injury Legal representation for personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases including wrongful death, premises liability, medical malpractice, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, auto accidents, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, slip and fall accidents, and dog bite claims. Personal injury cases are typically handled on a contingency fee basis. Serves injured individuals and families in Southwest Florida.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nate Allen wrongful arrest case resulted in $440,000 settlement with City of Fort Myers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey, & FronrathminorOthersStephen A. Kagan serves as Of-Counsel to Wilbur Smith, operating from Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey, & Fronrath. This arrangement allows the firm to collaborate with another law firm for client referrals and shared legal work.
• The Feuer Law FirmminorOthersLeonard S. Feuer serves Of Counsel to Wilbur Smith from The Feuer Law Firm. This of-counsel relationship enables cross-firm collaboration on legal matters and client referrals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: The largest personal injury and consumer protection firm in Florida with a statewide office footprint including Fort Myers. Directly competes on PI/criminal defense volume and pricing while operating at vastly greater scale.
• The Cochran Firm: Nationally recognized plaintiff-side litigation firm with Florida offices and active personal injury, mass tort, and criminal defense practices. Competes for the same contingency-fee plaintiff matters in the Florida market.

Direct peers

• The Law Offices of Jedidiah McKeehan: Fort Myers criminal defense firm with comparable size and practice scope. Direct competitor for the firm's core criminal defense caseload in Lee County.
• Kelley Uustal PLC: Fort Myers-based trial law firm focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Operates in the same Lee County market on a comparable contingency-fee model.
• Dennis Hernandez & Associates: Florida-based personal injury and criminal defense firm with offices across the state including Southwest Florida. Closely aligned practice mix (PI contingency, criminal defense) and direct head-to-head competition in Lee County.
• Goldberg Noone Abraham: Fort Myers personal injury and wrongful death firm with similar size and regional positioning. Direct competitor for contingency-fee plaintiff matters in Southwest Florida.
• Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey, & Fronrath: West Palm Beach-based Florida trial law firm with overlapping civil litigation, personal injury, and business law practices. Already integrated with Wilbur Smith through Stephen Kagan's of-counsel relationship, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Regional players

• Law Offices of Michael M. Raheb: Fort Myers-based personal injury and criminal defense firm. Comparable in size and practice focus, serving the same Southwest Florida client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wilbursmithlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wilbur-smith-attorneys-at-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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