Welts, White & Fontaine

What Welts, White & Fontaine does

Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C. is a New Hampshire-based law firm founded in 1978 and headquartered at 29 Factory Street, Nashua, providing legal services to individuals and small businesses throughout southern New Hampshire. The firm maintains ten office locations across Bedford, Derry, Hollis, Hudson, Manchester, Merrimack, Milford, Salem, Windham, and Nashua, and practices in both New Hampshire state courts and federal courts. It self-describes as Nashua's largest law firm and has operated for nearly five decades without any disclosed external investment, M&A, or restructuring activity.

The firm delivers eight core service lines: Personal Injury (with sub-practices for motor vehicle, bicycle, dog bite, motorcycle, pedestrian, premises liability, slip-and-fall, truck, wrongful death, and workers' compensation matters), Business Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family Law, Mediation and Arbitration, and Retail and Commercial Collections. Personal Injury is the most prominently marketed offering. The underlying technology is conventional for a law firm: no proprietary platform, API, or mobile app; client acquisition runs through the firm website (lawyersnh.com), blog content, social profiles (Facebook, LinkedIn, X), local SEO for city-specific landing pages, and direct referral.

The firm earns revenue through contingency fee arrangements (typically 1/3 of recovery, 40% for complex or minor-injury matters) for personal injury work, and hourly billing of $200-325 for other practice areas, with free initial consultations. Distribution is direct-to-client via in-person consultation, phone, and website contact forms, with no third-party resellers. The leadership comprises Managing Director Michael J. Fontaine (since 1985), Senior Counsel Jack S. White (40+ years of litigation), and shareholder Israel F. Piedra (admitted in NH, MA, VT, and ME; argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and First Circuit Court of Appeals), supported by an 11-attorney roster and dedicated management team.

Name

Welts, White & Fontaine

Legal name

Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C.

Website

https://lawyersnh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Welts, White & Fontaine is a New Hampshire law firm founded in 1978 providing personal injury, family law, estate planning, business law, criminal defense, and civil litigation services to individuals and small businesses across ten southern New Hampshire office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Family law services
• Estate planning services
• Business law counsel
• Criminal defense law

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: The firm represents personal injury clients on a contingency fee basis, typically charging 1/3 of the settlement or verdict. For minor injuries or unusually difficult cases, the fee increases to 40%. Clients pay no upfront fees - attorneys are only compensated if they win.
2. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: For certain matters, the firm charges hourly rates ranging from $200-325 per hour. This applies to legal services where contingency fee arrangements are not standard, such as some business law, estate planning, or family law matters.
3. Legal Services - Fixed Fee Consultations: The firm offers free initial consultations for most matters. For car accident cases specifically, no upfront payment is required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C. is a full-service New Hampshire law firm providing legal representation across eight practice areas: Personal Injury Law, Family Law, Estate Planning, Business Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals, Criminal Defense, Mediation and Arbitration, and Retail/Commercial Collections. The firm represents individuals and businesses in state and federal courts throughout New Hampshire, with personal injury matters handled on a contingency fee basis (typically 33.33% of settlement, up to 40% for complex cases) and other matters billed hourly at $200–325 per hour.

Product overview

Welts, White & Fontaine, P.C. is a full-service law firm offering legal services through a unified portfolio of practice areas rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm operates as Nashua's largest law firm and provides eight core service lines: Personal Injury Law (encompassing motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, dog bites, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, slip and fall, truck accidents, wrongful death, and workers' compensation as sub-services), Business Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family Law, Mediation and Arbitration, and Retail and Commercial Collections. The practice areas function as distinct service lines that clients access based on their legal needs, with Personal Injury representing the most prominently marketed offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Law Services Legal representation for individuals injured due to another party's negligence, covering car accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, dog bites, truck accidents, slip and fall, and workplace injuries across New Hampshire state and federal courts.
• Business Law Services Legal services for business owners covering entity choice and organization, business transactions, agreements among owners, family-owned businesses, disputes and dissolutions, business tax matters, and collections.
• Civil Litigation and Appeals Services Legal representation in New Hampshire state and federal courts for commercial and personal disputes, including appellate practice before the NH Supreme Court and First Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Criminal Defense Services Legal representation for criminal matters including motor vehicle violations, DUI charges in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, drug crime charges, and cyber and internet crimes defense.
• Estate Planning Services Legal services for wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care documents, guardianship and conservatorship, estate planning signing protocols, and probate matters.
• Family Law Services Legal representation in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, civil union agreements, and court order modifications, including Guardian ad Litem appointments.
• Mediation and Arbitration Services Alternative dispute resolution services for clients seeking to resolve legal matters outside of traditional court litigation.
• Retail and Commercial Collections Services Collection services for medical collections, business collections, and creditor bankruptcy matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Personal injury settlements and verdicts including $1,250,000, $500,000, $450,000, $325,000, $250,000+
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bernstein Shur: Northern New England-based law firm with offices in NH, ME, and VT covering business law, litigation, and personal injury. Comparable geographic scope and practice breadth to WWF, but operating at a larger scale.
• McLane Middleton, Professional Association: One of New Hampshire's largest full-service law firms, with offices in Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, and Woburn, MA. Competes with WWF across business law, litigation, estate planning, and family law, but at significantly larger scale.
• Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC: Vermont/New Hampshire-based law firm serving individuals and businesses across NH. A regional incumbent peer with overlapping commercial and personal services, including PI-adjacent litigation and family law.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. personal injury law firm and an aggressive national advertiser that competes for PI cases in NH via digital marketing. Represents the most consequential competitive threat to WWF's PI franchise at the top of the marketing funnel.

Regional players

• Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. Concord, NH-based full-service firm covering PI, family law, business law, and estate planning. Comparable in size and service mix to WWF, serving NH with overlapping practice areas but different geographic center.
• Upton & Hatfield, LLP: NH law firm with offices in Concord and Laconia covering municipal law, business, litigation, and personal injury — representing a comparable regional firm competing for similar NH clients and matters.
• Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Wood & Smith, P.A. Manchester, NH-based law firm covering personal injury, family law, criminal defense, and estate planning — a direct niche practice-area overlap with WWF in Southern NH.
• Pastori Krans: Bedford/Hudson, NH personal injury and workers' compensation law firm. Direct competitor in the Southern NH PI and workers' compensation markets where WWF is most active.

Emerging players

• The Barnes Firm: Personal injury-focused law firm expanding via regional offices and marketing. Competes with WWF for PI cases and demonstrates the kind of multi-state roll-up model WWF is not currently pursuing.

Direct peers

• Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. Manchester, NH-based full-service law firm with strong personal injury, family law, and criminal defense practices — the most direct regional competitor to WWF in Southern NH. Shares multiple offices across NH and overlaps heavily in PI and family law client segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WWFNashua
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeltsWhiteFontaine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/welts-white-&-fontaine-p.c.

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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