Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP

What Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP does

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP (AGHW) is a Northern California boutique civil litigation defense law firm headquartered at 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco. The firm defends public entities (cities, counties, transit districts, school districts), religious and nonprofit organizations, educational and medical institutions, transportation agencies, insurance carriers, and select corporate clients in tort, civil rights, governmental liability, employment, and transportation litigation. AGHW markets "over 100 years of combined experience" across 17 listed attorneys and has documented trial and appellate successes including defense verdicts in David Batiste v. City of Richmond and Minying Yang v. TJPA, and an affirmed summary judgment for the San Francisco Community College District.

The firm's core service lines are Public Entity Defense, Employment Law Services, General Litigation, Transportation Defense, and Religious/Nonprofits/Education/Medical Defense, supplemented by an alternative dispute resolution offering called ReadyResolve mediation. AGHW does not disclose or operate proprietary technology; service delivery is built on attorney expertise, trial credentials, and demonstrated courtroom results rather than software or AI-driven workflows.

AGHW operates under a professional services revenue model, billing legal fees for litigation defense and counsel on a per-engagement basis (pricing is not publicly disclosed). Client acquisition is sales-led and referral-driven, primarily through professional reputation, industry conference participation (PARMA, CAJPA, DRI, ABOTA, NCLC), thought leadership via blog and newsletter content, and direct engagement with entity risk managers, public agency administrators, and insurance claims representatives. Marketing channels do not include paid digital advertising, marketplace listings, or channel resellers. The firm is privately held by its named partners with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or acquisition activity.

Name

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP

Legal name

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP

Website

https://aghwlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP is a Northern California boutique civil litigation defense firm with 17 attorneys, representing public entities, religious and nonprofit organizations, transit districts, schools, insurance carriers, and select corporate clients in tort, civil rights, employment, and governmental liability matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Litigation Defense Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Civil litigation defense
• Public entity law
• Employment law
• Governmental liability
• Transportation defense

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco, California

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services (Professional Services): The firm generates revenue through legal service fees billed to clients for civil litigation defense, employment law matters, and related legal counsel, primarily to public entities, religious/nonprofits, educational institutions, and transportation companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP is a boutique civil litigation defense law firm based in Northern California, comprising 17 attorneys who defend public entities, religious and nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, medical institutions, transportation agencies, and employers in civil litigation matters. The firm also offers mediation services through its ReadyResolve program and brings over 100 years of combined attorney experience to its defense practice.

Product overview

Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood & Werth, LLP is a Northern California trial attorney firm specializing in civil litigation defense. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice offering public entity defense, employment law services, general litigation, transportation defense, and religious/nonprofit/education/medical sector representation. The firm also provides mediation services through its ReadyResolve program. The portfolio consists of interconnected practice areas that serve public and private sector clients, with particular emphasis on defending public entities, employment matters, and complex civil litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Entity Defense Civil litigation defense representation for public entities, including governmental bodies and agencies, handling liability claims and related disputes.
• Employment Law Services Legal counsel and defense for employers on employment-related matters, including workplace disputes, wrongful termination, harassment claims, and compliance issues.
• General Civil Litigation
• Transportation Defense
• Religious, Nonprofits, Education & Medical Defense
• ReadyResolve Mediation Mediation service offered by the firm to resolve disputes outside of traditional litigation, leveraging attorney expertise in conflict resolution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Defense jury verdict obtained for City of Richmond in David Batiste v. City of Richmond (race harassment case, September 20, 2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Meyers Nave: California public entity law firm representing cities, counties, transit agencies, and special districts in litigation, employment, and governmental liability matters — directly overlapping AGHW's core public entity defense practice.
• Best Best & Krieger: Large California-based public law firm serving municipalities, special districts, and public agencies with full-service municipal, employment, and litigation defense capabilities — a direct peer in governmental liability defense with broader geographic reach.
• Liebert Cassidy Whitmore: California-based law firm specializing in public sector employment law and litigation defense for cities, counties, special districts, schools, and JPA clients — a direct competitor to AGHW's public entity defense and employment law practices.
• Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong: Northern California-based public entity defense firm representing public agencies, schools, and special districts in civil rights, employment, and tort litigation — a closely comparable boutique competitor in AGHW's home geography.
• Cole Pedroza: California-based public entity and education law firm focused on school districts, community colleges, and municipalities — overlapping with AGHW's education and public entity defense client base.
• Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo: California-based public law firm representing school districts, community colleges, and municipalities in employment, education, and litigation matters — directly comparable to AGHW's education and public entity defense practice.
• Burke, Williams & Sorensen: California-based public entity law firm providing litigation defense, employment law, and governmental liability services to cities, school districts, and public agencies — directly comparable to AGHW's public entity and education sector defense work.

Broad incumbents

• Seyfarth Shaw: Large national AmLaw firm with a substantial employment and litigation defense practice serving public and private sector employers — represents the upper end of competitive pressure on AGHW's employment defense work.
• Jackson Lewis: National employment law firm with deep public sector employment defense capabilities — a broader incumbent competitor to AGHW's employment law defense practice, especially on larger multi-jurisdiction matters.

Regional players

• Hanson Bridgett: Northern California full-service law firm with a substantial public entity, education, and litigation defense practice — a regional peer with broader capabilities and overlap in AGHW's core NorCal client segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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