Barrett Law Group

What Barrett Law Group does

Barrett Law Group, P.A. is a privately held, plaintiff-side litigation firm founded in 1933 by Pat Barrett in Lexington, Mississippi, and now led by Managing Partner Don Barrett. The firm operates with five attorneys holding nearly 200 combined years of legal experience from two Mississippi offices in Lexington (headquarters) and Oxford. Its core focus is mass torts, class actions, and complex civil litigation on behalf of plaintiff groups, including representation of over 650 hospitals in the national opioid MDL, 500 Mississippi landowners in a federal flooding case, the State of Mississippi in a $615 million groundwater dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court, and over 100 women in J&J talcum powder litigation. The firm also maintains a traditional regional practice in personal injury, real estate transactions, and estate planning for individual clients in central and northern Mississippi.

The firm's business model is built on contingency fee arrangements for class action and mass tort matters, with attorney compensation tied to percentages of settlements or judgments, and on hourly or flat fee billing for personal injury, real estate, and estate planning work where contingency is not applicable. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; historic aggregate settlements secured for clients are described as reaching into the billions of dollars, including a $1.1 billion Cox v. Shell settlement, a $1.045 billion hip prosthesis settlement, and a $456 million verdict plus $600 million punitive damages award in the State Farm insurance litigation. The firm is admitted to practice in Mississippi, New York, U.S. Tax Court, the 5th and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, enabling nationwide federal litigation from a Mississippi-based footprint.

The firm's go-to-market relies on direct client engagement through phone, contact forms, and referrals rather than outbound sales infrastructure. Distribution is anchored by a website with practice area pages and blog content supporting organic search presence for plaintiff-side legal queries. Marketing is relationship-driven within the legal community, leveraging the three-generation Barrett family reputation, AV Preeminent peer ratings, and selection to national plaintiff leadership committees in landmark MDLs. There is no technology platform, no app, no API, and no AI capability disclosed; the firm's competitive differentiation rests on attorney expertise, case track record, and bar admission breadth rather than on technology.

Name

Barrett Law Group

Legal name

Barrett Law Group, P.A.

Website

https://barrettlawgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barrett Law Group is a multi-generational Mississippi plaintiff-side law firm with five attorneys specializing in mass torts, class actions, and complex litigation, serving large enterprise plaintiff groups and individuals across Mississippi and nationwide federal courts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff Litigation Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Class action litigation
• Mass tort representation
• Personal injury law
• Consumer fraud litigation
• Estate planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

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 Fee: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for class action and mass tort cases, where attorneys receive a percentage of settlements or judgments won on behalf of clients. This aligns firm incentives with client outcomes.
2. Legal Services - Hourly/Fee for Service: Traditional hourly billing or flat fee arrangements for personal injury, real estate, and estate planning matters where contingency arrangements may not apply.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Barrett Law Group, P.A. is a plaintiff-side law firm that represents individuals and groups in mass tort and class action litigation, including multidistrict litigation (MDL) such as opioid, automotive parts antitrust, talcum powder, and defective product cases. The firm also provides traditional legal services in personal injury (car accidents, product liability, environmental/toxic torts), consumer fraud (contract fraud, insurance litigation), real estate transactions and disputes, and estate planning (wills, trusts, probate administration). Representation is delivered primarily on a contingency fee basis for class action/mass tort matters, with hourly or flat fee arrangements for personal injury, real estate, and estate planning work.

Product overview

Barrett Law Group, P.A. is a Mississippi-based law firm offering comprehensive legal services through multiple practice areas rather than a unified software product. The firm's core services include Personal Injury representation (covering car accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, and toxic torts), Complex Litigation & Class Actions (including antitrust, mass torts, and MDL proceedings), Consumer Fraud (encompassing contract fraud and insurance litigation), Real Estate Law, and Estate Planning (including wills, trusts, and probate administration). The firm specializes in representing plaintiffs in mass torts and class-action cases, with attorneys handling matters ranging from pharmaceutical litigation to environmental contamination claims, insurance disputes, and commercial litigation. The practice areas operate independently rather than as interconnected product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Legal representation for individuals injured due to someone else's negligence, covering car accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, defective products, environmental/toxic torts, and medical malpractice, seeking compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages.
• Complex Litigation and Class Actions Representation in complex legal matters involving multiple parties, jurisdictions, large financial stakes, and complicated legal issues, including class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation (MDL) such as opioid, automotive parts antitrust, talcum powder, and Inter-Op hip prosthesis cases.
• Consumer Fraud Legal Services Legal representation for victims of consumer fraud including mortgage scams, Fair Debt Collection Practice Act violations, Fair Credit Reporting Act issues, deceptive trade practices, contract fraud involving hidden fees and misrepresentation, and insurance disputes including coverage disputes and improper claims handling.
• Real Estate Law Legal counsel for real estate transactions including title work, contract review, property disputes, and representation in buying, selling, leasing, or otherwise dealing with property in central and northern Mississippi.
• Estate Planning Planning services including drafting wills, creating revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, testamentary trusts, special needs trusts, and charitable trusts; advance directives and living wills; asset protection planning; business succession planning; and probate administration including identifying assets, filing documents, paying debts, and distributing property to heirs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Billions of dollars secured for clients through settlements and judgments
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Plaintiff Class Counsel Team - Hale v. State FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Barrett Law Group attorneys Don Barrett and Richard Barrett served as part of the national plaintiff class counsel team in Hale v. State Farm, securing a $250 million settlement for State Farm policyholders. Team included firms from across the country.
• Plaintiffs Executive Committee (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Don Barrett was appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee representing hospitals in the national opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2804) before Judge Dan Polster in the Northern District of Ohio. This is a landmark national litigation involving thousands of hospitals seeking compensation for opioid addiction treatment costs.
• In Re: Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation (MDL No. 2311)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Don Barrett served as co-lead counsel representing over 20,000 automobile dealers in 29 states in one of the largest price-fixing conspiracies in history involving the automotive parts industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Susman Godfrey: Elite commercial litigation and class action firm representing plaintiffs in high-stakes cases including antitrust and mass tort. Comparable in handling large, complex plaintiff matters with a national federal court practice.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: Major plaintiff firm with mass tort (asbestos, pharmaceutical, environmental) and personal injury focus. Closely comparable practice mix to Barrett's mass tort and personal injury work, but with significantly larger scale.
• Hagens Berman: Plaintiff class action firm handling antitrust, consumer fraud, and mass tort matters including automotive defects. Comparable in plaintiff class action and mass tort practice areas.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: National plaintiff mass tort firm with a strong record in pharmaceutical, environmental, and consumer class action litigation. Comparable in plaintiff-side mass tort and class action specialization.
• Berger Montague: Plaintiff class action firm with strong antitrust, consumer protection, and securities class action practices. Comparable in plaintiff class action focus with similar court-appointed leadership roles.
• Grant & Eisenhofer: Plaintiff firm specializing in securities, antitrust, and complex class action litigation. Comparable in class action and complex litigation focus with a strong court-appointed lead counsel track record.
• Robins Kaplan: National plaintiff firm with strong class action and mass tort practices, particularly in antitrust and product liability. Comparable in plaintiff-side complex litigation focus with a national footprint Barrett aspires to.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff-side class action and mass tort firm with deep MDL experience across product liability, antitrust, and consumer fraud. Operates at materially larger scale but represents the closest analog in practice mix to Barrett's class action and mass tort focus.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: National plaintiff firm with deep consumer protection, antitrust, and human rights class action practices. Comparable in plaintiff class action complexity and federal MDL experience.
• Motley Rice: One of the largest U.S. plaintiff mass tort firms, serving as co-lead counsel in the national opioid MDL alongside Barrett. Directly comparable in mass tort, class action, and complex litigation focus with significantly larger headcount.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barrett-law-group

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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