BRICKLIN & NEWMAN,LLP

What BRICKLIN & NEWMAN,LLP does

Bricklin & Newman, LLP is a Washington State limited liability partnership law firm specializing in environmental law, land use law, and mediation. The firm operates from two offices — a Seattle headquarters at 123 NW 36th Street, Suite 205, and a Spokane office at 25 West Main — serving clients throughout Washington State. With a small team of five attorneys (two partners, David A. Bricklin and Claudia M. Newman, and three associates, Zachary Knox Griefen, Michael Rea, and Anneli Cers), the firm combines over 80 years of collective legal experience to represent individuals, community groups, and environmental organizations facing adverse impacts from development, pollution, logging, and land use decisions.

The firm's practice spans three core service areas: Environmental Law (covering matters such as Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Clean Water Act compliance), Land Use Law (zoning, permitting, and development matters before hearing examiners and city/county councils), and Mediation (alternative dispute resolution for environmental and land use conflicts). The firm does not employ proprietary technology; its core offering is traditional legal representation, counsel, and litigation.

The firm's business model is built on professional services billing, with specific rates not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market approach is community-led: attorneys serve as officers or directors in environmental advocacy organizations including the Washington Environmental Council, King County Conservation Voters, Washington Conservation Voters, Futurewise, Climate Solutions, and Cascadia Green Building Council. Marketing is conducted primarily through the firm website hosted on the FindLaw platform and through these community relationships, with client engagement handled via phone (206-690-8893) and email.

Name

BRICKLIN & NEWMAN,LLP

Legal name

Bricklin & Newman LLP

Website

https://bnd-law.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bricklin & Newman, LLP is a Washington State environmental and land use law firm serving individuals, community groups, and environmental organizations from offices in Seattle and Spokane with a five-attorney team and over 80 years of combined legal experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Land Use Legal Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Policy, Advocacy & Litigation (BPAGAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Facility Siting, Permitting & Land-Use Regulatory Compliance (Multi-media Permitting, Zoning/Entitlements Support) (EUAHABAH)

Keywords

• Environmental law
• Land use law
• Environmental litigation
• Mediation services
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional law firm billing for legal representation including litigation, permitting, land use navigation, and environmental law counseling. Services provided to individuals and groups impacted by development, pollution, and land use decisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bricklin & Newman, LLP is a Washington State law firm providing legal representation, advocacy, and counseling in environmental and land use matters. The firm litigates federal environmental statutes (Endangered Species Act, NEPA, Clean Water Act), represents clients in state and local land use, zoning, and property disputes, and offers mediation services to resolve environmental and land use conflicts outside of court. Its core offering is hands-on legal counsel for individuals, community groups, and environmental organizations negatively impacted by development, pollution, logging, and other land uses.

Product overview

Bricklin & Newman LLP is a law firm providing legal services, not a technology product company. The firm offers a unified set of legal practice areas including Environmental Law, Land Use Law, and Mediation services. These practice areas work together to provide comprehensive representation for clients facing environmental and land use challenges, from permitting and regulatory compliance to litigation and dispute resolution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Law

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Washington Environmental CouncilminorOthersLocal environmental advocacy organization; firm attorneys serve or have served as officers or directors
• King County Conservation VotersminorOthersPolitical action organization focused on conservation; firm attorneys involved as officers or directors
• Washington Conservation VotersminorOthersState-level conservation voters organization; firm attorneys participate as officers or directors
• FuturewiseminorOthersSmart growth organization; firm attorneys involved in organization leadership
• Climate SolutionsminorOthersRegional climate action organization; firm attorneys serve or have served as officers or directors
• Cascadia Green Building CouncilminorOthersSustainable building organization; firm attorneys participate in organization activities

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Earthjustice: National nonprofit environmental law firm litigating federal ESA, NEPA, and CWA matters. Directly comparable to B&N in substantive environmental litigation focus, though Earthjustice operates at vastly larger scale across multiple U.S. offices.
• Western Environmental Law Center: Pacific Northwest–based nonprofit environmental law firm providing legal services for conservation matters, including ESA, Clean Water Act, and public lands cases. Closest direct peer to B&N by both mission and regional geography.
• Cascadia Law Group: Seattle-based boutique law firm focused on environmental, land use, and natural resources law in the Pacific Northwest. Closely aligned with B&N's environmental-law + land-use-law core practice mix.
• Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal: Public interest law firm specializing in environmental, energy, and consumer protection litigation. Comparable small-boutique model with similar federal environmental statute focus and contingency/fee-shifting case mix.

Emerging players

• Center for Biological Diversity: Litigation-driven nonprofit that frequently serves as both client and co-counsel in ESA and CWA cases. Frequently engages firms like B&N as local counsel in Washington matters.
• Earth Law Center: Nonprofit advancing rights-of-nature and ecological legal frameworks. Operates at the intersection of environmental litigation and policy advocacy, occasionally partnering with PNW-based environmental counsel.

Broad incumbents

• Lane Powell PC: Pacific Northwest regional law firm with substantial environmental and land use representation. Comparable to Foster Garvey and Perkins Coie as a likely adversary on development and permitting matters.
• Foster Garvey PC: Full-service Pacific Northwest law firm with a sizable environment, energy, and land use practice. Represents developer, utility, and port clients — the typical adverse party to B&N.
• Natural Resources Defense Council: Large national environmental organization with in-house counsel handling NEPA, CWA, and ESA advocacy. Operates as a frequent opposing counsel and occasional referral source for environmental boutiques like B&N.
• Perkins Coie LLP: Large full-service law firm with a long-standing environment, energy, and climate practice in Seattle. Frequently represents developers and energy clients adverse to B&N's community-side matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bricklin-&-newman-llp

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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