Bordin Semmer LLP

What Bordin Semmer LLP does

Bordin Semmer LLP is a full-service litigation law firm headquartered in El Segundo, California, with additional offices in San Diego and Oakland. Founded by Joshua Bordin-Wosk and Matthew Semmer — litigators who have known each other for over 30 years — the firm employs approximately 29 attorneys organized across 11 practice areas, including construction, contracts, corporate, employment, entertainment, environmental/habitability, intellectual property, personal injury, products liability, real property, and trucking litigation. The firm operates a specialized Rapid Response Team that deploys attorneys, investigators, and consultants to casualty and loss event scenes throughout California. Partners and senior attorneys have collectively tried over 60 cases, with founding partner Joshua Bordin-Wosk alone having tried in excess of 30 cases.

The firm provides no proprietary technology products and operates on standard legal practice management infrastructure. Its core 'product' is litigation representation itself, anchored in a track record of high-stakes defense outcomes, including a defense verdict defeating a $156 million wrongful death claim against a casino, a favorable verdict in a $25 million admitted-liability truck-versus-motorcycle case, and more than $211 million in client savings attributed to partner Justin Spearman over a two-year period. The Rapid Response Team functions as both a service offering and a client acquisition channel for urgent casualty matters. Two attorneys — Justin Spearman and Jennifer Stone — hold Super Lawyers Rising Stars designations, an honor limited to 2.5% of attorneys.

Bordin Semmer generates revenue through professional fees on litigation matters, with case-by-case negotiated pricing that may include hourly, contingency, or fixed-fee structures depending on matter complexity and client type. The firm's client mix spans Fortune 100 corporations, public entities (cities, police departments, school districts), small businesses, and individuals, allowing it to tailor service intensity and communication cadence to client preferences. Marketing and new business rely on the firm's professional website, individual attorney LinkedIn profiles, community reputation, and the Rapid Response Team's visibility, with engagements primarily sourced through referrals and direct consultation requests within the California legal market.

Name

Bordin Semmer LLP

Legal name

Bordin Semmer LLP

Website

https://bordinsemmer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bordin Semmer LLP is a California-based full-service litigation firm with approximately 29 attorneys across offices in El Segundo, San Diego, and Oakland. Founded by Joshua Bordin-Wosk and Matthew Semmer, the firm represents Fortune 100 companies, public entities, small businesses, and individuals in civil litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Litigation Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHALAG

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services

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

Keywords

• Civil litigation services
• Trial attorney representation
• Personal injury defense
• Wrongful death defense
• Insurance defense litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for litigation representation. Services include defense of individuals, businesses, public entities (cities, school districts, police departments), and Fortune 100 companies. Fee structures typically include hourly billing for ongoing litigation matters, with some matters handled on contingency or fixed fee arrangements depending on case type and client preferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bordin Semmer LLP is a full-service litigation law firm providing trial representation across multiple practice areas including Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Employment, Entertainment, Environmental/Habitational, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Property, and Trucking litigation. The firm also operates a Rapid Response Team that immediately deploys attorneys, investigators, and consultants to casualty or loss scenes in California. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, public entities, insurance carriers, and Fortune 100 companies.

Product overview

Bordin Semmer LLP is a full-service litigation law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas including Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Employment, Entertainment, Environmental/Habitational, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Property, and Trucking litigation. The firm also offers a specialized Rapid Response Team service for immediate response to casualty or loss events in California. The firm operates as a unified legal services offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Litigation Legal representation in construction-related disputes and litigation matters for businesses and individuals involved in construction projects.
• Contracts Litigation Legal representation in contract disputes and breach of contract matters for businesses and individuals.
• Corporate Litigation Legal representation in corporate and business disputes for companies ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 enterprises.
• Employment Litigation Legal representation in employment-related disputes including wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour cases.
• Entertainment Litigation Legal representation in entertainment industry disputes for entertainment clients and related businesses.
• Environmental / Habitational Litigation Legal representation in environmental and habitability-related matters including housing habitability disputes.
• Intellectual Property Litigation Legal representation in intellectual property disputes.
• Personal Injury Litigation Legal representation in personal injury claims including catastrophic injuries, automobile liability, premises liability, and wrongful death.
• Products Liability Litigation Legal representation in product liability claims and disputes.
• Real Property Litigation Legal representation in real property disputes including ownership, possession, and related matters.
• Trucking Litigation Legal representation in trucking and commercial vehicle accident litigation.
• Rapid Response Team Immediate legal response service that assembles attorneys, investigators, and consultants to respond directly to casualty or potential loss events in California, contacting involved individuals and key witnesses while recollections are fresh.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $211 million in client savings over two years (attorney Justin Spearman)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clyde & Co LLP: Global insurance and defense firm with a substantial California office serving insurance carriers and corporate defendants in catastrophic injury and commercial litigation. It competes with Bordin Semmer for insurance panel appointments and high-exposure defense matters.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP: Large nationwide litigation and insurance defense firm with deep California roots. It offers the same breadth of practice areas and serves the same public-entity and corporate clients as Bordin Semmer, but with materially broader geographic reach.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: One of the largest U.S. defense firms with a strong California presence, representing insurers, corporations, and public entities in personal injury, employment, and commercial matters. It competes for the same Fortune 100 and insurance panel work as Bordin Semmer but at meaningfully greater scale.

Direct peers

• Selman Breitman LLP: California-based defense and insurance coverage firm with practices in personal injury, premises liability, transportation, and employment — a closely overlapping set of practice areas and clients with Bordin Semmer.
• Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP: California-headquartered defense litigation firm with multiple offices across the western U.S. It serves insurance carriers, public entities, and corporate clients in similar practice areas (personal injury, premises liability, transportation, employment) and competes directly with Bordin Semmer for the same client base.
• Tyson & Mendes LLP: California-based defense firm specializing in insurance defense, catastrophic injury, and tort litigation. Its focus on trial work and corporate insurance defense parallels Bordin Semmer's defense-first approach and overall client profile.
• Hanna Brophy LLP: California-based defense firm focused on public entities, insurance carriers, and employers in personal injury, employment, and civil rights matters. Its public entity and insurance defense client base directly overlaps with Bordin Semmer's.
• Allen Glaessner Hazelwood & Werth LLP: California-headquartered defense firm representing public entities, insurance carriers, and businesses in personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability matters — a near-direct match for Bordin Semmer's core book of business.

Emerging players

• Fisher & Phillips LLP: National labor and employment law firm representing employers in California and across the U.S. It overlaps with Bordin Semmer's employment litigation practice and pursues the same corporate defendant clients.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. National employment and labor law firm with a strong California presence. While not a direct competitor across all practice areas, it competes with Bordin Semmer's employment litigation practice for corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bordin-semmer-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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