Beitchman & Zekian, PC

What Beitchman & Zekian, PC does

Beitchman & Zekian, PC is a boutique law firm headquartered in Encino, California, founded in 1999 by David Beitchman and Harry S. Zekian. Following Zekian's passing in 2003, David Beitchman continued as Founding Partner. The firm operates with a team of 7 — 5 attorneys and a head paralegal/office manager — and offers legal services across two primary practice areas: Viatical & Life Settlements and Civil & Commercial Litigation. The life settlement practice represents individual policyholders, brokers, agents, funders, and providers in regulatory compliance, STOLI defense, fraud and breach of contract disputes, and carrier claims across California, nationwide, and in select international jurisdictions (UK, Lithuania, Singapore). The civil and commercial litigation practice covers business disputes, intellectual property, real estate, and corporate matters for clients ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 300 companies.

The firm's business model is professional services — fees are generated from hourly and contingency arrangements on litigation and transactional matters, with a free initial consultation offered as the primary lead capture mechanism. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct phone outreach, website contact forms, and referrals through professional affiliations including the State Bar of California, the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), and the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is conducted directly by firm attorneys in California state and federal courts, with select WIPO and international engagements. The firm does not have a public listing, external investors, or a parent company, operating as a privately-held professional corporation.

The firm's competitive differentiation rests on a 25-year track record of results in a niche legal sub-segment (life settlement litigation), multilingual capabilities (Spanish, Russian, Armenian, Korean, Hebrew, Farsi), Super Lawyers recognition for multiple attorneys, and a client-centric positioning against large institutional firms. Named engagements include representation of Reliant Life Shares, Settlement Group Inc., Montage Financial Group, Cap Export LLC, and a high-profile appellate defense for Shannon Beador. No AI/ML, SaaS, or technology-layer offering is part of the practice.

Name

Beitchman & Zekian, PC

Legal name

Beitchman & Zekian, PC

Website

https://bzlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beitchman & Zekian, PC is an Encino, California-based boutique law firm specializing in viatical and life settlement litigation alongside civil and commercial litigation, serving individual policyholders, life settlement professionals, and corporate clients from sole proprietors to Fortune 300 companies across California and select international jurisdictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Credit — Litigation / Legal Finance (FSAHAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Regulatory Investigations, Enforcement Response & Legal Representation (MPAEAOAM)

Keywords

• Civil litigation services
• Commercial litigation
• Viatical settlements
• Life settlement disputes
• Intellectual property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Encino

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Boutique law firm providing legal representation on contingency and hourly fee arrangements. Services span litigation (civil, commercial, life settlement disputes) and transactional matters. Revenue derived from attorney fees for legal services rendered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beitchman & Zekian, PC is a boutique law firm providing legal representation in viatical and life settlement matters and civil and commercial litigation. The firm represents individual policyholders, life settlement professionals (brokers, agents, funders, providers), and corporate clients in business disputes, intellectual property, real estate, and contractual matters across California state and federal courts, with select nationwide and international engagements.

Product overview

Beitchman & Zekian, PC is a boutique law firm providing legal services primarily in two practice areas: Life Settlement Disputes and Civil & Commercial Litigation. The firm offers specialized legal services for the viatical and life settlement industry including representation of policyholders, brokers, agents, funders, and providers, as well as comprehensive civil and commercial litigation covering business disputes, intellectual property, real estate, and corporate matters. The practice operates as a unified legal services offering without a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Viatical & Life Settlements Legal Services Legal representation for individual policyholders, agents, brokers, providers, and other life settlement professionals nationwide in litigation related to viatical investments in the U.S. and abroad.
• Civil & Commercial Litigation Vigorous defense of client interests in business and corporate disputes, intellectual property and trade secrets litigation, and real estate disputes for clients ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 300 companies.
• Business & Corporate Law Legal services for businesses including entity formation, governance, acquisitions, sales, contract disputes, shareholder derivative suits, and D&O disputes across diverse industries.
• Intellectual Property Law Procurement, protection, and defense of intellectual property including trademark and copyright prosecution, trade secret protection, and WIPO actions internationally.
• Real Estate Law Legal representation for real estate matters involving all property types, including transactions and litigation to protect client rights.
• Life Settlement Litigation Litigation of disputes between brokers, agents, funders, insurance carriers, and policyholders involving purchase/sale of policies, insurance carrier claims, regulatory claims, and STOLI actions.
• Fractionalized Life Settlement Legal Services Resolution of transactional disputes and litigation involving fractionalized life settlements for companies purchasing death benefits to multimillion-dollar life insurance policies.
• Individual Policyholder Representation Representation of policyholders, beneficiaries, and individuals in viatical and life settlement matters, including death claim filing and insurance policy disputes.
• Professional Services for Life Settlement Industry Legal counsel and advocacy for brokers, agents, funders, and providers including compliance matters, regulatory disputes, and fraud defense.
• STOLI Actions Defense Defense representation for agents, brokers, and other parties accused of stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) transactions.
• Life Settlement Fraud & Breach of Contract Litigation services for failure to disclose, false life expectancy estimates, and death benefit disputes in life settlement transactions.
• Regulator Claims Defense Representation in regulatory compliance matters before the Department of Corporations, SEC, Department of Insurance, and state/federal regulators.
• Insurance Carrier Claims Representation of insurance carriers, life settlement professionals, and investors in payment disputes, rescission actions, and contract terminations.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State Bar of CaliforniacoreOthersProfessional bar association membership for David Beitchman. The firm is a member of the State Bar of California which governs attorney licensing and professional standards.
• Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA)coreOthersIndustry association membership providing networking, compliance resources, and industry standards for viatical and life settlement professionals. Firm actively participates in this specialized industry body.
• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)minorOthersStatewide organization of plaintiff attorneys advocating for consumers. Firm maintains membership for professional development and networking purposes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Large international law firm with a recognized life settlement and viatical practice. Comparable in servicing the life settlement industry but at vastly greater scale, competing for the same provider and policyholder-side matters B&Z handles.
• Robins Kaplan: National litigation firm with a notable life insurance and financial services practice. Comparable in handling sophisticated insurance and financial product disputes — including life settlement adjacent matters — that overlap with B&Z's specialty.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: California-headquartered national litigation firm with deep expertise in commercial, insurance, and regulatory defense matters. Comparable in servicing California businesses on civil and commercial litigation, particularly insurance-related disputes analogous to B&Z's life settlement work.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. plaintiff firm with nationwide offices and a broad commercial litigation practice. Comparable in serving both individual and corporate clients across civil/commercial matters, but at national scale that overshadows boutique players like B&Z.

Direct peers

• The Veen Firm: San Francisco-based boutique plaintiff firm handling serious injury and complex civil cases. Comparable as a California boutique emphasizing trial-ready representation and individualized client service.
• The Matiasic Firm: California-based boutique litigation firm with a similar small-team, high-touch service model. Comparable to B&Z in targeting serious civil/commercial disputes with individualized client attention rather than the volume approach of larger plaintiff mills.
• Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos: Los Angeles boutique trial firm handling complex civil litigation, business disputes, and catastrophic injury cases. Comparable in California boutique positioning and emphasis on taking cases to trial rather than quick settlement.
• Panish Shea & Boyle: Los Angeles boutique plaintiff firm specializing in catastrophic injury and complex commercial cases. Comparable as a California-based boutique that competes against larger institutional firms for high-value matters.
• Wilshire Law Firm: Los Angeles-based plaintiff firm with multilingual staffing and a broad civil litigation practice. Comparable in California footprint and use of multilingual capabilities to access diverse plaintiff markets similar to B&Z's Spanish/Russian/Armenian/Hebrew outreach.
• Callahan & Blaine: California boutique trial firm headquartered in Orange County that handles complex civil and commercial litigation. Comparable to Beitchman & Zekian in size, California boutique model, and focus on high-stakes business disputes for a mix of individual and corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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