What Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered does

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered is a full-service law firm headquartered in Salina, Kansas, founded in March 1946 by C.L. Clark and James P. Mize. The firm operates through three Kansas locations — its Salina headquarters (129 S. 8th St.), a Lindsborg satellite office opened in 1996, and a Lincoln presence established in 2021 through an alliance with Metz Law Firm, Chtd. — and is staffed by twelve attorneys plus support personnel. The firm is organized as a professional corporation wholly owned by its attorney shareholders, with no external parent or institutional investor; it has carried a Martindale-Hubbell 'A' rating continuously since 1947 and was incorporated as a professional corporation in December 1969.

The firm delivers legal services across sixteen practice areas spanning litigation (commercial, insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, workers' compensation), transactional work (business formation, M&A, taxation, real estate, banking and creditors' rights), planning services (wills, trusts, estate planning, elder law, probate), and specialized sector practices (health care, agricultural, education, environmental, municipal, family, and employment law). Its client base spans four segments: business organizations across multiple industries, individuals and families, healthcare providers (including general counsel services to Salina Regional Health Center), and governmental entities. Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed by engagement, with client acquisition driven by professional reputation, peer referrals, community involvement, and bar-association networks rather than direct marketing.

The firm has no proprietary technology products, APIs, or technology-based revenue streams. Its competitive position rests on multi-decade brand reputation, peer-rated talent quality, broad practice-area coverage for a non-metropolitan market, and deep embeddedness in north-central Kansas business and civic networks. Recent activity has been incremental — selective associate hiring, internal shareholder promotions, and the 2021 Lincoln alliance — consistent with a stable, mature regional firm rather than an aggressive growth strategy.

Name

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered

Legal name

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered

Website

https://cml-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered is a full-service Kansas law firm founded in 1946, based in Salina with twelve attorneys serving business organizations, individuals, healthcare providers, and governmental entities across 16 practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Public Health Law, Legal Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Offices (HLAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Commercial litigation
• Estate planning
• Health care law
• Insurance defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Salina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional services fees for comprehensive legal representation across multiple practice areas including litigation, corporate transactions, trusts and estates, healthcare law, and more. Services billed to business organizations, individuals, and governmental entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered is a full-service law firm that provides legal representation and counsel across 16 practice areas, including litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, business formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, banking and creditors' rights, real estate, wills/trusts/estate planning, elder law, probate, family law, employment law, health care law, municipal law, education law, environmental law, agricultural law, and workers' compensation. Services are delivered by twelve attorneys across offices in Salina, Lindsborg, and Lincoln, Kansas, to business organizations, individuals, governmental entities, and healthcare providers.

Product overview

Clark, Mize & Linville, Chartered is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized into 16 distinct practice areas. The firm's service architecture is structured around core litigation and defense capabilities (Litigation, Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation, Medical Malpractice Defense) supplemented by transactional practices (Business Formation, Real Estate, Banking/Creditors' Rights), planning services (Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning, Elder Law), and specialized sector practices (Health Care, Agricultural, Education, Municipal). The practice areas operate as integrated service modules, allowing clients to access multiple related legal services through a single firm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Law Legal services related to farming operations, agricultural transactions, farmland transfers, and agricultural business matters.
• Banking Law (Bankers, Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy) Legal representation for financial institutions including creditors' rights, bankruptcy proceedings, loan documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Business Formation and Governance Corporate formation, business entity structuring (LLCs, corporations, partnerships), mergers and acquisitions, and ongoing corporate governance counsel.
• Education Law Legal services for educational institutions covering governance, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Elder Law Long-term care planning, Medicaid eligibility, asset protection, and legal matters affecting seniors.
• Employment Law Employment litigation defense, labor relations, collective bargaining, EEOC matters, and employment contract counsel.
• Environmental Law Legal services addressing environmental regulations and compliance for businesses and organizations.
• Family Law Domestic relations matters including divorce, custody, adoption, and family disputes.
• Health Care Law Comprehensive legal services for hospitals, physician practices, and health organizations including litigation, risk management, compliance, and medical staff matters.
• Insurance Defense Defense litigation for insurance companies including personal injury, products liability, premises liability, and motor vehicle accident cases.
• Litigation Commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, and general civil litigation representation.
• Municipal Law Legal counsel for municipal governments covering governance, regulatory compliance, and municipal transactions.
• Probate and Estate Settlement Estate administration, trust settlements, probate proceedings, guardianships, and conservatorships.
• Real Estate Law Real estate transactions, 1031 exchanges, title issues, commercial leasing, and real estate litigation.
• Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Estate planning services including wills, revocable living trusts, asset protection, estate tax planning, and charitable giving structures.
• Workers' Compensation Defense representation for employers and insurance carriers in workers' compensation claims.

Named customers3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Metz Law Firm, Chtd.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 December 2020Alliance with Metz Law Firm, Chtd. to provide legal services to Lincoln County and surrounding areas. The combination brings together two Kansas law firms with complementary practice strengths. Metz Law Firm was founded in 1925 by Theodore M. Metz. Long-time Lincoln resident Daniel D. Metz retired early 2021, with legal assistant Konnie Budreau continuing to staff the Lincoln office full-time. Attorneys from Clark, Mize & Linville present at Lincoln office every Monday and Tuesday.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Polsinelli PC: National Am Law firm headquartered in Kansas City with a major healthcare practice and full-service capabilities. Operates at far larger scale but competes for similar hospital systems, physician practices, and business clients across Kansas and the Midwest.
• Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman: The largest US law firm focused exclusively on healthcare law, headquartered in Indianapolis. Comparable in serving hospital systems and physician practices with regulatory, litigation, and transactional counsel, but at national scale rather than regional Kansas focus.
• Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP: Major Kansas City-headquartered full-service firm with established healthcare, product liability, and insurance defense practices. Competes for similar institutional clients and litigation matters, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Stinson LLP: Multi-office Midwest full-service firm (headquartered across Kansas City, Minneapolis, and other metros) with comparable corporate, healthcare, litigation, and estates practices. Operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than the subject firm.
• Lathrop GPM LLP: Major Midwest full-service firm formed by merger of Lathrop Gage and Gray Plant Mooty, headquartered in Kansas City. Provides comparable legal services across healthcare, M&A, trusts & estates, and litigation at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Spencer Fane LLP: Multi-office Midwest firm with strong healthcare, business, and litigation practices. Comparable in practice mix and Midwest regional focus, with healthcare law as a particular strength overlapping the subject firm's franchise.
• Triplett, Woolf & Garretson, LLC: Wichita-based Kansas law firm providing general business, litigation, and estate services. Comparable Kansas-based full-service regional model with overlapping geographic and practice scope, though with somewhat different practice emphasis.
• Hinkle Law Firm LLC: Wichita-based full-service law firm with established healthcare, business, litigation, and estates practices. Comparable in practice mix and Kansas geographic focus, serving similar institutional and individual clients across the region.
• Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered: Topeka-based full-service Kansas law firm with overlapping practice areas in corporate, healthcare, litigation, and trusts & estates. Closely matches Clark, Mize & Linville's full-service regional model and Kansas focus.
• Foulston Siefkin LLP: The largest Kansas-based full-service law firm, headquartered in Wichita with offices across the state. Directly comparable in practice breadth (healthcare, litigation, trusts & estates, M&A) and Kansas regional focus, though operating at substantially greater scale than Clark, Mize & Linville.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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