Crueger Dickinson LLC

What Crueger Dickinson LLC does

Crueger Dickinson LLC is a litigation boutique law firm founded in November 2016 by Charles Crueger and Erin Dickinson, who left large law firm partnerships to create a more nimble platform for high-stakes plaintiff work. Headquartered in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin with six total personnel (five attorneys plus an executive director), the firm operates a single office while serving clients nationwide as lead counsel in complex litigation matters. The firm has been appointed to lead major nationwide cases including the consolidated opioid litigation (MDL 2804) representing over 1,000 municipal governments, the PFAS/PFOA water contamination MDL, ERISA pension litigation with over $1 billion at stake, JUUL/vaping product liability, employee misclassification class actions in California and Ohio, and false advertising matters. The firm has no proprietary technology products or AI/ML capabilities; its core deliverable is attorney-led trial and appellate work across state and federal courts.

The firm's practice spans consumer protection, business tort, insurance disputes, ERISA litigation, product liability, professional negligence, intellectual property, and employment matters, with an explicit concentration on the largest and most complex cases in the United States. Recognition includes Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Top Lawyers in Wisconsin, and an Up and Coming Lawyer award, with the founding partners having been elected to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in MDL 2804. The firm is structured as a Wisconsin LLC, owned by its founding partners, with no external investors or parent company.

Revenue is generated primarily through contingency fee arrangements on class action and mass tort matters, where attorney fees are recovered from defendants as part of settlements or judgments, supplemented by hourly billing implied for non-contingency matters. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and reputation-driven through case results, peer recognition, and referrals from government entities and co-counsel, with no formal marketing channels beyond legal directory listings. Customer concentration is anchored in public-entity mandates (county and municipal governments) and certified plaintiff classes, with a single-case win potentially exceeding $1 billion in client recovery value.

Name

Crueger Dickinson LLC

Legal name

Crueger Dickinson LLC

Website

https://cruegerdickinson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crueger Dickinson LLC is a six-person litigation boutique law firm founded in 2016 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, serving as lead counsel in nationwide class actions, multi-district litigation, and mass torts on behalf of government entities and certified plaintiff classes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitefish Bay

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm handles class action and mass tort litigation on behalf of plaintiffs, typically on a contingency fee basis where fees are recovered from defendants as part of case settlements or judgments. The firm has won significant cases including a pension class action valued at over $1 billion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Crueger Dickinson LLC is a plaintiff-side litigation boutique that represents government entities, certified classes of plaintiffs, and individual plaintiffs in the largest and most complex cases in the United States. The firm handles nationwide opioid litigation (MDL 2804), water contamination cases (PFAS/PFOA), ERISA/pension benefits disputes, employee misclassification class actions, product liability matters (including JUUL/vaping), false advertising, and insurance disputes. Services are delivered through direct attorney engagement on a contingency fee basis for plaintiff work.

Product overview

Crueger Dickinson LLC is a high-stakes litigation law firm offering legal services in complex cases. The firm operates as a unified litigation boutique platform with founding partners Charles Crueger and Erin Dickinson providing services across multiple specialized practice areas including nationwide opioid litigation (MDL 2804), water contamination cases, JUUL/vaping litigation, false advertising, pension holder rights under ERISA, employee misclassification, product liability, and insurance disputes. The firm does not offer distinct modular products but rather provides comprehensive legal services as a single integrated practice focused on the largest and most complex cases in the United States.

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Products and services

• Complex Litigation Services High-stakes litigation representation including class actions, business disputes, insurance disputes, fraud, ERISA, product liability, professional negligence, and intellectual property cases for government entities, certified classes of plaintiffs, and individual plaintiffs.
• Nationwide Opioid Litigation Lead counsel representation of municipal governments in nationwide prescription opioid litigation (MDL 2804) against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids over the public health epidemic.
• JUUL Vaping Cases Investigation Investigation and litigation representing clients harmed by JUUL e-cigarettes and vaping products.
• False and Misleading Advertising Litigation Legal representation pursuing false and misleading advertising claims against companies that made misrepresentations in advertising.
• Pension Holder Rights Litigation ERISA litigation representing pension holders whose benefits were denied through worker misclassification or other violations of federal pension laws.
• Employee Misclassification Litigation Class action and multi-state litigation representing workers misclassified as independent contractors in California and Ohio.
• Water Contamination Litigation Lawsuits over water contamination in Wisconsin, including cases involving PFAS and PFOA chemicals from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF).
• Insurance Increase Litigation Litigation against large insurers over improper cost of insurance increases.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• County Governments in Wisconsin (Majority of Counties)coreOthersThe firm was retained by a majority of county governments in Wisconsin to pursue manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids over the nationwide public health epidemic. The firm subsequently was selected to lead that nationwide litigation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP: Plaintiff class action firm active in consumer protection, securities, and mass tort MDLs. Comparable boutique structure pursuing large-scale, contingency-funded plaintiff litigation.
• Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC: Long-standing plaintiff mass tort and class action boutique with significant MDL participation. Comparable contingency fee model and plaintiff-side mass tort focus.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP: Plaintiff-side boutique focused on securities class actions, shareholder rights, and complex litigation. Comparable in being a specialized litigation boutique pursuing high-value, contingency-driven cases against large institutional defendants.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP: Plaintiff boutique specializing in securities class actions, derivative suits, and complex litigation. Operates on contingency fee economics comparable to Crueger Dickinson's plaintiff-side model.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP: Large plaintiff-side securities and complex litigation boutique with a strong MDL practice. Direct competitor for class action leadership roles and contingency-fee plaintiff work.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Plaintiff-side complex litigation boutique with deep MDL and class action practice, including consumer protection, antitrust, and human rights cases. Direct structural and strategic peer.
• Weitz & Luxenberg PC: Plaintiff mass tort firm with leadership in asbestos, opioid, and environmental litigation. Closely comparable in contingency-driven, high-stakes mass tort work.
• Motley Rice LLC: One of the most prominent plaintiff mass tort and MDL boutiques in the U.S., with deep leadership roles in opioid, asbestos, and other major MDLs. Closest direct peer to Crueger Dickinson in mission, structure, and contingency economics.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff-side class action and MDL boutique with a similar model: experienced trial lawyers in a lean platform pursuing high-stakes mass tort, consumer, and securities class actions. Frequently serves on MDL Plaintiffs' Executive Committees alongside Crueger Dickinson.
• Napoli Shkolnik PLLC: Plaintiff-side complex litigation and mass tort firm with active MDL participation across opioids, environmental contamination, and consumer cases. Comparable boutique structure and contingency economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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