COSTIGAN & WOLLRAB, P.C.

What COSTIGAN & WOLLRAB, P.C. does

Costigan & Wollrab, P.C. is a privately held professional law firm founded in 1916 by Will F. Costigan and Fred Wollrab, headquartered at 308 East Washington Street in Bloomington, Illinois. The firm operates from a single office and represents clients throughout McLean County and Central Illinois across five core practice areas: Estate Planning (wills, trusts, probate, guardianships), Employment Law (discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, wrongful termination), Civil Litigation (personal injury, contract and business disputes, defamation), Workers' Compensation (workplace injury claims against multiple insurance carriers), and Family Law (divorce, custody, support, orders of protection). The firm also provides Real Estate and municipal/government counsel services.

The current attorney roster comprises three partners — David C. Wochner (joined 1964, specializing in estate planning, probate, tax, and real estate), Dawn L. Wall (joined 1987, specializing in commercial litigation, employment matters, and workers' compensation with appellate experience including arguments before the Illinois Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals), and Robert W. Porter (joined 2012 as associate, promoted to partner in 2019, handling civil litigation, estate planning, business formation, and municipal law). The firm is founder-family and attorney-owned with no private equity, venture capital, parent company, or subsidiary relationships.

The business model is straightforward professional services billing: fees are quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with client acquisition driven by the firm website (cwlawoffice.com), direct phone/contact form inquiries, referrals, and community/institutional reputation. The customer base is dominated by individual consumers (individuals and families in Central Illinois), supplemented by a small institutional segment including four named insurance carriers (Aetna, Cigna, Farmland, State Farm) for workers' compensation matters and the Public Building Commission of McLean County for ongoing corporate counsel. Technology is limited to standard law firm practice management and a website acting as a digital marketing channel; no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or product launches are evidenced.

Name

COSTIGAN & WOLLRAB, P.C.

Legal name

Costigan & Wollrab, P.C.

Website

https://cwlawoffice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Costigan & Wollrab, P.C. is a Bloomington, Illinois-based law firm founded in 1916 that represents individuals, families, and a small set of institutional clients across McLean County and Central Illinois in estate planning, employment law, civil litigation, workers' compensation, and family law matters.

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

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Estate planning
• Civil litigation
• Family law
• Workers compensation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Law firm generates revenue through legal services provided to clients. Services include civil litigation representation, estate planning, family law matters, employment law representation, and workers compensation claims. Revenue is derived from professional legal fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Costigan & Wollrab, P.C. is a Bloomington, Illinois-based law firm founded in 1916 that provides legal services in estate planning, employment law, civil litigation, workers' compensation, and family law. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, and government entities throughout Central Illinois, with three practicing attorneys delivering personalized legal counsel and courtroom representation.

Product overview

Costigan & Wollrab, P.C. is a law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services across five core practice areas: Estate Planning (wills, trusts, probate), Employment Law (workplace rights, discrimination, wrongful termination), Civil Litigation (personal injury, contracts, business disputes), Workers' Compensation (workplace injury claims), and Family Law (divorce, custody, support). The firm's services are provided by experienced attorneys through personalized one-on-one attention, with attorneys including Robert W. Porter, Dawn L. Wall, and David C. Wochner. Founded in 1916 and based in Bloomington, Illinois, the firm has served clients throughout Central Illinois for over 100 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estate Planning Legal services for wills, trusts, estate administration, and related planning matters for individuals and families in Central Illinois.
• Employment Law Legal counsel and representation on workplace matters, including employer-employee disputes and employment-related issues for businesses and individuals.
• Civil Litigation Court representation in civil disputes for individuals, families, businesses, and government entities, including trial preparation and advocacy.
• Workers' Compensation Legal representation for injured workers pursuing workers' compensation benefits and related claims in Central Illinois.
• Family Law Legal services for divorce, child custody, adoption, and other family-related legal matters for individuals and families.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. Mid-sized Illinois law firm with a much broader geographic footprint and deeper practice specialization, including workers' compensation, employment law, and civil litigation. Represents scale-up threat to smaller regional firms like Costigan & Wollrab.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP: Large multi-office law firm with significant Illinois presence, including insurance defense, employment law, and litigation practices. Represents an incumbent competitor for some enterprise clients like insurance carriers.

Emerging players

• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform providing templated estate planning, business formation, and limited legal services at lower price points. An emerging threat to Costigan & Wollrab's consumer-facing estate planning and simple legal work.

Direct peers

• Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP: Springfield, Illinois general practice firm with a similarly broad mix of litigation, family law, employment, and estate planning services, comparable in scale and regional central Illinois focus.
• Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder: Long-standing Bloomington, Illinois multi-practice law firm with comparable size, regional focus, and overlapping practice areas including civil litigation, estate planning, and family law. Direct local competitor in the same McLean County market.
• Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius: Springfield, Illinois-based multi-practice firm of similar size with comparable service mix including civil litigation, employment law, workers' compensation, and estate planning, serving a regional central Illinois client base.
• Kavanagh, Grumley & Dempsey LLP: Central Illinois law firm with a comparable general-practice focus including personal injury, family law, workers' compensation, and estate planning, acting as a direct competitor in the regional market.
• Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. Regional Illinois multi-practice firm covering civil litigation, family law, employment, and estate planning, comparable in size and service mix to Costigan & Wollrab.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/costigan-&-wollrab-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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