Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC

What Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC does

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC is a privately held Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC) law firm headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, with additional offices in Seattle, Olympia, and Portland, Oregon. Founded by Thomas Dickson over 25 years ago, the firm operates with 41 employees including approximately 24 attorneys across 13 named partners and 9 associates, claiming more than 100 years of combined legal experience. It serves individuals, families, businesses, real estate developers, and construction companies throughout the Puget Sound region and Oregon.

The firm delivers legal services across nine integrated practice areas: Real Estate Law, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Construction Law, Land Use, Employment Law, and Probate, with Landlord-Tenant Law added as an adjacent offering. Practice depth is concentrated in Pacific Northwest real estate transactions, construction defect and land use litigation, business and employment counseling, and estate/probate administration. The practice is structured so that transactional and litigation capabilities operate as a unified team rather than siloed units, with partners functioning as both advocates and strategic counselors.

The business model is professional-services fee-for-matter, with consultation-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. GTM motion is direct, sales-led, and driven by in-person consultations across four offices, a website contact funnel, dedicated phone lines per office, and client referrals reinforced by industry awards (Best Law Firm 2024, Best Lawyers, Washington Best of the Bar, BBB A+, 2025 Best in the PNW Employment & Labor Law). The firm is partner-owned under Washington PLLC rules with no external institutional capital, and there is no disclosed technology platform or AI capability underpinning service delivery.

Name

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC

Legal name

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC

Website

https://dfpblaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC is a partner-owned Pacific Northwest law firm with 24 attorneys across four offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Portland, serving individuals, families, businesses, and developers in real estate, construction, business, estate planning, family, land use, employment, and probate matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), 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

Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Real Estate Buyer Representation (FSAEAJAG), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Real estate law
• Business law
• Estate planning
• Civil litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Law firm provides legal counsel and representation services across multiple practice areas including real estate, business law, construction law, family law, estate planning, employment law, probate, and land use. Revenue is generated through professional service fees charged to clients for legal representation and advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC provides legal counsel and representation across real estate, business, construction, family, estate planning, employment, land use, and probate law for businesses and individuals. The firm delivers both transactional advisory and litigation services from four offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Portland, generating revenue through professional service fees. It markets its services as tailored solutions protecting client financial interests, supported by over 100 years of combined legal experience.

Product overview

Dickson Frohlich Phillips Burgess PLLC is a unified law firm providing comprehensive legal services through nine integrated practice areas: Real Estate Law, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Construction Law, Land Use, Employment Law, Probate, and Landlord-Tenant Law. The firm operates three offices in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia, Washington, serving individuals and businesses in the Puget Sound area. With over 100 years of combined legal experience, the firm offers both transactional and litigation services that work together as a cohesive legal practice rather than as separate product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Law Legal representation for real estate transactions, disputes, development, permitting, and regulatory issues serving clients across Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia locations.
• Business Law Corporate and business legal counsel including business transactions, negotiations, entity formation, and contract matters for businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Civil Litigation Litigation services for civil disputes including real estate contracts, land use, class actions, privacy, securities, employment, construction defect, and general business matters.
• Estate Planning Comprehensive estate and probate planning services including wills, trusts, and strategic planning to protect financial futures for individuals and families.
• Family Law Family law representation for sensitive family matters including divorce, custody, and related disputes.
• Construction Law Legal services for construction matters including construction defect litigation, representing contractors and homeowners, and construction-related disputes.
• Land Use Land use legal services including regulatory compliance, municipal issues, adverse possession, and real estate and land use disputes.
• Employment Law Employment law services including preventative counseling, training, employment handbooks, policies, executive employment agreements, and labor law matters.
• Probate Probate and trust administration services including estate settlement, probate litigation, and trust/probate law matters.
• Landlord-Tenant Law Legal representation for landlords and tenants including lease disputes and property matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 years of combined legal experience protecting client financial interests
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Foster Garvey: Seattle-based full-service law firm with strong real estate, business, construction, and litigation practices serving PNW clients. Closely comparable in size, regional focus, and practice area breadth, making it one of the most direct competitive peers in the Puget Sound market.
• Lane Powell: Pacific Northwest law firm with offices in Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma offering business, real estate, litigation, and employment law services. Highly comparable in geography, multi-office PNW footprint, and overlapping practice areas, particularly real estate and construction litigation.
• Miller Nash: Pacific Northwest law firm with offices in Seattle, Portland, and other West Coast markets, focused on real estate, construction, business, and litigation. Closely comparable as a multi-office PNW firm with overlapping practice areas and similar regional client base.
• Cairncross & Hempelmann: Seattle-based law firm with a strong real estate, land use, construction, and business practice serving PNW developers and businesses. Closely comparable in practice area mix, particularly real estate development and land use, and competes for similar developer clients.
• Ahlers & Cressman: Pacific Northwest law firm focused on real estate, construction, business, and land use matters serving developers and construction industry clients. Closely comparable as a regional PNW firm specializing in real estate and construction law.

Broad incumbents

• Stoel Rives: PNW-founded full-service firm with offices across the western U.S., strong real estate, land use, energy, and business law practices. Directly comparable in practice area mix and Pacific Northwest regional focus, though significantly larger in headcount and geographic reach.
• Perkins Coie: Large Pacific Northwest-founded full-service law firm headquartered in Seattle with offices across the U.S. and Asia. Comparable as a multi-practice firm serving real estate, business, construction, and litigation matters for PNW clients, but at vastly greater scale and with national/international reach.
• Davis Wright Tremaine: National full-service firm with deep Seattle and Portland presence, serving real estate, business, employment, and litigation matters. Comparable as a multi-practice PNW competitor with a similar practice area mix and overlapping client base, but operating at substantially larger scale.
• K&L Gates: Global law firm with a major Seattle office providing real estate, corporate, litigation, and regulatory services. Comparable in PNW market presence and multi-practice offering, but with materially larger scale and international footprint.

Regional players

• McGavick Graves: Tacoma-based law firm serving Pierce County and the broader Puget Sound region with real estate, business, employment, and estate planning practices. Direct geographic overlap in Tacoma and similar service offerings for individual and business clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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