What ECKELKAMP KUENZEL LLP does

Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP is a general practice law firm headquartered in the Bank of Washington Building at 200 West Main Street, Washington, Missouri. Founded on January 1, 1984, the firm is the oldest continuously operating law firm in Washington, Missouri, and serves individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients across East Central Missouri, with primary concentration in Franklin, Gasconade, and Warren counties and selective engagement across the broader St. Louis metropolitan area. The firm operates as a Limited Liability Partnership with no parent company, external investors, or disclosed institutional backing. Revenue is generated through professional legal services billed on hourly, contingency, and flat-fee arrangements, with no publicly disclosed fee schedules.

The firm's practice spans 15+ areas including personal injury, general civil trial practice, estate planning and trusts, DWI, family law, criminal law, corporations and business entities, agricultural law, banking law, commercial litigation, construction law, mechanic's lien law, mediation, real estate, and workers' compensation. Notable case outcomes include a $48M verdict in a fatal plane crash matter, a $1.2M condemnation award, and a trade secrets litigation win on behalf of Brewer Science. The firm is differentiated less by technology or scale and more by attorney credentials: Managing Partner Steven P. Kuenzel Sr. (managing partner since 1986) is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America, and Million Dollar Advocates Forum member, and was sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court bar.

The go-to-market motion is relationship- and reputation-driven rather than technology- or marketing-driven. Client acquisition is generated through documented case outcomes, community board service (Boy Scouts, Washington Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Lions Club, Washington Ambassadors), earned media coverage in the Missourian newspaper, and a basic informational website. The firm has approximately 9 total staff and 6-7 attorneys, including founding-era partners, second-generation partners from both founding families, and associates. Continuity is reinforced by family succession: the Eckelkamp and Kuenzel family names have been carried forward through second-generation partners elevated since 2014. The firm rebranded from Eckelkamp, Eckelkamp, Wood & Kuenzel to Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP in 2019. No funding rounds, acquisitions, mergers, technology products, or geographic expansion beyond the single Washington, Missouri office have been disclosed.

Name

ECKELKAMP KUENZEL LLP

Legal name

Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP

Website

https://eckelkampkuenzel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP is a general practice law firm founded in 1984 in Washington, Missouri, serving individuals, families, and businesses across East Central Missouri with practice areas spanning personal injury, estate planning, family law, criminal defense, banking, real estate, and commercial litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Contingency Billing: Traditional law firm revenue model based on billable hours for most matters, contingency fee arrangements for personal injury and certain litigation matters, and flat fees for specific services such as estate planning documents. Revenue generated from serving individual clients, businesses, and institutional clients in Missouri.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP is a general practice law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas including personal injury, estate planning and trusts, civil trial practice, family law, criminal defense, DWI, corporations and business entities, agricultural law, banking law, commercial litigation, construction law, mechanic's lien law, mediation, real estate, and workers' compensation. The firm serves individual clients and businesses in East Central Missouri with a mix of hourly, contingency, and flat fee billing arrangements.

Product overview

Eckelkamp Kuenzel LLP is a general practice law firm, not a technology product company. The firm provides legal services across multiple practice areas rather than a unified software product or platform. Its service offerings include Personal Injury, General Civil Trial Practice, Estate Planning, Trusts, DWI, Family Law, Criminal Law, Corporations and Business Entities, Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mechanic's Lien Law, Mediation, Real Estate, and Workers' Compensation. The firm does not offer technology products, software platforms, or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation Legal representation for individuals in personal injury matters, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Documented outcomes include a $48M fatal plane crash verdict. Contingency fee arrangements available.
• Estate Planning and Trusts Estate planning services for individuals and families including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Flat fee arrangements for specific documents.
• General Civil Trial Practice Litigation and trial representation for civil disputes including defense verdicts and commercial matters.
• Family Law Services Legal representation for divorce, paternity, custody, and adoption matters.
• Criminal Defense and DWI Criminal defense representation including DWI and traffic ticket matters. Partner William W. "Billy" Eckelkamp Jr. currently serves as Franklin County Municipal Court Prosecutor (2018-present).
• Corporate and Business Entity Law Business formation, structuring, and advisory for corporations, limited liability companies, family limited partnerships, and other business entities including mergers and acquisitions and succession planning.
• Agricultural Law Legal services for farmers and agricultural operations in East Central Missouri including farm estate planning, agricultural real estate transactions, and farm succession planning.
• Banking Law Legal counsel for banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies including regulatory compliance, lending matters, and financial transactions.
• Commercial Litigation Litigation for business disputes including insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, trade secrets, and commercial matters. Documented outcome includes winning a case involving theft of company's trade secrets for Brewer Science.
• Construction Law and Mechanic's Lien Legal representation for construction disputes, mechanic's liens, and construction litigation. Documented outcome includes a developer winning verdict from Ameren.
• Mediation Services Mediation and alternative dispute resolution services for civil matters.
• Real Estate Law Legal services for real estate transactions, condemnation proceedings, and disputes. Documented outcome includes a $1.2M condemnation award for property owner.
• Workers' Compensation Legal representation for workers' compensation matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• $48M verdict in fatal plane crash case
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Behr, McDowell & Mohrman, P.C. Missouri-based general practice firm with similar breadth in litigation, banking, real estate, and estate planning. Comparable scale and regional Midwest positioning.
• Carmody MacDonald P.C. St. Louis-based law firm with comparable breadth in real estate, banking, business law, and litigation. Similar full-service regional positioning to EK.
• Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale: St. Louis regional law firm with general business, litigation, banking, and real estate practices. Overlaps directly with EK's commercial, banking, and litigation service lines in the Missouri market.
• Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard: St. Louis-based full-service law firm with comparable breadth across commercial litigation, banking, real estate, and personal injury. Similar general-practice orientation and Missouri-headquartered footprint make it a direct regional comparable.
• Harris, Dowell, Fischer & Harris: St. Louis-area general practice firm covering personal injury, family law, estate planning, criminal defense, and commercial litigation — closely mirroring EK's full-service general practice model.
• Roberts, Wooten & Zimmerman: Mid-Missouri general practice law firm with comparable mix of personal injury, family law, criminal defense, estate planning, and business law — similar small-firm general-practice profile.

Broad incumbents

• Lewis Rice LLP: St. Louis-headquartered full-service law firm with similar coverage of banking, real estate, commercial litigation, and estate planning. A larger regional incumbent competing for the same Missouri corporate clients.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: Major Missouri-based national law firm with broad coverage of corporate, banking, real estate, and litigation matters. Represents a much larger scaled competitor whose practice areas overlap with EK's commercial and banking work.
• Lathrop GPM LLP: Large Midwest-based law firm with strong Missouri presence and broad practice coverage including commercial litigation, banking, real estate, and estate planning. Represents an incumbent competitor for complex matters in EK's markets.

Regional players

• Mickes O'Toole, LLC: St. Louis-based litigation and transactional firm focused on business, real estate, and commercial disputes. Comparable regional Missouri positioning with similar practice area overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eckelkamp-kuenzel-llp

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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