Etcheverry Harrison LLP

What Etcheverry Harrison LLP does

Etcheverry Harrison LLP is a boutique law firm founded in 1998 by Edward Etcheverry, specializing in surety, fidelity, construction, insurance defense, and commercial litigation matters. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the firm operates additional offices in Sanibel Island (serving Florida's west coast) and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and represents the "vast majority of leading surety and fidelity insurers in the country" along with insurance carriers, construction industry participants, and commercial litigation clients across Florida and Puerto Rico.

The firm delivers legal services through six integrated practice areas: Surety Law (bid bonds, payment bonds, performance bonds, takeover agreements), Fidelity Law (Financial Institution Bonds, Commercial Crime Policies, Securities Dealer Blanket Bonds), Commercial Surety (license, permit, court and statutory bonds), Construction Law (Chinese Drywall, water intrusion, construction defects), Insurance Defense (administrative, appellate, automotive liability, workers compensation), and Commercial Litigation (defamation, UCC matters, breach of contract, trade secrets). The practice is anchored by six attorneys — Managing Partner Edward Etcheverry, Partners Guy W. Harrison and Jeffrey S. Geller, Associates Steve Kerbel and Justin Etcheverry, and Senior Counsel Jared Guberman — supported by additional staff for a total of 10 employees.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model, billing clients (predominantly enterprise insurance carriers) for specialized legal representation. Its go-to-market is anchored by AV Martindale Hubbell ratings, Super Lawyer recognition, scholarly authorship (including "Rights and Liabilities of the Surety" in Florida Construction Law and Practice), conference presentations at national surety and fidelity events, and a record of involvement in seminal Florida cases. No technology platform, AI tooling, or subscription product is part of the offering; the firm sells attorney hours and case outcomes rather than software or scalable product.

Name

Etcheverry Harrison LLP

Legal name

Etcheverry Harrison LLP

Website

https://etchlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Etcheverry Harrison LLP is a 10-employee boutique law firm founded in 1998, specializing in surety, fidelity, construction, and insurance defense litigation for leading insurers throughout Florida and Puerto Rico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Specialty/Boutique Law Firm)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surety & Fidelity Bonds (FSAJAMAJ), Fidelity Bonds (Employee Dishonesty) (FSAJAIAD), Professional Liability (E&O) (FSAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Surety law services
• Fidelity insurance law
• Construction litigation
• Insurance defense
• Commercial litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through legal services billed to clients including surety companies, fidelity insurers, insurance carriers, construction companies, and commercial litigation clients. Services are provided throughout Florida and Puerto Rico.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Etcheverry Harrison LLP is a boutique law firm providing specialized legal representation across six practice areas: surety law, fidelity law, commercial surety bonds, construction litigation, insurance defense, and commercial litigation. The firm represents the vast majority of leading surety and fidelity insurers in the country, handling their most complex and sensitive matters, and serves construction industry participants and commercial clients throughout Florida and Puerto Rico.

Product overview

Etcheverry Harrison LLP is a boutique law firm providing specialized legal services in Florida and Puerto Rico. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with six integrated practice areas: Surety Law Services, Fidelity Law Services, Commercial Surety Bond Services, Construction Law Services, Insurance Defense Services, and Commercial Litigation Services. These practice areas are interconnected, with the firm's surety and fidelity expertise often supporting construction and insurance defense matters, and the commercial litigation team handling disputes across all practice areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully handled takeover and completion of six major construction projects valued at $36 million with no resulting litigation from project owners

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anderson Kill PC: Insurance-focused boutique recognized for high-stakes coverage and surety disputes. Comparable niche specialty and insurance-carrier client roster, with broader geographic reach.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP: Mid-size insurance defense boutique with extensive surety and fidelity work for major carriers. Directly comparable in practice mix, carrier-client base, and litigation-heavy delivery model.
• Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP: National insurance coverage and defense boutique with a fidelity/surety specialty practice. Comparable in size, niche positioning, and enterprise-carrier client model.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: Insurance coverage and defense boutique with notable surety and fidelity experience. Similar in size and carrier-client orientation, with East Coast geographic overlap into Florida matters.
• Smith Freed Eberhard PC: Boutique insurance defense and coverage firm with national surety/fidelity representation, similar in size, niche focus, and carrier-client orientation to Etcheverry Harrison.
• Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP: Florida-founded insurance defense boutique with a strong surety and fidelity practice serving major insurers nationally. Closely comparable in size, boutique positioning, and insurance-carrier client mix to Etcheverry Harrison.

Broad incumbents

• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Large East Coast insurance defense firm with insurance-coverage and surety expertise. Comparable in practice domains but materially larger and broader than the subject firm.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: National insurance defense and coverage firm with significant surety and fidelity representation. Overlaps materially with Etcheverry Harrison's client industries but competes from a much larger scale and broader platform.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP: National firm with a substantial insurance services practice group serving sureties, fidelity insurers, and carriers. Comparable client industries but much larger and more diversified than Etcheverry Harrison.

Regional players

• Cole, Scott & Kissane PA: Florida's largest insurance defense firm, headquartered in Miami. A direct competitor for Florida surety/construction defense work, though larger and broader in scope than Etcheverry Harrison.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/etchlaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/etcheverryharrisonllp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etcheverry-harrison-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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