GLICK HAUPT MARINO LLP

What GLICK HAUPT MARINO LLP does

Glick Haupt Marino LLP is a privately held California limited liability partnership and boutique law firm founded in 1980, headquartered at 1315 Santa Rosa St., San Luis Obispo. The firm operates as a multi-practice boutique serving Central Coast California with five integrated practice areas: Business Formation, Consulting & Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law & Litigation; and Civil Litigation. Its six-person team comprises three partners (Michael D. Haupt, Beth A. Marino, Lisa R. Hamon), Senior Counsel (Frederick K. Glick), an Associate (Gayne Kalustian-Carrier), and a Firm Administrator (Katie McDermott), collectively representing over 100 years of combined legal experience.

The firm generates revenue through billable professional services — primarily hourly or fixed-fee arrangements consistent with California law firm practice — with invoicing and deposit collection handled through ClioPay. Its technology stack is limited to standard legal-practice SaaS: Clio for practice management and ClioPay for payment processing, with a WCAG 2.1 AA-conformant website as the primary marketing and client intake channel. The firm makes no proprietary technology investments and offers no productized software or AI-driven services.

GHM's client base consists of local San Luis Obispo and Central Coast businesses, real estate professionals, developers, contractors, architects, and individuals (including ranchers, farmers, and vintners). Client acquisition is primarily traditional: website intake, phone inquiries, and referral-driven. The firm is a stable, mature local partnership with no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no public listing.

Name

GLICK HAUPT MARINO LLP

Legal name

Glick Haupt Marino LLP

Website

https://ghmlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Glick Haupt Marino LLP is a six-person boutique law firm in San Luis Obispo, California, founded in 1980, providing business, real estate, construction, and civil litigation services to local companies, real estate professionals, developers, contractors, and individuals on the Central Coast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Luis Obispo, CA

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: GHM generates revenue through billable legal services rendered to clients in the areas of business law, real estate law, construction law, and civil litigation. Fees are likely billed on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, consistent with California law firm practices. The firm collects invoices and deposits via ClioPay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Glick Haupt Marino LLP is a San Luis Obispo-based law firm providing transactional and litigation legal services in business formation and transactions, real estate transactions and litigation, construction law, and civil/commercial litigation. The firm represents local companies, developers, contractors, real estate professionals, ranchers, farmers, vintners, and individuals throughout California, delivering representation from entity formation through dispute resolution.

Product overview

Glick Haupt Marino LLP is a full-service law firm offering five integrated legal practice areas serving clients in San Luis Obispo and throughout California. The firm's core offerings include Business Formation, Consulting & Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law & Litigation; and Civil Litigation. The practice areas are interconnected, with business transactions often involving real estate components, and litigation matters spanning across all practice areas. The firm provides both transactional (drafting, negotiation, advisory) and litigation services, allowing clients to receive comprehensive legal support from formation through dispute resolution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Formation, Consulting & Transactions Legal representation and advisory services for business transactions, including entity formation (corporations, partnerships, LLCs), mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting, financing transactions, employment law counseling, and intellectual property protection, for local companies and businesses on the Central Coast of California.
• Real Estate Transactions Representation in real property transactions and negotiations, including sale, leasing, and financing of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties; government agency dealings; and tax assessment appeals, for real estate professionals, developers, and property owners throughout California.
• Real Estate Litigation Legal representation in real property disputes including misrepresentation claims, broker/agent disputes, quiet title actions, partition actions, easement disputes, condemnation actions, foreclosure proceedings, and title insurance claims, for real estate professionals, developers, and property owners.
• Construction Law & Litigation Legal services for developers, contractors, architects, and engineers covering construction contracts, construction defect disputes, mechanic's liens, surety claims, and construction billing disputes for private and public projects.
• Civil Litigation Representation in civil and commercial disputes including breach of contract, unfair competition, business torts, ADA claims, Prop 65 claims, trust and probate litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and professional liability claims.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney: San Francisco-based California law firm with business, real estate, construction, and litigation practices. Comparable practice mix to GHM and serves similar California business and real estate clients, several of whom may also maintain Central Coast assets and relationships.
• Fenton & Keller: Monterey-based full-service law firm serving California's Central Coast with business, real estate, construction, employment, and litigation practices. Direct geographic peer to GHM, operating in the adjacent Monterey Bay market with similar boutique full-service offering.
• Law Office of Small Business / General Practice Boutiques (SLO County): Other small San Luis Obispo County law firms offering business, real estate, and/or general civil litigation services. Most direct geographic competitors to GHM in the local SLO legal market for individuals and small businesses.
• Cayucos Legal / Paso Robles Law Firms: Smaller Central Coast California law firms serving the same San Luis Obispo County and Paso Robles wine-country client base with related business, real estate, and estate planning practices. Compete with GHM for the same regional rancher, vintner, and small-business clients.
• Buchman Napier Troy & Associates: California-based boutique law firm with business, real estate, and litigation practices. Similar scale and practice orientation to GHM and serves overlapping California business and real estate clients.
• Ellison, Schneider & Harris LLP: Sacramento-based California law firm with notable real estate, construction, business, and administrative law practices. Comparable in practice mix to GHM and serves real estate and construction clients throughout California, creating some overlap in the broader California real estate/construction law market.

Direct peers

• Andre, Morris & Buttery: San Luis Obispo-based full-service law firm with business, real estate, employment, and litigation practices. Directly comparable to GHM as a competing regional Central Coast firm serving similar entrepreneur, business, and real estate clients; notably Beth A. Marino was previously a partner at Andre, Morris & Buttery's SLO office.

Broad incumbents

• Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin: Sacramento-based California business law firm with real estate, construction, business, and litigation practices. Comparable in practice mix to GHM and serves California business clients with similar needs at a slightly larger scale.
• Keesal, Young & Logan: Long Beach-based full-service business law firm with corporate, real estate, employment, and litigation practices. Comparable in practice area mix to GHM; Beth A. Marino previously practiced in Keesal, Young & Logan's Corporate & Real Estate and Employment Law Groups.
• Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP: Los Angeles-based full-service business law firm with nationally recognized real estate, construction, business, and litigation practices. Comparable in practice area mix to GHM and significant competitor for California real estate and construction clients seeking deeper bench strength.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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