Childs Law Firm

What Childs Law Firm does

Childs Law Firm, LLC is a privately-held general practice law firm headquartered at 20 Center Street, Travelers Rest, South Carolina, serving individuals and small businesses throughout the Upstate South Carolina region. Founded in 2004 by Robert Childs, III, an attorney with over 40 years of legal experience and prior service as Public Defender for Aiken County, Assistant Solicitor, Greenville County Attorney, and Deputy Solicitor for the 13th Judicial Circuit, the firm operates with approximately 10 staff members including one producing attorney and three paralegals. Its practice spans automobile accidents, civil litigation, criminal defense, family law, mediation, slip and fall, workers compensation, and estate planning, with Robert Childs serving as a certified Circuit Court Mediator who has conducted over 1,000 mediations.

The firm's revenue model is transaction-based: personal injury matters are handled on contingency fee (percentage of recovery from the at-fault party), while criminal defense, domestic relations, and litigation cases are billed on a fee-for-service basis determined by the nature of the proceedings; family law consultations are offered free of charge. Go-to-market is direct sales-led, relying on the firm website (lawyerchilds.com) with an online client intake form, phone inquiries, and in-person office consultations. The firm has no public APIs, no proprietary technology platform, and no disclosed AI or automation capabilities — operations run on standard legal practice management and case management systems.

The business is privately held with no institutional investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue figures. Client base is fragmented across individuals and SMBs in Upstate South Carolina with no concentrated anchor accounts. Marketing channels include the firm website, Avvo legal directory, BBB A+ accreditation, and professional association memberships (American Bar Association, Greenville Bar Association, SC Association for Justice). The firm's principal competitive position is built on the founder's local reputation, prosecution and public-sector experience, mediation credentials, and cumulative personal injury recoveries of over $10 million for clients.

Name

Childs Law Firm

Legal name

Childs Law Firm, LLC

Website

https://lawyerchilds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Childs Law Firm, LLC is a privately-held general practice law firm in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, serving individuals and small businesses across Upstate South Carolina. Founded in 2004 by Robert Childs, III, the firm offers personal injury, criminal defense, family law, civil litigation, mediation, workers compensation, and estate planning services through contingency and fee-for-service engagements.

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

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Criminal defense services
• Family law services
• Civil litigation services
• Legal mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Travelers Rest

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Personal Injury: Most personal injury cases are handled on a percentage of the recovery from the at-fault party. Fee is contingent upon successful recovery.
2. Fee-for-Service - Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations, Litigation: Criminal defense, domestic relations, and litigation cases are handled on a fee basis to be determined based upon the nature of the proceedings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Childs Law Firm, LLC is a general service law firm providing legal representation and advocacy across multiple practice areas including automobile and truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall/premises liability, workers compensation, civil litigation, criminal defense, family law (divorce, custody, support), mediation, and estate planning. The firm serves individuals and businesses primarily in the Upstate South Carolina region, with personal injury matters handled on contingency fee and other matters on fee-for-service or case-determined pricing.

Product overview

Childs Law Firm is a traditional law firm offering a unified set of legal services rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides seven core legal practice areas: Automobile Accidents, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Family Law, Mediation, Slip & Fall, and Workers Compensation, plus Estate Planning services. These practice areas are delivered through direct attorney-client relationships and represent the firm's complete service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auto Accidents Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Obtained over $10,000,000 for clients in personal injury cases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Association for JusticeminorOthersProfessional membership organization for trial attorneys. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• American Bar AssociationminorOthersNational membership organization for attorneys. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• Greenville Bar AssociationminorOthersLocal bar association for Greenville County. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• SC Association for JusticeminorOthersSouth Carolina trial lawyer association. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• SC Bar AssociationminorOthersMandatory bar association for South Carolina attorneys. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• South Carolina Court of AppealsminorOthersState appellate court. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• South Carolina Supreme CourtminorOthersState supreme court. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• US District Court - South CarolinaminorOthersFederal district court. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• US Supreme CourtminorOthersFederal supreme court. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• Fourth Circuit Court of AppealsminorOthersFederal appellate court for the Fourth Circuit. Website link provided on firm's resource page.
• South Carolina Upstate Paralegal AssociationminorOthersProfessional paralegal association. Patsy Ahearn serves on the board.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Clawson & Staubes, LLC: Greenville, SC-based multi-practice law firm offering personal injury, criminal defense, family law, workers' compensation, and civil litigation across the Upstate. Closely comparable in geography, practice mix, and mid-sized-firm scale.
• McAngus Goudelock & Courie: Greenville, SC-headquartered litigation firm with strong personal injury and insurance defense work plus broader civil practice. Comparable in market, geography, and core practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Full-service South Carolina firm with deep Upstate presence covering litigation, employment, family law, and estate planning. Comparable practice breadth with materially greater scale.
• Rogers Townsend, LLC: Regional full-service law firm with significant South Carolina presence covering personal injury, workers' comp, family law, and business litigation. Larger and broader than Childs but overlapping in practice and Upstate SC footprint.
• Wyche, P.A. Greenville, SC-based full-service law firm with litigation, family law, and estate planning practices serving Upstate SC and beyond. Same geographic anchor and overlapping practice areas.
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP: Large Southeast-based law firm with substantial South Carolina presence including litigation, family law, and estate planning. National-scale incumbent competing for overlapping client work in SC.
• Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. Established South Carolina law firm with offices across the state offering personal injury, workers' compensation, family law, and civil litigation. Larger scale but directly overlaps Childs' core practice areas.
• Burr & Forman LLP: Southeast regional law firm with South Carolina offices covering litigation, personal injury, workers' comp, and family-related matters. Overlaps Childs in practice areas with much broader geographic and practice footprint.

Others

• Avvo: Online legal directory and Q&A platform where Childs Law Firm already lists for SEO and client acquisition. Adjacent ecosystem participant that channels consumer demand to attorneys and shapes how small firms compete for clients.

Emerging players

• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform offering document preparation, estate planning, and basic legal services at lower price points. Not a direct courtroom competitor but addresses the same consumer/SMB legal needs from a technology-driven, low-cost model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/childs-law-firm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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