McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones

What McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones does

McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones (operating as MUTJ Law) is a private partnership law firm founded in 1958 and headquartered at 2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. The firm is the largest in Beaver County and operates across nine practice areas: personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, Social Security/disability, wills/estates, insurance bad faith, oil and gas landowner rights, commercial transactions, and criminal defense. It serves individual claimants throughout Western Pennsylvania and holds ongoing municipal solicitor relationships with at least nine government entities including Hopewell Township, Greene Township, Monaca Borough, Shippingport Borough, Raccoon Township, Beaver Borough Municipal Authority, Creswell Heights Joint Authority, Beaver County, and the Pennsylvania Finance Authority. The firm has handled high-profile matters including the USAir Flight 427 crash and the Chi-Chi's hepatitis outbreak.

The firm operates on a hybrid revenue model: personal injury and workers' compensation matters are handled on contingency fees with free initial consultations, while estate planning, commercial transactions, criminal defense, and government solicitor engagements generate professional-services fees on retainer or hourly arrangements. Customer acquisition is sales-led, relying on community reputation, attorney referrals, content marketing, and direct consultation requests. The firm assigns two or more lead attorneys to every personal injury case and maintains an in-house paralegal staff of six. Underlying technology is limited to a WordPress website with no API, no AI/ML capabilities, and no proprietary software platform — the core deliverable is human legal representation. Notable verified outcomes include a $4.75M furniture tip-over settlement, $4M motor vehicle arbitration award, $3.5M wrongful death settlement, $3.1M verdict against a snow removal company, and a $1.5M work injury recovery. Seven named partners — Keith R. McMillen, Richard Urick, Kelly M. Tocci, Michael B. Jones, Chad F. McMillen, Curt W. McMillen, and Frank N. Paganie — carry credentials including Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings, Million Dollar Advocates Forum life memberships, Super Lawyers recognition, and leadership positions in the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation and Beaver County Bar Association.

Name

McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones

Legal name

McMillen Urick Tocci Jones

Website

https://mutjlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones is a Beaver County, Pennsylvania law firm founded in 1958 that provides personal injury, workers' compensation, estate planning, criminal defense, and municipal counsel to individuals, businesses, and local governments across Western Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Workers compensation representation
• Wrongful death litigation
• Criminal defense services
• Estate planning legal

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliquippa

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Personal Injury Contingency Fees: The firm handles personal injury and workers' compensation cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm secures a fair award or settlement.
2. Estate Planning and Administration: Services for wills, estates, powers of attorney, and estate administration through Pennsylvania probate system.
3. Commercial Transactions: Business incorporation, forming partnerships or LLCs, stock and asset purchase agreements, buy/sell agreements, dissolution, mergers, franchise agreements, and related commercial legal services.
4. Criminal Defense: Criminal defense services including DUI, drug offenses, assault, gun offenses, theft, traffic offenses, domestic violence, and serious charges.
5. Workers' Compensation: Workers' compensation representation with free initial consultations and contingency fee arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones is a personal injury and general civil litigation law firm delivering legal representation across nine practice areas to individuals, families, businesses, and municipal governments in Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania. Personal injury, wrongful death, and workers' compensation matters are handled on a contingency-fee basis with free initial consultations, while estate planning, criminal defense, commercial transactions, and municipal solicitor services are billed on a professional-services basis. The firm assigns two or more lead attorneys to every personal injury case and prepares each case as if it will proceed to trial.

Product overview

McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Jones (MUTJ) is a unified personal injury and general law firm, not a modular software platform. Founded in 1958 and based in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of legal services primarily focused on personal injury litigation (including car accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall, catastrophic injuries, and workers' compensation) alongside related practice areas such as Social Security Disability, Wills and Estates, Insurance Bad Faith claims, Oil & Gas landowner rights, Commercial Transactions, and Criminal Defense. The firm's core offering is legal representation, not software products or technology services. All practice areas operate under the single MUTJ brand and share firm resources, attorneys, and infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation Legal representation on a contingency-fee basis for individuals injured due to the negligence or recklessness of others, including motor vehicle, trucking, slip-and-fall, catastrophic injury, child injury, dog attack, inadequate security, alcohol-related, firearms/hunting injury, and nursing home cases. Two or more lead attorneys are assigned to every case.
• Wrongful Death Legal Representation Contingency-fee representation for spouses, children, and parents who have lost loved ones due to accidents, pursuing compensation for lost earnings, loss of companionship, pain and suffering, and funeral expenses.
• Workers' Compensation Representation Contingency-fee legal assistance for employees injured on the job in Western Pennsylvania, navigating Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act to secure medical attention and wage-loss benefits, and where applicable pursuing related third-party negligence claims.
• Social Security Disability Legal Services Legal representation for individuals seeking Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, including initial applications, reconsideration, and administrative law judge hearings across the multi-step appeals process.
• Wills, Estates & Powers of Attorney Services Estate planning and administration services for Pennsylvania residents, including drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, plus probate guidance through the Pennsylvania probate system.
• Insurance Bad Faith Legal Services Legal representation for policyholders whose insurance companies have unfairly denied, delayed, or underpaid valid claims, pursuing damages under Pennsylvania's Bad Faith Statute.
• Oil & Gas Landowner Rights Legal Services Legal counsel for Western Pennsylvania landowners negotiating oil and gas leases, pipeline easement agreements, and related instruments, focused on fair value, lease-term clarity, and protection of surface and sub-surface rights.
• Commercial Transactions Legal Services Legal services for business entities, including incorporation, partnership and LLC formation, stock and asset purchase agreements, buy/sell agreements, dissolutions, mergers, franchise agreements, and related commercial litigation and regulatory compliance work.
• Criminal Defense Legal Services Defense representation for individuals charged with DUI, drug offenses, assault, gun offenses, theft, traffic offenses, domestic violence, and serious felonies including homicide, including trial and appellate practice before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
• Municipal Solicitor Services Ongoing solicitor engagements for townships, boroughs, municipal authorities, and county offices across Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania, covering municipal defense, land use, employment matters, contracts, and other government legal matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Millions of dollars secured in recoveries for clients throughout Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hopewell TownshipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe firm serves as solicitor for Hopewell Township, providing municipal legal counsel including land use, employment matters, contracts, and municipal defense. Michael B. Jones has served as solicitor since 1996.
• Greene TownshipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe firm serves as solicitor for Greene Township, providing municipal legal counsel services.
• Monaca BoroughcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRepresentative municipal client for Richard Urick, providing legal counsel for borough operations.
• Shippingport BoroughcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRepresentative municipal client for Richard Urick, providing legal counsel for borough operations.
• Raccoon TownshipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrank N. Paganie serves as solicitor for Raccoon Township, handling municipal legal matters.
• Beaver Borough Municipal AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe firm serves as solicitor for the Beaver Borough Municipal Authority, providing legal counsel for municipal authority operations.
• Creswell Heights Joint AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRepresentative municipal client for Richard Urick, providing legal counsel for joint authority operations.
• Beaver County (Prothonotary)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMichael B. Jones serves as Solicitor for the Prothonotary of Beaver County since 2024.
• Pennsylvania Finance AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrank N. Paganie serves as solicitor for the Pennsylvania Finance Authority.
• Beaver County Bar AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership and leadership in the Beaver County Bar Association. Multiple attorneys serve in leadership roles including President positions.
• Pennsylvania Bar AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership and leadership. Michael B. Jones serves as Zone Ten Governor, delegate since 1999, and member of multiple committees including House Committee on Draft, By-Laws Committee.
• Pennsylvania Bar FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichael B. Jones serves as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (2022-Present), the philanthropic arm of the PBA focused on loan repayment assistance for law students, grants to Bar Associations, and law-related education.
• Robert Peirce & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Robert Peirce & Associates and Massa Butler Giglione to file lawsuit against Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center regarding COVID-19 deaths, representing fifteen residents and families.
• Massa Butler GiglioneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Robert Peirce & Associates and McMillen Urick Tocci & Jones to file lawsuit against Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.
• Lincoln Learning Solutions, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRichard Urick provides representative municipal/commercial client services for Lincoln Learning Solutions, Inc.
• Beaver County Educational TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichael B. Jones serves on the Board and as President (2020-2024) of the Beaver County Educational Trust.
• The Center (Midland, PA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichael B. Jones serves on the Board of Directors of The Center in Midland, PA since 2019.
• Beaver County FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChad F. McMillen serves as Board Member of the Beaver County Foundation since 2019.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cyrulnik Law Firm: Pennsylvania-based personal injury firm with a growing footprint. Comparable in PI specialization but smaller and earlier-stage than MUTJ, making it an emerging peer rather than a direct incumbent.

Direct peers

• Munley Law: Scranton/Pennsylvania-based plaintiff personal injury firm with a regional footprint and contingency-fee model. Comparable in PI specialization, multi-office Pennsylvania presence, and track record of multi-million dollar recoveries.
• Rosen Louik & Perry: Pittsburgh-based plaintiff personal injury firm. Comparable in Western PA geographic focus, personal injury specialization, and contingency fee model.
• Goodrich & Geist: Pittsburgh-area personal injury firm. Comparable as a Western PA regional PI competitor with similar practice areas including auto accidents and wrongful death.
• Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George: Western Pennsylvania personal injury law firm with a similar multi-attorney regional practice. Comparable in PI focus, contingency fee model, and Western PA service area.
• Berger and Green: Pittsburgh-based personal injury law firm. Comparable as a regional Western PA PI competitor with a contingency-fee model and trial-ready positioning.
• Robert Peirce & Associates: Pittsburgh-based personal injury law firm that explicitly collaborates with McMillen Urick Tocci & Jones (co-filed the Brighton Rehabilitation COVID-19 lawsuit). Comparable regional PI practice serving Western Pennsylvania with a similar contingency-fee model and multi-million verdict focus.
• Massa Butler Giglione: Western Pennsylvania personal injury firm named in source data as a co-counsel collaborator on the Brighton Rehabilitation matter. Directly comparable in geographic footprint, practice mix, and client base.

Regional players

• Pisanchyn Law Firm: Pennsylvania personal injury and workers' compensation firm. Comparable in PI and workers' comp practice areas but based in northeastern PA rather than Western PA, making it a regional peer rather than a direct local competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Edgar Snyder & Associates: Larger Pittsburgh-based personal injury and general practice firm serving all of Pennsylvania. Comparable in core PI practice area but materially larger and more marketing-intensive, representing the larger-competitor archetype that pressures regional firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcmillen-urick-tocci-and-jones-personal-law-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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