Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP

What Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP does

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP is a San Diego-based plaintiff-side litigation boutique organized as a California limited liability partnership. The firm traces its operational roots to 2006 (originally as Nicholas & Butler) and was rebranded to its current name in 2017 after Alex Tomasevic was elevated to named partner. It operates from a single downtown San Diego office at 225 Broadway with approximately 10 employees, including 6 attorneys and 4 named partners (Craig Nicholas, Alex Tomasevic, Shaun Markley, and Carmela Nicholas).

The firm delivers legal services across six interconnected practice areas: Business Litigation, Class Action, Employment Law, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Media/Privacy. Its revenue is generated through professional-services fees, primarily contingency arrangements on class-action and complex litigation matters (notably the $153M life insurance, $135M Flowers Foods, and $46M Equity Residential settlements) along with hourly and flat-fee work for business clients. The firm also acts as co-counsel in national multi-district litigation (e.g., the $5.4B Payment Card Interchange Fee MDL and the $113M Lithium Ion Batteries antitrust litigation).

The firm's go-to-market is organic and reputation-driven: it offers free initial consultations, relies on its website and N&T Updates blog, leverages Super Lawyers and Litigation Counsel of America recognition, and acquires matters through client referrals, co-counsel relationships, and court-appointed Class Counsel designations. Customer segments include class-member plaintiffs (consumers, employees, tenants, franchisees, policyholders), small and mid-market businesses, and enterprise corporate clients in California, with engagements extending to federal courts, MDLs, and international forums including Japan and the EU.

Name

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP

Legal name

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP

Website

https://nicholaslaw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP is a San Diego-based plaintiff-side litigation boutique with six attorneys delivering business litigation, class action, employment, real estate, IP, and media/privacy services. The firm generates fees through contingency arrangements on complex class actions and hourly work for enterprise and SMB clients primarily in California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Business litigation
• Class action lawsuits
• Employment law
• Real estate litigation
• Intellectual property law

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Revenue generated through legal representation fees, which may include hourly billing, contingency fees for class actions and certain litigation matters, and flat fees for specific services. The firm handles complex litigation including class actions where fees are typically contingency-based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP is a San Diego-based litigation law firm offering six core practice areas: Business Litigation, Class Action, Employment Law, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Media/Privacy. The firm represents businesses, consumers, employees, policyholders, and investors in complex disputes, including class actions, multi-district litigation, arbitration, and appellate matters. It provides cost-effective representation with the personal attention of a small firm while handling complex matters typical of large firms.

Product overview

Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP is a law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services rather than a software product platform. The firm provides six core practice areas: Business Litigation, Class Action, Employment Law, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Media/Privacy. These practice areas operate as interconnected service lines that the firm uses to serve clients across diverse legal needs, with attorneys often handling matters that span multiple practice areas such as class actions involving employment claims or intellectual property disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $153 million recovered for life insurance policyholders in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & HocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel relationship in Munguia-Brown v. Equity Residential class action representing California tenants challenging late fees. The firm serves as court-appointed Class Counsel alongside this partner.
• Community Legal Services in East Palo AltocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel in Munguia-Brown v. Equity Residential class action litigation. Together with N&T, serving as court-appointed Class Counsel for California tenants.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Susman Godfrey: Premier commercial litigation boutique handling complex business disputes, antitrust, and class actions on both plaintiff and defense sides. Comparable in complex business litigation capability but serves a broader corporate client base including defendants.
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: The largest litigation-only law firm globally, with broad commercial litigation, IP, and class action defense capabilities. Comparable in handling complex multi-district litigation, though it primarily represents corporate defendants rather than plaintiffs.

Direct peers

• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Nationally recognized plaintiffs' firm specializing in class actions and complex litigation, including consumer protection, employment, and antitrust matters. Directly comparable to Nicholas & Tomasevic in practice focus on consumer/employment class actions, with a substantially larger California presence.
• Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer: Mid-sized plaintiffs' class action firm focused on consumer protection, securities, and antitrust class actions. Comparable in firm size and plaintiff-side class action orientation, often serving as co-counsel or lead counsel in similar MDLs.
• Baron & Budd: Nationally recognized plaintiffs' firm specializing in class actions including consumer protection, environmental, and insurance matters. Comparable in plaintiff-side class action practice with similar California presence.
• Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane: Plaintiff-side litigation boutique focused on class actions, securities, and consumer fraud cases. Comparable in firm size, practice focus on complex class actions, and pursuit of large corporate defendants.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: National plaintiffs' firm with strong consumer protection, employment, and antitrust class action practices. Directly comparable in targeting large corporate defendants through class action litigation and serving as court-appointed class counsel in MDLs.
• The Miller Law: Plaintiff-side commercial litigation boutique handling class actions, securities, and consumer protection matters. Comparable in size, plaintiff-side orientation, and pursuit of complex multi-district litigation.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd: One of the largest plaintiffs' securities and class action firms in the U.S., with deep involvement in MDLs including the Payment Card Interchange Fee case (where N&T also served as co-counsel). Directly comparable in antitrust and consumer class action practice.
• Girard Sharp: Plaintiff-side complex litigation firm with strong class action practice in consumer protection, securities, and antitrust. Comparable in firm size, plaintiff-side orientation, and focus on high-stakes class actions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nicholas-&-tomasevic-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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