Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C.

What Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C. does

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C. is a general practice law firm founded in 1918 and headquartered at 146 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. The firm operates as a privately held professional corporation with 14 employees and serves business owners, families, and individuals across central Massachusetts, including Worcester and Westborough. Its practice spans five core areas — Business Formation and Planning, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, and Estate Planning and Administration — supported by sub-practice specializations in construction disputes, employment law, shareholder disputes, legal malpractice, wage disputes, wrongful death, guardianships, will contests, and trust disputes.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal services, primarily hourly billing across most matters, with contingency fee arrangements available for select practices such as wage disputes, personal injury, and wrongful death claims. Free initial consultations are offered for personal injury and wrongful death matters. Client acquisition is driven almost entirely by referrals from existing clients, accountants, and other attorneys, supplemented by a content marketing program (blog and articles) and a practice-area-focused website. No proprietary technology platform or AI tooling is disclosed; service delivery is entirely human-led through direct attorney-client engagement at the Worcester office.

The senior practitioner roster includes partner Jay Z. Aframe (Massachusetts bar, 1975; CLU 1978; ChFC 1980; former Clark University business law instructor) and attorney Scott S. Sinrich (Massachusetts bar 1987, Florida bar 1994). The firm's value proposition rests on multi-generational client relationships, breadth of general practice coverage, and century-long institutional presence in the Worcester market. No external investors, parent entity, M&A activity, or funding rounds are disclosed; ownership is consistent with a traditional partner-led professional corporation model.

Name

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C.

Legal name

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C.

Website

https://pstas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C. is a Worcester, Massachusetts general practice law firm founded in 1918 serving SMBs, family-owned businesses, and individuals across central Massachusetts through business law, civil litigation, estate planning, real estate, and personal injury practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• General practice law
• Business formation services
• Civil litigation representation
• Estate planning administration
• Personal injury law

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly/Contingency Billing: The firm generates revenue through legal service fees, including hourly billing for most matters. For wage disputes, the firm mentions handling cases on a contingency fee basis. Personal injury and wrongful death matters typically handled on contingency fee arrangements where no charge applies unless recovery is obtained.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C. is a general practice law firm providing legal representation across business formation and planning, civil litigation, personal injury, real estate, and estate planning and administration. The firm serves small and medium-sized businesses, family-owned enterprises, and individuals in central Massachusetts through direct attorney consultations on an hourly or contingency fee basis.

Product overview

Phillips, Silver, Talman, Aframe & Sinrich, P.C. is a general practice law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services rather than a modular product platform. The firm's core practice areas include Business Formation and Planning, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, and Estate Planning and Administration. These practice areas are supported by specialized sub-practice areas such as Construction Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Shareholder Dispute Resolution, Legal Malpractice, Wage Disputes, Wrongful Death, Guardianships, Will Contests, and Trust Disputes. The firm operates as a single legal services entity with multiple attorneys handling different practice specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Formation and Planning Legal services for business formations including corporations, LLCs, partnerships, LLPs, family partnerships, stockholder agreements, succession planning, corporate law, compensation and employment agreements, noncompete agreements, buy-sell agreements, and commercial financing for small, medium-sized, and family businesses.
• Civil Litigation Representation of plaintiffs and defendants in civil matters including negligence claims, construction disputes, contract claims, employment disputes, professional malpractice, personal injury, business litigation, and shareholder/partnership disputes.
• Personal Injury Legal representation for individuals injured due to negligence, including motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-fall, premises liability, and battery claims. Handled on a contingency fee basis with free initial consultations.
• Real Estate Legal services for commercial and residential real estate transactions, including purchase and sale agreements, loan transactions, refinancing, title policies, and dispute resolution for easements and boundaries.
• Estate Planning and Administration Comprehensive estate planning services from simple wills to complex estate plans, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships, probate administration, and estate tax returns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free initial consultations for personal injury and wrongful death matters
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius: Global full-service law firm with broad business, litigation, real estate, and estate practices competing for the same larger client relationships in central Massachusetts and serving as an incumbent alternative for businesses seeking national-capable counsel.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with broad business, employment, real estate, and litigation practices competing for middle-market and SMB clients in Massachusetts through its Boston office. Serves as the large incumbent alternative against which Phillips Silver's clients evaluate representation.

Direct peers

• Mirick O'Connell: Worcester, Massachusetts-based full-service law firm of comparable mid-size scale serving businesses and individuals across central MA with overlapping practices in business law, litigation, real estate, and estate planning. Direct competitor for the same client base in the same geographic market.
• Fletcher Tilton PC: Worcester, Massachusetts general practice firm with overlapping corporate, real estate, estate planning, and litigation services to closely held businesses and individuals in central MA. Closely comparable mid-size peer in the same primary market.
• Hassett & Donnelly: Worcester-based mid-sized firm offering civil litigation, insurance defense, employment, and business representation. Same geography and overlapping litigation/employment expertise for the central MA business and individual client base.
• Bowditch & Dewey: Established Worcester-based mid-sized firm with comparable business, litigation, estate planning, and real estate practices serving central Massachusetts businesses and families. Comparable scale, geography, and client profile to Phillips Silver.

Regional players

• Burns & Levinson: Boston-based full-service firm with significant business, litigation, real estate, and estate planning practices serving closely held businesses and high-net-worth families across New England. Comparable client type with broader geographic reach than the subject firm.
• Krokidas & Bluestein: Boston firm with overlapping business, corporate, and dispute resolution practices for non-profit and closely held clients in New England. Similar SMB-focused service offering though more specialized than Phillips Silver's general practice.
• Hinckley Allen: New England-based full-service firm with strong corporate, real estate, litigation, and estate practices serving closely held businesses and families. Overlapping capabilities and similar client profile but broader geography (Boston plus Providence and Hartford offices).
• Nutter McClennen & Fish: Boston-based mid-size full-service firm with overlapping business, real estate, litigation, and private client/estate planning practices for similar New England-based closely held businesses and family clients. Comparable service mix outside the immediate Worcester geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phillips-silver-talman-aframe-&-sinrich-p-c-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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