Winebrake & Santillo

What Winebrake & Santillo does

Winebrake & Santillo, LLC is a Dresher, Pennsylvania-based plaintiff-side employment law firm operating as Winebrake & Santillo, LLC, organized as a privately held LLC with four named attorneys (Pete Winebrake, Andrew Santillo, Mark Gottesfeld, Deirdre Aaron). The firm exclusively practices wage and hour litigation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, handling individual, collective, and Rule 23 class actions on behalf of hourly, salaried, tipped, home-health, warehouse, and misclassified workers against defendants such as Amazon, Red Robin, Cargill Meat Solutions, Dick's Sporting Goods, Rite Aid, and Heartland Dental.

The firm's service catalog is built around five core modules — overtime violation, employee misclassification, off-the-clock work, tip theft, and broader employment law (wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, FMLA, retaliation, contract disputes) — with industry-focused sub-practices for restaurant, warehouse, and home-health workers. GTM is sales-led via free consultations, a website intake form, and a direct phone line; client acquisition is supported by a long-running blog and sustained organic search presence. Revenue is generated on a contingency-fee basis (clients pay only on recovery), with no publicly disclosed fee schedule or revenue figure.

The firm has recorded 200+ wage-and-hour class/collective recoveries (tens of millions of dollars in aggregate for clients), holds 11 consecutive years of U.S. News-Best Lawyers First Tier rankings including national rankings in Litigation-Labor & Employment, and in November 2024 secured partner Andy Santillo's appointment to the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Advisory Board, extending its influence from litigation into state policy. The firm has no disclosed technology platform, AI capabilities, mobile app, API, or external funding.

Name

Winebrake & Santillo

Legal name

Winebrake & Santillo, LLC

Website

https://winebrakelaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Winebrake & Santillo is a Dresher, Pennsylvania plaintiff-side employment law firm exclusively focused on wage and hour litigation under FLSA and state law, representing hourly, salaried, tipped, home-health, and warehouse workers in individual, collective, and class actions on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethics, Integrity & Whistleblowing Program Advisory (BPAHAFAI)

Keywords

• Wage and hour law
• Overtime litigation
• Employment law firm
• FLSA collective action
• Worker rights representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresher

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: The firm represents employees in wage and overtime claims, likely operating on contingency fee arrangements where attorneys collect a percentage of recovered wages and settlements. They also pursue claims through class and collective actions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Winebrake & Santillo is a Philadelphia-area law firm that represents employees in wage and hour disputes against employers, including overtime violations, off-the-clock work, employee misclassification, and tip theft, under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage laws. The firm pursues claims through individual representation and collective/class action litigation, accepting clients via free consultations and operating on a contingency fee basis. Related employment law services include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, FMLA, and retaliation/whistleblower claims.

Product overview

Winebrake & Santillo is a Philadelphia-based employment law firm operating as a single-practice legal services firm rather than a technology platform. Their core offering is wage and overtime law legal representation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA), supplemented by related employment law services. The firm's primary service modules include Wage & Hour Claims (encompassing overtime violations, employee misclassification, off-the-clock work, and tip theft), specialized practice areas for Home Health Care Law and Warehouse Labor Violations, and general employment law services including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, FMLA violations, retaliation claims, and employment contract disputes. The firm also provides industry-specific representation for restaurant workers and litigates collective/class action lawsuits on behalf of groups of employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wage & Hour Claims Legal Services Legal representation for workers in unpaid wages, overtime violations, off-the-clock work, and tip theft disputes against employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage laws. Available to hourly workers, salaried workers, and independent contractors across industries.
• Home Health Care Law Legal representation for home health workers, aides, caregivers, and certified nursing assistants who are often denied proper overtime compensation by agencies under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.
• Warehouse Labor Violations Practice Legal services for warehouse workers denied overtime pay due to misclassification or lack of pay records, including Amazon fulfillment center employees.
• Restaurant Workers Legal Services Legal representation for servers, bartenders, and restaurant staff denied minimum wage, overtime, or proper tip compensation under federal law and the Philadelphia Gratuity Protection Bill.
• Collective/Class Action Litigation Representation of groups of similarly-situated employees in FLSA collective actions and Rule 23 class actions for wage and hour violations, with over 200 such recoveries achieved as of November 2021.
• Wrongful Termination Representation Legal representation for employees terminated based on protected characteristics (race, sex, age, disability, national origin) or as retaliation for reporting illegal activity or unsafe workplace conditions.
• Discrimination Claims Legal representation for employees facing unfair treatment based on protected status under federal, state, and Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance protections.
• Harassment Cases Legal services for workplace harassment claims including sexual harassment and bullying under employment law protections.
• FMLA Violation Representation Legal representation for employees whose rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act have been denied by employers.
• Retaliation & Whistleblower Claims Legal advocacy for workers facing retaliation for reporting illegal activity, unsafe workplace conditions, or filing workplace complaints.
• Employment Contract Disputes Legal assistance for situations where employers breach employment contracts or agreements with workers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovered tens of millions of dollars for workers in unpaid wages and overtime claims
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Plaintiff-side complex litigation firm with a well-known wage and hour and employment class action practice. Comparable in pursuing FLSA collective actions on behalf of large worker groups against enterprise defendants.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiffs' firm with an active employment practice pursuing wage and hour class actions against large employers. Comparable in representing workers in complex class suits, but operates across consumer, antitrust, and securities as well.
• Berger Montague PC: Philadelphia-based complex litigation firm with a strong employment class action practice. Geographically comparable (also based in Philadelphia) and substantively comparable in representing workers in wage and hour class/collective actions.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: National plaintiffs' firm with a sizeable employment practice handling wage and hour, discrimination, and civil rights class actions. Comparable in representing employees in complex class litigation, though it operates across multiple practice areas beyond employment.

Direct peers

• Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP: National plaintiff-side employment and civil rights firm with offices in multiple states. Directly comparable in representing employees in wage and hour, discrimination, and whistleblower matters on contingency.
• Nichols Kaster, PLLP: Minneapolis-based plaintiff-side employment law firm focused on wage and hour class/collective actions under FLSA and state laws. Closely comparable in specialization, contingency model, and class action litigation track record.
• Bursor & Fisher, P.A. National plaintiff-side firm with a strong focus on wage and hour and consumer class actions. Comparable in class action litigation model and contingency fee structure for employment matters.
• Outten & Golden LLP: National plaintiff-side employment law firm exclusively representing employees in wage and hour, discrimination, and executive transition matters. Directly comparable as a contingency-fee wage and hour practice with a similar mission and client base; Deirdre Aaron previously worked there.

Emerging players

• Woodward & Kelley: Niche plaintiff-side employment firm representing workers in wage and overtime claims. Comparable in specialization on wage and hour matters and contingency-based representation.
• Magnuson Law: Smaller plaintiff-side employment firm focused on wage and hour litigation. Comparable in narrow focus on FLSA claims and contingency model, though with smaller scale than Winebrake & Santillo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fight4fairwages
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fight4FairWages

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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