Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S.

What Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S. does

Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S. is a Washington State professional service corporation operating as a traditional law firm from the historic Edwards House at 3128 Colby Avenue in Everett, Washington. Founded in 1980, the firm has served the Snohomish County community for over forty years, offering legal services across four practice areas: business law, banking law, estate planning, and real estate law. The firm targets three primary client segments — large and small businesses, community and regional banks, and local families — delivering counsel through scheduled legal consultations and ongoing representation.

The firm operates with a team-based approach that encourages attorney collaboration across practice areas, positioning itself as more accessible than traditional law firm structures. It has earned the highest rating for professional excellence and ethics. The firm's value proposition centers on creative, efficient, and affordable legal outcomes, supported by long-standing relationships with prominent families and businesses in the region.

Adams & Duncan generates revenue through professional services fees, with pricing conducted on a quote-per-matter basis following client consultation; no published fee schedules exist. The firm does not disclose headcount, revenue, or partner counts. Go-to-market is relationship-based and primarily local, supported by an organic website presence, community involvement with Snohomish County nonprofits, and word-of-mouth referrals. The firm has no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or technology platform; all operations are contained within the single Everett office.

Name

Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S.

Legal name

Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S.

Website

https://adamslawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S. is a Washington State law firm founded in 1980, operating from the historic Edwards House in Everett and serving Snohomish County with business, banking, estate planning, and real estate legal services for businesses, banks, and families.

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

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

Keywords

• Business law services
• Banking law services
• Estate planning services
• Real estate law services
• Legal counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Everett

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees. As a law firm serving businesses, banks, and families, revenue is derived from legal consultations, case work, and ongoing legal representation in business, banking, estate planning, and real estate matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Adams & Duncan is a Washington State law firm providing legal counsel, representation, and strategic advisory in four practice areas: business law, banking law, estate planning, and real estate law. Services are delivered through a client-focused, team-based approach encouraging attorney collaboration across practice areas, serving large and small businesses, community and regional banks, and local families in the Snohomish County region.

Product overview

Adams & Duncan is a Washington State law firm offering legal services in the areas of business, banking, estate planning, and real estate law. The firm operates as a single unified legal practice using a client-focused, team-based approach with attorney collaboration across practice areas. Services include legal consultation, representation, and strategic advisory for businesses, banks, and families. The firm has served the Snohomish County community for over forty years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Services Legal counsel and representation for businesses, including strategic advice and advocacy for large and small business clients across formation, contracts, transactions, and litigation.
• Banking Law Services Legal representation and advisory services for community and regional banks on matters including transactions, regulatory compliance, and disputes.
• Estate Planning Services Legal planning services for individuals and families including wills, trusts, and estate administration.
• Real Estate Law Services Legal representation in real estate matters including transactions, litigation, and related disputes for clients in Snohomish County.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dawson PlaceminorOthersDawson Place is a community organization that Adams & Duncan supports as part of their community giving back initiative.
• YMCA of Everett & Snohomish CountyminorOthersThe YMCA of Everett & Snohomish County is supported by Adams & Duncan as part of their community support efforts.
• Cocoon HouseminorOthersCocoon House, a local organization, receives support from Adams & Duncan through their community giving program.
• Imagine Children's MuseumminorOthersAdams & Duncan supports the Imagine Children's Museum as part of their community involvement.
• Sherwood Community ServicesminorOthersSherwood Community Services is among the organizations supported by Adams & Duncan.
• Providence Health & ServicesminorOthersProvidence Health & Services, a regional healthcare provider, receives community support from Adams & Duncan.
• Community Foundation of Snohomish CountyminorOthersAdams & Duncan supports the Community Foundation of Snohomish County.
• Schack Art CenterminorOthersThe Schack Art Center is supported by Adams & Duncan as part of their community giving.
• Housing HopeminorOthersHousing Hope, a housing-related nonprofit, receives support from Adams & Duncan.
• HopeWorks Social EnterpriseminorOthersHopeWorks Social Enterprise is among the community organizations supported by the firm.
• Senior Services of Snohomish CountyminorOthersSenior Services of Snohomish County receives community support from Adams & Duncan.
• Citrine HealthminorOthersCitrine Health is supported by Adams & Duncan through their community giving initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Cairncross & Hempelmann: Seattle-based full-service law firm advising businesses, financial institutions, and families on business, real estate, banking, and estate matters — a directly comparable mid-size regional peer.
• Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson: Seattle-area business and estate planning law firm serving closely held businesses, banks, and family clients — comparable practice mix, client profile, and regional scope.
• Lee & Hayes: Spokane-based regional law firm providing business, real estate, banking, and estate planning services to a similar client mix across a Pacific Northwest footprint.
• Ogden Murphy Wallace: Multi-office Pacific Northwest law firm serving businesses, banks, and individuals across business, real estate, and estate planning matters — closely comparable in size, geographic footprint, and practice mix to Adams & Duncan.
• Gordon Thomas Honeywell: Tacoma-based multi-practice law firm serving businesses, financial institutions, and families in the Puget Sound region with similar practice areas (business, banking, real estate, estate planning).

Broad incumbents

• Perkins Coie: Major Seattle-headquartered law firm with extensive business, real estate, banking, and trust/estate practices — a large incumbent competing for higher-end regional clients and talent.
• Foster Garvey: Larger Pacific Northwest full-service law firm with overlapping business, real estate, banking, and estate planning capabilities — a broader incumbent competing in the same regional market from a larger base.
• Davis Wright Tremaine: Large full-service law firm with deep Seattle presence and broad business, banking, real estate, and estate planning capabilities — a broad incumbent that competes for mid-market and high-net-worth clients in the same region.
• Stoel Rives: Major Pacific Northwest law firm with substantial business, banking, and real estate practices serving a regional client base — an established incumbent with significantly greater scale and resources.

Emerging players

• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform offering standardized estate planning, business formation, and real estate documents — an emerging technology-enabled competitor targeting the lower-value end of Adams & Duncan's market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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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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