WIMBERLY, LAWSON, STECKEL, SCH

What WIMBERLY, LAWSON, STECKEL, SCH does

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C. is a privately held professional law corporation headquartered at 3400 Peachtree Road in Atlanta, Georgia, that exclusively represents and advises management clients in all practice areas related to labor and employment law. The firm does not represent unions or employees; its sole customer segment is employers seeking counsel on employment practice, labor law services, litigation, and ERISA matters. Core service lines include HR compliance, union avoidance and labor negotiations, wage-hour and FLSA litigation, Title VII defense, OSHA and workers' compensation matters, immigration compliance, and pension/ERISA work, supplemented by preventive human resources audits and management training programs on harassment, OSHA, FLSA, and government liability. The firm claims a union-election 'win' rate above 90% across hundreds of campaigns, with senior principals James W. Wimberly Jr., Les A. Schneider, and J. Larry Stine leading the practice following the 2023 death of named principal Martin H. Steckel.

The firm's business model is professional-services legal billing, with fees not publicly disclosed and new client engagement initiated by phone (404.365.0900). Geographic reach is described by the firm as 'national' despite an Atlanta-centric operational hub, with a branch office in Athens, Georgia, and affiliate offices across Tennessee (Nashville, Knoxville, Morristown, Cookeville, Chattanooga), Greenville, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. There is no disclosed technology stack, no proprietary software platform, and no API or SDK product — the firm is not a technology company. Distribution is direct (phone, email, in-person), and a substantial portion of top- and mid-funnel demand generation is content-driven via a monthly Employment Law Bulletin newsletter, a first-Friday live webinar series archived on-demand, partner-authored articles, podcasts, books (including the published 'Construction Industry Labor & Employment Law'), and timely legal alerts on regulatory developments. A strategic partnership with the Georgia Restaurant Association extends reach into the restaurant and hospitality vertical via co-hosted educational webinars on FLSA, tip credit compliance, and restaurant labor law.

The firm is owned and operated by its principals with no disclosed institutional investors, private equity backing, or parent company. Revenue, headcount, and pricing are not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no AI/ML capabilities described in available sources. The firm's competitive position rests on partner expertise, a content-and-thought-leadership moat, and a long-tenured niche specialization in management-side labor and employment representation across the Southeast and adjacent markets.

Name

WIMBERLY, LAWSON, STECKEL, SCH

Legal name

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine P.C.

Website

https://wimlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine is a private Atlanta-based law firm exclusively representing management clients in labor, employment, OSHA, and ERISA matters across offices in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Law (Management-Side Legal Services)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK), Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Labor and employment law
• Management-side representation
• Union avoidance campaigns
• ERISA compliance law
• Wage and hour compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services – Management-Side Labor & Employment Law: The firm exclusively represents and advises management clients in all practice areas related to labor and employment law, including employment practice, labor law services, litigation, and ERISA matters.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C. is a national law firm that exclusively represents and advises management clients (employers) in all areas of labor and employment law. Its core offerings span four practice areas — Employment Practice, Labor Law Services, Litigation Practice, and ERISA Services — supplemented by preventive advisory services (HR audits) and management training programs covering HR, OSHA, FLSA, immigration, harassment, and government liability.

Product overview

Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine is a national law firm exclusively representing and advising management clients in all practice areas related to labor and employment law. The firm offers a unified portfolio of legal services organized around its core practices: Employment Practice (addressing hiring and workplace conditions), Labor Law Services (mediating worker-employer-union relationships including union avoidance), Litigation Practice, and ERISA services (pension standards). The firm complements its legal counsel with advisory and training services including Human Resources Audits and Management Training Programs covering HR, OSHA, FLSA, harassment, and government liability. The firm disseminates expertise through multiple content channels: the monthly Employment Law Bulletin newsletter, live and on-demand Webinars covering hot topics (workers' comp, union organizing, TPS updates, wage-hour compliance, tips regulations), Articles, Books (including Construction Industry Labor & Employment Law), Podcasts, and timely Alerts on breaking legal developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Practice Legal counsel for management clients addressing problematic patterns in hiring and workplace conditions, including HR compliance and employment law matters. Represents employers across the full spectrum of employment-law advisory and defense work.
• Labor Law Services Legal services mediating relationships between workers, employers, unions, and government entities, including union avoidance campaigns and labor negotiations for management clients.
• Litigation Practice Legal action and litigation representation for management clients as part of the firm's representation and advisory role in labor and employment disputes.
• ERISA Services Legal counsel ensuring pension-standards compliance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for employer-sponsored benefit plans.
• Human Resources Audits Preventive HR compliance review services designed to identify and address potential legal issues before they become workplace problems for employer clients.
• Management Training Programs Educational programs covering topics including employment law, harassment prevention, OSHA compliance, FLSA, immigration, HR, and government liability for management clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% 'win' rate in union election campaigns across hundreds of campaigns

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWimberly Lawson partners with the Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) to host educational webinars for restaurant industry employers. The firm's attorneys Les A. Schneider and J. Larry Stine, who specialize in wage-hour and tip credit compliance, have co-presented multiple webinar series for GRA members on topics including FLSA compliance, tip regulations, and restaurant labor law issues.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jackson Lewis: National management-side labor and employment firm with preventive services, training, and litigation — directly comparable in client base and service portfolio.
• Littler Mendelson: The largest management-side labor and employment law firm in the U.S., representing employers exclusively. Direct competitor for the same management-side client base at significantly greater scale.
• Seyfarth Shaw: Large AmLaw firm with a substantial dedicated management-side employment practice. Competes for the same employer clients but with a broader full-service platform.
• Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete: Atlanta-based national management-side labor and employment firm. Direct geographic competitor with similar employer-only practice focus.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major national management-side employment law firm with similar exclusive employer representation model and comparable practice area mix (employment, labor, litigation, ERISA).
• Fisher Phillips: National management-side labor and employment law firm with comparable exclusive focus on employer representation. Closely aligned by practice area, client type, and growth model.
• Ford & Harrison: Atlanta-headquartered management-side labor and employment firm with strong Southeast presence. Direct geographic and practice-area peer to Wimberly Lawson.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: Major U.S. law firm with a national labor and employment practice. Competes for management-side work, particularly through its Atlanta and Nashville offices that overlap with Wimberly Lawson's footprint.
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius: Global AmLaw firm with a strong labor and employment practice representing management. Broader scope than Wimberly Lawson but competes for the same enterprise employer clients.
• Greenberg Traurig: Global AmLaw firm with a sizable labor and employment practice. Overlaps with Wimberly Lawson on management-side work but as part of a much broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wimberly-lawson-steckel-sch

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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