Wolff Goodrich & Goldman

What Wolff Goodrich & Goldman does

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman LLP is a Syracuse, New York-based law firm founded on April 7, 1997, that practices exclusively in New York State workers' compensation defense. The firm was established by seven founding partners — George Wolff, Dennis Goodrich, Kenneth Goldman, Christopher Mason, Edward Brown, Craig Shouldice, and Michael Kudarauskas — and currently operates with a roster of five active partners (Alicia M. Blair, Edward M. Brown, Eric R. Chase, Anna C. O'Neil, Suzanne H. Pillari) and three Of Counsel attorneys (Kenneth S. Goldman, Dennis K. Goodrich, James Smith), supported by 11-50 total employees.

The firm offers a single core service: Workers' Compensation Defense, representing self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in claims at all procedural levels, including before Administrative Law Judges, Board Panels, the Appellate Division Third Department, and Civil Courts on third-party lien matters. There are no additional product lines, practice areas, or sub-brands. The firm is structured as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) with no parent company, no external funding, and no private equity backing; ownership is distributed among partners.

The business model is a traditional professional services engagement model: direct, quote-based legal representation of enterprise clients across New York State, acquired through professional relationships and a content-marketing website rather than active outbound sales. Marketing is minimal — limited to a single website channel — and the firm has no published awards, no disclosed partnerships, no app, no proprietary technology, and no AI capabilities. Revenue and pricing are not publicly disclosed, consistent with a small, specialized private law firm.

Name

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman

Legal name

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman LLP

Website

https://wolffgoodrich.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman LLP is a Syracuse, New York-based law firm founded in 1997 that exclusively represents self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in New York State workers' compensation defense matters at all administrative and judicial levels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Workers' Compensation Defense

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Programs (FSAJAEAD), Employers Liability (Part B) (FSAJAEAC)

Keywords

• Workers compensation defense
• New York labor law
• Employer legal representation
• Insurance defense counsel
• Workers compensation litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services for workers' compensation defense cases at all levels of administrative and civil courts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman LLP provides legal representation services for self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in New York State workers' compensation claims. The firm handles matters at all levels, including proceedings before Administrative Law Judges, Board Panels, the Appellate Division Third Department, and Civil Courts on third-party lien matters. The firm operates as a single-service law firm with no additional practice areas or sub-brands.

Product overview

Wolff Goodrich & Goldman is a single-service law firm providing specialized workers' compensation defense legal services. The firm offers one core service: Workers' Compensation Defense, which encompasses representation of self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in New York State workers' compensation matters at all administrative and judicial levels. There are no additional products, modules, or sub-brands—the firm operates as a unified legal practice focused exclusively on this practice area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Defense Legal representation services for self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers' compensation claims at all levels, including before Administrative Law Judges, Board Panels, the Appellate Division Third Department, and Civil Courts on third-party lien matters.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Goldberg, Miller & Rubin: Workers' compensation and insurance defense firm representing employers and carriers in NY, comparable in practice focus and client segments.
• The Law Offices of J. Michael Lennon: Workers' compensation defense firm operating in New York with similar client base of self-insured employers and insurance carriers.
• Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC: Syracuse/New York-based defense firm with a dedicated workers' compensation practice serving employers and insurers, directly overlapping in geography and client base.
• Morris, Duffy, Alonso & Faley: New York insurance defense firm with a strong workers' compensation practice, overlapping in client base (carriers, self-insureds, TPAs) and procedural coverage.
• Connors & Connors, LLP: NY workers' compensation defense firm serving employers and carriers, comparable in specialization and procedural breadth.
• Satter & Andrews, LLP: New York-based law firm focused on workers' compensation defense for employers and insurance carriers, directly comparable in practice area, client base, and NY-specific specialization.
• Heber, Heber & Heber: NY workers' compensation defense firm representing employers and insurers, with comparable statewide practice and similar client segments (self-insured employers, TPAs, carriers).
• McGann, Kline & Tancabel, LLP: NY workers' compensation defense boutique serving insurance carriers and self-insured employers, comparable in scale, specialization, and client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Rivkin Radler LLP: New York-based full-service firm with an insurance defense practice including workers' compensation, competing for similar clients but with broader practice areas and resources.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: National insurance defense firm with a NY workers' compensation practice; competes for similar carrier and self-insured employer work but as part of a much broader portfolio across many states and lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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