Abraham Law Offices

What Abraham Law Offices does

Abraham Law Offices is a privately held, family-owned general practice law firm founded in 1957 by William "Bill" Abraham and headquartered at 24 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio. The firm operates across six practice areas: small business legal services, civil litigation, licensing and administrative law, multi-level marketing (MLM) legal counsel, criminal defense, and family law/domestic relations. Its attorneys are admitted to practice in Ohio, Michigan, and Washington, as well as in federal courts including the Southern District of Ohio, enabling multi-jurisdictional representation for clients primarily in Franklin County, throughout Ohio, and across the United States. The firm is led by Managing Partner Rick Abraham, who has practiced since 1987, with associate Matthew Abraham (third-generation family member), associate Mahir Becirovic (JD 2022), and outside counsel Ermel Luckett Jr. and Jeremy Roth.

The firm runs a traditional professional services model rather than a technology-enabled operation. Client acquisition is handled through the firm's website (contact form), a direct phone line, email, and word-of-mouth referrals, with free initial consultations offered to prospective clients. Billing is structured on an hourly or flat-rate basis depending on case type, with time tracked in ten-minute increments (rounded down), retainers paid upfront, and final bills itemizing costs for copies, filing, messengers, and third-party research tools. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI tooling disclosed, no app or API surface, and no subscription or SaaS revenue stream — the firm competes on legal expertise, relationship continuity, and practice breadth.

The customer base spans three segments: small businesses (primary), individuals (secondary), and multi-level marketing companies and trade associations (niche). The most distinctive commercial anchor is the firm's decades-long representation of the Independent Business Owners of America International (IBOAI) — the largest direct selling trade association in North America — a relationship originating with Bill Abraham in the early 1970s and continuing under Rick Abraham since the 1980s. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed, no external funding has been raised, and the firm operates with 11–50 employees.

Name

Abraham Law Offices

Legal name

Abraham Law Offices

Website

https://abrahamlawohio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abraham Law Offices is a family-owned Columbus, Ohio general practice law firm founded in 1957, serving small businesses, individuals, and MLM companies across Ohio, Michigan, and Washington with legal services spanning business, civil litigation, licensing, criminal defense, and family law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Small business law
• Civil litigation services
• Criminal defense representation
• Family law services
• Liquor licensing law

Headquarters

HQ city

Basin

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 Billing: The firm charges clients using either hourly rates or flat rates depending on the case type. Time is tracked in ten-minute increments with rounding down. Retainers must be paid upfront. Final bills include costs for copies, filing, messengers, and third-party research tools. Free initial consultations are offered to prospective clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Abraham Law Offices is a general law practice delivering legal representation across small business law, civil litigation, licensing and administrative law, MLM legal counsel, criminal defense, and family law/domestic relations. The firm serves both small businesses (formation, vendor disputes, leasing, employment matters, liquor licensing) and individuals (personal injury, contract disputes, criminal charges, divorce, custody) from its Columbus, Ohio headquarters.

Product overview

Abraham Law Offices is a general law practice offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides Small Business Legal Services, Civil Litigation, Licensing & Administrative Law, MLM Legal Counsel, Criminal Defense, and Family Law & Domestic Relations. Founded in 1957 and based in Columbus, Ohio, the firm serves clients throughout Ohio and across the country, with attorneys licensed in Ohio, Michigan, and Washington.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Small Business Legal Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Independent Business Owners of America International, Inc. (IBOAI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980Abraham Law Offices has served as counsel to the IBOAI (the largest direct selling trade association in North America) since the 1980s. Rick Abraham's late father originally represented the IBOAI's predecessor in the 1970s. Rick Abraham serves as corporate counsel for the IBOAI. Matthew Abraham and Mahir Becirovic also have experience representing the IBOAI.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ogletree Deakins: Large national labor and employment law firm with significant Ohio presence. Comparable to ALO's employment-law and SMB workplace work, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. Large national firm specializing in labor and employment law. Comparable to ALO on the employment-contracts, non-compete, and wrongful-termination work the firm performs for SMB clients.

Direct peers

• Bricker & Eckler LLP: Ohio-based mid-size law firm with strong administrative/regulatory, business, and litigation practices. Comparable to ALO in its Ohio-centric multi-jurisdictional practice serving businesses, public-sector clients, and individuals.
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP: Major Ohio-headquartered full-service firm with broad business, litigation, regulatory, and family-law capabilities. Directly comparable in geographic anchoring and practice breadth, though materially larger than ALO.
• Offit Kurman: Multi-state mid-Atlantic/mid-American law firm serving SMBs and individuals across business, employment, family, and litigation matters. Comparable to ALO in multi-jurisdictional licensure model and horizontal practice breadth.
• Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter: Columbus-based mid-size law firm serving businesses and individuals across corporate, litigation, licensing, and family-law matters. Closely comparable to ALO in size, geography, and full-service SMB orientation.
• Frost Brown Todd: Full-service regional law firm headquartered in Cincinnati with deep Ohio roots. Directly comparable to ALO as a multi-practice Ohio-based firm serving businesses across litigation, regulatory, employment, and family-law-adjacent matters.
• Arnall Golden Gregory LLP: Mid-size multi-state law firm with business, litigation, regulatory, and family-law capabilities. Comparable in serving SMBs and individuals across a horizontal practice mix.
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Regional multi-state law firm with broad business and litigation practices. Comparable to ALO in multi-jurisdictional SMB and individual client service across a wide practice breadth.

Emerging players

• FisherBroyles LLP: Distributed, tech-enabled law firm serving businesses and entrepreneurs across multiple states. Comparable to ALO in serving SMB clients across many practice areas, but differentiated by an alternative, lower-overhead delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abraham-law-offices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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