Schrader & Associates

Name

Schrader & Associates

Legal name

Shrader & Associates, L.L.P.

Website

https://shraderlaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning attorneys are paid a percentage of settlements and verdicts recovered for clients. Clients pay nothing unless the firm wins their case. The firm also handles asbestos trust fund claims and wrongful death claims, all structured on contingency arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shrader & Associates, L.L.P. is a plaintiff-side law firm providing legal representation to individuals harmed by asbestos exposure, particularly mesothelioma patients, as well as victims of toxic exposure, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, mass torts, catastrophic injuries, NCAA head injuries, and sex abuse. The firm investigates exposure history, identifies liable parties, files lawsuits, and pursues asbestos trust fund claims, wrongful death claims, and VA disability claims on a contingency fee basis.

Product overview

Schrader & Associates, L.L.P. is a nationally recognized law firm specializing in asbestos-related litigation, with a primary focus on mesothelioma cases. The firm operates as a single legal services offering with multiple specialized practice areas that work together to serve victims of toxic exposure and defective products. Core services include mesothelioma legal representation, asbestos exposure claims, catastrophic injury, dangerous drugs litigation, defective medical devices, mass torts, NCAA head injuries, toxic exposure, and sex abuse cases. The firm's attorneys have recovered over $1 billion in verdicts and confidential settlements and have represented clients in all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mesothelioma Legal Services
• Asbestos Exposure Legal Services
• Catastrophic Injury Legal Services
• Dangerous Drugs Legal Services
• Defective Devices Legal Services
• Mass Torts Legal Services
• NCAA Head Injury Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 billion+ recovered in verdicts and confidential settlements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Levin Simes Abrams: San Francisco plaintiff firm with a national mesothelioma and mass tort practice, including pharmaceutical and environmental cases—directly comparable in plaintiff-side toxic exposure litigation.
• Baron & Budd: Texas-based (Dallas) plaintiff firm historically focused on asbestos litigation, expanding into water contamination and other mass torts—directly comparable to Shrader's Texas roots and asbestos-first identity.
• Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood: Oakland-based plaintiff's firm specializing in asbestos and mesothelioma cases with a national plaintiff practice, comparable to Shrader's concentrated mesothelioma niche and contingency model.
• The Gori Law Firm: Illinois-based (Edwardsville) plaintiff firm with a national asbestos and mesothelioma practice headquartered near Shrader's Maryville, IL office—comparable in geographic focus, veteran niche, and case profile.
• Motley Rice: National plaintiff litigation firm with a strong asbestos and mass tort practice, including opioids, environmental contamination, and securities—comparable in practice breadth and high-stakes trial orientation.
• Belluck & Fox: New York plaintiff firm with a dedicated mesothelioma and asbestos practice, focusing on veterans and occupational exposure cases—directly comparable in target clientele and case mix.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff firm with mass tort, consumer fraud, and class action practices, including significant pharmaceutical and environmental exposure work—comparable in high-stakes plaintiff litigation orientation.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: New York-based plaintiff firm with a flagship asbestos/mesothelioma practice and broad mass tort portfolio (defective drugs, devices), serving the same client segments via a similar contingency and TV-marketing model.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: One of the largest plaintiff-side mass tort firms in the U.S., with a core mesothelioma/asbestos practice and national TV-driven marketing—directly comparable to Shrader's specialization, contingency model, and brand-led acquisition strategy.
• Goldberg Persky Jennings White (GPJW): Pittsburgh-based plaintiff firm focused on asbestos, mesothelioma, and occupational disease claims, with a strong industrial-worker and veteran client base—matched to Shrader's industrial worker and veteran segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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