Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC

Name

Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC

Legal name

Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC

Website

https://satterlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Labor law representation
• Employment law services
• Union legal counsel
• Workers rights advocacy
• Workplace discrimination law

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

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 Representation Services: Traditional legal services billed through hourly fees, retainers, flat fees, or alternative arrangements. The firm offers contingency fee arrangements, hybrid contingency, advance fee, and flat fee arrangements depending on case strength and potential recovery.
2. Legal Consultations: Consultations are charged separately from representation. The firm charges for initial consultations to provide full, undivided attention of a licensed attorney.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC is a Syracuse-based labor and employment law practice representing unions and individual employees since 1984. The firm delivers union-side representation (arbitrations, Board charges, collective bargaining, NLRB proceedings, disciplinary defense) across healthcare, public safety, education, and transportation, and represents individual employees in employment contract, severance, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, wrongful termination, wage and hour, family leave, and non-compete matters. Paid initial consultations serve as the entry point to formal retainer-based representation.

Product overview

Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC is a law firm (not a technology product company) that provides legal services focused on workers' rights and employment law. The firm operates as a single unified practice offering two complementary service areas: Labor Law Services (representing union members in arbitrations, negotiations, and union matters) and Employment Law Services (representing employees in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, contract disputes, and other workplace matters). The firm also offers charged legal consultations as an entry point to their representation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor Law Services Union-side legal representation covering arbitrations, Board charges, contract negotiations, NLRB proceedings, and disciplinary defense for unions and union members across healthcare, public safety, education, and transportation industries.
• Employment Law Services Legal representation for individual employees on employment contracts, severance packages, professional licensing issues, non-compete agreements, professional service contracts, harassment, discrimination, whistleblowing, and unlawful discharge or discipline matters.
• Legal Consultation Services Approximately one-hour initial consultations conducted by licensed attorneys to assess workplace disputes, analyze potential claims, and discuss representation options; offered in-person at the Syracuse office or remotely via secure video link, with fees charged separately from any subsequent representation.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2 million jury verdict returned in Moulton v. County of Tioga (June 23, 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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 indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Phillips & Associates, Attorneys at Law: Mid-sized NYC firm dedicated to representing employees in discrimination, harassment, wage/hour, and retaliation matters; closely mirrors Satter Ruhlen's employee-side practice model.
• Wigdor LLP: NYC-based plaintiff-side employment and discrimination firm representing individuals in workplace harassment, retaliation, and wage disputes; directly comparable employment-rights practice.
• Katz, Marshall & Banks LLP: Washington, D.C.-based employee-side employment law firm specializing in discrimination, whistleblower, and civil rights claims; a parallel niche firm with similar plaintiff-side philosophy.
• McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP: Employee-side employment and wage/hour law firm handling discrimination, retaliation, and union matters; closely comparable plaintiff-side employment practice to Satter Ruhlen.
• Outten & Golden LLP: Leading U.S. employee-side employment law firm with offices in NYC and beyond; focuses on discrimination, wage/hour, and whistleblower cases, closely comparable specialty at much larger scale.
• Virginia & Ambinder LLP: New York-based law firm exclusively representing unions and employees in labor and employment matters, including arbitrations, collective bargaining, and discrimination claims; nearly identical service mix to Satter Ruhlen at larger scale.
• Blitman & King LLP: Syracuse-based union- and employee-side labor and employment law firm, founded in 1960; the firm's founder Mimi C. Satter worked at Blitman & King from 1980 to 1984 before founding Satter Ruhlen, making it the closest historical and practice-area peer.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Lewis P.C. Largest U.S. management-side labor and employment law firm; opposite side of the bar but operates in the same core practice area (labor & employment) at national scale.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP: Large plaintiff-side class action firm with a growing employment and wage/hour practice; adjacent incumbent comparable for contingency-fee economics and verdict benchmarking.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major national labor and employment law firm representing employers; broader incumbent operating in the same practice specialty, useful for rate benchmarking and competitive context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/satter-law-firm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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