Rieck and Crotty PC

What Rieck and Crotty PC does

Rieck and Crotty, P.C. is a Chicago-based professional law firm founded in 1980 by Thomas W. Rieck and Jerome F. Crotty under an explicit philosophy of remaining small to preserve the integrity of professional service delivery. The firm is headquartered at 161 N. Clark Street, Suite 2500, in downtown Chicago, operating as an Illinois professional corporation with five attorneys across the co-founders, a partner, and two lawyers. Its practice spans business and corporate law (including securities, tax, executive compensation, and M&A), estates and trusts, real estate, family law, bankruptcy, construction law, employment law, intellectual property, personal injury litigation, and commercial banking, providing counsel across the full business lifecycle from formation through succession.

The firm serves a horizontal mix of individual clients, professionals, corporations (from startups to publicly-traded companies such as NASDAQ-listed SigmaTron International), and financial institutions. International capability is delivered indirectly through the firm's founding membership in LawPact (2001), an association of more than forty commercial law firms spanning nineteen U.S. cities and additional member firms in Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia, rather than through any owned international office. Revenue is generated on a professional-services basis via hourly billing, fixed fees, or contingency arrangements depending on the practice area and engagement, with no publicly disclosed pricing.

The go-to-market is relationship-driven and direct: clients are acquired through referrals, the firm's Squarespace-hosted website, consultation requests, and inbound phone contact, with no documented digital marketing channels beyond the website and one attorney's Facebook profile. The firm maintains no subsidiaries, has no parent company, has raised no external capital, and shows no mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring events in the available data. Operationally, it is a founder-owned partnership that has prioritized depth and longevity of client relationships over scale for over four decades.

Name

Rieck and Crotty PC

Legal name

Rieck and Crotty, P.C.

Website

https://rieckcrotty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rieck and Crotty, P.C. is a Chicago-based professional law firm founded in 1980 with five attorneys, providing corporate, securities, tax, estate, real estate, family, and litigation counsel to individuals, professionals, corporations, and financial institutions in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Estate planning
• Commercial litigation
• Real estate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed on hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, or contingency arrangements depending on practice area. Revenue derived from client engagements in business litigation, corporate law, estate planning, real estate, family law, and related legal matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rieck and Crotty, P.C. is a Chicago-based law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas including business and corporate law, estates and trusts, real estate, family law, securities, tax planning, bankruptcy, construction, employment, and intellectual property. The firm serves individuals, professionals, corporations, and financial institutions, with attorneys operating as a unified practice offering integrated counsel for business clients from formation through operations, succession planning, and ultimate dispositions.

Product overview

Rieck + Crotty is a Chicago-based law firm offering comprehensive legal services as a unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides a broad portfolio of legal services across multiple practice areas including business and corporate law, estates and trusts, real estate, family law, bankruptcy, construction law, employment law, intellectual property, personal injury litigation, securities, and tax planning. These practice areas function as distinct but interconnected service lines that the firm's attorneys draw upon to provide integrated legal counsel to individuals, professionals, corporations, and financial institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Advice & Corporate Law Services
• Estates & Trusts Legal Services
• Real Estate Legal Services
• Family Law Services
• Securities Law Services
• Tax & Tax Planning Services
• Bankruptcy Law
• Employment Law Services
• Commercial Banking Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Construction Law
• Contracts Legal Services
• Employee Benefits Law
• Asset Protection Planning
• Intellectual Property Law

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.

• LawPactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Founding member (2001) of LawPact, an association of over 40 commercial law firms across 19 cities in the United States, with member firms in Canada, Mexico, and numerous cities in Europe, South America, and Asia. Provides the firm with global capabilities to serve clients with international legal needs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SmithAmundsen LLC: Chicago-headquartered full-service firm with overlapping practice areas in business, real estate, employment, and litigation, serving comparable middle-market and institutional clients across the Chicago region.
• Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa: Chicago-based mid-sized firm with a similar business-law and litigation portfolio serving closely held businesses, family offices, and individuals in the Chicago market — directly comparable in scale, practice mix, and client segment.
• Much Shelist, P.C. Chicago-based business law firm of comparable size and full-service orientation, serving middle-market and emerging-growth companies across corporate, M&A, securities, real estate, employment, and litigation matters — the closest direct functional and geographic peer.
• Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC: Chicago-area (with Michigan roots) full-service business law firm offering corporate, securities, M&A, real estate, and litigation services to closely held and middle-market businesses, comparable in both size and practice mix.
• Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: Chicago-based business and consumer-focused law firm with a comparable middle-market client roster, offering corporate, real estate, estate planning, tax, and litigation services — a strong functional peer operating in the same geography.
• Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. Chicago-based mid-sized full-service law firm with comparable breadth across business, estate planning, real estate, and litigation, serving closely overlapping individuals, family-business, and middle-market corporate clients.
• Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. Long-standing Chicago business and litigation firm founded in the early 20th century, offering corporate, real estate, estate planning, and litigation services to a similar middle-market client base in the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Chicago-based business law firm focused on corporate, finance, real estate, and bankruptcy matters for middle-market companies, banks, and financial institutions — directly overlapping Rieck + Crotty's financial-institutions and corporate practices.

Regional players

• Freeborn & Peters LLP: Chicago-based business law firm that has grown larger than Rieck + Crotty through roll-up, serving middle-market and Fortune 500 clients across corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters — represents the larger, scaled evolution of the same competitive niche.

Others

• LawPact (association): International association of commercial law firms in which Rieck + Crotty is a founding member; member firms share cross-referral relationships for transactions and litigation requiring multi-jurisdictional capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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