Motherway and Napleton, LLP

What Motherway and Napleton, LLP does

Motherway and Napleton, LLP, operating as Napleton & Partners, is a Chicago-based plaintiffs' personal injury law firm founded in 1982. The firm represents individual victims of negligence across eight practice areas: medical negligence, auto accidents, truck accidents, products liability, birth injury, premises liability, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death. Its published case results — including a $54M auto accident verdict, $34M judgment, $19M premises liability settlement, $18M birth injury verdict, $15M medical malpractice award, and $14.6M products liability verdict — establish a track record of high-value trial outcomes in Cook County, Illinois, and beyond.

The business model is a contingency fee model: clients pay no upfront cost, and the firm is compensated as a percentage of any settlement or verdict won. Client acquisition is sales-led and direct-to-consumer, combining organic search through published case results, attorney referrals, word-of-mouth, free initial consultations, and a Facebook presence. There are no disclosed pricing percentages, no institutional investors, and no disclosed revenue. The firm is structured as an Illinois limited liability partnership, privately held by its partner attorneys, with a roster of 14 named attorneys led by founders Nicholas J. Motherway and Robert J. Napleton.

Operations run out of a single office at 140 South Dearborn St., Chicago, though the firm markets that it handles matters across Illinois and the broader United States. Technology is described as a standard legal practice stack with no proprietary AI, APIs, or third-party integrations noted. Recognition includes the Top 250 List by the Leading Lawyers Network and America's Top 100 Attorneys.

Name

Motherway and Napleton, LLP

Legal name

Motherway and Napleton, LLP

Website

https://mnlawoffice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Motherway and Napleton, LLP (Napleton & Partners) is a Chicago-based plaintiffs' personal injury law firm founded in 1982, representing individual injury victims across medical negligence, auto, truck, products liability, birth injury, premises liability, nursing home, and wrongful death matters on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Plaintiff legal representation
• Medical malpractice litigation
• Wrongful death cases
• Auto accident attorneys

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis, representing personal injury plaintiffs. Clients pay no upfront costs; the firm receives a percentage of settlements or verdicts won. This is a standard model for plaintiff personal injury firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Motherway and Napleton, LLP (d/b/a Napleton & Partners) is a Chicago-based plaintiffs' personal injury law firm that represents individual injury victims in cases involving auto accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, birth injury, products liability, premises liability, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death. Representation is provided on a contingency fee basis, with no upfront costs to clients and fees collected as a percentage of any settlement or verdict. The firm has secured hundreds of multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements since its founding in 1982.

Product overview

Napleton & Partners is a Chicago-based personal injury law firm offering a unified suite of legal services. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice with multiple specialized practice areas including Medical Negligence, Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, Products Liability, Birth Injury, Premises Liability, Nursing Home, and Wrongful Death. These practice areas represent the firm's core service offerings, each staffed by attorneys with specific expertise in their respective domains. The firm was founded in 1982 and has obtained hundreds of multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Negligence

Quantifiable outcome

• $54 million verdict for auto accident victim with head, neck, and knee injuries
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Allen & Allen: Long-standing Virginia-based plaintiff personal injury firm with regional, multi-office model. Operates an analogous contingency fee plaintiff practice outside the Illinois geography.

Direct peers

• Levin & Perconti: Chicago plaintiffs' personal injury firm specializing in medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and birth injury. Directly comparable in practice area overlap and Chicago market positioning.
• Ankin Law Office: Chicago-based personal injury, workers' compensation, and mass tort firm with comparable size and contingency fee model. Directly competitive in the Illinois PI plaintiff market.
• Romanucci & Blandin: Chicago personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death firm with a similar regional trial practice and contingency fee model. Directly comparable in caseload categories and client acquisition approach.
• Clifford Law Offices: Chicago-based plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death firm with a similar single-office regional model and proven trial record. Directly comparable in practice mix (auto, premises, medical negligence) and Chicago market positioning.
• Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard: Chicago-based plaintiffs' personal injury and medical malpractice firm of comparable size and scope. Overlaps directly in Illinois personal injury, medical negligence, and mass tort practice areas.
• Cellino Law: Plaintiff personal injury firm with heavy advertising-driven acquisition. Comparable contingency fee plaintiff PI model, representing the marketing-intensive peer archetype.

Broad incumbents

• Simmons Hanly Conroy: National mass tort and personal injury firm with significant Illinois presence. Comparable plaintiff-side practice with broader geographic and mass-tort capabilities than a single-office regional firm.
• Sokolove Law: National plaintiff mass tort and personal injury firm. Comparable contingency model with broader geographic and case-type coverage, including lead-generation infrastructure.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff personal injury firm in the United States with national footprint and heavy advertising spend. Comparable contingency fee plaintiff PI model at vastly larger scale, representing the dominant incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rjnlawoffice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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