McMath Woods P.A.

What McMath Woods P.A. does

McMath Woods P.A. is a private, plaintiff-side trial law firm founded in 1953 in Little Rock, Arkansas by former Arkansas Governor Sidney S. McMath, Henry Woods (later a U.S. District Court Judge), and Leland F. Leatherman. The firm represents individuals and families in Arkansas across personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, environmental contamination, consumer, insurance disputes, estate and trust litigation, and family law matters. Headcount stands at nine attorneys (seven partners and two associates, including a 2025 associate hire) operating out of two offices in Arkansas's two largest metros — Little Rock (711 West Third Street, headquarters) and Fayetteville (525 S. School Ave, Suite 310), the latter led by partner Sarah C. Jewell since her 2023 promotion.

The firm's core services are Personal Injury (car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, bus, aviation, premises liability, product liability, catastrophic and brain injury, wrongful death, sexual abuse, and class action), Medical Malpractice (surgical errors, medication errors, misdiagnosis, birth injury, nursing home abuse, pressure injuries), Environmental Law (groundwater pollution, oil and gas contamination, crop damage from defective seeds and pesticides), Insurance and Consumer Claims (homeowners, disability, and bad-faith insurance disputes), Estate and Trust Litigation, and Family Law. Underlying technology is traditional legal practice — no proprietary software, platform, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; differentiation rests on attorney expertise and a small-caseload model in which 2-3 attorneys work each case. Reported verdicts include a $6.5 million electrocution award against Shaw Industries/Army contractors, a $2.5 million fraudulent-advertising verdict against Lase Med Inc., and a $17.6 million negligence legislative award.

The revenue model is primarily contingency-fee based: most personal injury clients pay no legal fees or costs unless a recovery is obtained, aligning firm incentives with case outcomes. Non-PI consultations may carry a fee, and Arkansas insurance bad-faith statutes permit recovery of attorney fees from insurers when appropriate. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct client contact at the two offices and a website contact form, with the majority of significant matters sourced through attorney referrals and a formal co-counsel/referral program; the firm explicitly avoids billboards and TV advertising, instead investing in content marketing (blog, video library, Google reviews at 4.5 stars across 46 reviews) and professional reputation (Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent, Arkansas Money & Politics Legal Elite). Revenue is not publicly disclosed and no external capital, funding rounds, or institutional investors are indicated; ownership is distributed among attorney partners.

Name

McMath Woods P.A.

Legal name

McMath Woods P.A.

Website

https://mcmathlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McMath Woods P.A. is a private, plaintiff-side trial law firm founded in 1953 in Little Rock, Arkansas, with nine attorneys across offices in Little Rock and Fayetteville. It represents individual Arkansans in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, environmental contamination, and insurance disputes on a contingency-fee basis, primarily through attorney referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Medical malpractice
• Environmental litigation
• Trial law services
• Insurance bad faith

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee (Personal Injury): The firm handles most personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients do not owe legal fees or costs unless they receive a recovery. This aligns firm incentives with client outcomes.
2. Standard Legal Fees: Some non-personal injury related cases require a consultation fee. The firm also handles consumer and environmental law claims for individuals and businesses.
3. Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: When insurance companies operate in bad faith, they can be made to pay some of the client's attorney fees under Arkansas state law. Any remaining fee will be based on a contingency fee arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McMath Woods P.A. is a plaintiffs' trial law firm representing individuals in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, environmental, consumer, and civil cases. The firm primarily operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury matters and maintains a small-caseload, team-based litigation approach across its Little Rock and Fayetteville offices in Arkansas.

Product overview

McMath Woods P.A. is a traditional law firm offering legal services rather than a technology product. The firm provides a comprehensive portfolio of legal practice areas centered on personal injury litigation, medical malpractice, environmental law, and consumer protection. The core services include Personal Injury Legal Services (covering auto, truck, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents; workplace injuries; premises liability; product liability; wrongful death; and catastrophic injuries), Medical Malpractice Legal Services (including surgical errors, medication errors, birth injuries, nursing home abuse, and pressure injuries), Environmental Law Services (groundwater contamination, oil and gas pollution, crop damage), Insurance and Consumer Claims (homeowners and disability insurance disputes), Estate and Trust Litigation, and Family Law. The firm also handles class action litigation and maintains an attorney referral network for co-counsel arrangements on significant claims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 personal injury claims handled since founding
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 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 highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff personal injury firm in the U.S., operating nationwide with massive advertising spend. Comparable as a contingency-fee PI firm but operates at vastly greater scale and uses billboards/TV marketing rather than referral-based acquisition.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: National plaintiff firm specializing in mass tort, class action, asbestos, and personal injury litigation. Comparable as a contingency-fee plaintiff firm with environmental and mass tort capabilities relevant to McMath Woods' environmental practice.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: Large national plaintiff firm specializing in mass tort, environmental, and personal injury cases. Comparable for environmental litigation capabilities and contingency plaintiff model, though operates at national scale.

Direct peers

• The Brad Hendricks Law Firm: Little Rock-based plaintiff personal injury firm handling car accidents, trucking cases, and wrongful death claims. Directly comparable in geography, practice area, and plaintiff-side contingency model.
• McCutcheon & Sexton: Little Rock-based plaintiff personal injury firm handling wrongful death, trucking, and catastrophic injury. Comparable as Arkansas PI competitor with similar practice areas and contingency model.
• Jason Shores Law Firm: Arkansas plaintiff personal injury attorney handling car accidents, truck accidents, and wrongful death. Comparable as a regional Arkansas PI practitioner competing for similar cases and referrals.
• Bailey & Oliver Law Firm: Arkansas plaintiff personal injury firm focused on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and insurance disputes. Directly comparable as an Arkansas-based PI firm serving similar client segments.
• Rainwater Holt & Sexton: Arkansas-based plaintiff personal injury firm with offices across the state, including Little Rock. Directly comparable as an Arkansas PI firm competing for similar case types (auto accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice) and referral sources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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