Paulson & Nace. PLLC

What Paulson & Nace. PLLC does

Paulson & Nace, PLLC (doing business as Nace Law Group Accident & Injury Lawyers) is a privately held plaintiff-side law firm that represents individuals and families in catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice matters. Founded circa 1980 by Barry J. Nace in Washington DC, the firm is now led by his son Christopher T. Nace following Barry's passing in November 2021; the current named attorney team also includes Samantha L. Peters and Robin E. Becker. The practice is organized across medical malpractice (including dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, failure to diagnose, surgical errors, and birth injuries), broader personal injury (motor vehicle, trucking, product liability, premises liability), consumer protection, legal malpractice, and a dedicated sexual abuse and assault practice with multiple sub-practice areas.

The firm operates three physical offices in Washington DC (Georgetown), Charleston, West Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland, and accepts clients via direct in-person consultation, phone, contact form, and a national attorney referral network. There is no disclosed technology platform or proprietary product; the offering is professional legal representation delivered by trial attorneys. The firm markets itself on a willingness to take cases through jury verdict rather than settle early and showcases documented verdicts including $95M (with $75M punitive), $50M, $37M, $10.8M, $8M, and $3M outcomes.

Revenue mechanics rest on standard contingency-fee arrangements: no upfront cost to clients, attorneys receive a percentage of recovery only on successful resolution, supported by free initial consultations. Case acquisition channels include Google reviews, a law blog, community involvement (the Full Circle Jobs initiative with Mobile Hope and Washington Commanders' Terry McLaurin), and the national attorney referral network. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America 2025, Lawdragon 2025 Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, Washingtonian Top Lawyer 2022, and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Name

Paulson & Nace. PLLC

Legal name

Nace Law Group Accident & Injury Lawyers

Website

https://paulsonandnace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Plaintiff-side law firm (Nace Law Group) representing individuals in medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, product liability, consumer protection, and legal malpractice matters across Washington DC, West Virginia, and Maryland on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiff Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Medical malpractice law
• Personal injury litigation
• Product liability law
• Consumer protection law
• Legal malpractice claims

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: Personal injury and medical malpractice legal representation typically on a contingency fee basis, where attorneys receive a percentage of verdicts and settlements. Firm policy states they never accept settlement offers that benefit a defendant instead of the client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Paulson & Nace, PLLC (d/b/a Nace Law Group Accident & Injury Lawyers) is a plaintiff-side trial law firm that represents individuals and families in medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, consumer protection, legal malpractice, birth injury, and sexual abuse cases. Representation runs from initial consultation through trial and jury verdict and is typically delivered on a contingency fee basis.

Product overview

Paulson & Nace, PLLC (operating as Nace Law Group) is a law firm offering legal services rather than a technology product company. The firm provides legal representation in personal injury and medical malpractice matters, including practice areas such as medical malpractice, birth injuries, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, failure to diagnose, surgical errors, sexual abuse and assault, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, consumer protection, and legal malpractice. The firm operates in Washington, DC, West Virginia, and Maryland. This entity does not offer software products, platforms, or technology-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Malpractice Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• $95 million verdict including $75 million in punitive damages
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mobile HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting the Full Circle Jobs initiative, a program aimed at helping at-risk and homeless youth build confidence, find mentorship, and prepare for real job opportunities. The initiative is backed by Nace Law Group and led by Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin.
• National Referral NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAttorney referral network welcoming collaboration with other attorneys in Washington DC and throughout the country for personal injury and medical malpractice case referrals.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Napoli Shkolnik: Plaintiff firm with significant mass tort and personal injury practice. Comparable contingency fee model and case-type focus, particularly in dangerous drugs and consumer protection.
• Seeger Weiss: Plaintiff firm specializing in pharmaceutical product liability, medical devices, and catastrophic injury. Directly comparable in practice areas, case-type focus, and contingency fee structure.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: Plaintiff mass tort and personal injury firm with a strong drug and medical device practice. Comparable contingency fee model and trial advocacy in similar catastrophic injury and product liability matters.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiff firm with strong mass tort, product liability, and catastrophic personal injury practices. Directly comparable to Paulson & Nace in trial-ready plaintiff representation, contingency fee model, and drug/medical device case focus.
• Podhurst Orseck: Plaintiff trial firm with catastrophic injury and product liability practice. Comparable boutique plaintiff litigation model with a similar willingness to take cases to verdict.
• Morgan & Morgan: Large plaintiff personal injury firm operating nationwide on contingency fees. A direct competitor in plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice representation.
• Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Kriebel & Zuckerman: Plaintiff firm focused on catastrophic injury and mass tort cases. Directly comparable in trial-focused plaintiff representation and contingency fee economics.

Broad incumbents

• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff litigation firm with consumer protection, product liability, and personal injury practices. Comparable plaintiff-side practice mix, though broader in scope than the subject firm.
• Robins Kaplan: National plaintiff firm with broad practice areas including personal injury and mass tort. Comparable as a larger, established plaintiff litigation firm with overlapping capabilities but a wider portfolio.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann: Larger plaintiff firm primarily focused on securities and commercial litigation but also handling consumer protection matters adjacent to Paulson & Nace's practice areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/621695877976337
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/9443813

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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