James & Hoffman, P.C.

What James & Hoffman, P.C. does

James & Hoffman, P.C. is a Washington, D.C.-based plaintiff-side labor and employment law firm founded in 1995 as a Professional Corporation. The firm operates eight practice areas — Federal Government Employees, General Labor, Airline & Railway Labor, Employment, Academic & Professional, Pay & Overtime (FLSA), Corporate & Nonprofit, and International Civil Service — delivering representation in federal and state courts, administrative agencies (MSPB, EEOC, NLRB), and arbitral forums. The firm maintains a small, partner-led structure of approximately 17 attorneys plus administrative staff, organized around eight specialized practice areas and a tradition of partner elevation from associate ranks.

The firm's client base spans national and international labor unions (Allied Pilots Association, Washington Teachers' Union, Workers United/Starbucks Workers United, SEIU, AFL-CIO associate counsel relationships), federal government employees (USAID Foreign Service Officers, FAA workers, EPA staff), international civil servants (World Bank Group, IMF, Inter-American Development Bank), and individual professionals across healthcare, academia, journalism, and IT. Notable recent outcomes include a $9 million+ arbitration award for airline employees (2024), a $750,000 World Bank Administrative Tribunal judgment (2025), a $700,000 jury verdict in a sexual harassment case (2023), and the first-ever MSPB class certification for probationary workers (2025). The firm operates a fee-for-service model with hourly billing, contingency arrangements in select cases, and fixed fees — revenue is not publicly disclosed.

There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm competes on attorney expertise, institutional relationships (e.g., AFL-CIO associate general counsel role, Allied Pilots Association 25-year general counsel tenure), and precedent-setting litigation outcomes. Distribution is direct through attorney-client engagements. Marketing relies on legal directories (Martindale-Hubbell, Lawyers.com), LinkedIn, the firm's website, and earned media coverage in Politico, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Reuters, and Bloomberg Law. The firm has no external funding, is self-funded through legal practice revenues, and is governed by its partner attorneys.

Name

James & Hoffman, P.C.

Legal name

James & Hoffman, P.C.

Website

https://jamhoff.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

James & Hoffman, P.C. is a Washington, D.C. plaintiff-side labor and employment law firm founded in 1995, representing labor unions, federal workers, international civil servants, and individual employees across eight practice areas through approximately 17 attorneys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Labor and employment law
• Union representation services
• Employment litigation
• Wage and hour law
• Workplace discrimination law

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Representation Services: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for representing workers, labor unions, and employees in litigation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and advisory services. Fee structures include hourly billing, contingency arrangements in certain cases, and fixed fees for specific services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

James & Hoffman, P.C. is a Washington, D.C.-based professional corporation law firm that provides legal representation and counsel in labor and employment law matters. The firm represents labor unions in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and labor disputes, and represents individual employees in employment litigation, wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, and other workplace legal issues.

Product overview

James & Hoffman, P.C. is a Washington, D.C.-based law firm offering legal services through eight distinct practice areas rather than a unified software product. The practice areas include Federal Government Employees, General Labor, Airline & Railway Labor, Employment, Academic & Professional, Pay & Overtime (FLSA), Corporate & Nonprofit, and International Civil Service. The firm provides litigation, counseling, and arbitration services to labor unions, employees, and nonprofit organizations across federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitral forums throughout the country.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $9 million+ arbitration award for airline employees (2024)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bernstein & Lipsett, P.C.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel relationship with Bernstein & Lipsett, P.C. in wage and hour cases. Both firms have extensive experience representing employees in wage cases and partner on complex litigation.
• Towards JusticeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNon-profit partner in Starbucks dress-code lawsuit in Colorado (September 2025), working alongside Colorado-based firm Rosenblatt & Gosch.
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel relationship in MSPB appeal on behalf of former EPA attorney terminated for First Amendment free speech rights.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Towards Justice: Non-profit impact litigation organization focused on worker rights; named co-counsel partner with James & Hoffman in the Colorado Starbucks dress-code case. Adjacent player with overlapping plaintiff-side employment and wage work.

Direct peers

• Nichols Kaster, PLLP: Plaintiff-side employment, wage & hour, and civil rights firm with a strong FLSA class action practice that directly overlaps with James & Hoffman's Pay & Overtime work.
• Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC: Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm representing labor unions and employee benefit plans. Direct peer given the same plaintiff-side/labor-side model, DC base, and institutional union client roster.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP: National plaintiff-side firm with active employment practices, including wage & hour and discrimination class actions. Direct peer in complex, large-stakes plaintiff employment litigation.
• Berger Montague PC: Philadelphia-based complex litigation boutique with a substantial employment and wage & hour class action practice. Direct peer in plaintiff-side employment class litigation.
• Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP: National plaintiff-side employment, civil rights, and wage & hour firm. Direct peer in employment discrimination and wage & hour class actions, with a comparable mission-driven brand and significant federal employee practice.
• Outten & Golden LLP: Plaintiff-side employment and civil rights firm with comparable practice in individual employment discrimination, wage & hour class actions, and whistleblower work. Closely aligned business model and client base (employees vs. employers), making it a direct peer.
• Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP: Plaintiff-side employment and whistleblower boutique in Washington, D.C. Comparable size, similar focus on individual employees, federal employees, and whistleblower retaliation, and overlapping federal court practice.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC: Plaintiff-side firm with a significant employment practice and a strong antitrust class action practice that overlaps with David Dean's healthcare antitrust work at James & Hoffman.

Broad incumbents

• Littler Mendelson P.C. Largest U.S. labor and employment law firm, representing management. Broad incumbent that defines the market on the defense side, against which plaintiff-side firms like James & Hoffman compete in cases and for talent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/james-&-hoffman-p-c

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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