Foreman Law

What Foreman Law does

Foreman Law is a boutique transactional law firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The firm specializes in mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, and ownership transitions, serving primarily small and mid-sized business owners navigating sales, acquisitions, and succession events. The practice has extended into adjacent verticals including healthcare and dental practice transactions, technology and intellectual property, commercial real estate, and employment law, broadening the addressable client base beyond pure M&A.

The firm operates on a professional services fee model typical of transactional legal practices, billing for M&A engagements, contract drafting, deal structuring, ownership transition planning, and ongoing general business counsel. Service delivery relies on standard legal practice management infrastructure (Clio) and scheduling (Calendly) rather than proprietary technology. The firm is led by founder Sam Foreman, who holds the title of Chief Experience Officer, and includes attorney Nicole Phaneuf, indicating a deliberately small headcount oriented toward high-touch client engagement rather than scale.

Distribution is anchored by two podcasts — "How to Buy & Sell a Business Successfully" and "Breaking the Law" — and an online resource library, which function as a top-of-funnel content channel targeting business owners considering transactions and extending the firm's reach beyond the Wichita market. As a privately held LLC with 1–10 employees and no disclosed outside funding, Foreman Law is an unsponsored, founder-financed professional services firm with an upcoming physical relocation signaling continued build-out.

Name

Foreman Law

Legal name

Foreman Law LLC

Website

https://goforemanlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foreman Law is a Wichita, Kansas-based boutique law firm founded in 2019 that advises small and mid-sized business owners on mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, and ownership transitions, with adjacent practices in healthcare, technology/IP, real estate, and employment law.

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 industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Mergers and acquisitions law
• Business transaction legal services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Business buying and selling lawyers
• Small business legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Foreman Law charges fees for legal representation in M&A transactions, business sales and acquisitions, corporate matters, employment law, healthcare/dental law, real estate, and technology/intellectual property. Fees are invoiced (secure payment link via Clio) and the firm mentions providing scope of work and budgets before financial obligation begins, with regular budget updates throughout engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Foreman Law provides legal counsel to small and mid-market business owners across six practice areas: M&A / Buying or Selling Businesses, General Business and Corporate, Employment, Healthcare/Dental, Real Estate, and Technology & Intellectual Property. The firm supports clients through the full deal lifecycle — pre-deal preparation, deal team assembly, due diligence, LOI and deal structuring, SBA loan guidance, closing, and post-closing transition — with transparent scope and budget agreements delivered before any financial obligation.

Product overview

Foreman Law is a Kansas-based law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions and business transactions. The firm provides legal counsel through six core service areas: M&A/Buying or Selling Businesses, General Business and Corporate, Employment, Healthcare and Dental, Real Estate, and Technology and Intellectual Property. In addition to traditional legal services, the firm offers educational content through two podcasts ('How to Buy & Sell a Business Successfully' and 'Breaking the Law') and free M&A resources including worksheets, checklists, and a glossary. The firm uses Clio for secure payment processing and Calendly for scheduling attorney meetings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• How To Buy & Sell A Business Successfully Podcast: Podcast hosted by Sam Foreman and Jacob Wayman exploring topics to help buyers and sellers successfully navigate business transactions
• Breaking the Law Podcast

Products and services

• M&A / Buying or Selling Businesses Legal Services Legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions transactions, including buying and selling businesses, deal structuring, due diligence, SBA loan guidance, and post-closing transitions for small and mid-market business owners.
• General Business and Corporate Legal Services Corporate legal services including entity formation, governance, contracts, transactional law, securities law, franchise law, international business law, and general business counseling for entrepreneurs and small-to-mid-market companies.
• Employment Legal Services Legal services for employment law matters, including non-compete agreements, restrictive covenants, worker agreements, confidentiality provisions, and employment compliance for businesses.
• Healthcare and Dental Legal Services Specialized legal counsel for healthcare and dental practices, including buying, selling, and operating medical and dental businesses, partner buy-outs and buy-ins, and practice transitions.
• Real Estate Legal Services Legal services for real estate transactions and related matters in business contexts for small and mid-market clients.
• Technology and Intellectual Property Legal Services Legal services covering technology contracts, intellectual property protection, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and e-commerce law for businesses.
• How to Buy & Sell a Business Successfully Podcast Educational podcast hosted by Sam Foreman and Jacob Wayman covering topics to help buyers and sellers navigate the deal process, featuring guests including experienced buyers, sellers, and service providers, focused on small to mid-market sized businesses.
• Breaking the Law Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients report being satisfied with the firm's process, patience, and cost-effectiveness based on testimonial quotes featured on the firm's homepage.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rocket Lawyer: Subscription-based online legal platform providing document templates, attorney access, and business legal services to SMBs. Directly comparable to Foreman Law's SMB client base and transactional practice focus, but at a technology-mediated price point.
• Polsinelli: Major AmLaw firm with a strong Kansas City presence and a substantial business transactions / M&A practice. Represents the larger, more resourced competitor that mid-market clients may default to when scaling beyond Foreman Law's boutique capacity.
• Lathrop GPM: Mid-sized business law firm with strong Kansas/Midwest presence and full M&A, corporate, employment, healthcare, real estate, and IP practices — directly mirroring Foreman Law's six practice areas but with materially greater scale and resources.
• Fisher Phillips: National labor and employment law firm with deep SMB and mid-market clientele. Comparable to Foreman Law's Employment practice area, though operating at significantly greater scale and geographic footprint.
• LegalZoom: Large online legal services platform offering business formation, contracts, and M&A-related documents to SMBs. Competes with Foreman Law on the lower-friction end of SMB legal needs and increasingly upmarket into business transactions.
• Husch Blackwell: Major Midwest-based law firm with significant M&A, healthcare, employment, and corporate practices serving the SMB and mid-market. Represents the larger, geographically adjacent competitor with overlap across essentially all of Foreman Law's practice areas.

Emerging players

• UpCounsel: Online marketplace connecting businesses with attorneys for transactional work including M&A, contracts, and corporate matters. Comparable client segment (SMB/mid-market) and service mix, but technology-mediated delivery model.
• Dental Buyer Advocates / Dental Practice Transitions Brokers: Specialist intermediaries and counsel serving dental practice transitions, buy-ins, and buy-outs. Overlaps with Foreman Law's Healthcare/Dental practice area as both competitor and potential referral source for transitions requiring legal counsel.
• BizCounsel: Subscription legal service targeted at SMBs that bundles ongoing legal counsel across corporate, employment, and transactional matters — overlapping Foreman Law's multi-practice breadth and SMB positioning.

Others

• Generational Group: M&A advisory and business brokerage firm focused exclusively on SMB business sales. Not a legal competitor but a key deal-team partner for Foreman Law and a comparable content/community player in the SMB M&A space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foreman-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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