Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.

What Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. does

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. is a privately-held plaintiff-side law firm founded in 1974 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by 1973 University of New Mexico School of Law graduates David A. Freedman and John W. Boyd, operating publicly under the trade name FDS Law Albuquerque. The firm has historically provided legal services across criminal defense (domestic and international), civil rights, personal injury, plaintiff-side antitrust, commercial and complex litigation, whistleblower representation, and international criminal defense before U.S. federal courts, military commissions, the International Criminal Court, and international human rights forums.

The firm's underlying capability rests on individual practitioner expertise rather than technology assets — there is no proprietary software platform, AI tooling, or productized service offering. Operations rely on standard legal-technology infrastructure for case management, research, and court filings. Reputation is the primary intangible asset: the firm secured a record $1.2 billion jury verdict against Dow Chemical in 2013 and reports cumulative client recoveries exceeding $10 billion in antitrust and class action matters led by senior shareholder Joe Goldberg, alongside internationally recognized criminal defense work by partner Nancy Hollander including representation of Chelsea Manning and Guantanamo detainees.

The business model is a traditional professional services partnership generating revenue through hourly billing, contingency fees in appropriate cases, and flat fees for specific matters, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Client acquisition operates through professional reputation, peer recognition, referrals, and high-profile case outcomes rather than active marketing, serving individuals and organizations harmed by wrongful acts, criminal defendants, whistleblower relators, and class plaintiffs in multi-district antitrust and price-fixing actions. The firm has contracted materially, with only four remaining lawyers who consult on significant matters and no longer accept new cases as primary representation.

Name

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.

Legal name

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.

Website

https://fbdlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. is a privately-held plaintiff-side law firm founded in 1974 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, providing criminal defense, civil rights, personal injury, antitrust class action, whistleblower, and international criminal defense services through traditional hourly, contingency, and flat-fee engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAB

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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

SECONDARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

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

Keywords

• Criminal defense litigation
• Antitrust class actions
• Civil rights litigation
• Personal injury law
• Commercial complex litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Law firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees, including hourly billing, contingency fees in appropriate cases, and flat fees for specific services. The firm handles complex civil litigation and criminal defense matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. is a litigation law firm delivering legal services in criminal defense (domestic and international), civil rights, personal injury, antitrust and class actions, commercial and complex litigation, and whistleblower representation. Services are delivered by a small team of senior attorneys from its Albuquerque, New Mexico office to clients across U.S. federal courts and international tribunals, including high-profile matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and military commissions.

Product overview

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. is a law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas rather than a technology product company. The firm offers a unified legal practice encompassing criminal defense, civil rights litigation, personal injury representation, antitrust law, commercial litigation, whistleblower services, and international criminal defense. These services are delivered by a team of experienced attorneys rather than as a software platform or modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense (Domestic & International) Defense representation in criminal cases at the state and federal levels, including defense of tax, healthcare, environmental, securities, and antitrust crimes, as well as international criminal defense before military commissions and international tribunals such as the International Criminal Court and European Court of Human Rights.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.2 billion verdict - largest U.S. jury verdict and largest price-fixing verdict in history
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Doughty Street ChambersminorOthersNancy Hollander serves as an Associate Tenant at London's Doughty Street Chambers, an internationally recognized set of barristers' chambers known for human rights and civil liberties work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freedman-boyd-hollander-goldberg-urias-ward-p-a

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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