HMS Law Group LLP

What HMS Law Group LLP does

HMS Law Group LLP is a privately-held, family-run law firm organized as a Limited Liability Partnership and headquartered at 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 605, in Sacramento, California. Founded in 2010, the firm provides professional legal services across five core practice areas: Business Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Trust Administration and Probate, and Construction Law. The firm serves small-to-medium-sized businesses, individual clients and families, and to a lesser extent non-profit organizations throughout the Sacramento region and surrounding Northern California communities.

The firm operates with two equity partners — Rodney R. Moy (Managing Partner) and Rebecca A. Gardner (Partner) — supplemented by Of Counsel attorneys Sunny D. Dobashi (Retired) and M. Jane Pearce, along with paralegals, a corporate legal assistant, and administrative staff. Total headcount is reported at 1-10 employees. The partners bring differentiated credentials: Moy's prior executive management and in-house counsel experience (notably six years as Assistant General Counsel at Swinerton Builders) informs a business-oriented legal risk assessment approach, while Gardner's estate planning, wealth transfer, and art law expertise anchors the firm's private client practice. There are no proprietary technology platforms, no AI/ML capabilities, and no digital product offerings.

HMS generates revenue exclusively through professional legal service fees billed on a quote-based, matter-by-matter basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying primarily on client referrals, repeat business, and a content marketing presence via the firm's website and HMS News Archive blog. No external funding, private equity investment, parent company, or merger activity is evidenced. The firm has no satellite offices, serves a strictly regional Sacramento footprint, and shows no signals of geographic expansion or acquisition-driven growth.

Name

HMS Law Group LLP

Legal name

HMS Law Group LLP

Website

https://hmslawgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HMS Law Group LLP is a privately-held Sacramento law firm providing business law, estate planning, real estate, trust administration and probate, and construction law services to small-to-medium-sized businesses, individuals, families, and non-profits throughout the Sacramento region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: HMS Law Group LLP generates revenue through professional legal service fees billed to clients for legal counsel across its practice areas including business law, estate planning, real estate, and trust administration and probate. Revenue is derived from individual client engagements rather than a product or subscription model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HMS Law Group LLP is a Sacramento-based law firm that provides legal counsel to small and mid-sized businesses and to individuals and families. The firm sells legal services across four primary practice areas — Business Law (formation, corporate maintenance, contracts, construction), Estate Planning (wills, trusts, advance directives, charitable and special needs planning), Real Estate (acquisitions, leasing, finance, development, workouts), and Trust Administration and Probate (trustee and executor representation, contested matters) — billed on an engagement basis.

Product overview

HMS Law Group LLP is a law firm providing comprehensive legal services organized around four main practice areas: Business Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate, and Trust Administration and Probate, with an additional Construction Law practice. The firm offers services rather than software products. Business Law includes entity formation, corporate maintenance, and restructuring. Estate Planning covers wills, trusts, advance directives, special needs planning, charitable planning, and art law. Real Estate encompasses acquisitions, leasing, finance, development, and workouts. Trust Administration and Probate provides trustee/executor representation and contested matters handling. The firm also offers Construction Law services for contract review, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 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

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Downey Brand LLP: Established Sacramento full-service law firm significantly larger than HMS. Overlaps in business law, real estate, and estate planning but serves a broader client portfolio including large institutional matters.

Direct peers

• Weintraub Tobin Chediak Corman Fox & Strom, LLP: Sacramento-based law firm with overlapping practice areas in business, real estate, and estate planning serving California clients. Directly comparable in regional focus and multi-disciplinary practice mix.
• Best Best & Krieger LLP: California-based law firm with strong Sacramento presence serving public agencies, businesses, and individuals in real estate, business, and estate matters. Comparable client mix and regional focus.
• Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Garn: Sacramento-based full-service firm with business, real estate, and trust/estate practices. Closely comparable in size, geography, and service mix to HMS.
• Somach Simmons & Dunn: Sacramento firm focused on real estate, environmental, and water law—directly competing with HMS's real estate and construction-related practice areas in the same regional market.
• Boutin Jones Inc. Sacramento business and litigation firm serving businesses and individuals across Northern California. Competes for the same SMB and individual client base in the same regional market.
• Stoel Rives LLP: Pacific Northwest and California-focused firm with a Sacramento office practicing business, real estate, and estate planning law. Competes for the same regional business and individual clients.

Emerging players

• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform that commoditizes basic wills, business formation, and estate planning—directly competing with HMS's entry-level service offerings via a low-cost self-serve model.
• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal services platform providing affordable document preparation and on-demand attorney consultations. Represents the technology-enabled alternative to traditional firms like HMS for routine SMB and individual legal needs.

Regional players

• Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP: Sacramento-based firm primarily serving public agencies and educational institutions with adjacent business and real estate work. Regional competitor operating in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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