Legal Consulting Business

6 Legal Consulting Business Success Stories [2025]

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Updated: April 17th, 2025

Starting a legal consulting business, whether for small or large businesses, startups and entrepreneurs, or even individuals, is a rewarding career. It involves significant writing work to establish the business and deal with clients. Make sure to build an online presence, as it will help you get clients by leveraging your reputation by writing high-quality content.

Legal consultants market their legal expertise to corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals. According to experts, the legal industry is witnessing a growth phase that may not slow anytime soon. If you are a registered advocate, you can start your legal services firm.

In this list, you'll find real-world legal consulting business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a legal consulting business that makes money.

1. Dabdoub Law Firm ($9M/year)

Edward Dabdoub, leveraging his family's legal background, found his calling in disability insurance law during law school. After winning a life-changing case for a client, he launched Dabdoub Law Firm, now generating $500,000-$700,000 monthly.

How much money it makes: $9M/year
How much did it cost to start: $250K
How many people on the team: 22

How We Grew Our Disability Law Firm To $700K/Month

A disability insurance law firm founder saw sustained growth from $100,000 to $500,000-$700,000 fees per month, serving 200+ clients yearly, through a client-focused model emphasizing quality work and nationwide representation with online reviews, tracking of leads, and a dedicated marketing strategy.

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2. HMW Law ($3M/year)

Brandon Henderson, the founder of HMW Law, started the business out of his apartment in 2002 with no money. Through a direct mail campaign, sales skills, and a focus on client satisfaction, he built a strong reputation and grew the business into a multi-million dollar-a-year enterprise. Now, he has his sights set on reaching eight figures by 2025 and expanding the firm to other cities in Ohio.

How much money it makes: $3M/year
How much did it cost to start: $200
How many people on the team: 20

We Are A Multi-Million Dollar Legal Service Business, Giving A Voice To The Bullied

This case study follows the growth from scratch of a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense law firm that started from direct mail campaigns and has now expanded into a multi-million dollar-a-year business with the goal of becoming an 8 figure firm, while maintaining a customer-centric approach and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

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3. Albers & Associates ($1.8M/year)

Ross Albers, the CEO of Albers & Associates, came up with the idea for his personal and professional development law firm after getting fired from his job two weeks before his wedding. He started his own firm from his dining room table and focused on acquiring new clients through referrals from chiropractors. Today, the firm has grown to include six attorneys and multiple locations, with a vision to become a $150 million business with offices nationwide.

How much money it makes: $1.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $2.5K
How many people on the team: 12

How I Started A $150K/Month Law Firm

Albers & Associates, a personal and professional development company that deals with criminal, family, and injury matters, aims to become a $150 million business with offices across the United States through acquiring firms whose attorneys want to focus on practicing law and not managing the business.

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4. Getting Married in Denmark ($600K/year)

Arezoo and Rasmus, a husband and wife team, founded Denmark's No. 1 wedding consultancy agency, 'Getting Married in Denmark,' after realizing the popularity of Denmark as a wedding destination for international couples. They started as a wedding magazine but shifted their focus to helping couples navigate the process of getting married in Denmark. With their services ranging from basic to complete, they now handle 80 to 100 weddings a month and have helped over 4000 couples tie the knot.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 6

This Couple Started A $50K/Month Business Helping People Get Married in Denmark

This husband and wife duo started a wedding consultancy agency, 'Getting Married in Denmark', which has gone from doing 5-10 weddings a month to 80-100 weddings a month in just 4 years, massively growing their revenue.

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5. Plug and Law ($360K/year)

Besides the horrible work schedule, she didn’t like helping the “big corporations” make money as a lawyer and wanted to be able to make a difference.

After leaving her day job, she started Plug And Law, a legal tech company helping to fill a huge gap in the market and making legal knowledge more accessible.

How much money it makes: $360K/year
How many people on the team: 1

How Erika Kullberg Quit a Corporate Job and Built A 30K/Month Digital Business

Erika Kullberg founded Plug and Law, a legal tech company, after gaining popularity on social media, growing her YouTube channel to over 180,000 subscribers, and amassing 5 million TikTok followers in just one month, with her business now making an average of $30K/month and $360K/year.

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6. Noble Notary & Legal Document Preparers ($180K/year)

Mark and Grace Sias came up with the idea for Noble Notary & Legal Document Preparers when Mark, a critical care nurse, was looking for additional income. He realized he could offer mobile notary services to people who were homebound, generating quick and easy money. They expanded their services to include various legal services and focused on over-delivering to attract and retain customers, including participating in local events, creating YouTube commercials, and building relationships with B2B vendors.

How much money it makes: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
How many people on the team: 1

How This Couple Started A $15K/Month Notary Business

Noble Notary & Legal Document Preparers is a small but highly profitable B2B and B2C notary service business in Port Orange, Florida generating approximately $15,000/month in profits by servicing both mobile and remote online notary, executive real estate closings, apostilles, legal document preparation, fingerprinting, credit repair, and tax preparation while keeping advertising and overhead expenditures extremely low.

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