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About the Firm
Built from the ground up as an operator.
Not a solo practice that grew. A firm structured to scale.
Gravitas was designed as a multi-practice operator from inception — organized under a management structure that allows the firm to deploy capital, technology, and talent across practice areas in ways traditional law firms cannot.
We operate licensed in Arizona and Kentucky with federal court capability, and we are structured to expand into additional jurisdictions as client need requires. The firm holds an Arizona Alternative Business Structure designation, which allows us to operate with the governance, capital access, and business infrastructure of a modern professional services firm.
The result: clients get a firm that moves like a business, not an institution. Decisions get made. Matters get resolved. Standards do not drop.
Structure
Multi-practice group with ABS governance
Jurisdictions
Arizona · Kentucky · Federal Courts
Practice model
Outside general counsel + matter-specific teams
Fee structures
Hourly · Flat fee · Contingency (tariff recovery)
Client profile
Operators, importers, international businesses, investors
Referral network
Active across 12+ states through of-counsel relationships
Every matter we take, we take seriously.
How We Work
We assess before we engage.
Every consultation is substantive. We identify whether we can materially help before we take the relationship. If we cannot, we say so — and refer you to someone who can.
We hold a position.
Attorneys who hedge everything protect themselves, not their clients. When we take a matter, we take a position and we defend it. That is what representation means.
We measure by outcome.
Hours billed is not a success metric. Duty refunds recovered, deals closed, admissions approved, exposure eliminated — those are the measures that matter to clients. They are the ones that matter to us.
Market Position
Why the market is moving toward this model — and why now.
Tariff Recovery Supercycle
$130B+
Est. refund pool
The Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 decision struck down IEEPA tariffs, creating $130B+ in potential refunds across 300,000+ importers. More than 2,000 lawsuits have been filed at the Court of International Trade. Contingency-based forensic review is the only viable pathway for most affected companies.
Benesch, Finance & Commerce — April 2026
Legal Market Speciation
3 Tiers
Emerging firm forms
Bloomberg Law describes the current moment as "speciation" — Big Law defending premium judgment work, AI-native platforms claiming high-volume industrial legal work at radically lower price points, and boutiques accelerating as the preferred model for operators who need partner-level relationships without institutional overhead.
Bloomberg Law Legal Exchange — 2026
ABS Capital Validation
116+
ABS entities licensed in AZ
KPMG became the first Big Four firm to enter the U.S. legal market through Arizona's ABS program in February 2025. PE MSO deal flow has reached record volume with 70+ transactions in the pipeline. The capital structure Gravitas operates on is being validated by institutional investors in real time.
Holland & Knight, Business Insider — April 2026
Competitive Landscape
Where Gravitas sits in the market.
Assessment as of April 2026. Source: Chambers USA 2026, Holland & Knight, Bloomberg Law.
Trade & Customs Depth
SMB Contingency Access
Immigration (EB-5, L-1, O-1)
Outside GC / Business Law
Contingency Fee Capability
ABS / Capital Structure
AI / Tech Integration
Cross-Border Practice Stack
Internal assessment cross-referenced with Chambers USA 2026 band rankings and public firm profiles. Scores represent current operating capacity. Bench depth and content/SEO are intentionally rated lower — they reflect early-stage reality, not hidden weaknesses. Not an endorsement by any ranked firm or publication.