Law Firm Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a law firm, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Law Firm name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a law firm is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a law firm usually falls under NAICS 541110: Offices of Lawyers.
This industry comprises offices of legal practitioners known as lawyers or attorneys (i.e., counselors-at-law) primarily engaged in the practice of law. Establishments in this industry may provide expertise in a range or in specific areas of law, such as criminal law, corporate law, family and estate law, patent law, real estate law, or tax law.
Businesses classified here include
- Attorneys' offices
- Attorneys' private practices
- Barristers' offices
- Barristers' private practices
- Corporate law offices
- Counselors' at law offices
- Counselors' at law private practices
- Criminal law offices
- Estate law offices
- Family law offices
- Law firms
- Law offices
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 541110), U.S. Census Bureau.
Offices of Lawyers in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most offices of lawyers locations
- California 22,763 locations
- Florida 17,262 locations
- Texas 13,765 locations
- New York 11,992 locations
- Illinois 7,070 locations
- Georgia 5,988 locations
- Pennsylvania 5,229 locations
- New Jersey 4,925 locations
- Ohio 4,140 locations
- North Carolina 4,042 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.