Coffey Modica lands on 2026 Inc. 5000 after five years of growth

Defense litigation firm Coffey Modica was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 as it marked its fifth anniversary, underscoring rapid expansion from one White Plains office to eight offices across five states. The recognition highlights the firm’s growth in high-stakes defense work and its rising profile among New York and Northeast law firms.

Why it matters: - Coffey Modica’s Inc. 5000 placement signals that a niche defense litigation firm has scaled quickly in a crowded legal market. - The firm’s growth reflects demand for high-exposure defense counsel in liability, excess property and casualty, medical malpractice and related matters. - The ranking also gives Coffey Modica added visibility with insurers, corporations, hospitals, municipalities and property owners that face complex litigation.

What happened: - Coffey Modica LLP was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. - The announcement came as the firm marked five years since its founding in August 2021. - The firm opened its first office in White Plains, New York, and now operates eight offices across five states. - The 2026 recognition puts Coffey Modica among Inc.’s 10 fastest-growing New York law firms. - Coffey Modica was also named earlier in 2026 to Inc. Regionals: Northeast, where it ranked No. 47 and was the top law firm in the nine-state region.

The details: - Coffey Modica focuses exclusively on defense litigation, a distinction the firm says sets it apart from other Inc.-ranked law firms. - The firm represents defendants in high-profile, high-exposure matters across industries nationwide. - Clients include a dozen of the world’s top 20 insurers and their insureds. - The client list also includes major corporations and their CEOs, hospitals, municipal agencies, and large commercial and residential property owners. - The firm says it has handled litigations exceeding $250 million. - Coffey Modica’s footprint includes a full floor in Lower Manhattan, market presence in Central and Western New York anchored in Buffalo, and a 10-attorney Long Island practice. - The firm’s headquarters are in Tarrytown, overlooking the Hudson River. - In Connecticut, Coffey Modica ranks top 3 among law firms and operates from a historic 1882 building in downtown Westport. - Maxwell Bottini, the first associate to join the firm in 2021, is now firm managing partner and an active trial attorney. - Founding Partner Robert Modica serves as managing partner of the Long Island office in Islandia. - The 2026 Inc. 5000 covers companies ranked by percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. - To qualify, companies had to be founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022, be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit and independent as of Dec. 31, 2025. - The list required at least $100,000 in 2022 revenue and $2 million in 2025 revenue. - The median three-year revenue growth rate among 2026 honorees was 130%. - The companies on the list added more than 627,208 jobs over the past three years. - Inc.’s 2026 CEO conference is set for Oct. 14-16 in Dallas. - The full Inc. 5000 list is available here.

Between the lines: - The firm’s rapid expansion suggests a strategy built around specialization rather than broad commercial law coverage. - The emphasis on technology and collaboration points to a law-firm model designed to scale trial talent without adding traditional administrative friction. - Repeated recognition by Inc. indicates the firm is using growth metrics to reinforce brand credibility with clients and recruits.

What's next: - Coffey Modica is likely to lean on the Inc. 5000 ranking in business development and recruiting as it continues expanding across the Northeast and Sun Belt. - The firm’s multi-office platform suggests further growth could come from adding attorneys, deepening insurer relationships and broadening its defense litigation reach. - Inc.’s national conference in October will bring together honorees and may further elevate the firm’s profile among entrepreneurial companies.

The bottom line: - Coffey Modica has moved from a single White Plains office to a multi-state defense litigation platform in five years, and Inc. now counts it among the country’s fastest-growing private companies.