Four Years Running: Driver Defense Team Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000

We are proud to share that Driver Defense Team has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This is our fourth year in a row on the list, an honor only a small fraction of companies ever earn even once.

What the Inc. 5000 is

Every year, Inc. ranks the 5,000 fastest-growing independent, privately held companies in the United States, measured by three-year revenue growth. It is one of the most recognized benchmarks of entrepreneurial success in the country, and past honorees include names like Microsoft, Patagonia, and Chobani long before they were household names. Making the list once is difficult. Making it four years running puts Driver Defense Team in rare company.

The numbers

This year, Driver Defense Team ranked No. 3,054 on the Inc. 5000, powered by 100% revenue growth over three years. In plain terms, we doubled, and we did it while staying focused on the same thing we started with: fighting for Illinois drivers.

What this actually means

Growth like this is not really about revenue. It is about more drivers getting help. Every point of that growth represents more tickets fought, more licenses saved, more DUI and criminal cases defended, and more people who got to keep driving to work, to school, and to their families.

It also reflects the way we are built. When you hire Driver Defense Team, you are not getting one overworked attorney. You are getting a full team of driving lawyers, case managers, and legal assistants working your case together. That "Team Defense" model is why our clients trust us, why they refer their friends and family, and ultimately why we keep growing.

Being named to the Inc. 5000 four years in a row is a tribute to our entire team and to every client who trusted us with their case. We built Driver Defense Team to give drivers a real team in their corner, and this recognition tells us that model is working. We are just getting started.

Derek Martin, Founder of Driver Defense Team

Thank you

To our clients: thank you for trusting us with your cases and your recommendations. To our team: thank you for the work you put in every single day. This honor is yours.

If you have been ticketed, arrested, or injured while driving in Illinois, we would be honored to put our team to work for you. Call us for a free, no-obligation case review.

See the full list at Inc. 5000.