Type of site | Legal Services |
---|---|
Founded | November 1999 |
Headquarters |
Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Founder(s) | Anna Ostrovsky Dmitri Shubov |
Key people | Anna Ostrovsky (COO) Matt Griffith (CEO) |
Industry | Internet |
LegalMatch is a private company headquartered in Reno, Nevada in the United States. [1] It operates an online legal matching service where people submit a legal case and get responses including ratings and quotes from lawyers interested in their case. The service is free to use for those posting a case, while lawyers contract with LegalMatch to gain access to the leads generated. In addition to its headquarters, LegalMatch has offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Austin, Texas. [2]
The company was founded in 1999 by Anna Ostrovsky [3] and Dmitri Shubov. LegalMatch started its online service in 2000 in San Francisco, California. [1] The service grew quickly, with website traffic increasing 300% in the first year after launch. [4] In 2013, LegalMatch expanded its operations to include a facility in Reno, Nevada.
Applicants are asked to complete a form describing their legal case on the LegalMatch website. [1] LegalMatch then provides that information to attorneys that have both paid for registration with LegalMatch and match the specialization needed. [1] [5] The number of attorneys in each practice area within a specific geography are capped. [4] After hiring an attorney, the client can write a review that will be posted to the lawyer's profile. [5] In addition to providing free legal matching services to clients, LegalMatch provides informational content via an Online Law Library and Law Blog. [6]
A California appeals court determined that any attorney lead provider "directing a potential client to an attorney," including LegalMatch, was a lawyer referral service for the purposes of ethics rules for lawyers. [1] LegalMatch California, a LegalMatch subsidiary, became officially certified as a California State Bar Certified Referral Service in September 2020 and is listed on the State Bar of California's website as an accredited lawyer referral service in all 58 California counties. [3]
Type of site | Legal Services |
---|---|
Founded | November 1999 |
Headquarters |
Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Founder(s) | Anna Ostrovsky Dmitri Shubov |
Key people | Anna Ostrovsky (COO) Matt Griffith (CEO) |
Industry | Internet |
LegalMatch is a private company headquartered in Reno, Nevada in the United States. [1] It operates an online legal matching service where people submit a legal case and get responses including ratings and quotes from lawyers interested in their case. The service is free to use for those posting a case, while lawyers contract with LegalMatch to gain access to the leads generated. In addition to its headquarters, LegalMatch has offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Austin, Texas. [2]
The company was founded in 1999 by Anna Ostrovsky [3] and Dmitri Shubov. LegalMatch started its online service in 2000 in San Francisco, California. [1] The service grew quickly, with website traffic increasing 300% in the first year after launch. [4] In 2013, LegalMatch expanded its operations to include a facility in Reno, Nevada.
Applicants are asked to complete a form describing their legal case on the LegalMatch website. [1] LegalMatch then provides that information to attorneys that have both paid for registration with LegalMatch and match the specialization needed. [1] [5] The number of attorneys in each practice area within a specific geography are capped. [4] After hiring an attorney, the client can write a review that will be posted to the lawyer's profile. [5] In addition to providing free legal matching services to clients, LegalMatch provides informational content via an Online Law Library and Law Blog. [6]
A California appeals court determined that any attorney lead provider "directing a potential client to an attorney," including LegalMatch, was a lawyer referral service for the purposes of ethics rules for lawyers. [1] LegalMatch California, a LegalMatch subsidiary, became officially certified as a California State Bar Certified Referral Service in September 2020 and is listed on the State Bar of California's website as an accredited lawyer referral service in all 58 California counties. [3]