1999 |
Online Legal Matching (OLM) concept developed by LegalMatch founding lawyers; with a goal to provide a Web-based exchange to help individuals and small businesses make educated decisions when choosing a lawyer. |
2000 |
Exhibited at first legal tradeshow; Patent application filed; Beta service launched; LegalMatch.com goes LIVE. |
2001 |
South Carolina Bar issues favorable opinion regarding new Online Legal Matching industry; Web site traffic increases 300%; Business partnerships with AOL, RentLaw; and Abacus announced. |
2002 |
LegalMatch becomes top legal keyword sponsor for GOOGLE; Affiliate program unveiled: Commission Junction immediately collaborates with company; Caseload increase 20-fold in twelve months; Internal growth requires headquarters move to 22,000 sq. ft offices in SOMA district of San Francisco at a time when most DOT COM businesses fail; Priority Service launched. |
2003 |
Utah State Bar announces partnership with LegalMatch; LegalMatch Los Angeles office opens; MSN partnership finalized. |
2004 |
The North Carolina State Bar issues favorable opinion regarding Online Legal Matching; New targeting engine unveiled; Increase in recorded number of consumer cases continues - up 61%; Caseload at all-time high. |
2005 |
Laurie Ziffrin hired as new CEO; Five year anniversary of company celebrated; Rhode Island Supreme Court issues favorable opinion regarding Online Legal Matching; Financial Services Group formed; NACDL partnership announced; Law Library released with Google Mini as search tool; LegalCenter unveiled. |
2006 |
FTC releases unanimous favorable opinion regarding Online Legal Matching and Texas Bar issues same opinion a month later; LegalMatch Austin office opens; Oprah Magazine features LegalMatch in article; 24,934 cases presented in a single month, a new one month record. |