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Describe what happened. CourtDocs does the sorting.
You should not need to know whether your problem is a tort, a citation or an administrative hearing in order to find the right attorney for it.
Guided intake
Five questions, and the matter is structured.
Free text alone produces a lead nobody can act on. Structure is what makes the first consultation useful.
- 01
What do you need help with?
Pick from plain-language options — Auto Accident, Work Injury, Divorce, Traffic Ticket — rather than legal category names.
- 02
What happened, and when?
Incident date, a description in your own words, and whether a court date already exists. Urgency changes how the matter is routed.
- 03
Where are you?
County and state determine which attorneys are licensed and participating for your matter.
- 04
Do you already have documents?
Attach what you already hold in your vault — a citation, a police report, an insurance letter — so the first consultation is not spent asking for paperwork.
- 05
How should attorneys reach you?
Contact preferences, availability and whether you want phone, video or in person.
Matching
What decides which attorneys see your matter.
A San Diego DUI matter goes to participating San Diego criminal and DUI attorneys who are accepting work today. Nothing is broadcast indiscriminately.
Practice area
The matter type must be one the firm actively takes.
Your location
County and ZIP are matched against the firm's configured markets.
Attorney jurisdiction
Licensing is checked before a matter is ever delivered.
Current capacity
Firms set daily and monthly caps. A full desk receives nothing.
Availability
Attorneys who are not accepting new matters are skipped.
Exclusivity rules
Some markets are exclusive, some are shared. The rules are configurable.
You are never obligated to hire anyone you speak to. If no attorney is the right fit, your matter, your documents and your court dates remain in your account regardless.
Practice areas
Tell CourtDocs what happened, in your words.
Guided intake turns a plain description into a structured matter and routes it to attorneys licensed for that practice area in your county.
Practice areas are configurable — CourtDocs administrators add categories without a software release.
Start your briefcase
Store it. Protect it. Find counsel. Keep it for life.
Free to start. No card required. Your documents stay yours whether or not you ever hire a lawyer through CourtDocs.
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