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Type of business | Legal |
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Headquarters | Eagan, Minnesota |
Owner | West (Thomson Reuters) |
Founder(s) | Stacy Stern, Martin Roscheisen, Tim Stanley |
Key people | ⦁ Steve Hasker (President & CEO, Thomson Reuters)
⦁ Wendy F. Gomes (Executive Assistant to the CEO, Thomson Reuters) ⦁ Paul Fischer (President, Legal Professionals, Thomson Reuters) ⦁ Mary Alice Vuicic (Chief People Officer, Thomson Reuters) ⦁ Kirsty Roth (Chief Operations & Technology Officer, Thomson Reuters) ⦁ David F. Wong (Chief Product Officer, Thomson Reuters) |
URL | www.findlaw.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | December 13, 1995 |
FindLaw is a business of Thomson Reuters that provides online legal information in the form of state laws, case law and codes, legal blogs and articles, a lawyer directory, DIY legal services and products, and other legal resources. The company also provides online marketing services for law firms. FindLaw was created by Stacy Stern, Martin Roscheisen, and Tim Stanley in 1995, and was acquired by Thomson West in 2001.[1]
FindLaw.com began in Silicon Valley in 1995 when the original founders compiled a list of attorney resources for a group of law librarians in Northern California. Based on the positive sentiment from the librarians, the founders decided to publish this information as a public legal resource on the domain FindLaw.com. Though there was a formal launch of FindLaw.com on January 9, 1996, the domain was first registered December 13. 1995. The website soon offered a wide array of legal content and resources for both attorneys and consumers, including a lawyer directory, an online career center and message boards like the famous "Greedy Associates" which exists today on the FindLaw.com website as a popular blog.[2]