LegalZoom

LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Company typePublic
Industry
FoundedMarch 12, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-12)
Founders
HeadquartersGlendale, California, U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
RevenueIncrease US$661 million (2023)
Increase US$21.1 million (2023)
Increase US$13.9 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$448 million (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$169 million (2023)
Number of employees
1,190 (2023)
Websitelegalzoom.com
Footnotes / references
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LegalZoom.com, Inc. is an American online legal technology and services company launched in 2001.[3] It helps its customers create legal documents without necessarily having to hire a lawyer. Available documents include wills and living trusts,[4] business formation documents,[5] copyright registrations, and trademark applications. The company also offers attorney referrals and registered agent services.[6]

Cited as a disruption to traditional consumer legal services,[7] the company asserts that this disruption benefits people who otherwise could not hire a lawyer by expanding their access to legal services.[8]

LegalZoom was founded by Brian S. Lee,[9] Brian Liu,[10] Edward Hartman,[11] and Robert Shapiro.[12]

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  2. ^ "Leadership: Management Team, Board of Directors, Legal Advisory Board". LegalZoom. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "LLRXBuzz". Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Fred (16 May 2002). "Being of Sound Mind, and a $55 Consultation". The New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Incorporation: The Web Can Help". PC Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Registered agent market share". Northwest Registered Agent, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Sonderegger, Dean (June 27, 2017). "Want To Know The Future Of Legal Tech? Ask Your Accountant". Above the Law. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Li, Victor (March 17, 2017). "Avvo, LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer CEOs say their products help bridge access-to-justice gap". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Chang, Andrea. "Entrepreneur Brian Lee is business partner to the stars". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Starting a Business in A Down Economy: The LegalZoom Story". legalzoom.com. December 1, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Edward Hartman". LegalZoom. May 2, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "First online dating, then online wedding planning, now this". USA Today. January 22, 2004. Retrieved 2023-02-19.