Justia
Justia provides free case law, codes, regulations and legal information for lawyers, business, students and consumers worldwide, while also offering premium marketing solutions to law firms.
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Justia customer service
Use any of the convenient means below to contact Justia customer service.
| Phone | (888) 587-8421 |
| Web | https://support.justia.com |
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Headquarters
1380 Pear Ave #2B
Mountain View, CA 94043
(888) 587-8421
(650) 810-1990
Editor's Take
Think of Justia as the Wikipedia of legal information, but way more reliable and actually useful. Founded in 2003 by Tim Stanley (formerly of FindLaw), this Mountain View-based company has quietly become one of the largest online databases of legal cases, serving everyone from Supreme Court junkies to law students cramming for finals.
What's genuinely cool about Justia is their "free law for all" mission. Justia's mission is to make law and legal resources free for all - and they actually mean it. Back in 2007, The New York Times reported that Justia was spending around "$10,000 a month" just to copy documents from the United States Supreme Court and publish them online, making them available without the public paying fees. That's some serious commitment to open access.
But here's where it gets interesting - they're not just legal do-gooders. To support their free law initiatives, Justia helps law firms grow their practice by offering premium marketing solutions, including websites, premium directory placements, and Google, Facebook, and Microsoft advertising. It's a clever business model: use revenue from helping lawyers market themselves to fund free legal resources for everyone else.
The platform itself is surprisingly comprehensive. They provide free case law, codes, regulations and legal information, plus a free collection of all U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1791 to the present, complete with opinion summaries, briefs, and oral argument audio. And they're not stopping there - Justia offers free webinars for everyone and virtual CLE courses for lawyers who are Justia Connect Pro members.
What really sets them apart is their community approach. Justia's platform provides community knowledge-sharing tools and numerous databases of law and legal information, with resources for lawyers, legal professionals, and law students, plus an exclusive membership program with benefits designed to help achieve professional goals. They've basically created a legal ecosystem where information flows freely and professionals can actually connect with people who need help.