We are not anti-lawyer
Pay them for the judgment. Not for the staple.
Lawyers are useful. Sometimes you need one. We don't want you to skip the lawyer. We want you to not pay 20% for paperwork you could do yourself.
What we're against:
- ✕Big percent fees on paperwork.
- ✕Pressure pricing on people who already paid in years of their life.
- ✕Contracts that don't say what the lawyer is actually doing.
- ✕"We handle everything" when you really need them by the hour.
- ✕Lawyers taking a cut like it's a tithe.
What we're for:
- Paying a lawyer by the hour to look at your file.
- Paying a lawyer by the hour to answer questions about your case.
- Paying a lawyer a percent when there's a real fight — like a denial or appeal.
- A real lawyer signing off before anything gets sent.
- Lawyers being paid for lawyer work. Not for paperwork.
Why this site makes lawyer review way cheaper
When you walk into a lawyer's office with a full, organized file, you change the math.
- You walk in with your story already typed up. The lawyer doesn't burn an hour asking what happened.
- Your losses are already in a table with proof attached. The lawyer doesn't burn hours reading paperwork.
- Your dates are already in order. The lawyer doesn't burn hours figuring out a timeline.
- You already know what's missing. The lawyer doesn't burn hours making a list.
- The AI already flagged the legal stuff. The lawyer focuses on what only a lawyer can do.
The lawyer's clock runs only on the things that need a lawyer. That's the whole point.
A clean way to hire a lawyer for this fund
We're not your lawyer. We can't tell you who to hire. But if your case is simple, here's what hourly lawyer time might look like:
- Look at if you qualify1 to 2 hours.
- Final check of your file1 to 3 hours.
- Look at your papers and tell you what's missing1 to 2 hours.
- Look at your charges and the outcome1 to 3 hours.
- If you have insurance / tax issuesDepends.
- If the fund says no and you fight itBigger. Maybe a percent then.
That's usually a few thousand dollars in lawyer time on a five or six figure claim. Compare to 15% of $250,000 = $37,500.
Already signed a percent deal?
You might have options. Talk to a different lawyer about:
- Can you get out of the contract?
- If you leave, what does the firm legitimately get?
- Is the contract abusive enough to file a complaint with the bar in your state?
- Can you renegotiate to a flat fee or hourly?
We're not your lawyer. We can't give you advice. But "I signed it, I'm stuck" is not always true. A second opinion is cheap.
We are not a law firm. We do not give legal advice.
1776 Claims helps you organize your story, papers, damages, and timeline. The AI is a helper, not a lawyer. Before you send your file anywhere, a real lawyer needs to look at it. We are not the government. No payouts promised.