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Rocket Lawyer™ Survey Reveals Top Issues for Small Business are Legal and Financial, with a Majority Optimistic about Growth in 2012
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Legal Site Offers Strategies to Help Small Businesses Prepare for Growth in an Improving Economy While Staying Out of Legal Trouble
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 1, 2012) —
Optimism is on the rise as small businesses prepare for growth in 2012, but business expansion has its own dangers. A new Rocket Lawyer™ survey shows that, along with a bright outlook for 2012, small business owners are mindful of the additional legal risks they will encounter as their businesses grow.
An overwhelming 85 percent of small business owners believe th... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Provides Legal Tips to Help Small Businesses Avoid a Tax Audit and Get Ahead in the New Year
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 6, 2011) —
Despite a busy holiday season, now is the time for small businesses to take stock of their tax legal risks. According to a Syracuse University Study, the IRS will continue to audit small companies in greater and greater numbers. Companies with $10 million to $50 million in assets are 29 percent more likely to be investigated. With small businesses facing a growing likelihood of having their taxes audited by the IRS, it is more important than ever to understand the legal consequences of day-to-day business decisions.
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Rocket Lawyer™ Raises $18.5 Million to Fund Rapidly Growing Online Legal Service
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- More than 15 million small businesses and consumers have used Rocket Lawyer for their legal needs
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Over 100% growth in visitors year over year, making Rocket Lawyer the fastest growing online legal service
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World-class leadership team focused on product and marketing expansion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 11, 2011) —
Rocket Lawyer™, the fastest growing online legal service, announced today that it has raised $18.5 Million in expansion capital. The financing, led by August Capital and including Google Ventures and Investor Growth Capital (IGC), will be used to continue building Roc... |
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Rocket Lawyer On Call™ Delivers Affordable Access to Attorneys
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New Study Shows Nearly Half of Consumers Neglected to Get Legal Help Because of the High Cost
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 12, 2011) —
Rocket Lawyer™, the fastest growing online legal service, today introduced Rocket Lawyer On Call™, a new member benefit that makes it easier and more affordable to get professional legal help from an experienced local attorney. Available exclusively to Rocket Lawyer Legal Plan members, Rocket Lawyer On Call connects members with a local attorney who will review legal documents at no additional cost to members, while also providing members with a wide array of flat rate legal servi... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Survey Reveals a Majority of Americans Do Not Have a Will
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Free Legal Will for Everyone During National "Make a Will Month"
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Marketwire - March 31, 2011) —
As the saying goes, nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes. Still, while more than 142 million U.S. tax returns are expected to be filed in April, Americans are leaving their loved ones woefully unprepared for that other inevitability by not creating a Will and estate plan.
Rocket Lawyer™, the fastest growing online legal service, today announced the results of a national survey, conducted by telephone by Harris Interactive. The March 2011 survey of 1,001 adults revea... |
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New NFIB Partnership with Rocket Lawyer™ to Provide Legal Resources for Small Businesses
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 16, 2011) —
In an effort to expand the resources available
to help small businesses, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has partnered with Rocket Lawyer to offer legal services to NFIB members at an exclusive discounted rate. The comprehensive online resources offered through Rocket Lawyer will help small businesses have greater access to the legal help they need, in a more affordable, accessible way.
Small-business owners use lawyers for everything from estate planning to dealing with workplace issues to contracts and lease agreements. I... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Reveals Year-End Tips to Help
Individuals & SMBs Prepare for Legal Responsibilities
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Online Legal Service Provides Guidelines for What to Consider as Year Comes to Close, Including Estate Tax Planning and Incorporation Filings
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (December 15, 2010) — With the end of 2010 rapidly approaching, individuals, families and small businesses need to understand their legal responsibilities to ensure they are safeguarding themselves against potential risks while preparing for what’s ahead.
According to Charley Moore, founder and chairman of Rocket
Lawyer™, “The end of the year is a great time for individuals and small businesses to get their leg... |
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Your Legal ‘I Do’ List: Rocket Lawyer™ Provides Legal Tips for Getting Married
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Royal Wedding Plans Kick Off The Engagement Season, But Every Couple Has Legal Needs
SAN FRANCISCO (November 23, 2010) — Every engaged couple has legal needs and should think ahead to be prepared, says Rocket Lawyer™, the most comprehensive online legal service. Engagements are in the air, especially with the recent news about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s pending nuptials. The royal couple has a lot at stake with considerable wealth, paparazzi, and of course, the fact that Kate could be the next queen. However, William and Kate aren't the only ones faced with important legal decisions. Eve... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Helps Businesses and Individuals Take Proactive
Approach to Legal Wellness with Personalized Legal Health Scores and Membership
Plans
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Online Legal Service Combines Do it Yourself Affordability with
Easy Access to Professional Legal Reviews from Over 100,000 Attorneys across 50
States
SAN FRANCISCO (October 19, 2010) — Rocket
Lawyer™, the fastest growing online legal service, today announced the
availability of a free Legal Health Score™ along with the launch of new and
comprehensive legal plans that empower businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals to
take a proactive approach to understanding and managing their legal needs. Packed
with new features,... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Survey Reveals Small Business Owners’ Anxiety over Legal Costs,
Shows Uncertainty over 2011 Economic Outlook
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Online Legal Service Polls 1,000 Small Business Owners and Provides Tips to Help SMBs Avoid Costly Legal Mistakes
SAN FRANCISCO (October 19, 2010) — More than half of small business owners (51 percent) say the main reason they would avoid seeking legal counsel is because it is too expensive; however, one in four say legal issues pose the biggest risk to their company, according to a new survey commissioned by Rocket Lawyer™, the fastest growing online legal service. The study polled 1,000 small business owners to gauge key SMB trends and prediction... |
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How to Avoid Common Legal Pitfalls When Heading Back to School
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Rocket Lawyer™ Educates College Students With Legal 101
SAN FRANCISCO (August 25, 2010) -- From signing
their first lease, to paying for student loans and utilities, college
students are faced with new challenges when they step on campus. Rocket Lawyer™,
the easiest way to make it legal, offers tips to help college students
navigate new legal questions that arise as they head back to school.
"Now more than ever, it's important that young adults
understand their new legal obligations and responsibilities when they
are on their own for the first time," said Charley Moore, founder and
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Rocket Lawyer™ Wins Apex 2010 Award of Excellence in Blogs, Forums, and Wikis Category
The Winning Rocket Lawyer Press Blog Explores Current Legal Issues and Features Rocket Lawyer Network Attorneys
SAN FRANCISCO (July 20, 2010) – Rocket Lawyer™ (www.RocketLawyer.com), the easiest way to make it legal™, has been awarded the Apex 2010 Award of Excellence in the Blogs, Forums, and Wikis Category for its Rocket Lawyer Press blog. APEX 2010, the 22nd Annual Awards for Publication Excellence, is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and Web sites. The Rocket Lawyer Press blog features post... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Unveils Enhanced Free Legal Profiles for Attorneys at LegalTech West Coast
Cloud-based Legal Services Company Empowers Small and Solo Lawyers to Grow Their Practices
SAN FRANCISCO (June 22, 2010) – Rocket Lawyer™ will unveil enhanced free legal profiles at LegalTech West Coast 2010, which is being held in Los Angeles this week. The enhanced profiles allow attorneys to list their services online for free, connect with Rocket Lawyer users, and promote their practices. The new profiles are even more compelling to potential clients, and allow lawyers to easily and professionally communicate their education, qualifications and proudest accomplishments. Easy to cus... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Adds Financial Partner and Expands Management Team
Rapidly Growing Company Delivers Next Generation Legal Services
SAN FRANCISCO (June 18, 2010) – Today Rocket Lawyer™ , the easiest way to make it legal™, announced that Investor Growth Capital (IGC) has led a $7 million equity financing to continue accelerating the already strong growth of the company. More than 10 million people visited Rocket Lawyer in the past year to access affordable legal documents and services from lawyers nationwide. The new funds will be used to continue improving and expanding the company’s online legal service platform for consumers, small businesses and lawyers. In addition, Rocket ... |
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RocketLawyer.com™ Supports First Tee of San Francisco at the President’s Cup
Event Brings Light to Innovative Golf Facility for City Kids
SAN FRANCISCO
(October 9, 2009) – Rocket
Lawyer™ (www.RocketLawyer.com), the easy legal service™, was honored to co-host a reception this week in support of The First Tee of San Francisco (www.thefirstteesanfrancisco.org). The reception helped mark the opening of new golf and learning facilities for urban students in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, which has been neglected too often. The event was held at the opening of the President’s Cup golf tournament, which was attended by former President George H.W. Bush, ... |
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RocketLawyer.com™ Lowers Barrier-to-Entry for Entrepreneurs with Free Incorporation Service
Leading Online Resource Saves Time and Money When Starting a Business
SAN FRANCISCO
(October 6, 2009) – RocketLawyer.com (www.RocketLawyer.com), a leading online legal resource for businesses and individuals, announced today the launch of its free incorporation service. Incorporators save time and money with the RocketLawyer.com service, which includes the customization and filing of the legal documents needed to create a new corporation, limited liability company, or non-profit organization.
Traditional legal fees to incorporate can range from $500 - $5,000 and more, excluding gover... |
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Millions May Be Victims of Recent ID Theft Schemes
RocketLawyer.com™ Provides Free Identity Theft
Legal Center™
SAN FRANCISCO
(August 19, 2009) – With
the recent news of the largest corporate data breach in U.S. history, it’s
crucial for all Americans to take control of their personal credit information
to avoid becoming victims of credit card fraud and identity theft.Now
RocketLawyer.com, the easy legal service™, is offering completely free identity theft
help for everyone.The
Identity
Theft Legal Center is packed
with essential identity theft recovery and protection information. It’s also the
easiest way to get a free credit freeze.
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Struggling Americans Get a Hand with Bankruptcy
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Rocket Lawyer Helps with New Online Bankruptcy Center
SAN FRANCISCO (June 10, 2009) – Today Rocket Lawyer announced a new online Bankruptcy Center to help consumers and business owners through the bankruptcy filing process. The Rocket Lawyer Bankruptcy Center includes indispensable free resources, including a helpful bankruptcy worksheet, free bankruptcy help articles and tools to find a bankruptcy lawyer, and it’s all easily accessible in one convenient online location. Complementing the popular RocketLawyer.com™ do it yourself legal documents and other easy legal services, the Bankruptcy Center is a smart first stop for... |
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Protect Yourself from Litigation
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Rocket Lawyer Introduces Essential Release of Liability Documents
SAN FRANCISCO (May 29, 2009) – Today Rocket Lawyer, the easy legal service, announced the addition of two new do-it-yourself legal documents designed to reduce the likelihood of future litigation: a General Liability Release of Claims and an Activity Release of Liability. These legal documents are a necessary precaution for consumers and small businesses who want to limit their liability in certain situations, and now they are easier to complete, more affordable, and can be stored safely online with RocketLawyer.com™.
Familiar to most people, the Activity Release of Liabili... |
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Empowering Inventors and Entrepreneurs
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New Patent Center by Rocket Lawyer Helps Innovators Save Money and Time
SAN FRANCISCO (May 19, 2009) -- A new online Patent Center, unveiled today by Rocket Lawyer, makes it easy for inventors and innovators to complete the patent application process at a low cost and spend more time on their inventions. The free resource empowers patent seekers by providing an online do it yourself Provisional Patent Application, free information on the patent process, resources for doing patent searches, and access to patent lawyers nationwide. Patenting a new product often poses a daunting challenge to individual inventors or small companies who d... |
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Bringing Easy Legal Help to More People
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Rocket Lawyer Honored as Finalist for Red Herring 100 North America
SAN FRANCISCO (May 12, 2009) -- Rocket Lawyer, the easy legal service, has been selected as a finalist for the "Red Herring 100 North America" award, which honors this year’s top 100 private tech companies. As always, Red Herring honors innovation in business, but this year they are also highlighting companies that are succeeding in the challenging economy. By making both do it yourself legal documents and working with qualified attorneys simpler, more accessible, and more affordable, it’s easy to see why Rocket Lawyer made the Red Herring short list as one of the fa... |
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LegalOut Launches, Helping LGBT Individuals and Couples Protect Themselves With Affordable, Efficient Online Legal Document Preparation
ATLANTA (March 26, 2009) – No one likes to think about times of personal crisis such as illness, accidents, or even death. But such planning is essential for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals and couples, whose basic civil rights, depending on state legislation, can be severely restricted.
Now, LGBT individuals and couples can protect themselves, their relationships, and their property, thanks to LegalOut, an online legal resource center that officially launched today. Founded by Atlanta entrepreneur Lindalisa Severo and powered b... |
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What’s Your Share of the Economic Recovery Plan?
Find Out with the All New Tax Savings Guide from RocketLawyer.com™ and H&R Block®
SAN FRANCISCO (February 24, 2009) -- RocketLawyer.com™, the easy legal service, has teamed up with tax experts H&R Block® to provide money-saving tax advice with all new tips on how to take advantage of recent tax law changes. The Tax Savings Guide is essential reading if you want to understand your share of the Economic Recovery Plan and save money at tax time.
“Up to date tax advice is essential as new tax rules are issued in response to the economic downturn,” said Rob Elhardt, Sr. VP of Product Management of RocketLawyer.com. “Combining the Tax Sav... |
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RocketLawyer.com™ to Appoint LexisNexis Executive Ralph Calistri to its Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO (February 3, 2009) -- RocketLawyer.com™, the easy legal service, today announced it will appoint Ralph Calistri, Senior Vice President of Global Client Development and CEO of Martindale-Hubbell at LexisNexis, to its Board of Directors, effective February 19, 2009.
Mr. Calistri joins the Rocket Lawyer board in support of the previously announced strategic alliance between LexisNexis and Rocket Lawyer. Under Mr. Calistri's leadership, the LexisNexis Global Client Development Group offers a complete set of legal information solutions for legal professionals and consumers, including... |
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RocketLawyer.com™ Appoints David Drummond to its Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO (December 10, 2008) -- RocketLawyer.com™, the easy legal service, today announced the appointment of David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Google Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2009.
Mr. Drummond brings to the Rocket Lawyer board his extensive expertise as a leading Internet executive and attorney. He is Google's team lead for legal, government relations, corporate development (M&A and investment projects) and new business development (strategic partnerships and licensing opportunities). Mr. Drummond was originally introduced to ... |
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RocketLawyer.com™ Unveils Web Law Office™ 2.0 at the SIIA OnDemand Conference
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The Easy Legal Service Connects Virtual Lawyers with Do-it-Yourself Clients
SAN FRANCISCO (November 18, 2008) -- Today, RocketLawyer.com unveiled a new and improved Web Law Office™, empowering lawyers to deliver legal services completely online. Leading the growing trend toward "do it yourself" legal services and the rapid emergence of virtual offices and work from home lawyers, the Rocket Lawyer Web Law Office delivers essential legal software as a service (SaaS). As a SaaS application, the Web Law Office enables lawyers to review and revise legal documents online via the same web site as the... |
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Lexis-Nexis Teams with RocketLawyer.com for Easy Online Legal Services!
Lawyers.comsm adds “Do It Yourself” options for common legal issues
NEW YORK (July 23, 2008) – LexisNexis announced today that Lawyers.comsm, the leading online resource for consumers and small business professionals to find an attorney and legal information, has added access to a comprehensive legal document service that combines “do it yourself” legal forms with online legal document review by real lawyers.
The additions come as part of a larger transformation of Lawyers.com by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® that includes implementation of a variety of new interactive features.
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Lawyers.comsm Adds “Do It Yourself” Options for Common Legal Issues
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Addition is One Element of the New, Interactive Lawyers.com Legal Community Site
NEW YORK (July 23, 2008) -- LexisNexis® announced today that Lawyers.comsm, the leading online resource for consumers and small business professionals to find an attorney and legal information, has added access to a comprehensive legal document service that combines “do it yourself” legal forms with online legal document review by real lawyers.
The additions come as part of a larger transformation of Lawyers.com by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® that includes implementation of a variety of new interactive features.
One of... |
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Finally! Online Legal Services Go Mainstream
SAN FRANCISCO (April 2, 2008) -- Have you ever needed help with a legal document but didn't know where to turn? Want to find a lawyer who works the way you do? A lawyer, who uses the Web, skips the fancy office and cuts down on paperwork, passing the savings on to you? If the answers to these questions are yes, then RocketLawyer.com can help.
Today, RocketLawyer.com raised the bar for quality legal services by becoming the first do it yourself legal site to include integrated legal document review from virtual law offices nationwide. Now, using RocketLawyer.com's patent-pending Click-through Legal Review(TM) system, clients, lawyers and ... |
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Tax Prep Leader H&R Block Launches Updated Suite of Powerful, At-Home Legal Products
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Updated Home & Business Attorney and WILLPower from the Creators of TaxCut Help Clients Save Money and Take Charge of Business and Personal Legal Matters
KANSAS CITY (October 24, 2007)--Billable hours beware. The line-up of legal solutions from H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is about to make trips to the lawyer’s office and expensive hourly rates a thing of the past for people who want to save time and money handling critical business and personal legal documents from the comfort of home.
H&R Block, the nation’s largest tax preparer, today announced its 2008 line-up of legal solutions, available... |
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"As Divorce Rate Falls Smart Couples Make Online Prenuptial Agreements," Says Rocket Lawyer™
SAN FRANCISCO (May 15, 2007) -- Reacting to a just-released Associated Press report of a significant decline in divorce rates in the United States, marriage and legal experts are explaining why more couples are staying together than at any time since 1970.
"Premarital Agreements help smart couples stay together," writes Rocket Lawyer™ legal commentator Charley Moore. He continues: "It should come as no surprise that today's mature couples are opting to create Premarital Agreements and that their frank understanding of the financial relationship created by marriage is resulting in happier an... |
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Rocket Lawyer™ Brings FREE and Low-Cost Legal Tools to Consumers at TransUnion's TrueCredit.com
SAN FRANCISCO (March 26, 2007) -- As individuals and small businesses organize their finances during the current tax season, Rocket Lawyer™, producer of the Rocket Lawyer series of award-winning and best-selling legal self help solutions, and TransUnion Interactive, a leading resource for consumers seeking to manage and improve their credit health, are joining together to offer FREE and low-cost legal tools, available around the clock, at TrueCredit.com.
"Because of the often high costs and stress associated with obtaining even the most essential legal documents, many individuals do not... |
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