BernieSez
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Terence McEnally and James Young |
| URL | berniesez |
| Current status | Active |
BernieSez is a free-to-use mobile-responsive website created by Terence McEnally, J.D., and James Young, B.S., M.B.A. and launched in November 2013. BernieSez.com enables persons in need of legal services to upload a photo of a traffic citation or briefly describe another legal matter, and have attorneys contact the legal client directly.[1] Attorneys are required to submit their bar credentials and are vetted for ability and reputation before they may participate, thus producing a "curated" pool of legal talent.[2] BernieSez utilizes a closed offer process; lawyers cannot see fee quotes made by other lawyers.[3]
History
[edit]BernieSez is co-owned by Terence McEnally and James Young.[4] McEnally is a lawyer in Wake County.[5]
Through a series of connections, Terence met James (Jim) Young, who is a geologist and owner of Terraine, Inc. Since 2010, Young has focused mainly on technology projects. His company owns software called Adesso, which was used to run a portion of the BernieSez website.[6]
Together, Terence and Jim created the company Legal Software Solutions. The company initiated a soft launch of BernieSez in November 2013.[7]
Philosophy
[edit]BernieSez was suggested by other SaaS eBusinesses such as uShip, AngiesList, HomeAdvisor, et al., all of which "aggregate" service-provider choices for the consumer and place onus upon the service provider to initiate first-contact, a method which has seldom been used in the market for legal services due to widespread and outmoded regulation. By applying this same "aggregating" SaaS model to the provision of legal services, BernieSez creates a more even playing field between lawyers and consumers of legal services.[8][9]
Location
[edit]BernieSez is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and headquartered at Raleigh's entrepreneurial and collaborative "think-tank" "HQ" and provides its services in all 50 United States and territories plus Canada.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Troyer, Rebecca. "Need a Triangle traffic lawyer? There's an app for that". The Business Journals. (December 18, 2013). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "New App Promises to Connect Consumers With Attorneys". WITN (August 29, 2014). Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Troyer, Rebecca. ""MoneySaver: Raleigh attorney develops app for lawyers to bid on your business". ABC 11. (August 13, 2014). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "New App Promises to Connect Consumers With Attorneys". WITN (August 29, 2014). Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Mobile app makes shopping for traffic attorneys easier. WRAL (December 16, 2013). Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Granados, Alex (August 1, 2014). Law Technology Today. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Ranii, David (December 31, 2013). BernieSez app hopes to revolutionize how lawyers are hired[permanent dead link]. News Observer. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Granados, Alex (August 1, 2014). Law Technology Today. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "BernieSez there's a better way to hire a lawyer". The News & Observer. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Ranii, David (December 31, 2013). BernieSez app hopes to revolutionize how lawyers are hired[permanent dead link]. News Observer. Retrieved December 8, 2014.