One missed after-hours family law lead can cost $5,000–$25,000+ in initial retainer fees.
We build branded client portals and mobile apps with matter-type intake, financial document upload, e-sign retainers, hearing push, and Clio / MyCase / Smokeball sync — so U.S. family law firms capture divorce and custody clients before competitors call back.
Scoped & priced within 24 hours· fixed-scope quote included
What your current process is costing you
Most family law leads search on mobile nights and weekends — right after a separation crisis. A generic PMS portal does nothing for that moment.
If you miss five after-hours leads a month and even two would have become divorce retainers at $10,000 average initial value, that's $20,000/month walking to the firm that answers first. A custom intake app closes that window.
Clio and MyCase portals help after the matter is open. They do not replace branded matter-type intake, financial document capture, and retainer e-sign when someone is still deciding who to hire at midnight.
Lead response odds collapse after the first minutes. When a Sunday night inquiry sits until Monday, the prospect has already spoken with two other family law firms. Speed is now a core competitive advantage.
Every feature closes a specific revenue leak — from after-hours missed calls to status-call overload to unsigned retainers.
Secure web and mobile login with your firm's branding — clients see your name, not a generic Clio or MyCase label.
Separate flows for divorce, custody, support, and mediation — mapped to your matter types and PMS fields.
Clients upload financial affidavits, parenting plans, and court documents directly from their phone or desktop.
Digital engagement letters and authorization forms — signed before the first office visit.
Hearing scheduled, mediation set, filing submitted — clients stay informed without calling your office.
Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, and Smokeball API sync — no forced migration from your current stack.
We do not build vanity apps. We build the shortest path from crisis inquiry to engagement letter — then keep clients informed so they stay.
Pre-qualifies divorce vs custody vs support matters so attorneys see complexity and fee range before the first call
Collects the documents you need for the first consult — fewer delays, stronger first meetings
Converts high-intent leads into signed clients nights and weekends — before competitor #2 calls back
Cuts status calls, lifts Google reviews, and keeps clients from shopping for a second opinion mid-case
Intake lands in your existing matter file — no double entry, no platform rip-and-replace
Family law demand does not wait for business hours. Your app must capture intake, push hearing updates, and keep clients from calling — or shopping — mid-matter.
Matter-type forms, document upload, and e-sign designed for one-handed use during a family crisis — not a desktop portal afterthought.
Stressed clients do not live in email. Milestone push for hearings, mediation, and filings cuts status-call volume and lifts satisfaction.
Informed clients leave stronger Google reviews and stay through judgment — protecting fee realization and referral pipeline.
No platform migration. No replacing Clio or MyCase. We build a branded client-facing layer that syncs with your existing PMS via secure API.
Don't see your PMS? We integrate with any platform that exposes an API.
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Working software every two weeks.
We map your after-hours call volume, matter-type mix, and PMS stack — then define the minimum build that closes the retainer leak. You leave with a clear scope, fixed price, and delivery timeline.
Branded UI, encrypted back-end, matter-type intake, and PMS integration delivered in two-week sprints. You test against real family matters at every sprint review — no surprises at launch.
App Store submission, staff training, and client onboarding support. Quarterly reviews add new matter pathways, push rules, or integrations as your practice grows.
Family law firms typically evaluate four paths. Here's how they compare across the factors that actually matter.
Financial affidavits, parenting plans, and custody details are among the most sensitive data your firm holds. Security is default — not an add-on.
Financial affidavits, parenting plans, and case files protected at every storage layer
All data encrypted between client, app, and servers
Only authorized clients access sensitive family information
Financial and custody documents stored with role-based access and audit logs
Every client-attorney interaction logged for compliance
Full source code and IP transfer at launch — no lock-in
Run it for your firm. Retainer economics make custom intake infrastructure one of the highest-ROI tech investments in family practice.
After-hours leak vs. mobile intake capture
Framed from industry intake studies + mobile portal adoption benchmarks (Case Status) + Legal Length family law cohort results.
Example: Mid-sized family law firm recovering after-hours divorce retainers
Net result: portal often paid back with 1–2 signed retainers
ROI in weeks, not years
Based on recovering after-hours divorce retainers + status-call capacity freed. Your discovery call includes firm-specific numbers.
One retained matter covers the entire custom build
Real firms. Real retainers. Real intake outcomes.
“Our custom family law portal cut status-call volume by 40% in the first 60 days. Clients upload financial disclosures and sign retainers from their phone before we even get them on a call — that's consultations we would have lost to slower firms.”
“Legal Length built a branded portal on top of our Clio stack without forcing us to switch platforms. Matter-type intake forms for divorce and custody alone doubled our after-hours sign-up rate.”
“Push notifications for hearing dates and mediation milestones changed how our clients experience the firm. Our Google review score went from 4.2 to 4.8 in six months — clients feel informed, not ignored.”
The questions family law attorneys ask before committing to a build partner — answered directly.
Bundled portals work when clients accept a generic PMS experience and you only need basic messaging and document share. Custom family law app development makes sense when you need branded mobile intake, matter-type questionnaires for divorce/custody/support, financial-affidavit upload, retainer e-sign, or push workflows your PMS does not offer natively. We scope the smallest build that closes the revenue leak — often a secure portal first, with native iOS and Android when push and offline access justify the investment. You keep Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther, or Smokeball; we extend them.
Faster than most managing partners expect. One contested divorce or custody retainer commonly starts at $5,000–$25,000+ before ongoing hourly work. A portal-only build starts around $15,000–$35,000. Recover two after-hours leads your competitors would have signed, and the build is paid for. Add status-call reduction and higher review scores, and the ongoing ROI compounds every month.
Yes. We build custom client portals and mobile apps as a front-end layer on top of your existing practice-management system — syncing matters, contacts, documents, and calendar events via secure API. You keep your current PMS; we extend it with family-law-branded intake, push notifications, and matter-type workflows without forcing a platform migration.
A focused client portal with secure login, matter-type intake, document upload, e-sign, and case status updates typically ships in 8–12 weeks. Full native iOS and Android apps with push notifications, financial-disclosure flows, and PMS integration run 12–20 weeks depending on scope. We work in two-week sprints with working software you can test against real matters.
Portal-only builds start around $15,000–$35,000. Native iOS and Android apps with PMS integration, matter-type intake, and push notifications typically range from $40,000–$90,000 depending on integrations and feature depth. We provide a fixed-scope quote after discovery — no open-ended hourly billing.
100%. Full source code, design files, App Store accounts, and deployment documentation transfer to you at launch. No proprietary lock-in, no monthly platform rental tied to our stack. You can move to any developer or host at any time.
Tell us your matter mix, current PMS, and monthly intake volume — we'll return a scoped portal plan and an intake ROI estimate within 24 hours. No obligation, no generic pitch deck.
