Finding a lawyer took days
Users searched directories, left voicemails and waited for call-backs. By the time an attorney replied, the urgent moment had often passed.
Attorney Shield How Code Brew Labs Built Attorney Shield, a US Legal Services Marketplace That Connects Users with Verified Attorneys in Real Time, Reaching 10K+ Downloads
Project Overview
Building a Legal Services Marketplace for the US Market
When people in the United States face a legal problem, such as a traffic stop, a tenant dispute or a contract they don't understand, the first hurdle is finding a lawyer. They search online, call several offices and often wait days for a reply, without knowing whether the attorney is licensed or how much the advice will cost.
Attorney Shield’s team wanted to change that. The idea was a single app where anyone can reach a verified attorney in real time, see the price before they connect, and handle simple legal paperwork on their own with ready-made templates. The client also had an aggressive launch date, so the platform had to be built fast without cutting corners on security.
At Code Brew Labs, we built a custom legal services marketplace with a user app for iOS and Android, an attorney panel and an admin panel. Users now go from "I need a lawyer" to talking with a verified attorney in minutes, and the app went live on schedule.
Business Challenges
Users could not tell who to trust
Online listings rarely showed whether an attorney was licensed, in good standing or experienced in the right practice area.
Pricing was unclear
Many people avoided legal help because they feared a large, unknown bill after the first call.
Simple paperwork still needed a lawyer
Basic documents, such as a lease, an NDA or a power of attorney, cost time and fees even when the user only needed a sound template.
Legal conversations are highly sensitive
Case details, documents and call records needed strong encryption and strict access rules.
The launch date was fixed
The platform had to be designed, built, tested and approved on both app stores on an aggressive timeline.
Our Solution
Developing an On-Demand Legal Services Marketplace
We developed Attorney Shield as a connected legal services platform featuring mobile apps for users, a dedicated attorney panel, and an admin panel.
- Sign-up with phone or email and identity verification
- Search by legal category and state, with filters for language, rating and price
- Real-time chat, voice and video calls with attorneys
- Clear per-session pricing shown before connecting
- Self-service legal document templates with a guided fill-in form and PDF download
- Secure document vault for uploads and saved templates
- Session history, receipts and attorney ratings
- Emergency "Talk to a lawyer now" button that connects to the next available attorney
- Profile with bar number, licensed states, practice areas and experience
- Online/offline toggle and working hours
- Incoming request alerts with case summary before accepting
- Chat, voice and video sessions with notes
- Earnings dashboard and payout history
- Attorney onboarding and license verification against state bar records
- Approval, suspension and quality checks for attorneys
- Template library management by category and state
- Pricing, commissions, refunds and payouts
- Users, sessions, disputes and reports
US-Specific Features & Integrations
State-based matching
Users only see attorneys licensed in their own state
Bar license verification
Each attorney is checked against state bar records before going live
State-specific templates
Documents organised by state where the law differs
USD pricing and US payment methods
Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe
Privacy and confidentiality
Encrypted chats, calls and documents, with role-based access, designed with attorney-client confidentiality in mind
Clear disclaimers
In-app notices that explain when a template is not a substitute for legal advice
How Users Find Legal Assistance Through Attorney Shield
- Describes the issue
Picks a legal category, such as traffic, family, tenant or business, and adds a short description
- Sees available attorneys
Gets a list of verified attorneys licensed in their state who are online now, with ratings and per-session prices
- Connects in real time
Starts a chat, voice or video call with the chosen attorney
- Pays securely
Pays the shown price by card inside the app, with a receipt by email
- Uses a template
Downloads or fills in a self-service legal document if the issue needs paperwork
- Rates the attorney
Leaves a rating and review after the session
Development Process
How We Planned and Built the Attorney Shield Marketplace
Our development process focused on delivering the core marketplace functionality within the client's launch timeline.
Requirement gathering
Our team held discovery sessions with Attorney Shield’s team to map the user, attorney and admin journeys and fix the launch date.
UI and UX design
We designed calm, trustworthy screens and shared clickable prototypes of the "find a lawyer" and call flows.
Marketplace core
We built sign-up, attorney profiles, state-based matching and real-time availability first.
Calls and payments
We added chat, voice and video sessions, then connected Stripe for payments and payouts.
Templates and document vault
We built the template library, guided forms, PDF output and secure storage.
Attorney and admin panels
We built onboarding, license checks, earnings and marketplace controls.
Security and testing
We encrypted data at rest and in transit, ran penetration tests and tested calls on weak networks.
Launch and support
We published the app on the App Store and Google Play on the agreed date and supported the client after launch.
Technology Stack
Flutter
One codebase for the iOS and Android user app, built fast to meet the launch date
React
Attorney panel and admin panel on the web
Node.js with REST APIs
Backend for matching, sessions, payments and templates
PostgreSQL
Reliable storage for users, attorneys, sessions and transactions
Socket.IO with Redis
Real-time attorney availability, requests and chat
Twilio Programmable Video and Voice
Secure, high-quality voice and video calls
Stripe Connect
Card payments from users and payouts to attorneys
PDF generation engine
Turns filled templates into ready-to-use documents
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Alerts for new requests, session updates and receipts
AWS with KMS encryption
Hosting with encrypted storage for documents and records
Measurable Results
App Growth & Performance
Attorney Shield - 10K+Downloads on the App Store and Google Play
- 4.2/5Rating from users
- Launched on timeOn an aggressive timeline
- Minutes, not days,From opening the app to speaking with a verified attorney
What the Client Says
Attorney Shield We wanted anyone with a legal problem to reach a verified attorney in minutes, not days. Code Brew Labs built exactly that, with real-time calls, clear pricing and self-service legal templates, and they delivered it on a very tight launch timeline. Security and attorney verification were handled with the care a legal product needs.
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