US Legal PRO

What US Legal PRO does

US Legal PRO is a state-certified Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) operating across Texas, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Maryland. The company provides an online platform that enables pro se individuals, landlords, and small business owners to prepare, file, and manage court documents electronically in matters such as uncontested divorce, eviction, small claims, name change, and expungement. The core product is the Electronic Filing Management Platform (EFMP), currently at version 6.0, which supports self-service filing, guided form completion, an assisted filing service branded 'eFile 4 Me,' and a developer-facing Court eFiling API for integration into third-party legal technology platforms.

The platform is built on standard web technologies (HTML, WAI-ARIA, CSS, JavaScript), hosted in the cloud, and partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. It integrates OAuth authentication from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook, and uses Tawk To for live chat support. US Legal PRO is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards and supports assisted filing via email for users with disabilities. Founder Sudeep Bhattarai serves as architect and developer, and the broader team claims 30+ years of experience managing electronic data for enterprises such as NASA, Google, Motorola, and Boeing.

The business model is primarily transactional. Users can fill out and download legal documents for free; revenue is generated through per-filing platform fees, paid assisted filing services, and API access. Transaction prices range from $34.99 for a notice of current address filing to $249 for uncontested divorce preparation, with court fees passed through or waived where the filer qualifies. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, operating with a team of 1-10 employees from the Dallas, Texas area.

Name

US Legal PRO

Legal name

US Legal PRO

Website

https://uslegalpro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

US Legal PRO is a state-certified Electronic Filing Service Provider offering a court eFiling platform for pro se individuals, landlords, and small business owners across Texas, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Court eFiling Services

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (56141), Legal Services (5411), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Records Management, Information Governance & Retention (BPAEAPAO), eDiscovery, Document Coding & Litigation Support Data Processing (BPAAAKAH)

Keywords

• Court eFiling services
• Electronic filing provider
• Legal document preparation
• Pro se filing platform
• Court filing APIs

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Filing Fees: Charges a platform fee each time users submit documents to court via the portal. First filing fee is slightly higher than subsequent submissions to sustain platform operations and feature development. If filing is rejected, platform fee is refunded.
2. eFile 4 Me Service: Assisted eFiling service where company creates eFiling account, converts documents to searchable PDF, creates eFiling application, and submits to court on behalf of user for a fee.
3. Document Preparation Services: Prepares legal documents (divorce petitions, eviction filings, name changes, small claims) and eFiles them. Pricing varies by service type.
4. Freemium Document Creation: Users can fill out and download legal documents for free. Revenue generated only when users file through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

US Legal PRO is a state-certified Electronic Filing Service Provider that operates a cloud-hosted Electronic Filing Management Platform (EFMP v6.0) enabling individuals and law firms to prepare, file, and manage legal documents electronically with state courts across Texas, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Maryland. The company offers self-service guided form completion (free to download), per-filing platform submission fees, an assisted eFiling service (eFile 4 Me), REST-based Court eFiling APIs for developer integration, and ancillary process-service and mail-service coordination.

Product overview

US Legal PRO is a certified Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) offering a comprehensive court eFiling platform that enables individuals and businesses to prepare, file, and manage legal documents online. The platform operates across five states: Texas, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Maryland. The core product is the Electronic Filing Management Platform (EFMP) v6.0, which supports Self Court eFiling for DIY filers and eFile 4 Me for assisted filing. Key service modules include Court eFiling API for developer integration, Forms & Guided Filing for document preparation across multiple legal categories (divorce, small claims, eviction, name change, expungement, petitions, answers, motions, affidavits), and specialized services like Process Service and Mail Service requests. The platform integrates OAuth authentication (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook) and uses Tawk To for customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Court eFiling API: REST API service for court eFiling automation allowing programmatic filing of legal documents to courts.
• eFile 4 Me

Products and services

• Self Court eFiling Self-service platform allowing users who already have required documents prepared to electronically file court documents themselves without assistance, across the five certified states.
• eFile 4 Me Assisted eFiling service where US Legal PRO staff handles the technical process of eFiling documents to court on behalf of users for a per-submission fee; explicitly not a legal advisory service.
• Court eFiling API REST API enabling developers and legal technology platforms to automate court eFiling processes and integrate certified eFiling capability into their own applications.
• Forms & Guided Filing Step-by-step guided form-completion product for creating legal documents online across multiple legal categories, with free download and an option to file through the platform for a fee.
• Divorce Filing Services Specialized uncontested divorce filing service covering petition preparation, eFiling, court fee waiver requests, and notice by posting services for missing spouses, across Texas, Illinois, Indiana, and California.
• Small Claims Filing Online small claims petition preparation and eFiling service handling cases up to $20,000 across Texas, Illinois, California, and Indiana.
• Eviction Filing Services Complete eviction filing services including petition preparation and eFiling for landlords across Texas, California, Illinois, and Indiana.
• Name Change Filing Services Name change filing services for adults and children across Texas, California, Illinois, and Indiana.
• Process Service Request Standalone service request for legal process service including civil process requests, court citations, and process server coordination.
• Mail Service Request Standalone service request for mail-based legal document delivery and service.
• Electronic Filing Management Platform (EFMP) Core software platform powering all eFiling services; certified to submit documents into state court systems across Texas, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Maryland; currently at version 6.0.

Quantifiable outcome

• Court fee refund if filing rejected
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LegalZoom: Large consumer legal services platform offering document preparation across divorce, name change, and small business filings. Competes with US Legal PRO on the consumer self-help side, though LegalZoom's filing integration and court eFiling certification footprint differ from a pure EFSP.
• Tyler Technologies (Odyssey eFile): Operates the Odyssey eFile platform (including Odyssey eFileCA and integrations with multiple state courts) that US Legal PRO directly competes with in Texas, California, and Indiana. Tyler is a multi-billion-dollar incumbent with much larger sales reach and embedded court-system relationships.
• LexisNexis File & Serve: Provides court eFiling and litigation support services to law firms and pro se filers nationally. Comparable product surface (electronic court filing plus managed service offerings) but broader enterprise focus and significantly larger resources than US Legal PRO.

Direct peers

• ServeNow: Process serving directory and request platform that overlaps with US Legal PRO's Process Service Request product. Both serve landlords, small businesses, and consumers needing coordinated legal process service alongside filings.
• Nolo: Long-standing publisher of do-it-yourself legal guides, forms, and plain-English legal information. Overlaps with US Legal PRO on consumer-facing legal self-help for divorce, eviction, small claims, and name change, though Nolo's focus is editorial rather than direct court eFiling.
• TurboCourt: Consumer-facing court eFiling service operating in multiple US states, enabling self-represented litigants to prepare and file divorce, eviction, and small claims documents online. Direct competitor to US Legal PRO on the pro se eFiling use case.
• One Legal (OneLegal): California-based eFiling and legal support service providing electronic court filing, process service, and court records retrieval across multiple states. Closely comparable business model targeting both pro se and law firm customers with similar service bundles.

Emerging players

• LawDepot: Consumer and small business legal document preparation platform with guided form workflows similar to US Legal PRO's Forms & Guided Filing product. Primarily Canadian but expands the comparable freemium/self-serve legal forms model into the same user experience category.
• Filevine: Legal practice management platform with built-in case intake and document workflows. Comparable to US Legal PRO's law firm offering and a potential integration partner for the Court eFiling API given its API-first legal tech posture.
• CourtFiling.net: Multi-state court eFiling service targeting pro se filers and small law firms. Comparable product positioning and direct overlap in the same pro se / small firm court filing market US Legal PRO serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uslegalpro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uslegalpro

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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