Public Notice Agency

What Public Notice Agency does

Public Notice Agency, Inc. is a private, for-profit legal notice placement service founded in 1998 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company acts as an intermediary between law firms and qualified newspapers, placing statutory legal notices required by state law across 17 states spanning the Central/Southern United States and New England.

PNA operates a customizable platform for legal notice placement, with integration into law firm case management software, a 24/7 secure client archive of past placements, and an online client portal with integrated payment. Its product line includes general legal notice placement, the NW Posting Services foreclosure sale notice website (a qualified third-party posting platform compliant with Arkansas law), and related compliance artifacts. A $1 million indemnification policy underwrites placement accuracy.

The company generates revenue through transaction fees on each notice placement. Its customer base spans solo practitioners through multi-state law firms. PNA reports a headcount of 1-10 employees, and no funding rounds, M&A activity, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in available materials.

Name

Public Notice Agency

Legal name

Public Notice Agency, Inc.

Website

https://publicnoticeagency.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Public Notice Agency is a Little Rock-based legal notice placement service founded in 1998, placing statutory notices in qualified newspapers across 17 states for law firms ranging from solo practitioners to multi-state practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Notice Placement Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Legal notice placement
• Public notice publishing
• Foreclosure notice services
• Probate legal advertising
• Newspaper legal notices

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Notice Placement Services: Fee-based service for placing legal notices in qualified newspapers across their multi-state network. Clients receive free quotes, confirmation of receipt, proof of publication, and a single consolidated invoice per notice. Services cover foreclosures, probate, and other legally required public notices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Public Notice Agency, Inc. manages the placement of legal notices in qualified newspapers across a 17-state network spanning the Central/Southern US, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, and New England. The firm handles the entire workflow for law firm clients—from notice submission and case management software integration through confirmation of publication, accounting with newspapers, and consolidated invoicing—backed by a $1 million indemnification policy.

Product overview

Public Notice Agency offers a unified suite of legal notice publication services built around a core placement platform that connects law firms with a multi-state network of qualified newspapers. The primary offering is the Legal Notice Placement Service, which handles the complete workflow from submission through publication confirmation and invoicing. Supporting this are two digital access products: a Client Portal providing 24/7 secure access to archived invoices and proofs, and an Online Payment System for electronic invoice settlement. Additionally, the company operates a Foreclosure Sale Notice Website (NW Posting Services) as a state-compliant digital publication channel for foreclosure sales. All services are backed by a $1 million indemnification policy and include tailored integration with clients' case management software systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Notice Placement Service Core service that places legal notices in qualified newspapers across a multi-state network spanning 17 states. Handles the entire workflow from submission through confirmation of publication, accounting with newspapers, proofs, and consolidated invoicing for law firm clients handling foreclosures, probate, and other legal matters.
• Foreclosure Sale Notice Website (NW Posting Services) State of Arkansas-compliant third-party qualified website for notice of foreclosure sales. Includes notices of sales from other states upon client request, providing an additional digital publication channel for foreclosure proceedings.
• Client Portal Secure online portal providing 24/7 access to a secure archive of invoices, proofs of publication, and account management features including password reset and billing inquiry capabilities for law firm clients.
• Online Payment System Secure online payment portal allowing law firm clients to view and pay invoices electronically for legal notice placement services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates 8+ individual steps required to place each legal notice

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Newspaper Network (Hundreds of Qualified Newspapers)coreOthersMulti-state network of hundreds of qualified newspapers meeting legal qualifications for publishing legal notices. Publishers are described as eager to work with Public Notice Agency. Network spans 17 states across Central/Southern US and New England regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Justia: Online legal information platform offering case law, statutes, lawyer directories, and public records — comparable as an emerging digital legal information platform with adjacent content distribution to law firm and consumer audiences.

Direct peers

• Courthouse News Service: National news service covering civil litigation and legal filings across federal and state courts — comparable in aggregating and distributing court-related legal information to attorneys and legal professionals.
• Daily Journal Corporation: California-based legal publishing company that produces newspapers and specialized publications serving lawyers, courts, and government agencies — comparable as a legal notice and court-information publisher serving the legal industry.
• LRP Publications: Specialized legal and education publisher producing newsletters, magazines, and digital products for legal professionals — comparable as a niche legal publishing and information services provider serving law firm buyers.
• Foreclosure.com: Online foreclosure listings platform aggregating foreclosure sale notices from counties across the U.S. — comparable as a foreclosure-notice publication channel overlapping with PNA's foreclosure notice placement business.
• American Legal Publishing: Provider of legal notice publishing services for municipalities and government entities, including ordinance publication in qualified newspapers — comparable as a specialized legal/public notice placement service operating in adjacent public-sector legal publishing.
• Law Bulletin Publishing Company: Illinois-based legal notice and announcement publisher serving law firms with publication services for probate, foreclosure, and other legal matters — directly comparable in core offering and target customer to Public Notice Agency.

Broad incumbents

• FindLaw (Thomson Reuters): Thomson Reuters-owned online legal information and marketing platform serving lawyers and consumers — comparable as an established legal publishing and law firm services platform with partial overlap in legal information distribution.
• Thomson Reuters (Westlaw): Multinational information services company operating Westlaw, FindLaw, and other legal products serving law firms and the broader legal market — comparable as a broad incumbent with capabilities adjacent to legal notice publication and law firm workflow.
• LexisNexis (RELX): Global legal information and analytics platform owned by RELX serving law firms, courts, and government — comparable as a broad incumbent in legal publishing and information services whose portfolio could overlap with notice placement workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/public-notice-agency-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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