TRE Legal Practice

What TRE Legal Practice does

TRE Legal Practice is a San Francisco-based civil rights law firm founded in 2012 by Timothy R. Elder, dedicated to enforcing disability rights under federal and state law for blind and disabled individuals. The firm litigates and negotiates cases involving discrimination in employment, education, government programs, public accommodations, and digital technology — including accessible websites, mobile applications, kiosks, and licensing exams — with practice grounded in the ADA, Section 508, and state anti-discrimination statutes.

The firm operates with a small team led by founding attorney Timothy R. Elder, attorney Kristopher A. Nelson (a former web developer whose technical background informs accessibility litigation), and supporting staff including Michelle Korosy and contributing counsel William Goren. Strategic cases are run in collaboration with national disability-rights partners: the National Federation of the Blind, Disability Rights Advocates, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, Disability Rights Texas, the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, and LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The firm's docket includes class actions, individual employment and public-accommodations cases, structured negotiations, and appellate arguments, with recent precedent-setting matters such as Orozco v. Garland (Section 508 private right of action, D.C. Circuit 2023) and the Conduent/ReserveCalifornia.com False Claims Act settlement (2023).

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services: contingency arrangements, court-awarded attorney fees, and settlements in disability discrimination litigation. Defendants and counterparties span government agencies (California Department of Insurance, California State Parks, West Valley College, Greyhound), major enterprises (Uber, Dignity Health, Marriott), and technology platforms (Square, Redbox, Lyft, Sidecar, E la Carte/Applebee's, eatsa). The firm does not sell software or SaaS products; its competitive differentiation rests on the concentration of disability-rights and technology-accessibility expertise, an institutional referral network built through long-standing advocacy partnerships, and a track record of systemic-change settlements and verdicts.

Name

TRE Legal Practice

Legal name

TRE Legal Practice

Website

https://trelegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TRE Legal Practice is a San Francisco civil rights law firm founded in 2012, representing blind and disabled individuals in discrimination and accessibility litigation against employers, government agencies, and technology platforms under the ADA and state law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rights Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Disability rights law
• Civil rights litigation
• ADA accessibility law
• Disability discrimination
• Accessibility advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through attorney fees from litigation, settlements, and legal representation for disability discrimination cases. Revenue comes from settlements, jury verdicts, and attorney fee awards in civil rights cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TRE Legal Practice is a civil rights law firm providing legal representation in disability discrimination cases for blind and disabled individuals. The firm litigates under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and state anti-discrimination statutes, and it supplements litigation with structured negotiations and advocacy efforts. Its work targets accessibility barriers in employment, education, government programs, public accommodations, and technology including websites, mobile applications, and kiosks.

Product overview

TRE Legal Practice is a civil rights law firm, not a technology product company. It provides legal services focused on disability rights advocacy, particularly for blind and disabled people. The firm offers legal representation in litigation, structured negotiations, and advocacy services to help clients access employment, education, government programs, public accommodations, and accessible technology. The firm does not offer software products, SaaS platforms, or technology modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Federation of the BlindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NFB is a transformative civil rights and membership organization of blind Americans. TRE Legal Practice works with NFB on litigation, settlements, and advocacy efforts. NFB supports members involved in TRE's cases and provides expertise on blindness issues.
• Disability Rights AdvocatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRA is a leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center. TRE Legal Practice co-files lawsuits with DRA, including cases against the California Department of Insurance and Uber.
• Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRE Legal Practice collaborates with RBGG as co-counsel in class action litigation, particularly in the Uber service animal case and other disability rights cases.
• Legal Aid Society – Employment Law CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with LAS-ELC on the Siskiyou Joint Community College District settlement for accessible instructional materials.
• LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San FranciscominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the E la Carte/Applebee's accessibility initiative to develop text-to-speech capability for restaurant tablets.
• Disability Rights TexasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-filed lawsuits against Austin ridesharing services (Get Me and Fare) for inaccessible mobile apps.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Disability Rights Network: National membership network of the Protection & Advocacy and Client Assistance Programs for people with disabilities. Operates broadly across all disability categories and many issue areas, so it overlaps with TRE's mission but covers a wider, more institutionalized scope.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP: National plaintiffs' firm with a civil rights and employment practice that handles class actions including disability and accessibility matters. Comparable in class action capacity and fee model, but much larger and more diversified across practice areas.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Large national plaintiffs' firm with a Civil Rights and Employment practice that handles ADA and disability discrimination class actions. Comparable subject-matter expertise but operates as a much broader, larger practice with many other practice areas.

Direct peers

• Disability Rights Advocates: Leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center that co-files impact litigation with TRE Legal Practice, including the Uber service animal case and California Department of Insurance exam case. Directly comparable mission, client base, and case portfolio.
• Brown, Goldstein & Levy: Mid-Atlantic civil rights firm with a nationally recognized disability rights practice that has argued ADA cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Comparable mission and case mix, but headquartered in Baltimore/Maryland rather than California.
• Disability Rights California: California's federally funded Protection & Advocacy system that litigates disability rights and accessibility cases across the state. Comparable practice areas and target defendant set, though it operates as a federally mandated nonprofit rather than a private firm.
• Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, LLP: San Francisco-based public interest law firm that serves as co-counsel with TRE on major disability rights class actions including the Uber service animal case. Directly comparable in role on the same matters and comparable client base.
• Stein & Vargas, LLP: Civil rights firm focused on disability rights, employment discrimination, and accessibility litigation. Direct competitor in the ADA plaintiff bar with overlapping case types and client base.
• Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC): Nonprofit legal aid organization that has partnered with TRE on employment discrimination cases such as the Marriott blind employees class action. Directly comparable in serving disabled workers and collaborating with TRE on overlapping matters.

Emerging players

• Center for Disability Access: Plaintiff-side disability rights firm that handles high-volume ADA website and accessibility lawsuits. Operates in the same digital accessibility space as TRE but with a higher-volume, more standardized model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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