Our Contributors

Process, not personalities

Rather than attribute pages to individual bylines with credentials we can't verify for readers, Legal Advice for Free is researched and maintained in-house: each page is researched and drafted, then checked against primary sources before publication. We think that's a more honest way to represent how the content actually gets made than attaching a named “author” to every article, particularly for a legal information site where credentials matter.

We do not employ or claim to have practicing attorneys write or personally review site content. If that changes, this page will say so specifically, including names, bar admissions, and states of licensure — we won't imply attorney review that isn't actually happening.

How content gets reviewed

Every page goes through the same process, described in full on our editorial policy page:

• Research against primary sources — state statutes, court rules, and government agency publications, not other websites
• Drafting in plain English, with legal terms defined where they appear
• An internal accuracy check before publication, verifying claims against the sources cited
• Ongoing review to catch outdated statutes, changed deadlines, or broken citations

Who's behind the site

Legal Advice for Free researches and writes across all of our practice areas and state pages in-house. Individual contributors are not listed by name and credential on a per-article basis; instead, we stand behind the process above and the sourcing on each page. If you have a specific question about how a particular page was researched, or want to flag something you believe is wrong, our contact page reaches us directly.

Not a substitute for a lawyer

Whoever writes or reviews a given page, the output is general legal information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship with anyone. See our legal disclaimer for what that means, and our guide to finding a lawyer if you need advice about an actual situation.