WhoCanISue.com Opens Enrollment with Fee Waiver for Initial Attorneys Ahead of Fall...

WhoCanISue.com Opens Enrollment with Fee Waiver for Initial Attorneys Ahead of
Fall Consumer Media Launch
Deadline of September 1 is tied to consumer media debut in New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Miami and other cities

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ABA Annual Meeting & Expo --
WhoCanISue.com, a new online service to connect attorneys and potential
clients, today announced it has opened enrollment for attorneys and is waiving
network fees for the remainder of 2008. To receive this waiver, which is
limited to 500 registrants, attorneys must meet basic application criteria and
register by September 1. A one time set-up fee is required. The new site,
backed by individuals from the legal and online marketing communities, is
designed to fill the gap in the market with a model that gives consumers
greater control, safety, and efficiency, and creates more qualified inquiries
for participating attorneys.
Announced during the 2008 Annual Meeting & Expo of the American Bar
Association (ABA) in New York, WhoCanISue.com enters a field that has seen
many different approaches to online legal matchmaking during the last ten
years, most of them focused primarily on the needs of attorneys and often
requiring individuals to divulge confidential details or turn over their
contact information and wait for someone to call them.
"Our service is focused on the user experience," said Curtis A. Wolfe, an
attorney and the founder and CEO of WhoCanISue.com. "We allow our users to
find information about their potential legal claims and determine whether they
are qualified for a particular claim without disclosing confidential
information. Then our patent pending model pairs them with attorneys from
their area who handle similar claims.
"We built our service around what people find everywhere else on the Web
today: The ability to get an immediate answer without revealing confidential
details or giving out their name and phone number. This will make
WhoCanISue.com the go to choice when people feel they've been wronged and are
looking for answers."
The unique process used by WhoCanISue.com also ensures that cases are not
jeopardized inadvertently, a common pitfall of some other approaches to online
matchmaking. Because WhoCanISue.com does not require submission of open-ended
descriptions of the facts of the user's claim, users are not forced to divulge
information that could be deemed a waiver of the attorney-client priviledge
resulting in the information being introduced in court and used against them.
WhoCanISue.com does not generate "leads" to potential clients, a method
commonly used in online legal marketing that violates ethical rules governing
most attorneys' advertising. Instead, WhoCanISue.com's patent pending model
allows attorneys to bid on real-time ad placements -- usually limited to five
attorneys -- delivered to users who have completed question paths to determine
their qualification for a particular claim. The user then reviews the
profiles of the attorneys and can initiate an instant message or telephone
call with the attorney, or can request that the firm contact the user about
his or her claim.
Estimates of the number of inquiries received each year by various online
legal matchmaking services run into the hundreds of thousands.
WhoCanISue.com will be rolled out to consumers through advertising in
targeted major metropolitan areas beginning in September 2008. To encourage
attorneys to participate before that time, membership fees are being waived
for the remainder of 2008 for those attorneys who meet the criteria and
register before September 1. Waivers are only available to the first 500
registrants.
Attorneys interested in more information and securing a waiver of their
fee can meet with company representatives during the ABA's Annual Meeting &
Expo at the New York Hilton or on the WhoCanISue.com website. Company
executives will be in Booth 1600 in Americas Hall I.
About WhoCanISue.com
WhoCanISue.com is the new service that brings together qualified
individuals and attorneys using a proven model of providing real-time answers
while protecting privacy and confidentiality. The consumer launch will take
place during the fall of 2008. Attorneys can learn more about membership in
the WhoCanISue.com attorney network at WhoCanISue.com or by calling
(561) 807-6340. The company, based in Boca Raton, Florida, is privately held.
SOURCE WhoCanISue.com

Alan Penchansky, alan@thepengroup.com, or Michael Tangeman, both of The Pen
Group Communications, +1-305-529-1944, for WhoCanISue.com