Our Story
Founded by a pair of lawyers and a computer scientist, Abe Legal traces its roots to a challenge by Michael Siebel with Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley venture capital-backed accelerator.
Out of that challenge, came the idea of helping people find quality lawyers as fast as getting a lift using a ride-sharing app.
Abe Legal secured its initial round of Angel investment from a former PayPal executive, Wanji Walcott and officially launched in October 2019.
So far, Abe Legal has helped over 200 people. Our customers have mostly been people of color ---- specifically, African Americans, South Asians and Muslims.
Our software matches customers with lawyers having the exact expertise and licensing that’s needed to solve their legal problems. After sign up, an appointment with a seasoned lawyer can generally be booked within 72 hours.
Here's How Abe Legal Compares to Other Legal Platforms:
Legal Shield | $24.95 per month
Legal Shield's Basic Plan provides a number of services which have limitations on the number of hours that attorneys can spend on the legal issue before an additional fee is charged. Abe Legal's costs are upfront, so there aren't any surprise charges.
Legal Zoom | $11.95 per month
Legal Zoom provides basic legal advice and document preparation for a limited number of areas of law. Abe Legal provides counsel on an unlimited number of areas of law.
Rocket Lawyer | $39.99 per month
Rocket Lawyer primarily offers document preparation and review, not legal consultations and one-on-one advice. With Abe Legal, you're not locked into an annual contract. You get the help you need today without a long term financial commitment.
Our Founders
Meet the experts behind our company
Talib I. Karim
CEO
An engineer-turned lawyer, Talib has 20 years of legal experience. Over the course of his career, Talib has represented Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth companies, and government leaders.
Hassan Karim
Co-Founder
With over 25 years of experience developing web and mobile based applications for businesses, Hassan is leading Abe's product development. Currently, Hassan manages cybersecurity operations for a Fortune 500 financial services company.
Certified member of the Y Combinator Startup School, an interactive community of early stage tech startups.
