Frequently Asked Questions about
 The Granat Group, L.L.C.
 

What is The Granat Group, L.L.C.

The Granat Group, L.L.C., is a web consulting and development firm that specializes in creating what we call 3rd generation web sites for law firms and other legal organizations. For an example see: The Bankruptcy Legal Information Center. We specialize in creating and distributing digital legal applications and legal content over the Internet. The company is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

What kind of consulting and development work does the company do?

Our specialty is creating digital legal applications that automate the process of delivering legal services to an end-user client. We are interested in creating approaches to solving legal problems through the provision of legal information in digital form.

We also specialize in helping law firms, corporate legal departments, publishing and media companies, courts systems and public legal service programs to apply information technology to improve the delivery of legal services by substituting digital work for lawyer or paralegal work.

The focus of our work is to use information technology to not only automate legal services, but to innovate in the delivery of legal services: to develop new ways of delivering legal services to clients that result in greater client satisfaction often at reduced cost. 

Where does the company work?

Everywhere. Although based in Maryland our mix of clients in recent years has been throughout the United States,

How much does a project cost?

The cost of a project obviously depends on its scope and can range from a minimum of $7,500 to $250,000. Sometimes we will co-venture with a client in return for sharing in the cash flow created by publishing the legal application when it is distributed to consumers directly. We prefer projects where we can risk our time and resources in return for a future percentage of cash flow.

What about proposals?

We do not participate in competitive proposals.

What about references?

We are an affiliate of American Law On-Line, Inc., which operates the following commercial web sites:

The Divorce Law Information Center
MyLawyer.com
The Name Change Law Center
The Employment Law Resource Center
The District of Columbia Elder Law Center with AARP

Public legal service clients have included the Maryland Legal Services Corporation (http://www.mlsc.org); the Project for the Future of Equal Justice and the Equal Justice Network (http://www.equaljustice.org); the Center for Law and Social Policy; (http://www.clasp.org);  and the People's Law Library of Maryland. (http://www.peoples-law.org); and Maryland Justice Network' (http://www.mdjustice.net).

How do clients begin a relationship with the company?

By client we mean a law firm, corporate legal department, court system, or public legal services agency. The most common process is that, after a telephone conversation to establish the scope of the project, the client retains Richard Granat for a half-day planning session to determine whether the project is economically viable; how much resources the client is willing to invest; and whether there is an opportunity for the company to participate as a co-venturer. There is no charge for this session, except for travel expenses, which are paid for the prospective client.

Contact Information:

Richard S. Granat, President
The Granat Group, L.L.C.
email: richard@granat.com
Phone: 410-484-9833/FAX: 410-484-5433
Last updated on 01/13/2002