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Meet LegalMatch - Srikanth Pulikonda

So you’re sitting in your office, cubicle, lean-to, or wherever little nest your employer has set aside for your workspace when the email server goes down. Who are you going to call? No, not Ghostbusters; your IT Systems Administrator.

 

The Systems Administrator is one of the most crucial positions for an online company like LegalMatch which relies on new technology. Although I’ve never had any problems, I have had the pleasure of meeting our IT Systems Administrator Srikanth Pulikonda who keeps things ship-shape around here at LegalMatch.

 

Srikanth (aka "Sri") has been with LegalMatch coming up on 6 years now and has the laborious task of making sure our hardware, software, web, email, and everything else technology related is correctly working. He also collaborates with the development and advertising divisions. To put it simply, Srikanth can do things with computers and technology that this tech savvy employee can only begin to fathom.

 

Srikanth was born in South India where he attended Kakatiya University.  Sri now lives with his wife just across the bay in nearby Fremont, California.    

 

Sri told me he dabbles with photography; however, the quality of his portfolio contradicts the amateur status he claims. Sri’s Photo Gallery is full of some truly incredible images from wildlife and insects to more everyday shots, but be forewarned - they’ll make you want to buy a camera and try it yourself. Some of my favorite photos from Sri’s collection are Home Alone, and the colorful fly to the right.

 

Srikanth is into martial arts movies and said he loves Bruce Lee and Jet Li films. As far as music, Sri listens to Jazz and is into saxophone and horn players. Right now he’s been listening to Paul Taylor who is a more contemporary Jazz artist, Paul Hardcastle whose most notable hit was “19,” and  Kenny G who is an institution all his own.

 

When he’s not taking pictures, spending time with his family, or working at LegalMatch, you can find Srikanth enjoying some vegetarian Indian food selections at bay area eateries. And his preference: Mac or PC?  It’s a no-brainer for Sri - PC all the way!  

LegalMatch Celebrates 10th Anniversary

LegalMatch started out with humble beginnings in a two-bedroom apartment. The two founding lawyers recognized the insufficiency of the legal industry to affectively create a system that both worked well for clients and attorneys. Before LegalMatch’s inception, there weren’t any companies that allowed clients to review and select their attorney. Traditionally, clients were forced to go to the phonebook or call a local bar association which simply offered the next name off their list. Selecting a good attorney was like playing the lottery.

 

Attorneys, having a hard time finding good clients and steady case work, were thrilled to have an outlet for attracting new clients outside of handing a shingle or waiting for their name to come up on referral service lists. The legal industry conundrum that involved pairing good lawyers with the clients that needed them most ultimately garnered the foundation of LegalMatch in 1999.

Since its establishment, LegalMatch has exponentially expanded. In 2000 they launched their beta service and in 2001 LegalMatch had formed business partnerships with AOL, Rent Law, and Abacus. During 2001 LegalMatch saw a 300% increase in case volume which earned them the top legal keyword sponsor position for Google. It was during this time that they began working with the affiliate program through Commission Junction and saw case loads increase 20-fold in just 12 short months.

 

LegalMatch opened its Los Angeles office in 2003 and later an Austin, Texas office in 2006 after partnering up with the NACDL and releasing the LegalMatch LegalCenter with Google Search Tool for quick Law Library referencing.

 

LegalMatch continues to be America’s premier client-attorney matching service that over a million people have trusted. Over the course of the past 10 years, LegalMatch has earned much press including commendations from Oprah’s O Magazine, Business Week, ABA Journal, National Law Journal, Forbes Magazine, and the Miami Herald to name a few.

 

The company still prides itself in reporting that 99% of customers would recommend LegalMatch’s services to a friend; they also back all of their services with an outstanding customer satisfaction guarantee. Most recently, LegalMatch met the increasing demand and launched a Spanish intake system for cases.

 

Over the past 10 years, LegalMatch has transformed the method that clients use to find attorneys as well as how attorneys are finding their clients. LegalMatch is a constantly evolving company whose driving goal continues to be providing pre-certified lawyers who can administer sound legal advice to clients in need. Although there have been countless imitations, LegalMatch continues to be a maverick in client-attorney matching and one of the most conclusive techniques of finding a lawyer. 

Happy 10^th anniversary LegalMatch, and here is to another great 10 years!