Bringing Easy Legal Help to More People – Rocket Lawyer Honored as Finalist for Red Herring 100 North America

May 12, 2009 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 12, 2009) - Rocket Lawyer, the easy legal service, has been selected as a finalist for the "Red Herring 100 North America" award, which honors this year's top 100 private tech companies. As always, Red Herring honors innovation in business, but this year they are also highlighting companies that are succeeding in the challenging economy. By making both do it yourself legal documents and working with qualified attorneys simpler, more accessible, and more affordable, it's easy to see why Rocket Lawyer made the Red Herring short list as one of the fastest growing cloud computing services in North America.

In addition to honoring Rocket Lawyer as a finalist, Red Herring recognizes Rocket Lawyer's success in the cloud computing field by featuring Rocket Lawyer's founder and CEO, Charley Moore, as a speaker in the upcoming "Placing Bets on Cloud Computing" roundtable. The discussion will take place on May 13 at 5:00pm PST, as part of the larger Red Herring North America conference in San Diego on May 11 through May 13.

RocketLawyer.com is now one of the fastest growing cloud computing networks in the world, providing millions of consumers with do it yourself legal tools and access to over one hundred thousand lawyers online. Rocket Lawyer is helping to lead a fundamental shift in how legal services are obtained and delivered. With consumers, lawyers and government now connected via the same network (the Internet) and the same tools (the browser), it's possible for people to do a lot more themselves, while working online with a web based lawyer, as needed. Rocket Lawyer is completely focused on making easy and affordable legal services more accessible to more people online.

Charley Moore, Rocket Lawyer's founder and CEO said, "The Red Herring is one of the most respected and influential publications in the world, covering innovation and investment. Our team is honored that Rocket Lawyer has been named as a Red Herring 100 finalist and I look forward to our participation in the conversations with the many impressive organizations and attendees at this year's conference."

About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world's best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider's access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.

About RocketLawyer.com
RocketLawyer.com™ (www.RocketLawyer.com) makes legal help easy. Whether someone wants to write their own legal documents or find a lawyer, RocketLawyer.com is a simple and affordable solution. RocketLawyer.com also provides a complete suite of online services for attorneys, called the Web Law Office™. Complementary to its online services, Rocket Lawyer develops integrated PC software, including Home and Business Attorney from H&R Block®, My Attorney™ and Will Creator™ from Avanquest, and Family Lawyer™ from Broderbund. Rocket Lawyer powered software is available at most major online and offline retailers, nationwide. Rocket Lawyer Incorporated is based in San Francisco, California.