About Lend A Hand Legal
Lend A Hand Legal is the first legal document service of its kind,
focusing solely on the complex task of guiding pro se
(people representing themselves in family court)
litigants in Washington through the process of
completing their legal documents.
Other companies provide legal document services for areas such as
trademarks, copyrights, wills, bankruptcy, etc. However,
no other company provides comprehensive
automated family document services in the State of Washington.
Our unique market position is not the only thing that separates us from other services
of which you may be familiar. We offer a completely automated
service driven by the very latest and most powerful document
platform that we all know and use.
There is a severe lack of access to civil legal services in
the State of Washington. Our goal is to address this problem.
Along the way, we aim to change the way everyday people
take care of their family law matters in the State of Washington.
About the founder
Matthew A. Pitts is the founder of Lend A Hand Legal.
Matthew Pitts is a paralegal and web developer focusing on automating technologically
complex legal services such as family law.
In 2011, Matt launched Lend A Hand Legal, Washington State's
first advanced automated legal document service focusing on Washington family law.
In 2010, Matt's excellent article
Beyond E-Lawyering: Considering the Emergence of the I-Lawyer was published in
De Novo, a publication of the
Young Lawyers Division of the Washington State Bar.
From 2005 to 2008, Matt worked as a Senior Paralegal for the
Washington Attorney General's Office. In 2007, Matt was one of the first paralegals to receive the
Washington Attorney General's Excellence Award.
Between 2008 and 2011, Matt worked for several organizations including small family law firms and
Geico Staff Counsel. During this time Matt also worked as a freelance paralegal and helped many self-represented
people in Washington with their family court paperwork.
Matt completed his Paralegal Specialist program with Intercoast Colleges
in 2002. In 2004, Matt completed his Associates of Applied Science Degree in Paralegal Studies with
Kaplan University.
Matt is dedicated to improving equal access to effective legal services for self-represented individuals, and to furthering
the legal technology movement.