How case review works.
A case review is a first look at whether your situation fits an active lawsuit category. Lawsuit Center organizes the categories. David Meldofsky, the California attorney who built it, refers each request to a participating law firm. That firm decides whether to follow up.
Five steps from research to review.
Each step is independent. You can stop at any point, and you can start at step three by phone.
Start with a lawsuit category
Most visitors begin by reviewing a category that fits their situation — toxic exposure, water contamination, product liability, drug injury, medical device injury, or personal injury.
Compare your situation to the claim pattern
Active lawsuits usually involve repeated patterns: similar exposure, similar products, similar injuries, similar diagnoses, or shared circumstances. Each category page describes the pattern.
Send us the basics by form, phone, or text
Fill out the case review form for your category: the exposure, injury, product, diagnosis, your state, and dates. You can also call (800) 956-9876. A person answers during business hours, and calls are recorded. If we miss your call, you get one text with a link to a short form. You don't need every document before you start.
David refers your request to a participating firm
Your category and your state decide which firm David Meldofsky, the attorney behind Lawsuit Center, refers you to. A firm that handles that case type in your state receives your request under the terms in our privacy policy. If the first firm passes, he may refer it to the next firm on his list. Some requests go to more than one firm at the same time.
A firm takes it for review, or passes
A firm that wants to look at your situation takes your request for review. Its intake team calls, emails, or texts you, usually within a few business days, often from a number you do not recognize. If no firm takes your request, that is the last you hear from us about it. Legal deadlines keep running either way. If a week or two passes with no contact, speak with a licensed attorney on your own.
What a case review means.
A case review is a first look by a law firm's intake team at whether your situation fits a case the firm is handling. The intake team talks with you and looks at your facts. After that, the firm decides whether to offer representation. Whether you have a case depends on those facts, and the firm that reviews them decides.
- David Meldofsky organizes the categories and refers requests to firms. The reviewing firm makes every decision about your case.
- A firm that takes your request for review agrees to contact you and evaluate it. You become that firm's client only when you sign an agreement with the firm.
- Legal deadlines apply and vary by state and case type. Acting earlier preserves options.
- Check out any attorney or law firm on your own before you hire them.
Information that helps a review.
Your state and your category decide which firm receives your request, so give the state where you live. Beyond that, the more specific your information, the easier it is for a reviewing firm to understand your situation. Depending on the category, useful details may include:
- Dates of exposure, injury, diagnosis, or product use.
- Names of products, medications, devices, workplaces, or locations involved.
- Medical records, diagnosis information, or treatment history.
- Photos, receipts, employment records, military records, or other documentation.
- Details about whether others experienced similar issues.
You don't need every document before requesting a review. Start with what you have.
Already handed a retainer or fee agreement? You can request an educational review of a legal fee agreement to understand terms you may want to ask about before signing.
What you will hear from us.
- Right away. The confirmation page shows your request went through. If you gave an email address, a confirmation with a reference number may follow. Keep the reference number for any question about your request.
- A firm took it. That firm's intake team contacts you, usually within a few business days. Answer or return the call, even from a number you do not know.
- No firm took it. You hear nothing further. Treat silence after a week or two as the answer, and speak with a licensed attorney on your own, because deadlines keep running.
- Questions. Call (800) 956-9876 or reply to any email from us. If we miss your call, reply to the text we send with your question.
How Lawsuit Center gets paid.
Lawsuit Center is the intake and referral practice of David Meldofsky, a California attorney. He organizes the categories, takes case review requests, and refers them to participating law firms. Those firms accept clients and sign cases. Money changes hands two ways, both disclosed:
Paid placement on category pages. Some firms pay for visibility on category pages, such as a featured listing, a sponsorship, or other attorney advertising. Every paid placement is labeled, so visitors can tell editorial categorization from advertising.
Referral fees under California Rule 1.5.1. When a participating firm takes a case David referred, it may pay him a referral fee out of its own attorney fee. California's rules for dividing a fee between lawyers apply. The firm and David agree in writing. You receive full written disclosure of the division and the lawyers involved, and you consent in writing. Your total fee stays the same as the firm charges any client for the same case on the same terms.
Neither arrangement is a recommendation or endorsement of any attorney or law firm. Visitors should independently evaluate any firm before hiring counsel.