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Last updated November 7, 2026

Sources we use

In rough order of how much weight they get:

  • Statutes, court rules and regulations, cited by section, from the state or federal publisher
  • Court and bar association pages, including each state's version of the ABA Model Rules
  • Federal agencies for their own programs: the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, USCIS and the State Department, the IRS
  • State agency guidelines and worksheets, such as child support schedules and workers' comp tables
  • Surveys and published fee data, named with their year, for typical costs

Each page lists its sources at the end, and calculators that use a state rule say which rule and when we last checked it. When a page gives a typical number, such as a common contingency percentage, it says it's typical and not required.

How we use AI tools

We use AI tools to help gather questions, outline pages and write first drafts. A draft is not a page. A person checks every number, citation and claim against the source, rewrites what's unclear and removes anything we can't back up before the page is released to search engines. Pages that haven't been through that review are kept out of search results.

What we don't do

We don't make up cases, clients, quotes or results. We don't publish lawyer ratings or reviews, and we don't predict what your case will be worth. Calculators show the math of the rule or the agreement you enter. They aren't a valuation of your claim.

Who reviews the pages

Pages are written and checked by the Law Figures editors. When a licensed attorney reviews a page, the page will name them, their state of license and the date of the review. We won't show a reviewer who didn't do the work.

Independence

No law firm, lawyer or service pays to appear in a page's text, and none sees a page before it's published. If a page ever includes paid placement, it will be labeled where it appears. Details are on how we make money.

Updates and corrections

Pages show the date they were last changed, and we only change that date when the content changes. When a law or an agency figure changes, such as a new yearly benefit limit, we update the pages it touches. If you find an error, tell us; we fix confirmed errors and note significant corrections on the page.