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You practice family law. You're also the case manager, the deadline tracker, and the file coordinator for every active matter.

Every case you carry lives in your head until it doesn't. Here's what the firm looks like when the caseload tracks itself.

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11:40 AM · You're in a custody hearing

A potential client just found your firm online. This is where most family law referrals go cold before anyone calls back.

You're across town in court. But this time, something captures the inquiry in your firm's voice before they move on to the next result.

costaassociates.law

Family Law Advocacy When It Matters Most

Divorce · Custody · Modification · Mediation · Serving the greater metro area
Same-day consultation scheduling
CCosta and Associates
Online now
Welcome to Costa and Associates. Are you looking for help with a divorce or custody matter?
Type your message…
The inquiry

The client never had a reason to scroll to the next firm on the list.

A real intake got handled the way you would, gathered the case details, and set expectations until you can review it.

CCosta and Associates · New Matter Intake
Online now
Welcome to Costa and Associates. Are you looking for help with a divorce or custody matter?
I need to file for divorce. My spouse and I have two kids and we own a house together. How do I start?
I understand. Are you and your spouse in agreement about custody, or is that something you'll need help negotiating?
We disagree on custody. I want primary placement. There's also a retirement account we need to split.
Thank you for sharing that. Let me get your details to Mr. Costa so he can review and schedule a consultation.
Tomorrow morningThursday afternoon
Tomorrow morning if possible. I'm worried about my spouse moving assets.
Noted. He'll have your consultation confirmed by end of day. What is the best phone number to reach you?
Captured while you were in court

The matter you would have lost to a faster-responding firm is already on the board.

Every case detail, custody concern, and asset flag lands in one place, sorted by urgency, ready when you step out of the hearing.

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Costa and Associates
IntakeClientsMessagesCalendar
Intake / New lead
Divorce with Custody Dispute
New matter · 2 minor children · marital home and retirement
ASSET CONCERN RAISED
Matter typeDivorce with contested custody
Children2 minors, client wants primary placement
AssetsMarital home and retirement account to divide
Client concernSpouse may move assets, wants to move quickly
Consultation scheduled for tomorrow morning · conflict check pending
Your caseload, surfaced

Your mental load stops being the filing system.

It reaches you when something shifts, with the case context you need to act without rebuilding the whole picture from memory.

11:44
Monday, June 23
New matter captured from websitenow

Divorce with custody dispute · asset concern flagged · consultation tomorrow

Deadline approaching: Martinez response filingnow

Response due Wednesday. Draft ready for review. Open case file.

Document chase, handled

The client who would've gone another week without sending the pay stubs just got a specific request.

When a case needs documents, the request goes out with the deadline, so the matter doesn't stall because you forgot to follow up.

3:30 PMDocument request sent
C Costa and Associates
Hi Maria, for your financial disclosure we need your last 3 pay stubs and the 2023 tax return. You can upload them securely here: costaassociates.law/upload/martinez-financials
The filing deadline is Friday. Reply with any questions or upload the documents at the link above.
One family law matter, start to finish

That was your caseload and case progression, running while you were in court.

The kind of matter management a larger firm has by default, built around how a solo family law practice actually works.

What you stop being
  • The case manager
  • The deadline tracker
  • The file coordinator
What you become again
  • The attorney
  • The advocate
  • The strategist
What that is worth

For a boutique built on personal representation, this is the margin: every hour you spend chasing filings is billable time you never get back. When the caseload runs itself, your rate goes back to practicing law.

If we're wrong, the conversation ends here. If we're close, this is rarely the only thing you're holding together by hand.

We built this from public information. How close did we get?

Tell us where we got it right, or where we missed. Under a minute.

Built for Costa & Associates as a working preview. Sample workflow; not a real client.
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