The Lawyer Guide is a safe platform that helps clients find the right lawyer

Our vision is to contribute to increased transparency and democratization of the legal profession. Our aim is to make current and future legal services more accessible to most people.

The Lawyer Guide is a safe platform that helps clients find the right lawyer

The Lawyer Guide was founded in 2020, and is owned and operated by Advokatguiden AS. The company is based in Oslo, with operations in Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, The United States and Switzerland. The Lawyer Guide is a user-focused online service for finding and ranking lawyers. At The Lawyer Guide, numerous lawyers in America are listed, a total of close to 240,000. We aim to always be up-to-date with correct information about American lawyers. To maintain the platform's quality, we continuously collect information from a variety of open sources.

François Savard
François Savard CEO and co founder

Master's in Digital Strategy and UX/UI Design from France. François has been involved in founding and developing Advokatguiden. François is responsible for the design of Advokatguiden, in addition to coordinating the development process, developing new features, and maintaining and optimizing the platform. In 2024, François Savard takes over as CEO of Advokatguiden after Ali Ahmed. His main focus is to strengthen Advokatguiden's position in Europe while putting all efforts into expanding in the USA.

Erling Løken Andersen
Erling Løken Andersen Founder and chairman of the board

Norwegian IT entrepreneur and former lawyer. Qualified lawyer (LL.M) at UiO and 3-year Art Director from Westerdals. In 2004, Erling founded the digital marketing agency Omega Media. One of the products the company developed was the former Norwegian online community Biip.no, which was launched in 2005. In 2008, Omega Media and Biip.no were sold to TV2 and Egmont for $6.9million. Following the sale, Erling received a tax claim which ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars, which inspired him to start studying law. Erling bought back Omega Media towards the end of 2012, and completed his studies on a part-time basis alongside a full-time job. He eventually won the tax case against the state. Erling then worked as a lawyer until 2019, when he left the legal profession to found The Lawyer Guide.

Jernej Hartman
Jernej Hartman CTO

Jernej Hartman has an a Master in computer science from Slovenia. He has extensive experience in software development and has played a key role in the development of Advokatguiden since its inception. Jernej is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Advokatguiden. He is based in Slovenia and has been involved in the platform's code development from day one. Jernej ensures that our technology is at the forefront of the industry and leads the development team with a focus on innovation and optimization.

Ben Lauritzen
Ben Lauritzen CFO

Ben has education in economics from England as well as auditing from BI. He is titled as a state-authorized auditor with a background in auditing and financial management, and has been involved in the start-up of numerous companies where he has contributed to the development of financial strategy. Ben is the Chief Financial Officer of Advokatguiden. He ensures tidy books at all times and ensures a seamless relationship with customers and suppliers from a financial perspective.

Why The Lawyer Guide?

Our ambition is to be the most complete website for information about lawyers, not just in USA, but the whole world.

It should be easy to find a lawyer

On our homepage, you can easily find a lawyer by searching for name, keyword, place and legal field. You can sort your match by popularity or score, and compare thousands of profiles. The Lawyer Guide helps you find the best lawyer for your needs.

Find the best lawyer

We highlight the best lawyers on our platform. On The Lawyer Guide, former clients can write reviews. Based on total scores for legal skills, availability, quality of work, implementation and communication, we rank America's best lawyers. All reviews are published anonymously. To ensure the platform's quality, we carry out an ongoing assessment of all incoming reviews.

Get legal help for {title} from different lawyers

At The Lawyer Guide, it is easy to get in touch with a lawyer, completely free of charge. On our main page you can fill in our offer form. Based on legal subject area and geographical distance, we send your inquiry to up to three lawyers. Within a short time you will receive a free, non-binding offer from a lawyer.

The Lawyer Guide is the lawyer service of the future

The Lawyer Guide invites today's lawyers, legal assistants and paralegals to dare to think differently. Together we can contribute to increased transparency and democratization of the legal profession - and realize the goal of making current and future legal services more accessible to most people.

Developed by Journey Group

The Lawyer Guide has been developed by the digital marketing agency Journey, which is located in Oslo. Journey focuses on strategic digital consulting and analysis, web development, content marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, Online Reputation Management and social media campaigns. The company has worked with several well-known national and international customers such as Coca-Cola, Sony Playstation, TV2 and Krogsveen. In 2020, Journey Group had a turnover of over $3million, and today has around 30 employees. The company has its head office at Skøyen in Oslo. journeyagency.com
Developed by Journey Group