Legal Research Center Introduces Appellate Brief Service with 100 Percent Money-Back Guarantee

Business Wire, April 6, 1999

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--Rejecting the notion that nothing in law is guaranteed, Minneapolis-based Legal Research Center (LRC) (OTC BB:LRCI) Tuesday announced the introduction of an appellate brief service that comes with a 100 percent money-back guarantee that the lawyer using the service will win their case.

With LRC's Guaranteed Appellate Brief Service, the lawyer preparing an appeal simply provides one of LRC's appellate specialists with the relevant facts needed to understand the case. LRC then performs a no-cost evaluation and presents a fixed-price estimate to prepare the appellate brief.

Cases qualify for the guarantee as long as the merits of the appeal are compelling, the success probabilities are sufficiently high, and the preliminary research is sufficiently supportive.

"If we accept the case under LRC's guarantee plan, we assure that our client will have a winning result or refund every cent of their cost for the brief," said Christopher Ljungkull, chief executive officer of LRC. "With this bold offer, we are literally eliminating the investment risk for any lawyer who retains our company to prepare their appellate brief by guaranteeing both the quality and result of our work."

LRC is willing to assume this risk because its brief writers are highly experienced attorneys who are nationally renowned for their research, writing and appellate advocacy skills. Additionally, the company has a 21-year track record of preparing winning appellate briefs for lawyers in private and corporate practice across the country.

"The very idea of offering a 100 percent money-back guarantee that our client will win their case will undoubtedly surprise many," said Ljungkull. "What it illustrates, however, is the extraordinary confidence we have in our company's ability to evaluate a case effectively and deliver winning results."

Ljungkull pointed out that LRC would also work for lawyers on those cases that do not qualify for LRC's guarantee, typically on a fixed-fee or hourly basis, and will make arrangements for special financing on certain types of appeals.

Founded in 1978, Legal Research Center was one of the first companies in the world to offer legal research and writing services to attorneys in corporate and private practice. LRC's work products include electronic knowledgebases and multijurisdictional surveys, office memoranda, and formal court-ready documents such as trial and appellate briefs.

A staff of highly credentialed attorneys -- honor graduates who are carefully selected for their research, analytical, writing and client-service skills -- prepares all of LRC's legal research products.

LRC differs from some of its competitors in how the company views issues of conflict of interest, confidentiality and client interaction. LRC approaches conflicts exactly as a law firm would, with every matter referred for research being reviewed for internal conflicts and the assigned researcher being thoroughly screened to assure that no professional conflict exists.

Moreover, to ensure the highest level of quality on each assignment, the assigned researcher is personally introduced to the lawyer ordering the research and works face-to-face with that client throughout the entire research process.

LRC has headquarters at 331 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 55401; 800/776-9377. The company's Web site address is http://www.lrci.com.