babu.law — AI & Workflow Systems for Law Firms

— About

Most legal AI consultants have never tried a case. Most legal-tech founders have never written a brief.

I'm both. That combination is rare, and it's the entire point.

I run a Baltimore criminal & civil practice while shipping the software that runs that practice. Every workflow I'll build for your firm, I've already built for mine — under the same Bar oversight, the same MRPC 1.6 confidentiality obligations, the same client-trust requirements you live under every day.

That means no vaporware demos. No 40-page strategy decks. No recommending tools I haven't deployed in a live firm with real clients and real fee disputes. You get exactly what works, prioritized in the order that captures revenue fastest.

If you want a McKinsey-style "AI transformation roadmap," I'm not your person. If you want someone to walk in, find your three highest-value bottlenecks, and ship working systems in 90 days, this is the right conversation.

01

I ship — not slideware.

Every engagement ends with working production systems inside your firm, not a report on a shelf.

02

Ethics-first by default.

UPL, fee-splitting, MRPC 1.6 — these shape every recommendation because they shape my own practice.

03

Your stack, not mine.

Clio, Filevine, MyCase, GHL, Lawmatics, JotForm, LawPay — I work with what you already pay for.

04

Outcomes, not dashboards.

Hours saved per matter. Leads converted. Cases handled per attorney. Anything else is theater.

— Engagements

Three ways to work together.

From a single diagnostic call to a full quarterly build. Most firms start at Tier 01 and graduate to Tier 02 within a quarter.

— Tier 01

The Practice Audit

A 90-minute working session plus a 10-page roadmap identifying your three highest-ROI automations — ranked by hours saved, dollars captured, and weeks-to-deploy.

Pre-call workflow questionnaire
Live screen-share session walking your stack
Written 10-page roadmap with vendor recs
30-day follow-up call included

$2,500 Flat fee

Start here →

— Tier 02

The 90-Day Build

I embed with your firm for one quarter, ship two-to-three production automations, and train your team to operate them without me.

Weekly 60-min working sessions
Full build & deployment of agreed workflows
Integration with your existing case management
Staff training videos & written SOPs
30 days of post-launch support

$15–25K Scoped per build

Discuss scope →

— Tier 03

Fractional AI Counsel

Ongoing retainer for firms who want continuous improvement without hiring an in-house team. Strategy, builds, and ethics review on call.

Two strategy sessions per month
One new automation deployed per quarter
Slack & email access for ad-hoc questions
Vendor evaluation & ethics review on request
3-month minimum, then month-to-month

$3,500 Per month

Apply →

— Proof of work

Live products. Shipped from inside an active practice.

Each one solves a real problem in my own firm. Each one is the basis for a workflow I can build for yours.

Consumer · Intake Automation Live

Beat-Tix — MD traffic defense platform

End-to-end consumer flow: ticket lookup, automated quote, e-signed engagement, LawPay intake, GHL nurture, JotForm onboarding. From "got a ticket" to "represented" in under six minutes — no human intervention.

6 min Lead → Retained

$400+ Avg matter value

0 hrs Staff time per intake

Document · Petition Engine Live

Expunge·It — automated MD petitions

Client answers twelve questions. The system pulls case data, generates the correct Maryland expungement petition with all attachments, e-signs, and routes for filing. Replaces three hours of paralegal work with three minutes of attorney review.

3 min Per petition

98% Field accuracy

$500 Margin per matter

Estimating · AI Quote Tool Live

Moving estimate calculator

Built originally for a moving company; the same architecture powers personal-injury demand calculation, settlement estimators, and fee-quote tools. AI ingests inventory photos and produces a binding estimate in under ninety seconds.

90 s Photo → estimate

+42% Quote → booking lift

SQLite Stack — zero overhead

Practice Launch · Playbook Live

MD lead-paint litigation playbook

A complete kit for spinning up a new practice area in fourteen days: intake form, demand letter template, statute summary, marketing pages, and AI-assisted client screening. A repeatable model for any niche litigation practice.

14 d Idea → live practice

1 Attorney to operate

∞ Practice areas it fits

— How it works

Four steps. No fluff.

A short, intentional path from first call to a system you actually own.

— 01

Discovery call

Thirty minutes. Free. We figure out together if I can actually help — and what the highest-ROI move is for your firm right now.

— 02

Audit or scope

Tier 01 audit if you're not sure where to start. Direct scoping for firms with a known pain point and budget.

— 03

Build & deploy

I work alongside your team in your stack. You see weekly progress in production, not in slide decks or status updates.

— 04

Handoff & train

Documented SOPs, training videos, and thirty days of post-launch support. The system survives without me.

— FAQ

Things firm owners ask before booking.

If your question isn't answered here, raise it on the discovery call. I'd rather know the hesitation up front.

Are you actually a practicing attorney, or just a tech person?

Both. I'm licensed in Maryland, D.C., Florida, and Ohio, and I run an active criminal & civil practice in Baltimore. I'm at the courthouse most weeks. I build software because I needed it for my own practice first.

Is this legal advice? Are you my lawyer?

No. This is business consulting — workflow, software, and operations — provided through a separate consulting LLC. I'm not your firm's outside counsel and we don't form an attorney-client relationship. If you need ethics opinions specific to your jurisdiction, I'll refer you to ethics counsel licensed where you practice.

Will my client data be safe?

Yes. Every system I build is designed for MRPC 1.6 confidentiality from the ground up. No client data leaves your environment unless you explicitly approve a vendor, and I'll always recommend self-hosted or enterprise-tier options when client material is involved. Mutual NDA before any audit work begins.

Do I need to be technical?

No. The whole point is that you don't. I work directly with your existing team — paralegals, intake, office manager — and leave behind systems they can run without writing a line of code.

What size firm do you typically work with?

Solo to roughly twenty-five attorneys. Larger firms have internal innovation teams; smaller firms get the most leverage from a single sharp engagement.

Do you take equity instead of cash?

Occasionally, for the right firm — typically a hybrid of reduced cash plus a small revenue share on the workflows we build together. Raise it on the discovery call.

AI & workflow systems for law firms that actually bill.