Husband-and-wife team Ira and Linda Distenfield started We the People Forms & Service Centers USA Inc. in 1985, and began franchising in 1996. Customers who don't need an attorney's advice can visit a We The People store to get help with some 100 legal documents, such as incorporations or wills. All documents are prepared at the company's Santa Barbara, California, headquarters. We The People has more than 50 locations throughout the United States.
We The People is a national franchise of legal document preparation centers, each independently owned and operated, and, all dedicated to providing high quality, low cost legal documents to the increasing numbers of people who choose to represent themselves in uncontested legal matters. As the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics observes, “the Legal Forms Business is the largest growth industry in the nation, second only to home health care…”
The rapid growth in popularity of the self help legal movement represents a major change in how people can now gain access to our legal system. In California alone, more than 75% of divorces are now done without attorney representation.
Products & Services
We The People is the only national system of Legal Document Preparation stores and has been in existence for over 20 years; we have helped over 600,000 customers with their legal needs. We help consumers represent themselves (pro se litigation) in uncontested legal matters by preparing/typing the necessary legal documents to court standards. We offer high quality, accurate and affordable legal document preparation. By doing it themselves, consumers usually save 50-70% of the typical fees and costs.
We The People serves customers who cannot afford the high cost of attorney fees, as well as those who can - and simply choose not to. The company offers more than 50 common legal documents, including divorce, living trusts and incorporation.
Why We The People?
An Opportunity In The $100 Billion Legal Industry
We The People has experienced an explosive growth in business since it’s inception in 1985. Now, We The People offers you an opportunity to join it’s expanding network of independently owned and operated franchise stores. The We The People franchise opportunity is for entrepreneurs to work within their communities, offering customers an affordable, convenient and efficient alternative to the high cost of attorneys’ services. Imagine the satisfaction of knowing that your business offers customers tremendous savings while providing you with an opportunity to share in the $100 billion revenues of the legal industry!
Central Processing Centers
We The People franchisees know what a great feeling it is to be backed by the team of competent, experienced individuals at our Central Processing Centers. Divorce, Living Trusts, Wills, Incorporations and over 80 other legal documents are processed from our Central Processing Centers and many will be ready for your customers within days. Franchisees do not give legal advice, and are freed from the task of preparing documents. All documents are produced at our Central Processing Centers. Your customers provide all necessary information by filling out one of our simple workbooks. You transmit the information supplied in the workbook to We The People’s processing center, where documents are prepared accurately and efficiently, and returned to your location, ready for your customer to pick-up. What could be simpler?
You will also be listed on the company’s web site, and participate in the business already generated through our existing national reputation of over 20 years of fast, accurate legal document preparation. Your market is virtually unlimited!
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