DIRECTLAW FOUNDER RICHARD GRANAT RECEIVES AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION’S LOUIS M. BROWN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR LEGAL ACCESS

Delivers Statement on Ethics, Innovation and The Future of Legal Services for Consumers Before the American Bar Association Commission on Ethics 20/20 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (PRWEB) February 7, 2010 -- Richard Granat, an attorney and president and founder of DirectLaw, Inc., today received the Louis M. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award for Legal Access from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services. Mr. Granat is being honored with the award for his work over six decades, exploring the use of technology to create cost-effective and innovative access to legal services for middle-income consumers. Among his many innovations, Mr. Granat developed an online legal services model that enables small law practices the ability to deliver their services to middle-income consumers at the same price as purely online document preparation services. MORE... To review this press release please visit http://www.theedgeroom.com