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ADA Legal Link

For attorneys

We're building a small, intentional network.

ADA Legal Link is a free intake and triage service for people facing disability access barriers. When a case warrants legal action, we connect them with vetted attorneys who handle this work. No subscription. No referral fee. No lead-gen invoices.

What we send you

Before we ever introduce a case, our intake assistant Ada has already had a conversation with the person about what happened. By the time it reaches you, the case has been pre-screened.

  • A documented narrative. What happened, in the person's own words, with the legal frame we think applies (most often Title III public accommodations).
  • Evidence where available. Photos, locations, dates. If there are physical barriers, Ada walks the person through documenting them.
  • A geography and practice-area match. We don't blast cases. We introduce a case to attorneys who actually handle this kind of work in the right state.
  • Your decision. We don't negotiate fees, terms, or strategy on your behalf. We make the introduction. You decide whether to take the case.

Who we're looking for

Practicing attorneys with real experience in disability rights, civil rights, or access litigation. We weight breadth less than depth, in this order:

  • Title III experience. Public accommodations claims are most of what comes through us today. If you've taken these to settlement or judgment, we want to hear from you.
  • Adjacent practice areas. Title II (state and local government), FHA accessibility, transportation. Employment / Title I as we open that scope up.
  • Geographic coverage. We try to introduce cases to local counsel. If you cover a specific state or region, tell us where.
  • Willingness to take the case. We aren't looking for every disability-curious attorney to list themselves. We're looking for people who actually take these cases when the fit is right.

What we're not

  • Not a referral service. No fees change hands between us and you. We don't take a cut, a percentage, or a flat charge. The service is free to applicants and free to participating attorneys.
  • Not a lead-gen marketplace. No auction, no pay-for-placement, no tiered visibility. The directory shows every approved attorney; we route cases by fit, not by who paid.
  • Not exclusive. You can be on other platforms. We ask only that if a case we send you fits, you give it a real look.

Interested?

We're early. We're reviewing applications in batches as the network grows. Send us a note with your name, firm, bar number and state, the practice areas and geographies you cover, and anything you'd want a prospective client to know about your work.

Email us to apply

Or write directly to gina@adalegallink.com. We respond as we review applications.

We're a small team. Gina, who reviews applications, is also a practicing attorney. Replies may take a week or two. If you don't hear back within three weeks, send a follow-up.

Thank you for considering this. The work matters, and we'd rather build the network slowly with the right people than quickly with the wrong ones.

Ryan & Gina, co-founders

Looking for an ADA attorney for your case

If you hit a barrier and want an ADA attorney for your case, this page isn't the right stop. This page is for attorneys who want to join our vetted network, not for people who need legal help.

To find an ADA attorney for your case, use our attorney directory. It lists approved attorneys you can reach out to directly about what happened. If you'd rather talk it through first, our intake assistant Ada can help you understand whether what you experienced looks like an ADA issue, and point you to the right place, including an attorney if that fits.

ADA Legal Link is informational only. We are not a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. Whether an attorney takes your case, and what happens with it, is between you and that attorney.

What this page covers

The rest of this page explains how we build our attorney network: a free, no-fee intake and triage service that pre-screens cases through Ada before introducing them to vetted attorneys who handle disability access work. If you're an attorney interested in joining, keep reading below. If you're someone who hit a barrier, head to Find an Attorney or go talk to Ada about what happened.

Not sure it was a barrier

If you're not sure whether something you ran into counts as an ADA issue, you don't need to guess. Read the ADA Standards Guide for a plain-language explanation of what the standards generally require, or check cases we track to see how similar situations have been described as filed, alleged, or settled. These are starting points, not a verdict on your situation, since it depends on the facts.