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Cordell & Cordell a Key Partner for LawFi legal fee loans

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Sep 16, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

LawFi® Announces Cordell & Cordell® as Key Partner for its Legal Fee Loans

The nation’s largest family law firm will offer groundbreaking legal fee financing solution JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LawFi, Inc., (“LawFi”), a pioneering legal fintech lender and the inventor of the “Legal Fee Loan,” today announced that Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest family law firm, has joined LawFi’s limited Florida rollout. The partnership will enable Cordell & Cordell to gain early access to the platform and provide valuable feedback to shape the final statewide release.

“LawFi’s legal fee loans will help us to assist more clients with their family law and divorce matters,” said Joseph P. Breda, CEO of Cordell & Cordell. “The firm is excited to partner with LawFi to help narrow the access to justice gap.” Share Access to legal services often requires a significant upfront retainer fee, and maintaining legal representation can be challenging when the retainer advance runs out. These realities create a substantial financial barrier for many needing legal services. LawFi’s unique platform enables law firms to offer seamless Retain Now, Pay Later® solutions, converting upfront legal costs into affordable monthly payments. As an early partner, Cordell & Cordell’s Florida offices will offer LawFi’s innovative legal fee loans as a new payment option.

“LawFi’s legal fee loans will help us to assist more clients with their family law and divorce matters,” said Joseph P. Breda, CEO of Cordell & Cordell. “The firm is excited to partner with LawFi to help narrow the access to justice gap.”

“Having a firm with Cordell & Cordell’s national reputation joining our Florida rollout is further evidence that LawFi can bring more financial inclusion to the legal system by making legal services more accessible and affordable,” said Steven Highfill, CEO of LawFi. “Cordell and Cordell’s early adoption and feedback will help us continue to build a platform capable of serving millions of consumers and small businesses.”

About LawFi, Inc.

LawFi is a pioneering legal fintech and specialty finance company. LawFi is the inventor of a new type of loans, called “Legal Fee Loans.” The company operates the first legal fee financing platform and loan origination system capable of underwriting and funding customized legal fee loans. The platform facilitates point-of-sale legal fee loans to finance legal services provided to consumers and small business owners through a growing network of lawyers and law firms.

About Cordell & Cordell

Cordell & Cordell is the largest family law firm in the United States* with over 200 attorneys and has served more than 250,000 clients over the last 35 years. Our clients hire Cordell & Cordell because the firm is committed to relentlessly advocating for the rights of our clients in the toughest family law matters.

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