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TimeNet Law 6 Is Here

Post author By Perry
Post date April 2, 2026

TimeNet Law 6 is much more than a fresh coat of paint and a few new features.

A complete rethinking of how attorneys should interact with their
practice management software: your billing software should work the way
your brain works. Fast. Contextual. One step ahead of you. And never in
your way.

Here’s what that looks like.

Launchpad: Your Daily Command Center

The entire main window has been rebuilt from scratch.

Launchpad is three views in one. Day View shows your schedule, time
entries, and calendar events on a single timeline. Week View gives you
the weekly picture. Month View lets you plan ahead. All three are alive.
Click to add entries. Drag to reschedule. Double-click to edit.
Right-click for more options.

Everything is responsive, and you can do almost anything right from
Launchpad.

On the right side is a new Firm Health sidebar. Hours tracked.
Utilization rate. Accounts receivable. Aging breakdowns. Revenue trends.
Every number is clickable. Tap a metric and it opens the relevant
report. No hunting through menus. No guessing which report has the
number you need.

Above it all is the new Needs Attention card. TimeNet Law now watches
over your practice and surfaces problems before you discover them.
Overdue invoices. Missing time entries. Matters that haven’t been billed
in weeks. And when it really matters, you’ll always see upcoming
appointments, filing deadlines, and important tasks. Items appear
automatically. Click one, and you’re taken directly to the fix.

Needs Attention was designed to keep you focused and on track, but
not overwhelmed. You will only ever see up to 3 items at once. Handle
them or defer them, and new items drop in. Miss something important, and
it will float to the top and change color.

See everything. Act on anything. Miss nothing.

That’s Launchpad in TimeNet Law 6.

Launchbar: Your Practice Accelerated

Press Option+Space from anywhere. A search bar appears. Start
typing.

log 2.5 hours for Henderson breach of contract

Done. Entry created. The right matter. The right timekeeper. The right description.

apply 3000 check #1631 to invoice HN-972

Payment logged.

invoice morrison

Invoice generated.

Launchbar understands natural language. It parses your input, matches
clients and matters with fuzzy logic, and executes the command. Over 13
commands ship today: log time, log expenses, record payments, create and
reissue invoices, cancel invoices, search payments, create clients,
create matters, edit entries, delete entries, launch reports, and
more.

This is the fastest way to interact with your practice data. Period.
No windows. No forms. No clicking through four screens to log a phone
call. Just type what you want, and it happens.

Launchbar is also your shortcut superpower. Pinned and Recent matters
appear instantly before you even start typing.

Voice Command: Just Talk to It

Launchbar was designed for your voice.

Apple’s native on-device dictation engine means your words never
leave your Mac. No cloud processing. No third-party transcription. No
privacy concerns. Your law practice, completely unshackled from the cloud.

Click the Dictate key (default F5 on your keyboard) and say what you
need:

“Log one point five hours for the Garcia custody matter, drafted
motion for temporary restraining order.”

TimeNet Law parses it, matches the matter, fills in the details. You
confirm and move on. What used to take 90 seconds of clicking and typing
takes 10 seconds of talking.

If TimeNet Law can’t target the correct matter, you’ll be presented
with a list of options sorted by confidence. You can always override the
predicted target by pressing Option+Return instead of just Return.

Log time. Record payments. Search for documents. Reissue invoices.
All by voice, all processed locally on your hardware.

Quick Capture

Sometimes you just need to log an entry and get back to work.

Quick Capture is a new ultra-streamlined window built for speed. It
opens fast, presents only what you need, and closes the moment you’re
done. In-and-out time entry creation for when you’re between calls and
can’t afford to break focus.

SmartSearch

Finding the right matter used to mean scrolling through lists or
remembering exact names. SmartSearch is a unified client and matter
search field with fuzzy matching built in. Type a few characters and it
finds what you’re looking for, even if you misspell it, abbreviate it,
or only remember half the name.

Keyboard-driven. Lightning fast. Target any matter in a few
keystrokes.

SmartSearch is in Launchbar, Quick Capture, and all Edit / Add Entry
windows.

Two-Way Apple Calendar Sync

Your Mac calendar and TimeNet Law now stay in sync. Automatically.
Both directions.

Add an event in Apple Calendar and it appears in TimeNet Law’s Day
View. Sync an entry in TimeNet Law and it shows up on your calendar.
Changes propagate instantly. No manual import. No export-and-reimport
dance.

This is native integration with Apple’s EventKit framework. Not a
cloud relay. Not a third-party connector. Direct, on-device sync that
works even when you’re offline.

TimeNet Law even uses fuzzy matching to predict which client and
matter the entry might belong to. Hit okay and you’re done, or change
the target with a few keystrokes.

Performance Report

A brand new report that shows you what every law firm managing
partner wants to know: how is my team performing?

Utilization rate. Hours worked versus target. Billable versus
non-billable breakdown. Color-coded performance indicators. Progress
bars. Trend arrows showing whether each metric is improving or declining
compared to the prior period.

View all timekeepers at once or drill into any individual. Navigate
by week, month, or custom date range. Every number is computed in real
time from your actual data.

This is the report that makes weekly partner meetings take five
minutes instead of thirty.

Unlimited Undo / Redo

Be kind, rewind. TimeNet Law 6 lets you create, edit and delete with
zero anxiety. Accidentally trashed something? Bring it back. Dragged a
few meetings around and don’t like the new schedule? Snap them back into
original place. Unlimited undo and redo across your entire database,
right from Launchpad.

Even view a history of events and bring back something you deleted
ten actions ago. Rewind has you covered.

Try that in a browser-based app.

The Full TimeNet Law 6 Feature List

TimeNet Law 6 ships with more new features and improvements than any
previous version. Here’s what’s in the box:

Launchpad

Completely redesigned main window with Day, Week, and Month views
Firm Health sidebar with clickable metrics
Needs Attention system that surfaces problems automatically
Live timer with one-click start from anywhere
Pinned Matters for instant access to your most active cases
Recent Matters list with configurable depth
Unlimited Undo/Redo with the new Rewind system
Per-user Launchpad settings (visible metrics, day view hours, and more)

Launchbar and Voice Command

Universal keyboard shortcut (Option+Space) from any window
Natural language parsing with fuzzy client/matter matching
13+ commands with more coming
Voice Command powered by Apple’s on-device dictation engine
Quick Capture for ultra-fast entry creation

A Real Mobile App

Your law firm, now in your pocket
Native Swift codebase, not a web app wrapped in chrome
Fully featured to run your law firm on the go
iPhone and iPad specific views, layouts and design

Search and Navigation

SmartSearch with unified client/matter fuzzy matching
Keyboard-driven matter targeting
Redesigned Reports menu with better organization and recent reports

Calendar and Scheduling

Two-way Apple Calendar sync (native EventKit integration)
Click to add entries from any view in Launchpad
Drag to reschedule entries
Double-click to edit from any calendar view

Reports

New Performance Report (utilization, realization, collection, trend analysis)
New Referral Source Report
New Matter Status Report with customizable statuses
Practice Area Report now shows “No Practice Area Set” entries
Massive performance improvements on large databases across all reports

Clients and Matters

Completely redesigned Client Info window
New Matter Status system (assign, customize, filter, report)
Bulk Import from spreadsheet or natural language (from napkin to invoice in 10 seconds)
Timekeepers can now have weekly billable goal targets

Invoicing and Billing

All new PDF engine with improved layout, performance, and features
Customizable invoice header labels
Generated invoices automatically save in each matter’s Document Library
Fixed percentage discount calculations (now correctly applies to included entries only)
Massively improved Word document template merging with smart fields
Late fee bug fixes

Documents

Document Library now prominent in sidebar and main window
Major bug fixes (search, subfolders, dragging)
File tags and reminders system improvements
Invoices auto-filed per matter

Transaction Ledgers

Working balance column (disables when not sorting by date)
Anomaly detection highlights potential duplicates and common issues
Improved delete behavior with scroll state preservation

Accounting and Payments

Look up and apply payments with Launchbar
Performance improvements for large clients in Payment Center
Fixed an issue with open matter windows not refreshing after applying a payment

Settings and Preferences

Massively improved Preferences UI
Per-user Launchpad configuration
Network configuration and data location shortcut in App Settings

Under the Hood

Improved database writing with fallback and smart retry for stability
Time entry streaks and stats (logging time should feel good)
In-app contact window crash fixed
Numerous stability and performance improvements

TimeNet Law 6: A Labor of Love, Continued

Legal billing software in 2026 is a cesspool.

The big names keep raising prices. They keep getting acquired. They
keep feeding your client data to advertising networks and AI models. And
the software itself keeps getting worse. More bloated. More confusing.
More dependent on an internet connection just to log a phone call.

TimeNet Law 6 is the opposite of all of that.

It’s faster. It’s simpler. It’s smarter. Your data stays on your Mac.
The person who built it still answers the phone. And now it has a
command line, voice recognition, a daily dashboard, and performance
analytics that would make a BigLaw managing partner jealous.

All under the same simple business model that has existed for 22
years.

Same owner. Same mission. The best just got a lot better.

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built exclusively for Mac. Local-first. Privacy-first. No cloud
required. No data harvesting. Ever.

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Why I’ve Used a Mac for 30+ Years (And Why You Should Too)

Post author By Perry
Post date March 13, 2026

“Pray.”

– Wired Magazine cover, June 1997

That was it. One word. Apple’s rainbow logo wrapped in barbed wire.

The article inside was titled “101 Ways to Save Apple.” Michael Dell told reporters he’d “shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” Steve Jobs would later say Apple was 90 days from bankruptcy.

I was writing code on a Macintosh Performa 6200 at the time. Everyone told me I was an idiot. “Apple’s dead.” “Switch to Windows before it’s too late.” “You’ll never find work as a Mac developer.”

Twenty-nine years later, Apple is the most valuable company in the world. And I’m still building software on a Mac.

Why I Never Left

It wasn’t loyalty. It wasn’t stubbornness. It was simple: the Mac let me do better work.

As a developer, I need a machine that gets out of my way. No driver conflicts. No registry corruption. No mystery processes eating my CPU. Just me and my code.

When I built TimeNet Law, I made a deliberate choice: Mac only. Not because I’m lazy. Because after 30+ years of watching attorneys struggle with Windows machines, I knew the truth:

The attorneys who use Macs have fewer problems. Period.

Why Lawyers Should Want a Mac

I’ve spent decades building software for attorneys. Here’s what I’ve learned:

1. Security Isn’t Optional Anymore

Law firms are targets. Client data, case strategies, privileged communications: hackers want all of it. macOS was built on Unix, with security baked into the architecture. It’s not bolted on as an afterthought.

2. It Just Works (Still)

That old Apple slogan? Still true. I don’t spend my days troubleshooting TimeNet Law crashes caused by Windows updates. My users don’t call me because their antivirus flagged legal billing software as malware. The Mac ecosystem is predictable, stable, and professional.

3. Privacy by Design

Apple’s business model is selling hardware, not your data. They’ve built privacy into everything, from on-device processing to app sandboxing. For attorneys handling confidential client information, that matters.

4. Longevity

My users run TimeNet Law on Macs that are 8, 10, even 12 years old. Try that with a Windows laptop. Apple silicon has only made this better. M1 machines from 2020 still feel fast in 2026.

5. The Ecosystem

iPhone, iPad, Mac: they talk to each other seamlessly. Copy on your phone, paste on your Mac. Answer calls from your desktop. AirDrop files in seconds. For attorneys who are always moving, this isn’t convenience. It’s competitive advantage.

“But Macs Are Expensive”

Are they?

Calculate the cost of a Windows laptop over 5 years: the machine itself, the antivirus subscription, the IT support calls, the productivity lost to updates and crashes, the replacement when it dies at year 3.

Now calculate a Mac over 5 years. Or 7. Or 10.

The Mac isn’t expensive. It’s economical, if you think beyond the sticker price.

The Bet I Made in 1997

When everyone said Apple was finished, I kept coding on my Performa. When everyone said “real business software” had to run on Windows, I built TimeNet Law for Mac.

That bet paid off. Not because I got lucky, because I understood something the critics didn’t:

The best tools attract the best users.

Attorneys who choose Macs aren’t making a fashion statement. They’re making a business decision. They want reliability over troubleshooting. Security over crossed fingers. Tools that help them practice law instead of fighting their computers.

That’s who I build software for.

That’s who TimeNet Law is for.

Ready to run your practice on a machine that works as hard as you do?

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What Happens When You Call TimeNet Law Support

Post author By Perry
Post date February 12, 2026

When it comes to legal software support, most lawyers have been trained to expect nothing. Ticket queues. Canned responses. Days of waiting. Let me tell you about a Sunday night that shows how legal software support should actually work. — Perry, Founder & Developer

It’s 9pm. I’m at home. My phone rings.

An attorney. Panicked. Their entire database had vanished. Years of client records, invoices, billing history — gone. Poof. And they had court the next morning.

Imagine that moment. Imagine having to tell a judge, “Sorry, your honor, the computer ate my homework.”

I didn’t send them to a ticket queue. I didn’t tell them to wait until Monday for business hours. I didn’t transfer them to a Level 1 support rep reading from a script.

I took the call. We screen-shared. I walked them through restoring everything from their backup. By the end of the night, their data was back, their case was organized, and they walked into court the next morning like nothing happened.

That’s what happens when you call TimeNet Law support.

Legal Software Support That Ships Features by Lunch

A few months ago, an attorney called with a specific problem. They needed to discount a particular client in a very specific way — something the software didn’t do yet.

At most companies, this is where you’d hear: “Thanks for the feedback! We’ll add it to our feature request backlog and the product team will review it in a future sprint.”

Translation: Never gonna happen.

Here’s what I said: “Let me see what I can do.”

I hung up. Built the feature. Tested it. Shipped it.

They had it on their computer by lunch.

Not in the next quarterly release. Not in version 12.4. Not “coming soon.” That same day. Before their sandwich.

No System Is Perfect

I’m not going to pretend TimeNet Law never has bugs. Every piece of software does. The question isn’t whether problems happen — it’s what happens when they happen.

Recently, a lawyer hit a serious but obscure bug that stopped them from generating invoices at a critical moment. Billing day. Clients waiting. Cash flow on the line.

They reached out. I investigated. Found the cause. Built a fix.

They had it within the hour.

Not a workaround. Not a “we’re aware of the issue.” A fix. Deployed. Done.

You don’t buy software expecting perfection. You buy software expecting a solution when something goes wrong. And when that solution is “the guy who wrote the code is personally fixing it right now,” that’s a different level of confidence.

What You’re Actually Buying

When you sign up for TimeNet Law, you’re not buying a license to use software owned by a private equity firm that sees you as recurring revenue. You’re buying software you actually own.

You’re buying a relationship.

You’re buying direct access to the person who built every feature, who knows every line of code, who actually wants to hear what’s not working and fix it immediately.

You’re buying 9pm Sunday phone calls. Lunch-time feature releases. Hour-long bug fixes.

You’re buying the thing that big software companies literally cannot offer — because their developers are ten layers removed from customers, and their support teams are measured on ticket closure rates, not on whether your problem actually got solved.

Try This Level of Legal Software Support With Clio

Next time your billing software has an issue, try calling the person who wrote it.

See how far you get.

At Clio, you’ll navigate a support portal, wait for a response, maybe get escalated if you’re lucky, and almost certainly hear some version of “we’ll pass this along to the development team.”

At TimeSolv — now owned by the same private equity firm that owns Rocket Matter, CosmoLex, and Tabs3 — you’ll get the same runaround. Different brand name, same faceless support experience.

At TimeNet Law, you’ll get me.

That’s not a marketing line. That’s my actual phone number. My actual email. My actual voice on the other end when you call.

This Is What I Love

I know it sounds strange, but customer support is one of my favorite parts of running TimeNet Law.

There’s a rush you get when you solve someone’s problem. When you hear the relief in their voice. When you turn a panic moment into a “wow, that was easy” moment.

That feeling doesn’t happen when you’re managing a ticket queue from a distance. It happens when you’re in the trenches with your customers, treating their emergencies like your emergencies.

Twenty-plus years in, I still get that rush. I still love picking up the phone. I still love shipping a fix and hearing someone say, “Wait, it’s already done?”

That’s the difference between software built by someone who cares and software owned by someone who cares about returns.

— Perry

Founder & Developer, TimeNet Law

Yes, I really answer my own phone: (541) 261-9785

And my own emails: [email protected]

P.S. — Stuck with support that treats you like a ticket number? Let’s talk. Experience real legal software support. I promise you’ll actually reach a human. Specifically, the human who built the thing.

Learn more about what makes TimeNet Law different: Privacy Fortress | Why Independence Matters

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The Sunday Brief Inaugural Edition

Post author By Perry
Post date February 1, 2026

The Sunday Brief

Legal tech. Practice hacks. No fluff.

February 1, 2026 • Inaugural Edition

THE BRIEFING

The Gmail Wake-Up Call

Millions of stolen email credentials are floating around the dark web right now. Google says it wasn’t them—”infostealer” malware harvesting passwords from infected devices.

Here’s why you should care even if you’ve never touched Gmail:

Credential stuffing. Your paralegal uses the same password for her personal Gmail and your firm’s document management system. Hackers don’t need to breach you. They just try the stolen credentials on everything until something opens.

ABA Model Rule 1.6 requires “reasonable efforts” to prevent unauthorized disclosure of client information. Know what’s not reasonable? Letting staff reuse passwords across personal and firm accounts.

The settlements are already piling up. Orrick paid $8 million. Houser LLP paid $1.3 million. Both started with compromised credentials.

Your Monday morning action list:

MFA everywhere. Every system. No exceptions. Yes, even that one.
Unique passwords only. Get everyone on a password manager today.
Run a credential audit at haveibeenpwned.com. Set a reminder or just do it now. I’ll wait.
Training isn’t one-and-done. Your staff is the target, not your server.

The cost of proactive security is always a rounding error compared to the cost of explaining a breach to your clients.

AI Is Coming for Billable Hours. Ready or Not.

Thomson Reuters dropped a report this week that should make every managing partner choke on their coffee: 90% of legal dollars still flow through hourly billing—the same model that’s dominated since Eisenhower was president.

Here’s the problem. GenAI can now accomplish in minutes what once took hours. Firms are deploying this technology and then… trying to bill for it by the hour.

That’s like installing a V8 engine and charging for horse feed.

GCs with stagnant budgets are watching BigLaw raise rates to $2,000/hour for associates using the same AI tools available to their in-house paralegal. How long before they start asking questions?

The firms that survive will shift from time-based to value-based pricing. The firms that don’t will learn what dinosaurs learned about adaptation.

Sidley Austin’s Former Chair Just Defected to an AI Law Firm

When the guy who ran Sidley Austin’s executive committee leaves to join an “AI-native” law firm, you pay attention.

Mike Schmidtberger led the 2,100-lawyer firm from 2018 to 2025. He just joined Norm Law as chairman. His quote:

“It’s a rare opportunity to help build the law firm of the future from the ground up.”

Blackstone just pumped another $50 million into Norm Ai, the affiliated tech company.

This isn’t a retirement hobby. This is a signal flare. The question isn’t whether AI will reshape legal practice. It’s whether you’ll be ahead of the curve or under it.

Courts Are Done Playing Nice About AI Hallucinations

A U.S. appeals court issued a warning about AI-generated errors this week. The message is simple:

You’re responsible for what you file. Period.

AI doesn’t cite-check itself. AI doesn’t verify case holdings. AI invents cases with perfect confidence and zero remorse.

The court “doubted” one litigant’s claim that he didn’t use AI, but declined to sanction him. This time.

Use AI to draft. Use AI to research. But verify everything like your bar card depends on it. Because it does.

THE PLATFORM

Private AI Is Finally Here

For those of you watching AI from the sidelines because of confidentiality concerns: the wait is over.

Tools like Jan.ai now let you run AI locally on your Mac. No cloud uploads. No data leaving your machine. Works offline once installed.

You can build assistants for contract review, first drafts, case prep, and knowledge management—all without sending a single byte of client data anywhere.

This isn’t about replacing your judgment. It’s about handling the repetitive work safely so you can focus on the work that actually requires a law license.

If you’ve been waiting for AI that doesn’t compromise client confidentiality, stop waiting.

Microsoft’s January Update Is a Dumpster Fire. Again.

I wish I was making this up.

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of 2026 has caused: black screens, PCs that won’t boot, Outlook crashes, apps freezing, and—my personal favorite—PCs that refuse to shut down.

Forbes literally called it a “nightmare.”

Microsoft released not one but two emergency patches to fix what they broke. Some users are still dealing with the fallout.

Meanwhile, Mac users updated macOS in the background, closed their laptops, and went home for dinner.

Every. Single. Month. And people still ask me why I recommend Mac for law firms.

22 hours
Real-world battery life on the MacBook Air M4.
Most Windows laptops? 6-10 hours. Some advertised at 17 deliver 6.

All-day court sessions. Coast-to-coast flights. Eight-hour depositions. No outlet hunting. No “low battery” panic during closing arguments. Sometimes the boring specs matter most.

THE HACK

The Solo Ceiling

Read something this week that hit home: “No attorney can excel at every task alone.”

Solo practice is a trap. The pride of running your own show becomes the prison of doing everything yourself. Intake calls. Scheduling. Document organization. Billing. Client follow-ups. It eats your day alive.

One family law solo tracked her time: 12 hours per week on admin. After bringing in virtual support, she cut that by 60%.

Do the math. If you bill $300/hour and spend 12 hours weekly on admin, that’s $3,600 in lost revenue per week. Every single week. $187,200 per year you’re leaving on the table to send calendar invites.

Strategic delegation isn’t admitting defeat. It’s recognizing that your value is in the legal work, not the filing.

The “Email Jail” System

Here’s how to stop drowning in email by Tuesday morning.

Set three specific time blocks for email each day. That’s it. 8:30am. 12:30pm. 4:30pm. 30 minutes each.

Outside those windows? Your email client stays closed. Not minimized. Not hidden. Closed.

“But what about urgent matters?”

Urgent matters come by phone. If someone can’t be bothered to call, it’s not urgent. It’s just labeled urgent.

The average attorney checks email 74 times per day. That’s 74 context switches. 74 cognitive resets. 74 opportunities to lose focus on the brief that’s actually due.

Try it for one week. Your billable hours will thank you. Your sanity will thank you more.

ONE THING TO TRY THIS WEEK

Open your password manager. (You have one, right?)

Find three accounts with reused passwords. Make them unique. Start with anything touching client data.

Takes ten minutes. Could save your practice.

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— Perry

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20+ Years, Same Owner: A Promise to Lawyers

Post author By Perry
Post date January 30, 2026

In 2003, TimeSlips abandoned their Mac users.

No warning. No migration path. Just a memo that said, basically, “Thanks for your money. Good luck.” That moment changed everything for me — and it’s why I’ve spent the last 22 years building independent legal software that lawyers can actually trust.

Attorneys who had built their entire practice on that software were suddenly stranded. Years of client records, billing history, trust accounting — all trapped in an application that would never be updated again.

I watched it happen. And I decided: never again.

I Didn’t Build Independent Legal Software to Get Rich

I built it because lawyers needed something reliable, and nobody else was stepping up.

I wasn’t chasing a market opportunity. I wasn’t pitching VCs. I was a developer who happened to know time tracking and billing inside out, watching attorneys flood my inbox begging for help.

So I helped.

Twenty-two years later, I’m still here. Same guy. Same phone number. Same mission: build software lawyers can actually trust.

The Buyout Offers Never Stop

I get acquisition offers monthly. Sometimes weekly.

Private equity firms. Competitors looking to “consolidate.” Holding companies that want to add TimeNet Law to their portfolio of legal software brands — right next to all the other companies they’ve hollowed out.

I had months-long discussions with TimeSolv about selling. This was right before they got acquired by ProfitSolv. I’m incredibly glad I walked away.

Because I watched what happened next.

TimeSolv, Rocket Matter, CosmoLex, Tabs3 — all owned by the same private equity firm now. Clio has raised over $5 billion and just got hit with an antitrust lawsuit for allegedly trapping lawyers in their ecosystem.

When attorneys search for “alternatives,” they often end up with another company owned by the same people they’re trying to escape.

I knew this was coming. I could see the playbook years ago: roll up the industry, squeeze the customers, optimize for EBITDA instead of user experience.

I wanted no part of it.

The Last Few Years Were Hard

I’ll be honest: it hasn’t been easy competing against companies with billion-dollar war chests.

There was a period where people wondered if TimeNet Law was going away. I get it. When you’re one developer going up against marketing machines that spend more on Google Ads in a month than I’ll make in a year, it’s easy to look small.

But small isn’t the same as going away.

Small means I answer the phone when you call. Small means I can ship a feature request by lunch. Small means no board meetings, no investor pressure, no “we need to hit growth targets so let’s raise prices 40%.”

Small means I give a damn about every single user — because I can.

Why Independent Legal Software Matters More Than Ever

Here’s what I want you to know:

TimeNet Law is not going anywhere.

This is my life’s work. My passion project. I’ve poured thousands of hours into this software, worked with hundreds of law firms, obsessed over every detail. I’m not handing it over to some holding company so they can turn it into another subscription trap. You deserve to own your tools, not rent them.

The legal tech industry is consolidating into a handful of mega-vendors who see attorneys as revenue units. Prices are going up. Support is going down. Data portability is becoming a joke.

That’s exactly why independent legal software matters more than ever.

You deserve software built by someone who actually uses it. Someone who picks up the phone. Someone whose success depends entirely on your success — not on impressing a board or hitting an exit multiple.

If you’re fed up with the PE-backed giants, check out our Privacy Fortress — we built TimeNet Law to keep your data yours, not to monetize it.

22 Years In. Just Getting Started.

I started TimeNet Law because attorneys got abandoned by a company they trusted.

I kept building it because I fell in love with the work — with the craft of making software that genuinely helps people run their practices.

And I’m still here because the industry needs at least one option that isn’t owned by private equity, isn’t harvesting your data, and isn’t going to get acquired next quarter.

When you become a TimeNet Law customer, you’re not getting a vendor. You’re getting a partner.

And that partner is me.

— Perry

Try TimeNet Law free and see what independent legal software feels like.

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TimeNet Law 5.4 is Available!

Post author By Perry
Post date November 10, 2025

TimeNet Law 5.4 has just been released, and includes new features, important bug fixes, and critical security and compatibility updates for macOS Tahoe.

Please check the full release notes for more information.

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TimeNet Law 5.3 is Available!

Post author By Perry
Post date August 25, 2025

TimeNet Law 5.3 has just been released, and includes important bug fixes, improvements to features, and critical security and compatibility updates for macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe.

Please check the full release notes for more information.

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TimeNet Law 5.2 is Available!

Post author By Perry
Post date May 19, 2025

TimeNet Law 5.2 has just been released, and includes important bug fixes and compatibility updates.

Please check the full release notes for more information.

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TimeNet Law 5.1 is Available!

Post author By Perry
Post date February 11, 2025

TimeNet Law 5.1 has just been released, and includes important bug fixes and UI improvements.

Please check the full release notes for more information.

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TimeNet Law 5 Has Arrived

Post author By Perry
Post date November 21, 2024

For 20 years, imitators have been poorly copying the billing software rated #1 in user experience by thousands of attorneys: TimeNet Law. And now, we’re leaving them in the dust. Again.

TimeNet Law 5 brings FIVE new flagship features. 5 new massive features for TimeNet Law 5, get it? Seriously though, this is a killer update that has been in the works for years. After multiple roadblocks and development hurdles, it is finally here.

Let’s dig in!

⚡️ Universally Great!

Fly with a brand new data engine that screams through tasks with native multicore support
Unlock your hardware’s potential with the new Universale App – native Apple Silicon and Intel bundled together on-demand!

Invoice Themes

Choose from a wide variety of built-in themes, or design your own with the all new Invoice Architect in Preferences

Invoice Architect

Give your invoice its own voice with full control over color, curves, layout, text styles, and more!
Ditch the draft with Invoice Live Preview. See your invoice exactly as it will appear while making changes on the fly!
Design your perfect invoice with the all new Type Designer, Letterhead Designer, and Stamp Designer tools!

🪄 Aberacadabera!

Find relevant options and features always within reach with Magic Menu!
Undo changes, deletions, edits, etc. almost anywhere with Magic Undo!

✨ Shortcuts and Expanders

New Text Expanders and Shortcuts to speed up data entry
New Shortcuts panel in Preferences makes managing everything a breeze!

✚ Hundreds of Improvements

Redesigned Preferences Window
macOS Sequoia compatibility improvements
New Client Types: Potential, Archived
Ability to lock a client’s rate
Redesigned contextual menus and window UI
Bug fixes, performance enhancements, and stability improvements

Full Release Notes

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