Bionic Law: A New Breed of Lawyer for the Lawsuit You Didn't Ask For
For California Plaintiffs & Defendants

Your Whole California Lawsuit. One Flat Fee.

Plaintiff or defense. Initial court filings through trial, one number agreed up front. No hourly meter. No third of your recovery. No surprise bills.

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Apply For A Case Assessment Appointment.

Answer a few questions and Alec's team will review your matter. If it's a fit, you'll get a flat-fee quote.

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The Three Ways the Legal System Fails Reasonable People.

Whether you're suing or being sued, you've probably already met one of these.

The Rejection.

You took your case to plaintiffs' attorneys and got turned down. They rarely say why; they just pass. A rejection isn't a verdict on the merits. The wrong is still real.

The Open Meter.

You called a defense lawyer. The quote was a $10,000 retainer, $650/hour, and "it depends" on the total. You can't sign that. You can't plan around it.

The Settle-from-Weakness.

You'd probably prevail on the merits. But the math says fighting costs more than folding. So you accept a settlement that doesn't reflect the actual merits of your case, whichever side of the "v." you're on.

Who This Is For.

Be honest. If you see yourself on the left, book the call.

This Is For You If

You're a reasonable person caught in an unreasonable system.

  • You've been served and the lawyer's quote has no ceiling, just a retainer and "it depends."
  • You have a real claim (breach of contract, employment, partnership, defamation) that plaintiffs' attorneys have passed on.
  • You'd rather know the total cost on day one than discover it on invoice number nine.
  • You want a Penn-trained litigator running point, not a junior associate billing 0.3-hour increments to read your email.
  • Your matter is in California state or federal court.

If that's you, the case assessment call will tell you exactly what to expect.

This Isn't For You If

Some matters belong with a different kind of lawyer.

  • Your matter is criminal, family, bankruptcy, or immigration.
  • Your case is in a state other than California.
  • You want a lawyer who'll just tell you what you want to hear.
  • The matter is genuinely frivolous and you want a hired gun to push it anyway.
  • You measure a lawyer by their hourly rate, and a flat fee feels too simple to trust.

If that's you, we'll tell you on the call and point you to the right kind of lawyer.

One Flat Fee. The Whole Lawsuit.

Built on an AI-native basis. Run by a Penn-trained litigator. Priced for the real world.

At Bionic Law, we handle the entire case, from initial court filings through trial, for one flat fee, agreed up front. Not a percentage of your recovery. Not an hourly meter. Not a retainer that runs dry mid-case and demands a top-up. Our specialized, lawyer-driven, technology-assisted processes let attorneys work far more efficiently, delivering high-caliber representation on a far more cost-effective basis.

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The Old Way Hourly billing $450–$1,200 /hr Total cost unknowable. Lawyer earns more if it takes longer.
Bionic Law One flat fee, agreed up front One number A single number for the whole case. Aligned to resolve, not bill.
The Old Way Contingency 33–40% of recovery Cases below threshold rejected. Lawyer keeps a third.
Bionic Law You keep your recovery 100% of recovery The fee is separate from what you win. Flat fee, not a percentage.
Alec Willerman, founder of Bionic Law
About the Founder

Alec Willerman, J.D.

Alec Willerman is the founder of Bionic Law. He earned his J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he founded the AI Foresight Initiative, and his B.S. at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he was a repeat teaching assistant at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Before founding Bionic Law, Alec had experience working at major plaintiffs' firms dealing with complex matters, served in federal court chambers on technical and high-stakes proceedings, and led AI implementation work in the Office of the CEO at the American Arbitration Association. He is licensed by the State Bar of California, Bar No. 363543.

Bionic Law is the practical application of work he's been doing for years: figuring out exactly how AI changes the economics of high-quality legal work. The answer, in short: it changes them enough that excellent representation no longer has to come at the price the market has always charged for it.

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How It Works

From the moment you book to the day your case resolves.

1

Book Your Case Assessment.

A direct call with Alec. You walk through your situation, and he begins to assess whether your matter could be a fit for flat-fee representation.

2

See If It Could Be a Fit.

On the call, Alec determines whether the matter could be a fit for flat-fee representation. There's no quote on the spot; first he needs the full picture.

3

Analysis & Flat-Fee Quote.

Once you provide the documents, questions, and answers he needs, Alec analyzes the matter and follows up with a flat-fee quote. If it's not a fit, a straight decline.

4

Representation, Start to Finish.

If you accept the quote, Alec runs point on everything: initial court filings, discovery, motion practice, settlement, and trial if it gets there. AI-native processes let him work far more efficiently.

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Common Questions

Things people ask before they book.

The attorney's fee is flat. What can vary are case expenses: court filing fees, process server costs, deposition transcripts, expert witness fees if needed. Many of these are optional and ultimately up to you; Alec will advise on each one and does his best to disclose them all up front. They're separate from the fee, only incurred with your approval, and the legal work itself is one number, locked in.
On the plaintiff side: breach of contract, employment claims, consumer protection, business and partnership disputes, defamation, real estate disputes, will contests, smaller personal injury cases, and cases other firms have rejected. On the defense side: small business defense (sued by employees, vendors, customers, partners), individual defense (debt, contract, landlord-tenant from the tenant side), and most California civil matters in state and federal court.
Criminal defense, family law, bankruptcy, immigration, anything outside California, and genuinely frivolous matters. If your situation is outside our scope, we'll tell you on the call and point you to the right kind of lawyer.
Because Bionic Law is built on an AI-native basis. Work that used to require a team of associates running up billable hours (document review, legal research, first-draft motions, discovery responses) now runs through specialized, lawyer-supervised, technology-assisted processes. Alec works far more efficiently, and we pass the difference to you instead of keeping it as margin.
No. Every legal decision, every strategy call, every filing, every appearance is made and supervised by Alec personally. AI is the leverage; the lawyer is still the lawyer. Think of it the way a surgeon uses imaging tools: the tools sharpen the work, but the surgeon is still the surgeon.
You tell Alec what's going on. He asks questions and evaluates whether the matter could be a fit for flat-fee representation. There's no quote on the call itself. Once you provide the documentation, questions, and answers he needs, he analyzes the matter and follows up with a flat-fee quote (or, if it's not a fit, a straight decline). If it's outside our scope, he'll point you elsewhere. No sales pressure. Wrong tone for this work.
Take all the time you need. We don't operate with artificial urgency; the only real deadlines are the court's, not ours. If we end up not being the right fit, we can't offer you legal advice, but Alec will do his best to point you in the right direction.
The next step is simple.

Apply For A Case Assessment Appointment.

Answer a few questions and Alec's team will review your matter. If it's a fit, you'll get a flat-fee quote.

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Serving plaintiffs and defendants in California state and federal courts.