COASTAL RESEARCH, NLVA MEMBER
A proud member of the National Legal Vendor Association.
NLVA holds legal vendors to clear standards of ethics, compliance, and transparency, and only vendors who meet them earn its stamp. Coastal is proud to carry it.
MEMBERHeld to NLVA's standards for legal vendorsCoastal raised the standard in its industry. NLVA is raising it across the legal market.
The same idea at two scales: vendors should earn the trust law firms place in them.
Coastal’s industry
In pre-litigation research, Coastal set a higher standard of its own: permissible use built into every report, compliance work in progress with independent auditors, and pricing clients can read before they order.
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Drag the gold handle to raise the standardA stamp of approval that has to be earned.
NLVA exists to set the standard for ethical excellence in legal services. Guided by an advisory board of trial lawyers, it reviews vendors against clear membership requirements so law firms can partner with confidence.
Vendors apply to join, and members are expected to keep up with new best practices as NLVA sets them.
- Compliance with all federal, state, and local lawEvery applicable law and regulation, every time.
- The highest standards of ethical and professional conductHow members treat trial lawyers and their clients.
- A commitment to new best practices as they are setThe standard keeps rising, and members rise with it.
- Pricing and terms disclosed to clients in writing
- At least two years in business
- No felony convictions among company owners
How Coastal Raised The Standard
Policy limit research is a young industry, and not every provider holds itself to the same rules. Coastal chose to lead with compliance and transparency, and we encourage every vendor to do the same.
GLBA and DPPA permissible-use standards shape how every Coastal report is researched and delivered. Compliance is part of the product, not an afterthought.
Coastal's SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA programs are underway with Oneleet, built on independent audits and continuous monitoring.
One published price per report. The same pricing, terms, and turnaround for every client, with nothing added at the end.
Coastal reports are private pre-litigation due diligence for the attorney's own case evaluation. Each one is a researched report, never confirmed coverage.
Law firms deserve to know exactly who they are working with. Coastal stands for transparency among vendors, and NLVA membership is one more way we put that in writing.