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Cybersecurity-First IT for Law Firms

Protect Privilege.
Defend the Firm.

Cybersecurity-led managed IT built exclusively for law firms and legal departments. Ransomware defense, privileged-data protection, and compliance evidence, delivered by one partner. Headquartered in Dallas, serving Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Who We Serve

Built for Firms Where Confidentiality Is Not Optional

Law firms hold trust accounts, settlement wires, and privileged files, which makes them a favorite target for attackers. Litigation firms, transactional practices, and solo and small firms across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma trust Counsel Cyber to keep that data locked down and their technology running.

If no one at your firm truly owns your technology, you are not alone. That is the problem we solve.

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Litigation & Trial Firms

Discovery deadlines do not move for a server outage. We keep case management, e-discovery, and trial-prep systems available from the office, the courthouse, and the hotel the night before.

Litigation IT
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Corporate & Transactional Practices

Deal rooms, document management, and client portals that pass your clients' vendor security questionnaires. Security, reliability, and the documentation your regulators and insurers expect.

Transactional IT
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Solo, Family & Estate Practices

Enterprise-grade protection sized for a small team. We handle Clio, Microsoft 365, backups, and bar-compliant security so you can focus on the clients in front of you.

Small Firm IT
How It Works

A Clear Process. No Surprises.

Most technology problems law firms face are not complicated. They are just unaddressed. Here is how we fix that.

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Step 1

Discover

We start with a security assessment of how your firm actually works. Where privileged data lives, who can reach it, where you are exposed, and what is slowing your attorneys down. A real assessment, not a sales pitch.

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Step 2

Tailored Proposal

We design a technology environment that fits your practice areas, your budget, and your ethical obligations. No unnecessary complexity. No upsells your firm does not need.

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Step 3

Sustain

We stay. Proactive monitoring, ongoing support, and a local team that picks up the phone when an attorney calls from the courthouse. Not a ticket number. Not a callback window. A real answer.

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"When ransomware hit on a Friday night, Counsel Cyber had every workstation restored and our case files back by Monday morning. Not one client ever knew."Managing Partner, Dallas Litigation Firm
Trusted by Firms Across Four States

Technology Your Clients, Your Insurer, and Your Bar Will Trust

Supporting litigation firms, transactional practices, and in-house legal departments across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma with secure, documented, and reliable technology partnerships.

  • Zero-breach record across every managed firm, with controls mapped to ABA Model Rule 1.6 and state bar guidance
  • Ready-made answers for client security questionnaires and cyber-insurance applications
  • Clio, NetDocuments, iManage, and Microsoft 365 administered by people who know legal workflows
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Where We Serve

Four States. One Legal IT Team.

Regional engineers who understand the bar rules, courts, and client expectations in each state we serve.

TX

Texas Headquarters

Home office in Dallas. Serving Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Fort Worth firms, aligned with State Bar of Texas technology guidance.

AR

Arkansas

Little Rock, Fayetteville, and Northwest Arkansas practices. Arkansas Bar Association member firms supported statewide.

LA

Louisiana

New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport firms, with hurricane-ready continuity planning built in.

OK

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Edmond practices. Oklahoma Bar Association ethics guidance mapped to every control.

Legal Technology Stack

Backed by the Platforms Law Firms Rely On

We administer the tools your practice already runs on, so your technology stack is never an afterthought.

ClioPractice Management
NetDocumentsDocument Management
iManageDocument & Email
Microsoft 365Productivity & Identity
LexisNexisLegal Research
ProofpointEmail Security
SentinelOneEndpoint Protection
Cisco DuoMulti-Factor Auth
OktaIdentity
VeeamBackup & Recovery
Second Opinion

How Good Is Your Firm's IT Provider, Really?

Most IT providers will look at a law firm's network and tell you things look good. They write up a report, hand it over, and move on. But when was the last time someone actually checked their work against what the bar, your malpractice carrier, and your clients require?

Counsel Cyber will review what your current provider told you and give you an honest answer about whether it holds up. No pressure to switch, no pitch waiting at the end.

IT Assessment Review · Counsel Cyber Analysis4 gaps found
  • Firewall configuration is current and properly documented.
  • Backup verification listed but not tested in 14 months.
  • ! Six unmanaged devices found on the firm network, including two personal laptops.
  • MFA not enforced on partner and admin accounts.
  • Patch management cycle is on schedule.
  • No written incident response plan. Cyber policy renewal is at risk.
  • Shadow AI use detected. Privileged material pasted into unmanaged consumer AI accounts.
Sample findings from a recent firm review
Ethics & Compliance

Technology That Meets Your Professional Obligations

Your duty of competence now includes technology. We make the controls, the documentation, and the evidence part of how your firm runs every day.

ABA Model Rule 1.6(c)

Reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosure of client information, implemented and documented.

Rule 1.1, Comment 8

Technology competence support so attorneys understand the benefits and risks of the tools they use.

Client Security Audits

Outside-counsel guidelines and vendor questionnaires answered with evidence, not promises.

Cyber Insurance Readiness

MFA, EDR, tested backups, and an incident response plan. The controls carriers now require to bind coverage.

Stay in the Know

Resources for Managing Partners and Firm Administrators

Practical guidance on IT, security, ethics, and compliance for the people responsible for keeping a law firm running.

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Cybersecurity

Why Law Firms Are the Softest Target on Ransomware Gangs' Lists

Client trust accounts, settlement wires, and privileged files make firms uniquely profitable to attack. Here is what the last five regional incidents had in common.

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Wire Fraud

The Settlement Wire That Never Arrived: Anatomy of a Law Firm Email Compromise

How attackers sit inside a partner's mailbox for weeks, and the three controls that would have stopped every case we have investigated.

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Practice Management

Clio, NetDocuments, or iManage: Choosing the Right Platform for Your Firm's Size

A practical comparison for firms between 3 and 60 attorneys, including migration risk and what your IT partner should handle.

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Solutions

Cybersecurity-First IT Built for Law Firms.

Every service we deliver starts from one question: does this protect privileged client data? Security-led managed IT that keeps the firm running and the bar, your carrier, and your clients satisfied.

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Legal Cybersecurity

Ransomware Cannot Be Allowed to Reach Privileged Files

Law firms are targeted because the data is valuable and the deadlines are unforgiving. Our layered defense assumes an attacker will get a foothold and makes sure it goes nowhere.

  • Managed detection and response. 24/7 security operations watching every endpoint and identity.
  • Email and wire-fraud protection. Impersonation blocking plus verified-callback procedures on every wire.
  • Enforced MFA and least privilege. Access to matters limited to the people on them.
  • Immutable backups, tested quarterly. Recovery objectives measured in hours, with evidence for your carrier.
  • Compliance evidence on demand. Rule 1.6, outside-counsel guidelines, and cyber-insurance applications answered from a living control library.
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Why Managed IT

Prevent the IT Call That Interrupts a Deposition

Running a firm has enough challenges without technology issues. Downtime and reactive support drain billable hours. Counsel Cyber's proactive approach prevents problems before they interrupt your attorneys.

Where others focus on fast fixes, we focus on prevention. We are strategists who understand IT's role in a firm's growth, profitability, and ethical obligations.

  • Increased productivity. Minimize downtime and give attorneys reliable access to matters from anywhere.
  • Enhanced security. Layered defenses mapped to bar rules and cyber-insurance requirements.
  • Long-term success. Solutions that grow with the firm, from lateral hires to new offices.
What We Offer

Six Core Areas, One Partner

Everything a modern law practice needs to run securely, delivered and managed by a single local team.

Legal Cybersecurity

Managed detection and response, email security, MFA, and awareness training that protect privileged data from ransomware and wire fraud.

Security-Led Managed IT

Help desk, workstation and server management, patching, and 24/7 monitoring, with security baked into every change.

Cloud & Practice Management

Clio, NetDocuments, iManage, and Microsoft 365 deployed, migrated, and administered with matter-centric security.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Immutable, tested backups of documents, email, and case data with recovery objectives measured in hours, not weeks.

Sanctioned AI for Attorneys

One controlled AI platform with zero data retention, full audit logs, and admin controls that replace shadow AI across the firm.

Compliance & Insurance Readiness

Written policies, evidence packages, and questionnaire responses for clients, carriers, and bar audits.

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Managed Services

Everything Covered. Nothing Left to Chance.

Our comprehensive managed services cover every aspect of your firm's technology.

  • Remote & on-site support. Prompt, efficient help that keeps attorneys and paralegals productive.
  • Network security. Advanced measures safeguarding systems from evolving threats.
  • Patch management. Vulnerabilities closed before they can be exploited.
  • Data backup and recovery. Protection for critical case data with tested restore procedures.
  • 24/7 proactive monitoring. Issues identified and addressed before they disrupt a matter.
  • Virtual CIO. Strategic IT guidance aligned with the firm's growth and ethical duties.

Not sure what your firm actually needs?

Bring us your current IT report. We will tell you what holds up and what does not.

Get a Second Opinion
Who We Serve

Secure, Reliable IT for Every Kind of Practice.

Client trust depends on airtight security and zero downtime. Our tailored IT solutions keep your firm operating smoothly, with fast access to matters and proactive support before problems arise.

Practice Areas

Technology Shaped Around How You Practice

Litigation team working through case filesLitigation

Litigation & Trial

Secure remote access for trial teams, e-discovery platform support, courtroom-ready laptops, and fast restores when a deadline is on the line.

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Corporate & Transactional

Secure deal rooms, document management, client portals, and evidence-backed answers for outside-counsel guidelines and security audits.

Attorney reviewing documents with a clientSolo & Small

Solo, Family & Estate

Flat monthly pricing with enterprise-grade protection. Clio, Microsoft 365, backup, and MFA handled so you can practice law.

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Real Estate & Title

Wire-fraud defenses, verified closing communications, and secure e-signature workflows for high-volume closings.

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In-House Legal Departments

Privilege-aware collaboration, legal hold support, and controlled AI tools inside your corporate environment.

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Elder, Health & Disability Law

HIPAA-aligned handling of medical records and protected health information alongside privileged client files.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Firms Ask Us First

How can we improve productivity and still protect client confidentiality?

Fast, reliable access to matter information and seamless operations are key to boosting productivity and maintaining client trust. Counsel Cyber designs systems that deliver both: secure by default, with attorneys never having to work around the controls.

How can our firm use AI without risking privilege?

Counsel Cyber's sanctioned AI platform gives your team access to AI tools inside a controlled environment your IT admin manages. Zero data retention agreements mean client data is never stored by AI providers, and full audit logs track every interaction. Attorneys can draft, research, and analyze without privileged information leaking into unmanaged consumer AI accounts.

Will you help us answer client security questionnaires?

Yes. We maintain a living evidence package for each firm we support: policies, control descriptions, MFA and EDR coverage reports, backup test results, and incident response plans. Most outside-counsel guideline questionnaires can be answered from it in a day.

Our cyber-insurance renewal now requires MFA and EDR. Can you help?

This is one of the most common reasons firms call us. We implement the controls carriers require, document them, and complete the technical portions of the application with you.

Which kinds of firms does Counsel Cyber support?

Counsel Cyber supports litigation firms, transactional practices, solo and small firms, real estate and title practices, elder and health law practices, and in-house legal departments across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Get proactive, secure IT for your practice.

Schedule a confidential technology review with our legal IT team.

Schedule a Review
Second Opinion

We Review Their Review.

Bring us your current IT provider's report. We go through it line by line: what they got right, what they missed, and your firm's actual exposure.

Laptop and scales of justice on a deskNo pressure to switch
Why a Second Opinion

Most IT Reviews Are Sales Pitches in Disguise

When your IT provider reviews your network, they have a financial interest in what they find. The worse the picture, the bigger the upgrade they can sell you.

That is not a review. That is a sales call with extra steps.

Watch for the red flags: every system needs replacing, your risk is critical, you need to upgrade now. If your firm has been paying for IT services and still cannot get a straight answer on your actual exposure to the bar, your carrier, and your clients, a second opinion is worth getting.

What You Walk Away With

A Straight Answer, in Writing

Written Summary

A plain-language breakdown of findings you can share with partners or your management committee.

Risk Level

Your actual exposure, rated clearly. Not a scare score designed to close a deal.

Gap Analysis

Specific gaps between what you have and what your ethical and insurance obligations require, ranked by priority.

Honest Recommendation

What we would do if it were our firm, including whether your current provider is on the right track.

About Counsel Cyber

Your Firm's Trusted Technology Partner.

Counsel Cyber helps law firms thrive by taking IT and security off the partners' plates. We believe technology should be invisible when it works and powerful when you need it.

Counsel Cyber consultant meeting with an attorneyHeadquartered in Dallas, Texas
Who We Are

Proactive IT, Built Around the Practice of Law

Counsel Cyber is a cybersecurity-first IT services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, serving law firms across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. We partner with firms and legal departments to deliver technology that protects privilege and supports growth without getting in the way.

Our team of certified engineers and strategists brings decades of combined experience to every engagement. We do not just fix problems. We prevent them, giving your attorneys the freedom to focus on clients.

Counsel Cyber holds Microsoft Partner status and employs staff certified in CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+, with deep experience in the compliance, budget, and confidentiality demands unique to legal practice.

Our Core Values

The Principles Behind Every Engagement

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Excellence Is Visual and Tactical

Clean documentation and clean networks. Both are how a firm can tell we care.

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Ownership and Discipline

When we take on your technology, it is ours to get right.

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Growth-Driven Mindset

We keep learning so your firm stays ahead of threats and tools.

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Communicate with Clarity

Plain language for partners. No jargon, no scare tactics.

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Empathetic Guidance

We understand the pressure of a filing deadline at 4:55 p.m.

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Fulfillment from Success

We win when your firm runs without thinking about IT.

Meet the Team

The People Behind the Support

Regional engineers and strategists that law firms across four states count on.

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Jordan ReyesManaging Director
MC
Morgan ChenClient Strategy
AP
Avery PatelSecurity Engineering
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Taylor BrooksSystems Engineering
RW
Riley WalshSecurity Operations
CD
Casey DunnSupport Lead
SO
Sam OkaforOperations
DL
Drew LawsonSupport
Why Choose Counsel Cyber

IT Solutions Tailored to Your Firm

Proactive Support

We anticipate issues before they impact a matter. Our clients average 99.9% uptime year over year.

24/7 Monitoring

Critical alerts answered in under 15 minutes, day or night, including the weekend before trial.

Zero-Breach Record

We maintain a zero-breach track record across all managed firms.

Scalable Solutions

From a 3-attorney office to a 200-person firm, our services grow with you.

Customized Engagements

Every engagement begins with a thorough assessment of your unique environment.

Legal Focus

We know Clio from NetDocuments, and Rule 1.6 from Rule 1.1. Your provider should too.

Contact

Let's Talk About Your Firm.

A confidential conversation with a legal IT specialist. No sales pressure, no obligation.