Businesstories profiles Courtroom5’s journey from personal struggles to a nationally recognized legal tech platform. The feature explores how co-founders Sonja Ebron and Debra Slone turned their own frustrating experiences navigating civil court without lawyers into a mission-driven company that equips self-represented litigants with tools, coaching, and confidence to stand up for their rights.
Courtroom5 isn’t just a platform—it’s a path to justice for those who’ve been locked out of the system for too long.
Both founders experienced that without formal legal representation, they had to take on the challenge of drafting motions, navigating complex courtroom rules, and defending themselves in highly procedural civil cases. The process was overwhelming. Yet through persistence and self-education, they found how to win. Their realization was elegantly simple but powerful: most people who represent themselves in court do not fail because their cases are weak—they fail because they do not know the rules of the legal game.
— Shakira Tabassum for Businesstories
