The Quimbee Story

How Quimbee Got Started

It was my first semester of law school. My property professor assigned reading for the next class. After having difficulty understanding one of the cases, I turned to the internet for more information.

A Google search led me to other students’ notes, blogs, discussion boards or Wikipedia, all of which were too unreliable.

Then I tried Westlaw and Lexis, but they provided too much information. The summaries and headnotes addressed all of the issues in the case, but I was looking to understand the issue being emphasized in my casebook. And while West and Lexis provided the black letter law, neither did a great job of actually explaining the court’s reasoning.

Finally, I bought a case briefs book. But I wanted information about a single case. It wasn’t exactly cost-effective to buy the entire book.

No matter where I turned, it seemed I couldn’t find an online resource for my casebook reading that satisfied all my needs. I thought there had to be a better way to present information about the cases that law students are assigned to read.

In 2007, I started Quimbee.com with one mission: to offer a reliable and easy-to-understand summary for every case in every casebook used in law schools throughout the United States. I am confident that our growing collection of case summaries and lecture videos will not only make law school more manageable for you, but that the information we provide will make you a better student and, when the time comes, a better lawyer.

Sincerely,


Matt Sellers
Founder and CEO
Quimbee.com