A clean, intuitive desktop application for solo practitioners and small law firms to manage clients, cases, and billing.

Client Management — Store client contact information with support for multiple phone numbers and email addresses. Set individual hourly billing rates for each client.

Case & Matter Tracking — Link cases to clients, judges, and opposing counsel. Track case numbers, court types, and Georgia county venues with smart recent-county suggestions.

Time Billing — Log billable hours against specific matters with automatic amount calculation based on client rates. Filter entries by client or case.

Payment Recording — Record payments with flexible attribution to specific cases or as general client payments. Track payment methods and reference numbers.

Court Directory — Maintain a directory of judges and court staff. Associate staff members with specific judges or track general court personnel.

Opposing Counsel Tracking — Keep records of opposing attorneys, their firms, and staff members for easy reference across cases.

# Clone the repository

# Install dependencies
pip install PySide6

# Run the application
python main.py

1. Add a client — Go to the Clients tab and click "Add Client." Enter contact details and set the hourly billing rate.

2. Create a case — In the Cases/Matters tab, click "Add Case/Matter." Select the client, add case details, and optionally assign a judge and opposing counsel.

3. Log time — Switch to the Billing tab and click "Add Billing Entry." Search for the client/matter, enter hours and a description.

4. Record payments — In the Payments tab, click "Add Payment" to record client payments against specific cases or as general retainer payments.

5. Manage court contacts — Use the Court tab to add judges and their staff. The Opposing Counsel tab tracks attorneys you encounter on cases.

The application uses a tabbed interface with six main sections: Clients, Cases/Matters, Court, Opposing Counsel, Billing, and Payments. Tables support sorting by any column, and double-clicking any row opens it for editing.

All data is stored in a SQLite database (law_billing.db) located in the same directory as the application. Back up this file regularly to protect your data.

To create a standalone Windows executable:

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole --name "LawBilling" main.py

The executable will be created in the dist folder.