Matter Data Group helps law firms make better business decisions by understanding how people, processes, information, and technology work together. We use data to reveal how the firm actually operates before recommending change.
Discovery Assessments are billed hourly against a stated not-to-exceed cap — understanding first, no blind estimates, no open-ended bills.
We do not begin by asking what technology you need. We begin by understanding how your organization works, what it is trying to achieve, and what the evidence reveals.
Findings replace assumptions. Discovery establishes the factual baseline for every recommendation that follows.
Data shows how work, decisions, and information actually move through the firm—not merely how the process is believed to work.
People, processes, information, and technology must work together in support of the business objective.
We recommend technology only when it clearly improves the outcome. Automating the wrong process is not progress.
Every engagement follows the same logic: understand the business objective and operating environment before defining or pricing a solution. You can stop after Discovery with no obligation to continue.
A bounded, not-to-exceed review of your data environment — inputs, outputs, systems, and structural key fields. Delivered as a written findings report.
Hourly · NTE capA fixed-price engagement built directly from Discovery findings — a defined deliverable, defined acceptance criteria, no open-ended pricing.
Fixed priceContinuing access to strategic data leadership on a quarterly basis — for firms that need standing capacity, not a bounded deliverable.
Quarterly retainerEach engagement begins with understanding and is matched to what the firm actually needs—not to a predetermined technology or package.
An independent inventory of how data enters your firm, where it lives, and how it moves — including a Level-0 data flow diagram and a structural key-field inventory.
A fixed-price engagement scoped from your Discovery findings — a specific deliverable with acceptance criteria both sides agree to up front.
Ongoing, part-time access to data strategy and governance expertise — functioning as your firm's fractional Chief Data Officer.
“Data is not the destination. It is evidence—one of the clearest ways to understand how an organization actually works and make better decisions about what comes next.”
Matter Data Group is a business-first data advisory practice for law firms that manage complex claimant, settlement, and operational information—where disconnected processes and incorrect assumptions create real downstream cost.
Robert Staneart brings decades of experience connecting business rules, operational processes, data relationships, and technology. The goal is not to sell a system. It is to help leaders understand the environment, make sound decisions, and implement practical solutions that can evolve with the firm.
Tell us what the firm is trying to achieve, where the process is breaking down, or what decision needs greater clarity. We'll follow up to determine whether a Discovery Assessment, scoped project, or ongoing advisory relationship is appropriate.