Case Study: Generation Law achieves skyrocketing productivity and efficient billing with Smokeball

An estate planning firm secures their future with Smokeball

Generation Law, a 13-employee estate planning and guardianship litigation firm in Elmhurst, IL, faced a breakdown in 2020 after switching to an unstable practice management system that left staff frustrated and billing stalled. Chief Operating Officer Matt Johnson joined during the crisis and, after evaluating four options, selected Smokeball’s practice management solution to regain control and stabilize daily operations.

Smokeball delivered a fast, clean migration and a single source of truth, allowing Generation Law to retain all staff, resume timely billing, and streamline workflows. With Smokeball’s app and law firm insights—driven by automatic time entries and billing—attorney productivity “skyrocketed,” client work hours per day increased, and partners can now make data-driven decisions.

Generation Law

Matt Johnson

Chief Operating Officer