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8am, formerly known as AffiniPay, is a privately held technology company based in Austin, Texas. It develops software for legal, accounting, and other professional services firms, offering tools for practice management and electronic payment processing.^{[1] [2]}

Amy Porter founded the company in November 2005 in Austin, Texas, as a provider of electronic payment processing services for professional service firms.^[3]

In 2007, the company launched LawPay, an Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA)-compliant payment software for legal professionals. In 2016, it expanded to accounting professionals with CPACharge, providing similar payment processing services for accountants, certified public accountants, and bookkeepers.^[4]

In February 2021, AffiniPay announced it had acquired ClientPay, integrating its features into LawPay to support credit card, e-check, and digital wallet transactions.^[5] After the acquisition, ClientPay was relaunched as a payment processing software for project-based professionals including architects, engineers, consultants, creative professionals, and government contractors.^[6]

AffiniPay acquired MyCase in 2022, adding the legal practice management software to its portfolio. The acquisition included related offerings CasePeer, DocketWise, Woodpecker, and Soluno.^{[7] [8]} In September 2023, Soluno was sold to Actionstep.^[9] Woodpecker’s legal document automation tools were later integrated into MyCase.^[10]

On August 19, 2025, AffiniPay announced the launch of 8am, consolidating its products under a single corporate identity (e.g., 8am LawPay, 8am MyCase, 8am CasePeer, 8am DocketWise, 8am CPACharge, 8am ClientPay, and 8am AffiniPay).^[11]

The company held its first inaugural Kaleidoscope conference in September 2025, where it announced updates to the platform’s reporting, AI-supported tools, search, and integrations.^[12]

8am develops software products for legal, accounting, and other professional services firms that support a range of business tasks, including client intake, payments, document management, reporting, and more.^{[12] [1]}

8am LawPay – payment processing and financial management software for legal professionals.^[13]

8am MyCase – legal practice management software, including features such as case management, billing, calendaring, document management, and client communications.^[14]

8am CasePeer – legal practice management software for personal-injury law firms.^[15]

8am DocketWise – a legal case management and forms automation software for immigration law firms.^[16]

8am CPACharge – online payment processing software for CPAs and accounting firms.^[17]

8am ClientPay – payment processing software for professional services firms.^[1]

8am AffiniPay – payment processing software for associations and nonprofits.^[1]