Built by Hans Hageman - former prosecutor, former defense attorney
You can win the case and still lose the week.
Other AI tells you what you want to hear. Ocean tells you what you need to hear.
Nobody trained you for the morning of trial, the 1am replay, or the week after a verdict that went the wrong way.
Ocean is a coach that remembers what steadied you last time and hands it back to you when the next trial date lands. No case facts required.
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Four protocols, named for when you actually need them
These are not new techniques invented for lawyers. They are the same protocols used by tactical units, combat medics, and first responders - labeled for the trial calendar.
Morning of trial
Before you leave the house on a trial day.
Runs the Box Breathing (4-4-4-4) protocol.
Pre-court settling
In the hallway, at counsel table, before the judge takes the bench.
Runs the The Physiological Sigh protocol.
Wind-down after a trial day
Car, train, or the first ten minutes at home.
Runs the 5-4-3-2-1 Somatic Grounding protocol.
Mind still in the courtroom, can't sleep
It is 1am and you are re-arguing a cross you already finished.
Runs the EFT Basic Recipe protocol.
Same question, two very different answers
You, at 11pm, three days before trial.
"I can't shut my brain off before trial."
"Here are 10 tips for better sleep. Consider limiting caffeine, keeping a consistent bedtime, and avoiding screens before bed..."
Generic. Starts from zero. Will give you the same list next month.
"I can't shut my brain off before trial."
"This is the third trial where the shutdown is the problem, not the prep. Last February the tapping sequence got you down in about twenty minutes when you did it before you got in bed, not after. Do you want to run that now, or do you want to say out loud what you think is actually going to go wrong tomorrow first?"
Remembers the pattern. Remembers what worked. Does not flatter you.
The objections, answered
Is anything I type privileged or discoverable?
Assume nothing you type anywhere is privileged, here or in any other app. That is why Ocean is built to work without case facts. Talk about your state, your prep, your sleep, the conversation you are dreading. You never need to name a client, a matter, or a fact pattern for this to work. Your sessions are yours: they are never shared with a firm, a bar association, or an employer, and they are never used to train the model.
How is this different from just using ChatGPT before trial?
ChatGPT starts from zero every time. Ocean remembers that your voice shakes in the first ten minutes of an opening, that the physiological sigh worked before your last suppression hearing, and that you sleep badly the night after a cross goes long. Session four builds on session three.
I do not have time for a wellness app during trial.
Nothing here is longer than seven minutes, and the trial-week protocols are two to three. You use it in the car, in the hallway, and at 1am when you are re-arguing a cross you already finished. There is no streak, no guilt screen, and no one tracking whether you showed up.
Is this therapy?
No. It is coaching, and it says so. If something you raise belongs with a clinician or a lawyer assistance program, Ocean will say that plainly instead of trying to handle it.
What is the trial date field for?
When you tell Ocean your next trial date, your home screen surfaces the morning-of and pre-court protocols in the 48 hours before it, instead of making you go looking for them. It is optional and you can clear it anytime.
I spent years coaching professionals who kept starting over. Not because they lacked discipline, but because no one remembered what actually worked for them.
Every new app, every new system-they all started from zero. Generic advice. No context. No memory of what clicked last time or what always falls apart.
The breakthrough came when I realized: people don't need more tips. They need a coach who knows them deeply enough to ask the right question at the right time.
So I built Forge around memory. Real memory. The kind a great coach has after working with you for months.
It's trained on frameworks I've developed over decades-drawn from my education, years of coaching, and thousands of dollars invested in courses, tools, books, and methodologies around mindset, behavior change, and resilience. But more importantly, it learns what works for you specifically. Every conversation builds on the last.
This isn't another chatbot. It's a coach that helps you become unshakeable.
Hans Hageman
Founder, Forge
Tell it your next trial date. It will be ready before you are.
Set the date once in the short intro. Inside 48 hours of trial, the morning-of and pre-court protocols move to the top of your home screen.
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- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, 24/7, free and confidential.
- Lawyer Assistance Programs: every state bar runs one, confidential and separate from discipline. Search "[your state] lawyer assistance program".