It may be tempting to underestimate how important your fees are to legal consumers shopping for a lawyer, especially if your firm has been successful and has a solid local reputation in its area of practice. But raising fees based on past success assumes your law practice is the only game in town and that…Read More
So you’ve decided you need live chat on your website and are weighing whether to host the live chat yourself outsource the activity. Your initial response might be, “I can do this myself.” And this sounds great…until the phone is ringing, the web forms are coming in, emails are hitting your inbox and visitors are…Read More
How are members of your profession using online tools to market their firms? Do your clients prefer texting to a phone call? Are your online reviews reflecting the best you? Are you following up quickly when a client does reach out? Our report, “The State of Online Legal Marketing 2019,” delves into the assumptions and…Read More
Online presence plays an ever-expanding role in the success of modern law firms—according to the National Law Review, 74 percent of people who visit law firm websites are looking to take legal action. This means that your website plays a key role in helping potential clients decide whether or not to use your services. To…Read More
First impressions are crucial and today it’s your website that gives the first glimpse of your practice to potential clients. If it’s been a while since you took a good look at your site, it’s time to look again. In this article, we’ll be going over 10 reasons why you should update your law firm’s…Read More
Martindale-Hubbell is proud to announce that the following attorneys have achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Congratulations to: Adam Michael Carroll of Wolcott Rivers, P.C. A. Walker Barnes of Holcombe Bomar, P.A. Alison Hickman of Grady H. Williams, Jr., LL.M….Read More
For any law practice, client referrals are important. They are the foundation on which your reputation. But it would be a critical mistake to assume that referrals are all you need to build a reputation that keeps clients calling and your practice growing. Consider the data, including research that Martindale-Avvo published in its report, Hiring…Read More
As a business owner, you know that repeat business is good business, and customers that come to you from a referral or word-of-mouth are more than willing to pay your rates because they already trust you. Whether you’ve been practicing law for years or you’re the new kid on the block, you should have a…Read More
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) partnered with Avvo to analyze 2,232 reviews from registered Avvo consumers to determine what clients want from their attorneys. The resulting 32-page report, Think Like a Client published today, gives attorneys a thorough understanding of what clients want and expect from them. The report,…Read More
This article has been reposted with permission from Meranda M. Vieyra of Denver Legal Marketing LLC. The article was originally published in the National Law Review on September 16, 2019. As long as attorneys have been advocating for clients, word-of-mouth has been the best way to build a strong returning clientele. Great attorneys who treat…Read More
