Valley Attorney Marketing

Family Law Website - Conejo Valley, Ventura County

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Congratulations to Robert P. Jennings on the launch of his new family law website. Robert’s office is located in Oxnard and he handles divorce in Ventura County, as well as other family law issues: Custody, Support, and Relocation.

His website has very clear user navigation as well as nice imagery (a picture of the Old Ventura Courthouse is the main image, the office building is on every page, and his profile has a professional portrait photograph).

This website follows some of the best practices used for lawyer websites and Internet marketing - focus, easy to navigate, multiple pages, and plenty of calls to action.

Robert is a Ventura local, having grown up and played high school football in the area. Interestingly, he is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese!

Criminal Defense Law Firm Website - Good Reason to be Mobile Device Ready

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Having a nice looking website is important for attorneys, but having it look nice on a desktop or laptop computer might only be part of the picture. Many mobile devices are web enabled and it is a best practice to make sure your website appears correctly on iPhones, Blackberry's etc.

One instance in which I can see this of real benefit: Domestic violence accusations. The police have been called on the accused, who has removed himself or herself form the situation (perhaps outside the residence waiting in a car). Unable to access a personal computer for help from an attorney ASAP, the accused might use a mobile device to search for a domestic violence attorney in Los Angeles. How many sites will be unreadable? How many will look as good as the site I've got pictured?

Chicago Commercial Construction Website

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:37:00 +0000

Mark Aguilar recently launched his first website for his Chicago Commercial Construction Company. A great screenshot of the downtown skyline (familiar to me from my days in the wind city!) is the main image of the site, but the text and logo support the business type.

Mark's main goal in this website was to be found by referrals, and timing of the site launch was important as a trade publication was reporting about his recent projects throughout the area.

The information on the site details the commercial and residential work - from remodeling to complete teardown and building.

Of course, a detailed bio is available - one of the most important pages on a site - all about the person you may be doing business with.

Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), "502" and the "duece"

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:17:00 +0000

The title of this post had the common name of the drunk driving charge here in California, as well as a misnomer, and some slang terms. Many of these terms are used in website URL's, html titles, anchor text, etc to try and gain search traffic. However- just a few terms aren't going to be a substitute for an overall SEO, COPY, and Design approach. Check out the top ten websites for any search for a los angeles dui lawyer and see what you think compared to the site I've included in the anchor text.

Having just the right amount of marketing copy is often what makes a site with even marginally effective SEO work better than sites that dominate the SERP (search engine results page) for a term. I've even been told by an attorney client how an accused went back and forth between several websites and that the attorney's site just "spoke" to her.

Ever read "Made to Stick" by Chip & Dan Heath?

Niche Marketing - Being Found by the Right People- Dancers!

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Marketing vs. Advertising - In a perfect approach, you advertise to your market, therefore you are not wasting time trying to give your message to someone who doesn't need it. With respect to legal marketing websites, much emphasis is given on "focus". Is it a personal injury website only dealing with say, dog bites? Good. Is it a website talking about estate planning and criminal defense? Not so good. The message in your website is diluted down. Add too many practice areas and your website may become useless to potential new clients.

Targeting works - check out the new site from Robert Starr, dealing with employment law for dancers, showgirls, and strippers. Can't get too much more focused than that! Over 10 pages of content about wage & hour, harassment, & the overall treatment of dancers by club managers and owners.

There are some very neat focused sites for the practice of law throughout the country. This one seems pretty unique.

Domestic Violence - California statistic about criminal defense.

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Times recently reported some domestic violence statistics from the Judicial Council of California; Assembly Bill 590 - by Jane C. Murphy.

90% Percent of litigants in domestic violence cases currently appearing without counsel

That is a surprising high number, and perhaps it is due to the common occurrence of accusers
"taking back" what they had said in order to help the accused. From White Goldstein (www.whitegoldlaw.com), a Los Angeles Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer website.

The accuser cannot simply “make the charge go away.” Once an accusation is made,
the law enforcement agency and the prosecutor working on your case are in
complete control..... it is within the sole discretion of the prosecutor to
decide whether the charges are justified and whether there is sufficient
evidence to pursue the case.

It is easy to see how things can get out of hand pretty fast in court - defendants may start off thinking that the charges will be dropped - but the result may be very different, even requiring help beyond the criminal court if family situations are at risk. For example, child custody and Child Protective Services may be affected/required. This is why having an attorney is very important - to ensure all loose ends are taken care of.

Google Trends as a consumer reflection - Car Repossesion, Loan modification, & Lemon Law

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Is Google the most powerful database ever? Check out the neat graph generated from Goolge Trends- showing search volume for Car Repossesion, Loan modification, & Lemon Law.

There are scale adjutments to keep in mind, but the trend is what shows the big picture.

People are searching less and less for info about lemon law, becuase - car sales are way down. Repossession search terms have been increasing, as people are defaulting on secured loans - that they are willing to give up. And loan modification takes the cake. I should also mention that loan modification is one of the most searched terms in the is blog as well, especially loan modification advance fees.

What a story of the consumer economy - generated in just a few seconds. Interestingly, the recent downturn in search trends might be an indicator of the "recovery" we are hearing about.

Relatedto what Internet Marketing for Attorneys, although the search volume is too low to scale now, I suspect we will see rises in search terms about the legal issues invlolving debt collection harassment, and vehicle deficiency judgments.

Los Angeles Employment Lawyer - in the News

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:24:00 +0000

The Law Offices of Rheuban & Gresen have been in the news a lot lately regarding their case in which they represent a Burbank Police Officer. Much of the story can be found here:http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS210755+22-Jul-2009+GNW20090722. The case is quite interesting, involving a highly decorated Narcotics Officer who was fired. To quote Attorney Solomon Gresen -

"The facts of this case further demonstrate that Detective Dunn's termination
was racially motivated and made strictly in retaliation for his complaints of
harassment and discrimination, and the complaint made against him was totally
without merit."

This case has been picked up by many news outlets, including the Los Angeles Daily News, The Burbank Leader, The Los Angeles Times, and LAPD.com (Los Angeles Police Protective League).

Undoubtedly this is driving a lot of internet traffic to the website, where visitors can read the depth of content about California Employment Law. The legal issues are very detailed, topics such as termination, discrimination, retaliation, retirement benefits claims, & much more.

The design of the website is a very understated, yet super professional look. The colors invoke wisdom and experience, and the columns, scales of justice, and gavel are subtle, yet powerful to provide legal imagery.

The office did recently move into the San Fernando Valley, and I look forward to continued success for the firm.

Station fire la crescenta briggs terrace fire updates

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:12:00 +0000

More following up on a new post - following up on http://valleylawyermarketing.blogspot.com/2009/08/station-fire-near-la-canada-la.html

at 1:12 PM sunday the wind has increased, blowing smolke to the north west.

The tip of Mt. Lukens has some large flames, at the west end neat the towers.

Most of the hills above La Crescenta look okay, but there is a lot of smoke in a pocket, just at tree line. I can't tell where it is, but my guess is pickens?

It is scary how low that spot is, but I can't tell if it is near homes.

Some other resources:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1856/
http://www.lacanadaflintridge.com/

UPDATE 4:04 PM
Mt Lukens towers - fire just below -structures look okay.
Smoke along ridgeline way above La Crescenta homes, just east of lukens.

UPDATE 6PM
Here's a photo of Lukens.
No homes appear threatened.
Family who live up near the top Oceanview were allowed back.

to the East, it looks pretty bad

UPDATE MONDAY 3:50 PM

There are hot spots and flames just above home , west of briggs terrace, I think above La Crescenta Ave. near the water tanks. Winds are strong, and it looks really close to the houses.

station fire near la canada - La Crescenta Briggs terrace

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:48:00 +0000

(THIS BLOG IS NORMALLY ABOUT LEGAL MARKETING, BUT SINCE I LIVE NEAR THE FIRES, I AM TRYING TO UPDATE IT TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED. - THIS POST MAY BE OUTDATED, SO CHECK THE MAIN PAGE)

This is a pic taken about 1 PM - the station fire that had spread nest mt Lukens - I have never seen so much smoke billow up so fast. It was like watching time lapse video.

I live on the on the mountains across from the hills on fire - the Station Fire near La Canada.

News coverage is pretty bad, and homes are threatened. Right now two sets of in-laws have evacuated their homes, and are staying with my family.

So far I can't see any homes in the path, it all seems above the homes.

Helicopters are flying past and I think they are on their way to the Altadena Fire.

I will post another picture soon.

UPDATE 3:30 PM
the smoke above Lukens is nothing like before - spread out and not billowing.
Just heard from a neighboor that santa carlotta near briggs got notices to evacuate
here's a pic of pickens I think- you can see the ravines/canyons and a helicopter making a drop.

Copters are now water dropping over the area and are not flying directly to atladena. I haven't seen any planes dropping anything.

UPDATE 6:30

So far houses in La Crescenta , look okay. Lots more fire. Some flare up on Luken, west of the towers. Seeing some planes, but haven't see them drop.

UPDATE 7:42 PM

Houses still look safe, but fires just above. We've heard that Crescenta Valley High School is now an evacuation center. Still seeing more planes, but no drops.

Flames are huge, up the hill pretty much to the top in various spots. In the picture to the left their are hot lines up and above the top left part.

SUNDAY MORNING 7:30 AM

Smoke and fog in the valley makes it impossible to see across hill. News reports say homes in Briggs Terrace and up Ocean View are still okay. Air quality is bad, my eyes hurt, and even indoors it smells like smoke. I'll shoot a photo when a breeze lifts the smoke a little.

SUNDAY past noon 12:28

I can see the homes now. Nice to see the ridges and canyons don't have a ton of smoke or flames. Briggs seems fine.

There is one flare up, that is aggressively being water dropped by helicopters. It is below one the the houses.

In the pic to the left, is is in the thick area of smoke, on the right side.

Los Angeles Employment Contracts Lawyer Launches Website

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Congratulations to Lin Meyer for the recent launch of her FindLaw website detailing employment law issues in southern California.

Lin has a great deal of experience: her prior positions at large international law firms as well as at a smaller local boutique firm enabled her to see many types of legal issues.

One area that Lin has special interest in is employment matters pertaining to non compete and business agreements in California, especially within executives in the entertainment industry.

Laywers in trouble for Loan Modifications - Up Front Fees & No Results

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Loan modification is one of the most common keywords leading visitors to this blog (web traffic is tracked here too), and I've blogged about FindLaw Clients who are both providing loan modification services to clients, as well has helping those that have been defrauded by companies.

Looking at the traffic just in the last month, ~25% of keyword traffic involved the work "loan", and ~5% had the word "scam" with it. Obviously, people are looking for information. I did a little digging my self and searched for issues with loan modifications - there was plenty to be found!

I found testimony about investigation and complaints against attorneys the from the Chief Trial Counsel from the State Bar of California
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/testimony_-_drexel,_ca_state_bar.pdf

Documents detailing the FTC and a company called the Federal Loan Modification Law Center
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923070/090626fedloancmpt.pdf

Also California Attorney General Jerry Brown has sued United First and others (21 individuals and 14 companies)

News is out there about people who can help, and believe it, this blog has helped connect attorneys, clients, and even reporters who want info about Loan Modification scams. Last March I blogged about Robert Starr's actions against loan modification companies his interview on FOX11LA. This was before all the news above about lawyers getting themselves in trouble with taking upfront fees and doing little to help clients. Robert has updated his site with even more information about Loan Modification, including attorney involvement in upfront fees.

Phone Books/Yellow pages advertising for Attorneys - Lawyers pulling out?

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:48:00 +0000

The latest issue of a yellow pages book arrived to my house, and when I browsed the attorney section - I was surprised at the many blank spots - quarter page and larger. Maybe I never noticed that this is common (since having internet access over the last 15 yrs, I've always thrown phone books into the recycling) or maybe it is a sign of the times.

A few questions and my best guesses in parenthesis. Any one with experience care to comment?

Are law firms pulling out of the yellow pages? (yes)
Are law firms waiting until the last minute to renew their ads, and when no renewal happens the books don't have time or can't afford to re-do the layout?
Are open spaces left as as placeholders for selling the ads? Do they want so many open?(probably not)

The answers are pretty obvious - and the direction is clear, yellow pages will continue the decline that has been happening. Content just isn't there- consumers what information, not just a listing.

Where do they go? To the search engines!

Los Angeles to Orange County - Legal Marketing Consultant

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Typically, blog posts here are about using the internet to help attorneys get clients. Once in a while there's a post about the people at FindLaw that help make it happen - and this is one of them: Sally Janavicius is now helping attorneys and law firms in Orange County. Sally spent a few years working with lawyers on the west side of Los Angeles (Century City & Beverly Hills),and she's moved down the coast to Newport Beach.

She now has a new website and blog that detail a lot about what happens for lawyers in Newport Beach & the OC. Her blog and have great branding and are perfect places for attorneys to learn how to get more and better clients. Congrats on the move and new sites Sally!

San Fernando Valley Bankruptcy Lawyer in Woodland Hills - Jonathan Leventhal

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +0000

The Law Office of Jonathan Leventhal has just launched a website focused on helping people in the San Fernando Valley with bankruptcy issues. Jonathan's office is right in the Warner Center Towers of Woodland Hills, not too far from the courts.

The website is a very warm hue of brown, with legal and professional imagery. The content represents Jonathan's up-front approach to the law, and his commitment to his clients' needs. Attorney Leventhal knows how important it is to exceed expectations in personal/business matters. Prior to opening his own law practice, he successfully started and operated two different business ventures.

He now focuses on helping people with thier legal needs, and his website is very detailed about the bankruptcy process. Over eight pages of content, including on overview of Chapter 7, and stopping creditor harrasment.

Los Angeles Mediation, Collaborative Law, and Certified Family Law Specialists

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Congratulations to Cari Pines, Donna Laurent, and Heidi Lauer on the launch of their FindLaw developed Family Law website for the recently formed partnership- Pines, Laurent & Lauer, LLP, a Practice Devoted to Family Law in Southern California.

The website has sixteen pages total, including detailed biographies of each partner and two articles that were recently published in Valley Lawyer (the San Fernando Valley Bar Association's monthly magazine). There are four specific practice area pages on the website:

Divorce
Child Custody & Support
Special Needs Children
Mediation and Collaborative Family Law

The imagery and content tone does help this firm stand out- and two of the pages on the site are definitely different than most Family law websites and those pages do show up very well in Google searches for "Los Angeles Family Law for Special Needs Children" or "lawyer for collaborative divorce in Southern California"

Each of the attorneys over 15 years of legal experience. Two attorneys - Cari Pines and Donna Laurent, have been certified Family Law Specialists by the California Board of Legal Specialization. Heidi Lauer has an extensive Mediation and Collaborative Law background.

Personally, from my business relationship to date, I can say that this is great firm to work with - energetic, focused, and outgoing. The site development took a little over 40 days, and we all worked closely with the FindLaw team back in Eagan MN to make it right. Stay tuned for a few image additions to the site as well as increased content, as Heidi, Donna, & Cari are very active in the legal community there will be much to add to the PLL Family law website.

Los Angeles Area Mobile Home Park Residents Win Lawsuit

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:38:00 +0000

The LA Times is reporting the details about residents of a San Fernando Valley mobile home park and the battle against the management and owners http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mobile27-2009jul27,0,2043044.story.

Issues were about about code violations, unsafe conditions, failure to maintain, and a variety of other points. Via ADR, back rent was awarded, as well as punitive damages and attorney's fees- a very large victory for plaintiff residents.

I've been working with consumer rights attorney Robert Starr for almost a year, and as his website has grown, he has added content about the above issues for mobile home tenants.
A page about mobile home management failure to maintain and a page about California mobile home evictions / relocation. Examining the traffic and keyword searches to his website - I've seen over 120 different phrases bringing potential clients to his website (by just filtering for "mobile" and "trailer"). Only 4 of the 125 were phrases that were repeated, for a total of 14 searches. This is another great example of the "long tail" - the variety and unique nature of search. Properly written content brings these potential clients to lawyers and help convert them to clients- matching the right lawyer with the right issue.

Los Angeles Criminal Law Website Launch - DUI, Drugs, & Domestic Violence

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:18:00 +0000

Congratulations to attorney Marc Legget for the launch of his FindLaw developed web site, focusing on criminal law matters in Southern California. Marc is an experienced lawyer, with over 50 trials of various types under his belt. He's handled many clients facing serious allegations, and has exceeded their expectations in the end- that's what experience gets you.

Marc's website is a clean design, with a traditional legal focus theme. Courthouse and historical imagery, with flash quotes from Abraham Lincoln, perhaps our country's most famous lawyer and president. The site content is tied together very well - most of the emphasis is DUI and Drug related for Los Angeles, but California domestic violence issues are also covered.

Working on this web site with Marc has been pleasurable and efficient! I met Marc via Robert Starr (consumer law attorney in Woodland Hills), and the trust Marc has put in FindLaw and me has resulted in the site being developed in just 60 days! The development team (Project manager, Designer, SEO specialist, and copywriter) did an awesome job. I look forward to posting about the great results Marc gets due to the site.

Los Angeles Family Law Attorney Launches New Web Site

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Robert Gantman for the launch of his family law and estate planning focused web site at www.gantmanlaw.com - this is Robert's second interaction with the FindLaw development process, as late last year he launched his initial FindLaw template site. The new site is a custom design, with subtle flash elements to enhance the user's experience. The color scheme and background imagery really let the content stand out - especially the unique Legal Fact vs Fiction section. There are some other great content sections: hidden assets, estate plans & divorce, and California paternity issues.

Robert comes form a family of attorneys, and is very well known and respected. In fact, if one does a Google search for his name, you'll see what his referrals see when they want to learn more about him and his practice. This is very important, as the Internet is often a source that people turn to before meeting someone for the first time.

San Fernando Valley & Santa Clarita Attorneys who Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:00 +0000

I've been reading a bit about an ongoing "controversy" between two service providers for blogs for lawyers. Much of the back and forth is about pricing, features, and services - but I do want to reiterate what is most important about a blog- commitment. To be effective as a communication tool, blogs do need to be updated often with relevant content. Unlike a web site, blogs are expected to have new content added frequently, I suggest at least weekly.

Here's nice list of attorneys with whom I work that blog, there website, their blog, and which platform they are using.

Gerald Kane

Owen Patterson & Owen

Steven Mehta

I'm sure this list will grow in the next few months.

Regarding platforms - I'm partial to Blogger, since that is what I am most familiar with tweaking it to my tastes - including customization of the graphics, title tags, and making it look "clean". But I've heard great things about WordPress. But the again, the real value comes from what the blogger writes - not the platform or design.

Attorneys on TV - Recognizing FindLaw Clients

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:25:00 +0000

In the last few weeks of TV viewing, I've recognized two Los Angeles Attorneys (both Family Law Lawyers) solely because they are FindLaw Clients. First, on a A KCET (PBS) show called "Move Away, I noticed Rozanna Velen of Korol & Velen. I've embedded the segment here.

Before June was over, I saw another familiar face (I see the website at least once a week) - Stacy Phillips of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon, Jamra, LLP. I haven't found an embedded version, but here's the link - http://www.etonline.com/index.html?tag=stacy-phillips.

Both the attorneys above are highly respected and very well known. I consider it a great thing that FindLaw has such esteemed clients, and I hope to see many more of our clients as legal experts in important and interesting matters.

Palmdale & Lancaster Personal Injury Site Launched

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Congratulations are in order for the Second Website for Robert Starr- focusing on accidents & injuries in Palmdale and the surrounding high desert area. Also a quick shout out to the development team at FindLaw who were able to get this site out in less than 30 days after the team conference call (we started the whole submission process on 5/26, we had our call on 6/4 and the site officially launched today 7/2)!

Counting upgrades for his first site, this is actually the fourth time he has gone through the developement process - one reason why the site was efficiently brought online. It might not be too long before this most recent site is upgraded to a fully custom design - alhtogh I think it looks great and has a neat message with a bit of a geographic feel with the desert road.

Michael Jackson - overall internet traffic & Lawyer websites

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:51:00 +0000

The news of Michael Jackon's death spread across the internet in a massive wave, fist being reports on the website TMZ.com. Right away, Twitter messaging increased two-fold, and the mass of search engine traffic even caused Google to take action (there was a few-minute shut-down for results of some search terms). Over the last few days, Internet radio stations saw a large increases in Michael Jackson songs being streamed, and YouTube videos of his performances and even fan tributes became top viewed. Even sales of his albums spiked- the top downloads from iTunes contained several works by Michael Jackson and/or the Jackson5. Much of the above info came from www.dailymail.co.uk.

Given that Michael Jackons has had an array of legal issues over the year: including family law, business law and criminal law matters - I decided to examine the search engine traffic flow to a few attorney websites - and yes -there has been an increase over the three days. This increase is due complexity of the search terms people are doing - because they are interested in the law as it may apply to Michael Jackson's estate, children, and even business dealings. Searches about custody and surrogacy, or insurance coverage, even about medical negligence are all relevant to Michael Jackson's death - but importantly, they are relevant when people who have legal issues directly affecting them are searching for information and legal help.

So the fact the we see this increase in attorney websites - may not mean any cases will come as a result for this short-term blast of traffic, but it does mean that properly developed lawyer websites do attract relevant keyword traffic. Thus, in the long run - qualified clients to come to law firms via the internet. Marketing with the internet- you can't "Beat It".

California Trade Secret Legal Content Added to Los Angeles Law Firm's WebSite

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:45:00 +0000

Fisher & Tawlar, a Los Angeles Law firm, have added a very comprehensive section to their website regarding California Trade Secret Law. The added page describes trade secret dispute issues and recent information from the courts.

This content was written by attorneys at the firm and covers issues in detail; including information about non-compete agreements and customer lists. California is a very special state and several complications can arise that would require attorney intervention.

Check out the site and see how all the content works together to paint a compelling overall description of the firm's practice area.

Attorney Website Makeovers -Three Southern CA Firms

noreply@blogger.com (Bobby Mucic) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000

As a recurring blog article theme I will be doing will highlight newer web sites that were built over existing sites - upgrades and makeovers. In some cases it may be the upgrade from a FindLaw template site to a custom design, or in other it will be the transition to a FindLaw site from an existing site.

The first group shown here fall into the latter category. One thing to note is that these are all sites that belong to established attorneys, well known in their practice areas. For these law firms, search engine traffic was strong from the start, as branded search existed (referrals for example) and domain trust was established.

Starting from the top left, the first site is www.mehtamann.com - Steve Mehta & Michele Mann's web site for Valencia Wills, Trusts, & Estate Plans. There are few design elements in common with the previous site, but almost all the content was rewritten (carrying over the testimonials and recent results).

The middle images show the before and after for Owen, Patterson, & Owen - www.opolaw.com - California lawyers for serious injuries. The web site is has amazing flash design elements and over 50 pages of content. Branded search is huge for this firm for this main personal injury site, but several other websites for the firm generate almost all content driven traffic.

Rounding up this set is the site for Joseph Lovretovich at www.jmllaw.com. The Los Angeles employee rights Attorney has earned quite a reputation - including obtaining a landmark decision in a disability case. I really like the direct imagery of the new site - it appeals to a wide audience.

In the near future I"ll showcase some FindLaw upgrades - I've already got three Law Firms in mind!