Top 5 Legal Directories in 2023
Legal directories have become an important source of information for people searching for lawyers in every practice area of law. Whether your clients need to consult with an attorney in personal injury, criminal defense, family law, construction law, real estate law, business law, bankruptcy law or any other practice area; law directories can help find an attorney who is local and who comes highly recommended.
Let’s examine the top five legal directories in today’s post so you know where to find the best attorneys.
AVVO
AVVO was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The AVVO legal database is made up of lawyer profiles and contact information. It also features answers to frequently asked legal questions. AVVO was acquired by Internet Brands in January 2018. The company still operates in Seattle and builds its database of lawyers by selling advertising and other marketing services to lawyers and law firms across the country.
Lawyers.com
Lawyers.com is another popular legal directory that helps connect people to lawyers in more than 1,000 practice areas across the country. There are more than 1 million lawyers in their network, which boasts it has been connecting people to lawyers for more than 100 years. Lawyers.com is part of the Martindale Network, which we will discuss later in this post.
Findlaw
Findlaw is operated by Thomson Reuters. Founded in 1995 by three individuals, the company was acquired by Thomson West in 2001. Findlaw also connects people to lawyers in various practice areas using legal content like blogs and landing pages. Findlaw also provides its legal clients with website content and blogs.
Justia
Tim Stanley founded Justia in 2003 in Mountain View, California. Stanley was also a founder of Findlaw. Justia is an online legal database that hosts cases from all across the country. It is an excellent resource for legal codes, case law, opinion summaries and other legal texts. All of it is free for the general public. Justia also offers legal marketing services for individual lawyers and law firms in every practice area.
Martindale
Martindale, also known as Martindale-Hubbard, is the fifth legal directory on our list today. It is owned by Internet Brands and was formed in 1868 by James B. Martindale. The company is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey. The company is most known for its publication, the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. This publication provides information on lawyers and law firms all across the country. The publication also includes information on law firms operating all over the world.
Have Questions About Legal Directories?
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