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They’re at it again. The “Civil Justice Association of California” (CJAC) has introduced initiatives seeking to reduce contingency fees in civil cases to 20% of any sums derived by settlement or suit. Not only that, but it also wants a 60-day waiting period before accident victims can file...

Our law firm focuses on personal injury law, but we also handle criminal defense cases. We have 1 location. Does it matter which practice area is chosen first in our Google Business Page (formerly Google My Business)?

We have several 5 star reviews, but Yelp is not showing about a third of them. They do show up in the "not recommended" section on our page, but literally nobody is going to scroll that far down to see these reviews. Why is Yelp throttling these reviews? Can I pay them to display them?

Hello, our practice is in socal and while I mostly have questions right now, I hope to be a regular contributor at some point.

One of our locations was just suspended. When I log in to our Google Business Profile (previously Google My Business), I see a message which simply says “Suspended. This location has been suspended due to quality issues. Learn more“. What does this mean, and is the appeal process...

I understand that Google rotates lawyer's ads in and out of the Google Screened section, but with no way to outbid competitors, how exactly does this work? Currently, several spam listings are displaying.

Hello, In 2022 there has been a huge uptick in spam in Local Services Ads. This results in the "Google Screened" section of a search results page to be filled with attorneys who do not practice in our area. I've called LSA tech support and they just say that they have been vetted properly...