Comments on: Avvo & Their Defective Lawyer Rating System Biased Against Solos & Small Firms

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:20:47 +0000

http://www.lawyerscasebook.com is the best value for lawyers looking to market there law firm.

Lexis uses Martindales as a sale tool to sell Lexis Nexis Products. They have sales reps call and tell you it is time to review your rating. Then once they get to your office they try to sell you more over priced Lexis Products.

AVVO is the same way they are all about the dollar and not providing any long term value for your firm.

LawyersCasebook charges 65 dollars per year and is worth every penny.

This is not an ad for them just some friendly advice!!

Good Luck Marketing Your Practice!!

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By: charlesakrugel

charlesakrugel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:25:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment Joe.

I’m actually in favor on online ranking/evaluation systems, especially if they’re free. But you’re right about Avvo’s “claiming” system being a scam. I more or less said the same thing in my post. I contacted Avvo’s CS to try to “unclaim” my profile, but they refused. Avvo’s deficiencies is one of the reasons I started posting “Client Testimonials” on my site.

Sincerely,

Chuck Krugel

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:44:47 +0000

Although the lawyer ratings can be useful, avvo.com is not.

Martindale Hubbell has for years published credible attorney rankings. Its methodology is transparent and credible, and its rating are avallable for free at http://www.martindale.com.

Avvo appears to be a scam which deflates a lawyer’s ranking unless he or she “claims” his or her profile (and provide personal information, and a credit card),