Lawinfo
Encyclopedia
LawInfo.com Inc
was founded in 1994. It is an online directory of pre-qualified, pre-screened attorneys
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

 licensed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The website also contains over 100,000 free legal forms, 750 legal videos, and 24,000 frequently asked legal questions, a forum for asking legal questions and many legal guides.

History

LawInfo was established in 1994 by Gunter Enz, a former Austrian soccer player and one-time kicker for the San Diego Chargers. LawInfo is one of the few legal resource companies not to accept outside funding.

Lead Counsel Program

The Lead Counsel Program was designed to provide a simple and reliable way for anyone on the Web to find a pre-qualified, pre-screened attorney quickly and easily. Lead Counsel Members must earn the right to use the Lead Counsel designation by passing a challenging certification process, which mandates peer recommendations, bar checks, and minimum practice area experience. Staffed by a dedicated team, LawInfo's corporate offices are located in San Marcos, California, thirty minutes north of San Diego. On February 11, 2010 LawInfo launched a Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization
Search engine optimization is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid search results...

 marketing campaign for their Lead Counsel rated attorneys.

Lawyer Directory

As of December 22, 2010, LawInfo covers Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In 2007, LawInfo added several Estate Planning attorneys to its free national directory.

Blog

LawInfo publishes a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

 about legal issues and is listed with Justia. According to Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...

, the LawInfo blog is given 143 authority points, and is rated as as one of the top 150 Authority and a politics rating of 98. The blog is also republished on Thoora and has earned a high Google Page Rank as well as 106,000 Yahoo links.

External links

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