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Avvo lawyer directory expanding to Mass and Florida

By Kevin OKeefe

Picked up from Bob Ambrogi this morning that the lawyer-rating site Avvo is expanding to Massachusetts and Florida, bringing its coverage to 60 percent of licensed U.S. attorneys and spanning 11 states and the District of Columbia. Like Bob, I was originally skeptical of Avvo's goal of serving as a consumer resource by rating and profiling every U.S. lawyer. But as I have gotten to know Mark Britton, Avvo's CEO, and watched the site in action, there's no question Avvo serves as a worthwhile resource not only for people looking for a lawyer, but also for lawyers looking for a cost effective way to connect with prospective clients. Bob provides a nice summary of the Avvo service. The site operates by collecting information about lawyers from multiple sources -- bar records (including disciplinary sanctions), court records, Web sites and the lawyers themselves -- and assigning each lawyer a rating of one to 10...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on March 31, 2008 (boomark / email).