Impact of Current Events on Traffic

Given the rash of airplane crashes in recent weeks, I was interested to see how some of our focused aviation accident sites were affected. The chart to the left comes from a client who has a focused plane accident site. As you can see the bump in traffic corresponds with the successful water landing of a US Airways flight in NYC, followed by another large spike after the tragic accident in Buffalo.

These types of current event inspired spikes are typically more pronounced with specialty sites. This is because the narrowly focused content usually contains a much larger universe of event related keywords. I saw a similar spike when Andrew Thomas announced a major prostitution sting operation in August. For that month, Howard Snader saw traffic to his sex crimes website jump over 250%.

Active BLOGs are particuraly useful in responding to current events since they are updated regularly and can react to the incident with real time information, which the search engines appreciate.

Free Lawyer Directory at Cornell.edu

Justia, an internet marketing firm, recently partnered with Cornell Law School to provide a free directory of attorneys. Make sure you claim your free profile at https://lawyers.justia.com/signup and add a link to your site. To confirm your listing, they will make an automated phone call to your office phone number.

Accomplished African American Attorneys

February is Black history month. No where is the progress of Black America more evident than in the legal profession. The recent election of an African-Amercian Lawyer is just the latest important milestone from a profession that has already produced two black Supreme Court Justices; Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall. Amazing when you consider that in many parts of the country, a legal education for an African American was close to impossible just 50 years ago. Today the internet provides a great marketing outlet for numerous black owned firms throughout the country.


Arizona
Darius Bursh, Personal Injury, http://www.mccain-bursh.com/
Stephanie Jackson, Divorce, http://www.lasiterlaw.com/
Jamal F. Allen, PI & Criminal Law, http://www.goodazlawyers.com/

California
John L. Burris, Oakland Civil Rights Lawyer, http://www.johnburrislaw.com/

Connecticut
Jerald Barber, PI & Criminal, http://www.jeraldbarberlaw.com/
Donald E. Freeman, Hartford Law Firm; http://www.ctfreemanlaw.com/


Florida
Eric T. Taylor, Tampa Personal Injury, http://www.erictaylor.org/
Craig Gibbs, Jacksonville Accident Lawyer, http://www.craiggibbslaw.com/
Smith & Stallworth, Tampa Injury Attorneys, http://www.smithstallworth.com/
Kenneth Lyles Foote, Florida criminal attorney, http://www.klfoote.com/


Georgia
Cuffie Law Firm, Georgia Personal Injury Lawyers; http://www.cuffielawfirm.com/

Indiana
Denise Larue, Indianapolis Employment Lawyer; http://hlllaw.com/


Kentucky
Denise Brown, Louisville Bankruptcy Attorney, http://www.4newdirection.com/

Maryland
Stafford A. Hearns, Personal Injury & Divorce, http://www.hearnslegal.com/
Donald L. Bell, Bankruptcy, http://www.donbellaw.com/
Elton Norman, Bankruptcy & Immigration; http://www.normanlawfirm.net/
David s. Coaxum, Business Law; http://www.jgllaw.com/
Stan Derwin Brown, Fraud Litigation; http://www.stanbrown.net/
Tammi L. Taylor, Rockville Criminal Attorney; http://www.danielwrightlaw.com/
Ronald Cherry, Towson Criminal Lawyer; http://cherryjeniferlaw.com/


Michigan
Rueben Munday, Real Estate Law, http://www.lewismunday.com/
David Barker Lewis, Corporate Law, http://www.lewismunday.com/


Mississippi
Issac Byrd, Jackson MS Personal Injury Lawyer, http://www.byrdassoc.com/

Missouri
Sly James, Kansas City MO Personal Injury, http://www.slyjamesfirm.com/


New Jersey
Eddie Raynord Hadden, New Jersey Litigator, http://www.fpmtlaw.com/
Duroseau Lamarre Ortiz LLC, Criminal & Immigration, http://www.dlolawfirm.com/
Brian C. Freeman, Jersey City Divorce Attorney, http://brianfreemanlaw.com/


New York
Edgar De Leon, NYC criminal and Divorce Lawyer, http://deleonlawyers.com/
John J. Grimes, Westchester General Practice Firm, http://www.grimeszimet.com/

North Carolina
R. Steve Bowden, North Carolina Injury Attorney, http://www.rstevebowden.com/
Jan Elliott Pritchett, Greensboro General Practice Firm; http://greensborolawyer.net/
David B. Smith, Greensboro NC Lawyer, http://dbsmithattorney.com/

Pennsylvannia
Kenneth C. Edelin, Philadelphia Injury Attorney, http://www.myphillylawyer.com/
Steve E. Jarmon, Criminal & PI, http://www.penn-lawyers.com/Bio/SteveJarmon.asp
Everette L. Scott, Entertainment Law, http://www.lawsgr.com/Bio/EveretteScott.asp
Leonard K. Hill, Lasik Eye Malpractice Lawyer, http://www.eyesurgeryinjury.com/

South Carolina
Carl L. Solomon, Columbia SC Personal Injury Attorney; http://www.gnslaw.com/


Texas
Dwight E. Jefferson, Mediation Arbitration, http://www.jeffersonlawfirm.com/
Grover Glen Hankins, Product Liability, http://www.thehankinslawfirm.com/
Cheryl Alsandor, Houston Family Law, http://www.alsandorlaw.com/
The Jackson Law Firm, Ft. Worth Accident Lawyers; http://www.jacksonfirm.net/
Dwaine M. Massey, Personal Injury, http://www.masseyfirm.com/
Faye Gordon, Harris County Attorney, http://www.fayegordonlaw.com/
Angela Tucker, McKinney Texas DUI Lawyers, http://danielharrisonlaw.com/

Washington DC
Sandra H. Robinson, Medical Malpractice, http://www.olender.com/

Wisconsin
Figueroa, Jackson & Franklin, Bankruptcy & Family Law, http://www.fjfattorneys.com/

2009 Top Law Schools

The US News & World report recently released their top law school list. While controversial, the list does carry a lot of influence in terms of choosing schools. The website www.top-law-schools.com/rankings.html provides ranking information from the three main ranking bodies; US News, The Gourman Report, and the Educational Quality Rankings.

A ranking of the top 2000 undergrad schools also just came out; http://www.stateuniversity.com/rank/score_rank.html Unfortunately the list does little to settle the ASU-Arizona debate. Both finished in the top 20 percent of schools - With ASU at 389 and Arizona slightly higher at 384. Stanford topped the list followed by M.I.T and my Alma mater, the United States Military Academy! However, West Point finished close to last in a Princeton Review list of top party schools - a ranking that I unhappily have to agree with.