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Criminal defense marketing built for calls that come at 2am

Arrests do not happen during business hours. Defense demand spikes at night and on weekends, the caller is in crisis, and the first attorney who answers usually gets retained. Everything we build for defense firms starts from that fact.

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What defense firms get

A round the clock acquisition system: campaigns, pages and intake built for urgency.

How we run it

01

Charge and metro analysis

Which charges, which courts, which search volume, what click costs.

02

Launch call first

Campaigns and pages engineered around the phone, live in about a week.

03

Optimize to retained clients

Recorded calls and case tracking tell us which keywords retain, not just ring.

04

Own the night

Budget weighting toward evenings and weekends, when defense demand actually spikes.

Speed is the whole strategy in defense

A person searching "criminal defense lawyer" an hour after their son's arrest will retain someone today. They are not comparing five firms on content quality: they are calling down the page until a human answers. Being first in placement and first to answer is worth more than every other optimization combined.

That is why our defense builds are call first: LSA and call focused search campaigns at the top, pages where the phone number is the hero, tracked lines that prove which keyword produced which client, and instant text back for every missed call.

Charge specificity is the second edge. A DUI page converts DUI searches far better than a generic defense page, and the same is true for domestic violence, drug charges and expungement. We build the charge pages that match how people actually search, all connected to the law firm system.

Why Retarget Media

Built around the phone

Every page, ad and tracking decision assumes the client wants to talk now.

After hours advantage

Campaigns weighted to nights and weekends, when your competitors go dark.

Charge level tracking

You see cost per retained client by charge type, not a blended average.

Frequently asked questions

How much does criminal defense PPC cost?

Defense clicks typically run $30 to $150 depending on charge and metro, with DUI at the high end. Most firms start with $2,500 to $8,000 per month in ad spend. We size your market in the free audit.

Do I need someone answering 24/7?

It is the highest ROI change most defense firms can make. If you cannot staff it, we connect vetted answering services and build instant text back, so no 2am opportunity dies in voicemail.

Does LSA work for criminal defense?

Yes: defense is a strong LSA category with pay per lead pricing and top placement. Reviews drive LSA rank, so our review engine feeds it directly.

Can you market sensitive charge types?

Yes, within Google's policies and your bar's advertising rules. Some charges have ad restrictions, and we structure compliant campaigns that still reach the people who need you.

Do you run retargeting campaigns?

Yes. Retargeting is part of every paid ads engagement: we bring back the visitors who did not convert with Google remarketing and Meta retargeting, sequenced by what they looked at and tracked to the sale. See our retargeting service.

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