Joseph Leonard

Joe Leonard

LAWYER WEBSITES

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100% of my clients come from referrals

My law firm gets referrals. Why do we need a website?  Even if a law...

13 Website Errors that Annoy Users

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Our parents, school counselors, financial advisers, newspapers, books, and peers all told us to ►Study...

As a lawyer, I don’t need a website. I rely on referrals.

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Avoid Business Owner Burnout

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Brand Your Business

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Build Your Virtual Business

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Building a Quality Attitude

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Finding clients

How can lawyers get clients?

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How do clients find a lawyer?

This article discusses how potential clients go about finding a lawyer to represent them.  How...

How law firms can increase leads and obtain new clients.

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How Lawyers can get new clients

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How to get referral from other lawyers

This article discusses how to get client referrals from other lawyers. To learn how to...

How to use a website to find more clients

Lawyers can use a website to attract and convert clients by following these key strategies:...

Lawyer Tips for getting more clients

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Referral articles

100% of my clients come from referrals

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As a lawyer, I don’t need a website. I rely on referrals.

Who needs a law firm website? I get plenty of referrals as a lawyer Even...

How to get referral from other lawyers

This article discusses how to get client referrals from other lawyers. To learn how to...

How to handle a referral

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Website articles

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How to use a website to find more clients

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Is your website ADA compliant?

Is your law firm website compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act? Does my law...

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Examples

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Is your law firm website compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Does my law firm website have to be compliant with ADA?

YES IT DOES.

The threat of lawsuits

Law firms have to be careful if they don’t follow these guidelines, as websites without any accessibility features for the disabled have already gotten owners in trouble. Even for a small website, the necessary changes that need to be made to help disabled users can easily run into tens of thousands of dollars. These problems have made it to the local news, and some small businesses in Florida have had to spend thousands of dollars to pay attorney’s fees and agree to make changes to their websites within a certain period of time as part of a settlement.

Here is what the Florida Bar Association says about ADA compliance.

“Title III specifically lists law offices as a place of public accommodation and requires law offices to provide full and equal services and privileges to disabled persons.”

How to make your law firm website ADA compliant

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that websites be accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. This means that all law firm websites should strive to comply with ADA guidelines. Failure to comply can lead to discrimination lawsuits, financial liabilities, and damage to reputation. Businesses can also be fined up to $150,000 for ADA violations. 

 

Here are some ways to ensure your law firm website is ADA compliant: 

 
  • Ensure all functions can be operated with a keyboard 
  • Make sure all information is understandable: This includes text, images, videos, and tools. 
  • Ensure content is robust enough to be interpreted by a variety of users: This includes users using assistive technologies. 
  • Include alt tags for every media file and map
  • Use descriptive HTML tags for online forms 
     
  • Make buttons, links, and other interactive elements easily identifiable 
  • Allow users to adjust font size in their browser settings 
  • Supplement color-coding with a second mechanism, such as labels 
  • Use asterisks to indicate required form fields 
  • Provide meaningful alternative text descriptions for images 
  • Provide error messages and notifications to help users interact with the website 
  • Ensure PDF files on the website are accessible 
  • Ensure all archived pages are accessible 

I can check you website for ADA ompliance. 

Mr. Jackson
@mrjackson
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