David DuBard
Office Phone: 601-329-3137
Cell Phone: 601-329-3137
Fax: 601-545-8663

Jackson, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Monroe and the Northshore area of South Louisiana

Welcome to my personal website!  Would you like to attract the types of cases that you enjoy working?  Maybe you are looking for those cases that are the most profitable for your firm.   As FindLaw’s  Senior Client Development Consultant for South Mississippi and portions of Louisiana,  I assist Mississippi and Louisiana law firms in helping them understand their markets on the internet and in developing a strategy for maximizing their online presence.  My client law firms are enjoying the ability to convert more of their referrals and, most importantly, attracting new clients who would otherwise have not found them.  I focus on understanding your current online market and in developing strategies to best take advantages of opportunities as they exist.  Effective online marketing is much more than simply having a law firm website. 

It is critical for law firms to work with a company that understands the legal industry.  FindLaw works exclusively with law firms in markets across the country.  FindLaw is the only company that provides a true turnkey solution for online legal marketing. Our services include content writing/editing, site design, hosting, search engine marketing, optimization, and targeted internet marketing of your services.

I work with attorneys in all practice areas and with firms of all sizes.  I have helped even the most skeptical firms understand the importance of having an effective online presence.  Many misconceptions exist among attorneys concerning online marketing.  Some of the more common are:

• “I don’t need any more business.  I’m swamped as it is.”  Most of my clients have as much business as they can handle.  The key is to attract more QUALITY cases of the type you enjoy handling.  Having more cases to choose from allows your firm to be more selective in the cases you accept.
• “People in Mississippi and Louisiana don’t use the internet to find a lawyer”.  In the first four months of 2007 more than 21,000 searches were done on FindLaw’s Lawyer Directory in only four metro areas of Mississippi and south Louisiana in an attempt to find an attorney.  Nationally, FindLaw.com is visited more than 4 MILLION times EACH MONTH!
• “Our firm has never advertised and doesn’t believe a law firm should”.  Two out of every three consumers expect a vibrant business to have a website providing information about their products or services.  Providing this information to your existing clients and potential clients is a service to them.  Remember, they are looking for the information or they wouldn’t have found your site.
• “We tried the internet before and it didn’t work”.  The internet, as we know it, has only existed for 12 years or so.  The advent of “high speed internet” and the consumer’s embrace of it have completely changed the market.  Allow me to show you why previous efforts failed and the opportunities that exist today.
• “My clients aren’t internet users.”  That is probably correct if you have no online presence.  If you aren’t online you are missing a huge market.  More than 75% of U.S. household are online and many more access the internet at work.  A recent Harris Interactive poll showed that 26% of U.S. adults have used the internet to find legal services.

Don’t allow misconception to prevent you from exploring opportunities that can benefit your business.  Please feel free to contact me to learn how FindLaw can assist your firm in establishing a strong and effective web presence.  I can be reached at 601-329-3137.

A website is only one part of a successful internet marketing strategy.  FindLaw offers solutions designed to address all aspects of a firm’s web presence and also provides services for firms interested in enhancing their existing online marketing efforts.

Mississippi, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport, Waveland, Long Beach, Picayune

Louisiana, Monroe, Slidell, Mandeville, Madisonville, Covington, Bogalusa