Where Seattle clients compare attorneys
Google profiles drive first calls for personal injury, criminal defense, family and immigration law. Avvo and Justia carry lawyer-specific profiles, Martindale-Hubbell and Lawyers.com add peer and client ratings, and Yelp still surfaces for smaller firms downtown and in the U District. A firm near the King County Courthouse competes for very different searches than an Eastside estate planning practice or a Tacoma-area injury firm.
Employment and immigration practices see an unusual volume of reviews in Seattle, because so many residents work for large employers and hold work visas. Those cases are high stakes, and the person on the losing side of a dispute sometimes reviews the lawyer who opposed them.
Washington's anti-SLAPP act, the RPCs and federal review law
Washington's Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, RCW 4.105, lets a person sued over protected public expression ask for early dismissal and, in many cases, recover fees. Lawyers understand that risk better than anyone, and it is the main reason we resolve reviews through platform policy instead of defamation threats.
Washington's Rules of Professional Conduct, including RPC 1.6 on confidentiality, sharply limit what a lawyer can say in a public reply, even when the client posted first. Federal law covers the collection side: the Consumer Review Fairness Act, 15 U.S.C. 45b, voids engagement-letter clauses that bar reviews, and 16 CFR Part 465 bans fake or paid testimonials. This overview is not legal advice; consult ethics counsel for your situation.
Opposing parties, visa cases and lawyers with similar names
In custody, landlord-tenant, employment and injury matters, the opposing party sometimes reviews the winning side's attorney. Google and most attorney directories treat reviews from someone who was never a client, writing about their own loss, as a conflict of interest. That is one of the most common grounds we file for law firms.
Avvo and Justia profiles also mix up attorneys with similar surnames or firm names, and a review written about one lawyer can sit on another's page for years. Clear proof that a post concerns someone else is a strong removal case, and we assemble it from public information only.
Reviews we remove for Seattle firms
Reportable posts include reviews from opposing parties or their relatives, competitors, former staff, people who never contacted the firm, misattributed reviews, posts with threats or slurs, content revealing other clients' confidential details, and incentivized or duplicate reviews.
Send the link and we will identify the grounds and file the request without touching privileged information. Most Google removals take 7–21 days. Avvo, Justia and Martindale-Hubbell follow their own timelines, and we follow up until there is a decision.
Seattle law firm review removal costs
Google $397/$372, Yelp $697/$672, other-platform items and harmful links $497/$472 per item (pay upon removal/pay in advance). Pay only after removal: save a card, pay nothing today, and pay the standard fee once removal is documented. Pricing and payment choices.
Advance-payment removal fees are refunded in full if a Google review is not removed within 30 days of payment, or a review or item on any other platform is not removed within 90 days of payment. Refunds are automatic: no claim, form, email or request needed. We issue the full refund to your original payment method within 5 business days after the applicable refund window ends.
Law Firm Review Removal in Seattle, Washington: questions
The opposing party in an employment case reviewed our firm. Can it be removed?
Reviews from someone who was never your client, writing about the outcome of their own case, often break conflict-of-interest rules on Google and attorney directories. We document the relationship from public records and file.
Can I reply with details of the representation to correct the record?
Washington RPC 1.6 restricts that heavily. A short, non-specific reply is safer, and the removal request carries the evidence privately. This is not legal advice.
What does it cost to remove a review from Avvo or Google?
Google is $397 standard or $372 paid in advance. Avvo, Justia, Martindale-Hubbell and similar platforms are $497, or $472 in advance. Yelp is $697, or $672 in advance.
Would Washington's anti-SLAPP law apply if I sued a reviewer?
RCW 4.105 covers claims based on protected public expression, which can include reviews, and it allows early dismissal and fee awards. Talk to a Washington attorney before suing anyone.
Reputation Medics works remotely from Sheridan, WY, and helps Seattle firms clean up rule-breaking reviews without public disputes. Send your firm's profile and the review. Pay in advance and if Google does not remove it within 30 days (90 days for other platforms), the full refund is automatic within 5 business days. Call 888-391-7099.
Remote service based in Sheridan, WY. 888-391-7099