What a listing means
A listing means an operational public business record matched the directory’s inclusion criteria when the data was processed. It does not mean the directory verified every individual lawyer, practice claim, license, result, fee, availability, or service area. Visitors should confirm those facts with the firm and the relevant licensing authority.
Source records and identifiers
Listings use a stable public place identifier as the database key. The original imported source row is retained separately from the smaller set of fields exposed by the public API. Public fields include the firm name, public contact and location information, category data, coordinates, aggregate rating information, and selected enrichment links.
Publication filters
The public API returns records marked active and operational that have not been excluded through review. An unavailable website alone is not enough to remove a firm. A permanent closure or another reliable reason must be supported by evidence before exclusion.
Review and audit trail
A removal or restoration records the place identifier, action, reason, evidence source, and event time in a separate review history. Later imports preserve an existing exclusion so routine data refreshes do not silently undo a documented decision.
Order and matching
General results are ordered alphabetically by firm name and stable identifier. They are not ranked by payment, rating, review volume, claimed expertise, or predicted result. Practice-area pages use public listing text as a search match; a match is not proof that a firm accepts or is experienced in the matter.
Logos, social links, and reviews
A stored logo must be tied to the public business record and screened to avoid publishing unrelated award graphics. Social profiles are included only when found through a firm website’s structured data or navigation. Google review text is requested on demand, attributed to Google Maps, and is not stored in the directory database.
Location calculations
City pages group operational listings by their public city and state fields. “Nearby” markets use great-circle distance between the average coordinates of published listing addresses in each city. This is an approximate directory-data relationship—not driving distance, a municipal centroid, or evidence that a firm serves another city.
Coverage limits
No directory contains every lawyer or captures every service. Public business information can be incomplete, delayed, or inconsistent, and addresses can represent offices, mailing locations, or shared space. The directory is a research aid, not a credentialing service or referral.