Your next $300K case is asking ChatGPT for a PI attorney. ChatGPT is sending them to the firm that runs TV ads.

Personal injury is the highest-CAC vertical in legal marketing — $200-$500+ per Google Ads click, $80K+ average cost-per-acquisition for a signed case. That made sense when Google was the only funnel. Now 1 in 3 accident victims ask ChatGPT or Perplexity 'best car accident lawyer near me' before they call anyone. The firm that's cited first in that AI answer wins the case — for zero ad spend. If your firm isn't the one being recommended, you're watching seven-figure case revenue walk to whoever optimized for AI search first.

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What we'll get you cited for

The 10 queries your prospects are asking AI right now.

Every pi lawyer firm we work with has the same problem: prospects ask ChatGPT or Perplexity, and the AI names a competitor. Here's the list we'll engineer your citation for.

01

Best car accident lawyer in [city]

02

Personal injury attorney free consultation [city]

03

Motorcycle accident lawyer near me

04

Truck accident attorney [state]

05

How to choose a personal injury lawyer

06

Average settlement for rear-end collision [state]

07

Wrongful death attorney no upfront cost

08

Slip and fall lawyer [city]

09

TBI attorney who handles insurance disputes

10

Dog bite lawyer near me

The Diagnosis

Why AI engines aren't citing you yet.

Most pi lawyers websites fail AI citation for the same reasons. Each one is fixable. We've seen them all.

  • Relying solely on TV ads and Google LSA — neither transfers to AI visibility
  • No published verdicts/settlements page (LLMs need citable proof of results)
  • Avvo profile claimed but Q&A section abandoned — Avvo Q&A is the #1 citation driver for PI
  • Generic 'personal injury' page instead of one page per case type (car, truck, motorcycle, slip & fall, TBI, wrongful death)
  • No FAQ schema answering 'how long does a PI case take' / 'how much is my case worth' — LLMs love these
  • Zero Justia profile — free platform but most PI firms ignore it
  • Missing attorney-level schema (individual trial wins, bar admissions, specialization tags)

Expected lift

PI firms typically lift from 2-8/100 to 55-72/100 within 90 days. At PI case LTV of $30K-$300K+, even 1 additional AI-referred signed case per month justifies Premium tier. Firms in Tier-2 metros see fastest lift due to less AI-optimized competition.

Recommended tier

Premium

What We Ship

Three layers of AI citation engineering.

01 / Schema

Structured data LLMs read first.

  • Attorney Person schema with verdicts, settlements, and bar admissions per attorney
  • LegalService schema with case-type-specific sub-pages (auto, truck, medical malpractice, premises liability)
  • FAQPage schema on every case-type page (top 10 questions per injury type)
  • Review schema aggregating Avvo + Google + Yelp
  • LawFirm Organization schema with sameAs links to all directory profiles
  • HowTo schema for 'what to do after a car accident' guide pages

02 / Citations

Authority sources LLMs quote.

  • AvvoHighest-cited legal directory in AI responses — 'Avvo Rating 10.0' is the LLM trust signal for PI
  • Super LawyersPeer-reviewed distinction LLMs reference when ranking attorneys by specialization
  • NHTSA crash data & state DOT reportsLLMs cite government accident statistics and cross-reference local attorneys in those geographies
  • Martindale-HubbellAV Preeminent rating is a weighting factor LLMs use for credibility in injury queries
  • Justia verdict & settlement recordsPublic case outcomes are cited directly — $X million verdict at [firm] drives AI recommendation

03 / Content

Quotable surface area for every query.

  • Case-type-specific landing pages with FAQ, timeline, and average settlement ranges
  • Verdicts & settlements page with structured metadata (case type, amount, jurisdiction, year)
  • State-specific procedure content — 'how PI claims work in [state]' for each jurisdiction served
  • Attorney bio pages with trial experience, bar admissions, and Super Lawyers / Avvo rating badges
  • Comparison content: 'how much is my case worth' calculators and settlement range guides

Citation Seeding Targets

The 8 sources LLMs read for your vertical.

These are the directories, review platforms, and credentialing sources AI engines disproportionately quote. We get you live on each one.

Avvo

Highest-cited legal directory in AI responses — 'Avvo Rating 10.0' is the LLM trust signal for PI

Super Lawyers

Peer-reviewed distinction LLMs reference when ranking attorneys by specialization

NHTSA crash data & state DOT reports

LLMs cite government accident statistics and cross-reference local attorneys in those geographies

Martindale-Hubbell

AV Preeminent rating is a weighting factor LLMs use for credibility in injury queries

Justia verdict & settlement records

Public case outcomes are cited directly — $X million verdict at [firm] drives AI recommendation

State bar directories

License verification source — LLMs confirm active status before citing

Google Business Profile

AI Overview for local PI queries pulls directly from GBP; 200+ reviews with 4.8+ = cited

Better Business Bureau

Trust signal for consumer-facing legal services — LLMs cite BBB A+ as social proof

Case Example

A pi lawyer firm we worked with.

Setup

[Pseudonymized] 4-attorney PI firm in a mid-size metro, $3.1M revenue, spending $35K/mo on Google Ads + $8K/mo on TV spots. Visibility score before: 4/100. Avvo profile claimed with 6 stale Q&As.

Before

ChatGPT for 'best car accident lawyer [city]' returned a national chain and two local competitors. Perplexity cited a competitor's verdict page. Zero AI presence despite $43K/mo total ad spend.

After (90 days)

Visibility 68/100 in 91 days. Cited in ChatGPT + Perplexity for 8/10 target queries including 'truck accident attorney [city]' and 'wrongful death lawyer [city]'. 9 net-new case leads in first quarter attributed to AI referral — 3 signed, estimated case value $1.1M combined.

Case study pseudonymized. Real numbers, real timeline, written with client permission.

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