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Spec Site Criminal Defense

Mercer&Associates

A criminal defense firm spec site built for Chicago — structured to rank for high-intent queries like "DUI lawyer Chicago" and convert first-time visitors under pressure into consultations.

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Criminal defense is one of the highest-stakes local search categories. Someone searching "DUI lawyer Chicago" at 11pm is not browsing — they need to call someone tonight. The firm that shows up, loads fast, and immediately signals credibility gets the call. The one buried on page two does not.

Mercer & Associates is a spec site built to demonstrate what a properly engineered criminal defense presence looks like: FAQPage schema targeting the exact questions people type before calling a lawyer, LocalBusiness schema with sameAs entity links, practice area pages structured around the queries that drive real case inquiries, and a 24/7 availability signal above the fold.

Five practice areas covered — DUI/DWI, drug charges, assault, theft and fraud, and record expungement — each with its own service page in entity → attribute → answer format. This site is available to purchase for a criminal defense firm in Chicago or any Illinois market.

  • 01 LocalBusiness + LegalService schema with sameAs entity graph
  • 02 Practice area pages for DUI, drug charges, assault, theft/fraud, and expungement
  • 03 FAQPage schema targeting pre-consultation queries ("do I need a lawyer for DUI", "what happens at arraignment")
  • 04 24/7 availability CTA above the fold — optimised for urgent after-hours searches
  • 05 City × practice area structure for Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville, and Schaumburg
  • 06 Core Web Vitals optimised — LCP < 2.5s
  • 07 GBP-ready NAP structure with schema-aligned phone, address, and hours
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