Building a Stronger Digital Foundation
A law firm's website should do more than establish an online presence. It should build trust, communicate experience, educate prospective clients, and make it easy for individuals to find the legal guidance they need.
Critchfield Consulting partnered with Finderson Law LLC to develop a comprehensive digital marketing strategy and custom website designed to strengthen the firm's online presence, expand organic search opportunities, and better connect with individuals seeking legal representation.
The project extended well beyond visual design. From website architecture and practice-area development to SEO, AI search optimization, and conversion strategy, our goal was to create a stronger digital foundation that could support Finderson Law's continued growth.
The result is a modern, content-rich website built around the firm's legal services, geographic markets, and the needs of prospective clients.
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A Partnership Built on Trust
Our relationship with the Finderson family began years before this website project.
When Finderson Law was ready to invest in a professionally designed website, that established relationship became the foundation for a comprehensive digital marketing engagement.
As Terra Finderson shared:
“Roger and I met Brent seven years ago and were immediately impressed by his expertise, professionalism, and dedication to his clients. When we were ready to invest in a professionally designed website, we knew exactly who we wanted to partner with.”
Terra Finderson
Understanding the Finderson Law Practice
Finderson Law is a law firm serving individuals and families throughout Indiana and Florida, with a primary focus on helping clients navigate difficult legal circumstances.
The firm's principal practice areas include:
- Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Social Security Disability
- Adoption
- Wills & Trusts
- Premises Liability
With Indiana serving as the firm's primary geographic market, the new website needed to establish a stronger digital presence throughout the state while supporting its Florida operations.
Our strategy focused on communicating the firm's experience, strengthening attorney authority, and creating clear pathways for prospective clients to explore the legal services relevant to their circumstances.
More Than a Website Redesign
Finderson Law needed a website capable of supporting a much broader digital marketing strategy.
The opportunity was not simply to improve the appearance of the existing website. It was to reconsider how the firm's legal services were organized, how prospective clients discovered those services, and how the website communicated the firm's experience and approach.
Our evaluation identified several important opportunities:
- Improve the overall website design and mobile experience.
- Expand practice-area content to address more specific legal needs.
- Establish a stronger SEO foundation for Indiana-related searches.
- Develop a more intuitive website navigation structure.
- Strengthen internal linking between related legal services.
- Improve attorney authority and trust signals.
- Incorporate structured content for traditional and AI-driven search.
- Create clearer conversion opportunities throughout the website.
The objective was to develop a website that could function as a long-term marketing asset rather than simply an online brochure.
Evaluation Before Website Implementation
At Critchfield Consulting, our website projects begin with a comprehensive Digital Marketing Evaluation designed to understand the business, its audience, its competitive environment, and its opportunities for growth.
For Finderson Law, that meant developing a comprehensive strategy around the firm's legal services and geographic priorities before moving into design and content development.
We established a website architecture that would support both the immediate launch and future content expansion.
This included identifying primary practice-area pages, supporting legal service pages, geographic opportunities, educational content, and conversion pathways. Rather than treating SEO as something added after the website was designed, search strategy became part of the foundation of the project.
This evaluation-first approach also allowed us to explain our recommendations, involve the Finderson Law team in the process, and make informed decisions throughout development.
A Custom Website Built for Growth
Our work with Finderson Law brought together several interconnected digital marketing disciplines.
Custom Website Design & User Experience
We developed a modern, responsive website with an improved visual hierarchy, intuitive navigation, and page layouts designed around the needs of prospective legal clients.
The design emphasizes readability, accessibility, trust, and clear calls to action.
Practice Area Architecture
We organized the website around the firm's principal practice areas, supported by more specific legal service pages.
This structure helps visitors identify the legal services relevant to their circumstances while establishing stronger topical relationships between related pages.
Content Strategy & Copywriting
We developed and refined content throughout the website to communicate the firm's legal services in a clear, informative, and approachable manner.
Our content strategy focused on answering common questions, explaining legal processes, and helping prospective clients better understand their options.
SEO & AI Search Optimization
Search optimization was integrated throughout the website development process.
Our work included keyword research, search-intent alignment, heading hierarchy, metadata, internal linking, structured content, and Schema markup.
The objective was to improve how search engines and emerging AI platforms understand the firm's services, expertise, and geographic relevance.
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EEAT & Attorney Authority
For legal websites, establishing experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness is especially important.
We incorporated attorney information, firm credentials, professional associations, reviews, educational content, and other relevant trust signals throughout the website.
Conversion Strategy
A successful legal website must make it easy for prospective clients to take the next step.
We incorporated strategic calls to action, consultation opportunities, contact pathways, and supporting content throughout the website to help visitors move from researching their legal concerns to contacting the firm.
Built for Search and People
Modern website development requires balancing several important priorities.
A website must communicate effectively with visitors, provide search engines with clear information, and support the increasingly conversational ways people discover businesses through AI platforms.
For Finderson Law, we approached these priorities together.
The website incorporates:
- Clear practice-area organization
- Informative legal service content
- Responsive, mobile-friendly design
- Strategic internal linking
- Attorney authority and trust signals
- FAQ and conversational search content
- Structured data and Schema markup
- Geographic relevance
- Conversion-focused page layouts
These elements work together to create a more complete digital experience for both prospective clients and search platforms.
Project Highlights
A Comprehensive Website Transformation
Custom Website Design
A modern, responsive website developed around the firm's identity, services, and prospective clients.
Expanded Legal Content
Comprehensive practice-area and supporting service content designed to educate visitors and strengthen topical authority.
SEO & AI Search Optimization
Search-intent alignment, metadata, structured content, internal linking, and Schema markup incorporated throughout the website.
Indiana-Focused Search Strategy
A geographic content approach prioritizing the firm's primary Indiana market while supporting its Florida presence.
Improved User Experience
Clearer navigation, stronger page organization, mobile-friendly layouts, and more intuitive pathways to relevant legal information.
Conversion-Focused Design
Strategic consultation opportunities and calls to action throughout the website.
Ongoing Digital Marketing Guidance
Consulting and practical support designed to help the Finderson Law team better understand and manage its evolving digital presence.
What the Finderson Law Team Says
Client Relationships Beyond the Website
At Critchfield Consulting, we believe the process of building a website should be just as valuable as the finished product.
Our goal is to become a trusted resource for our clients, helping them understand their digital marketing opportunities, make informed decisions, and feel confident in the direction of their business.
We're grateful for the opportunity to work alongside the Finderson Law team and especially appreciative of the feedback they shared following the website launch.
Delaney Finderson
“If you are considering a new website, revising SEO, or even a simple analysis of your website's strengths/weaknesses, this is the place to go! Critchfield Consulting is extremely dedicated, professional, kind, and considerate of everyone's time and efforts. Brent carries an excellent moral code and strong values, and he makes it easy to communicate and learn each step of the process. It's a blessing to work with a person who cares so deeply about his work. This is the company you call when a personal touch and detail-focused review is important. We are incredibly grateful and glad to have been working with him, and are thrilled with the modernized, fresh website our firm gets to show off!
Critchfield Consulting covers every field area, subject, and what their partners are great to work alongside. Highly recommend reaching out to them for any online needs.”
Delaney Finderson | Finderson Law
Roger Finderson
“Brent is a relentless advocate for his clients. He has the knowledge and expertise to navigate the most challenging of the SEO landscape. Always professional, Brent will respond quickly, and with information that is on point. You cannot go wrong engaging Critchfield Consulting for your website and SEO needs.”
Roger Finderson | Finderson Law
Mallory | Finderson Law Summer Intern
“I have absolutely loved working with Brent. He helped to create a new website for us and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Brent has also, personally, taken me under his wing to coach me on how to navigate social media for a business. He has been nothing but helpful, attentive, responsive, and overall a joy to work with. Thank you so much for all you do!”
Mallory | Finderson Law Summer Intern
