Law Firm, NYC

How We Generated $1.5 Million & 305 Leads for a Personal Injury Law Firm

Industry

Personal Injury Law Firm

Services

CyberEngine™ Full-Service Growth

First 12 Months

$1.5M
Additional Revenue

Additional Metrics

305
Leads Generated
How We Generated $1.5 Million & 305 Leads for a Personal Injury Law Firm

About the Client

This New York City personal injury firm, founded by seasoned trial lawyers, represents victims of car accidents, workplace incidents, and premises liability cases. With four attorneys and a lean staff, they serve clients in one of the most competitive legal markets in the country. Their clients—commuters, union workers, and delivery drivers—are often navigating recovery and financial stress at the same time. For them, responsiveness and clarity mattered as much as legal expertise.

Before partnering with us, the firm’s digital marketing was fragmented across multiple vendors. Paid ads, website management, and intake operations were disconnected, meaning dollars spent didn’t consistently translate into signed cases. The website highlighted attorney credentials but downplayed what mattered most to prospective clients: reassurance, speed, and clear next steps. Intake was inconsistent—web forms lacked automation, after-hours calls often went unanswered, and lead handling varied depending on staff availability.

The client approached us with a high-stakes challenge: build a reliable pipeline of high-value personal injury cases in a city of eight million people. We designed a full-service marketing strategy combining Google Ads, Local Services Ads (pay-per-lead listings), SEO (improving search visibility), website redesign, reputation management, and social media campaigns. The goal: make sure the firm appeared when injured clients searched for help, and convert that visibility into booked consultations.

Challenges

In New York’s personal injury market, competition is fierce and advertising costs are punishing. Average cost-per-clicks run higher than most industries, meaning inefficient campaigns waste thousands quickly. The firm’s previous efforts targeted broad keywords that attracted low-quality traffic, while competitors aggressively bid on their brand name to siphon off high-value searches. Strict compliance rules limited what ad copy could say, making their ads sound generic and easy to overlook.

The website, though professional in appearance, converted far below benchmark levels. Mobile load speeds were slow, calls-to-action were generic, and forms asked for too much information upfront. Without dedicated landing pages (single-purpose pages designed to convert visitors into leads), the firm was paying for traffic that left without engaging. Accessibility issues further discouraged injured visitors, while thin content on practice-area pages hurt their organic rankings. Critically, the absence of Spanish-language content meant the firm was missing a significant demographic in their community.

Local visibility was also weak. The firm’s Google Business Profile was misaligned and outdated, leaving them invisible in the high-intent Map Pack listings that dominate searches near courthouses, hospitals, and accident hotspots. Competitors outperformed them with stronger review profiles, more precise service-area targeting, and consistent NAP (name-address-phone) citations. Without that credibility and prominence, call volume lagged during peak seasons like winter slip-and-fall and summer traffic accidents.

Finally, intake was a major breakdown. There was no call tracking to connect ad spend with signed cases, no texting option for prospects, and no central CRM to manage leads. After-hours calls rolled to voicemail, weekend coverage was inconsistent, and spam filtering had to be done manually. As a result, too many qualified leads slipped away, leaving significant revenue unrealized.

Strategy and Solution

We began with comprehensive marketing research. Our team reviewed historical performance data, analyzed competitors’ ad strategies, and used big-data keyword tools to uncover high-value search terms and cost trends. At the same time, we worked with the client to define clear KPIs (key performance indicators) such as cost per lead, lead-to-retainer rate, average case value, and return on ad spend. This ensured that every channel could be measured against business results, not just clicks.

The website was redesigned with a conversion-first approach. Each major practice area received its own landing page with streamlined forms, faster load speeds, and sticky click-to-call buttons on mobile. We added schema markup (code that helps search engines interpret content), settlement stories, and bite-sized FAQs to reduce friction. Social proof elements and client testimonials were placed above the fold. Through A/B testing (comparing two versions), we trimmed the intake form from eight fields to three, which significantly increased completions.

For paid search, we restructured campaigns into single-theme ad groups for maximum relevance. We relied on exact- and phrase-match keywords, filtered out irrelevant searches with negative keywords, and used responsive search ads to rotate multiple headlines. Ad extensions highlighted attorney availability, locations, and plain-language benefits. We also implemented dayparting (scheduling ads by hour) to push spend into the windows when clients were most likely to call, while brand-defense campaigns stopped competitors from poaching searches.

On Google LSA (Local Services Ads, pay-per-lead listings), we verified and optimized the firm’s profile with precise categories and service areas. We added structured review prompts, activated hours-based bidding, and set up dispute workflows to eliminate low-quality leads. Call recordings and tagging helped train staff, while routing rules ensured urgent calls reached attorneys immediately. Budget pacing was introduced to keep intake steady throughout the month instead of spiking early and drying up later.

SEO built long-term momentum. We created content hubs around accident types and injury FAQs, expanded Spanish-language pages, and improved internal linking. Technical SEO upgrades improved Core Web Vitals (site speed and stability), while local SEO fine-tuned the Google Business Profile, service areas, and citation consistency. Structured data (for FAQs and reviews) earned rich snippets in search results, improving click-through rates and organic visibility.

Finally, we overhauled intake. We introduced call-answer SLAs (service-level agreements on response times), text-to-intake automations, and smart routing so every lead was handled quickly. Privacy-safe retargeting campaigns on Facebook and Instagram reminded past visitors to schedule consultations, while lookalike audiences expanded reach efficiently. Together, these improvements built a predictable, scalable system for converting attention into consultations.

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Results

Within the first 12 months, the program generated 305 qualified leads. Based on the client’s own estimates (a 19% lead-to-retainer rate and an average fee value of about $26,000 per case) we calculate about 58 new matters retained and approximately $1.5M in attributable revenue. Importantly, blended cost-per-lead averaged around $385, a sustainable level that aligned acquisition costs with the firm’s case-value mix.

Lead volume grew steadily throughout the year. The firm began with just 14 leads in Month 1 and scaled to 35 by Month 12. By the end of the engagement, monthly lead flow had stabilized, giving the client predictable calendars and steadier utilization of attorney hours. Google LSA produced a steady stream of high-intent calls at the lowest average cost-per-lead, while SEO began compounding organic demand by Month 8.

The redesigned website improved conversion rates dramatically. Simplified forms and clearer next-step messaging meant more visitors became consultations. Intake upgrades reduced response times to under one minute on average, ensuring injured clients reached a human quickly. Weekend and after-hours responsiveness, once a weakness, now matched weekday standards thanks to text-to-intake and overflow routing. Prospects no longer slipped away during critical first contact windows.

By year’s end, the firm’s marketing had been transformed from fragmented and unpredictable to integrated and reliable. Paid ads delivered immediate wins, while SEO and reputation growth built lasting equity. With cost variability tightened and forecasting reliable, the client renewed into year two. Stronger reviews, maturing SEO assets, and ongoing ad testing are expected to further reduce acquisition costs while increasing average case value—positioning the firm for sustainable long-term growth.

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Hugo Stevenson

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Sep 20, 2025

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Very productive cooperation. We originally hired them to run our Google ads. After a few months, we realized they are very capable and right now they are responsible for our entire online presence. A well-deserved 5-star review.

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Justin Russo

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Sep 19, 2025

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We have been with VNA for over 2 years now. They’ve done a great job marketing for my company. They run ads for us, do SEO, take care of our website and manage our reputation. Two years ago, we were doing around $3 million annually; this year, we’re on track to make around $4.5 - $5 million. A significant portion of this growth is thanks to the campaigns and advice we consistently get from the team at VNA. Thank you.

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Elliot Reynolds

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Sep 17, 2025

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I recommend this agency, they get us 120 - 150 qualified HVAC leads every month, we close almost 36% of them.

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Claire Harrison

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Aug 29, 2025

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We have had a great experience with Violet Neuron. Very efficient project organization and ROI-focused strategies. I’ve had some prior negative experiences with agencies that couldn’t show me any return on my investment. Instead of that, I was getting dashboards full of useless data about clicks, likes, etc. With these guys, we focus on leads, customers, and revenue. And this is exactly what I need in my business. There are some minor things I would improve, as always, but considering the results they get us, they deserve only praise.

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Damien Rhodes

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Aug 26, 2025

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Working with Violent Neuron has been a game changer. I’m extremely impressed by their professionalism, initiative and of course the results. Moreover, when setting future business and marketing goals they are always painfully honest about the stuff they can deliver and things that are unlikely to happen. So far, I don’t have any negative feedback.

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