The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best legal websites in the world as part of their 30th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 86 industries, including legal websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for legal websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2026.
“In the legal industry, a firm’s website is often the deciding factor in whether a prospective client makes contact,” remarked William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Today’s legal consumers conduct extensive online research, comparing expertise, case results, client testimonials, thought leadership, and responsiveness before initiating a consultation. Law firm websites must balance professional credibility with strong conversion strategy, mobile-first performance, accessibility compliance, and secure communication tools. In a highly competitive, search-driven marketplace — particularly in practice areas like personal injury, corporate law, and family law — digital visibility directly impacts case acquisition. The WebAward Competition provides law firms and their development partners with an objective evaluation against industry benchmarks, along with the high-visibility distinction of being recognized as an ‘Award-Winning Website.’ That recognition strengthens market authority, enhances search presence, builds client trust, and validates excellence in delivering both legal expertise and digital performance.”
Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the legal category is judged against other legal entries and then against an overall standard of excellence.
All legal entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners of a WebAward in the legal category will also receive:
- Increased visibility for their company
- Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
- Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
- Social media posts for your company and personal feeds
- A highlight for your resume.
- Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers
- Unlimited bragging rights
Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Legal Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.
Past winners of the Best Legal Web site include:
2025 – Omnizant for Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya LLC
2024 – Omnizant for The Stritmatter Firm
2023 – CIE Legal for CEI Legal Website
2022 – Thomson Reuters – Findlaw for The Law Offices of Andrew M. Doktofsky, PC.
2021 – Scorpion for THE MCCLELLAN LAW FIRM
2020 – Zola Media for Surprenant & Beneski
2019 – Zola Creative Media, LLC for Disability Law Group
2018 – Duo Consulting for Much Shelist, P.C.
2017 – Goodwin for Goodwin Website
2016 – Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP for www.msk.com
2015 – Firmseek, Inc. for Weinberg Wheeler Website Design and Development Project
2014 – Postali LLC for Staver Law Group
2013 – Shine Lawyers for Shine Lawyers Website
2012 – Scorpion Design, Inc for Crary Buchanan Website
2011 – Clark/Nikdel/Powell for Peterson & Myers Website
2010 – WilmerHale for WilmerHale Careers
2009 – Thomson-FindLaw for Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki
2008 – The Attorney Store for GETLEGAL.COM
2007 – carbonhouse, inc. for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
2006 – Thomson-FindLaw for Yanowitch Law, P.A.
2005 – Frost Brown Todd LLC for Frost Brown Todd LLC Attorneys at Law
2004 – Saturno Design LLC for Pierce Atwood – Attorneys at Law
2003 – Pepper Hamilton LLP for www.pepperlaw.com
2002 – Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP for Lanepowell.com
Legal Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2026 Best Legal Website WebAward at the WebAward Website.
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About the WebAwards
The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.