calculate_fee_capread-only | The most a lawyer may charge, in dollars, on one award, settlement or past-due benefit, where a legal fee limit gives one figure. |
check_ad_elementsread-only | Which of one state's lawyer ad rules an ad touches, from what it contains (testimonials, past results, expert claims, actors, Spanish, AI) or its text. Results are not legal advice. |
citeread-only | How to cite a dataset, a state or one record: the citation sentence, credit line, DOI and URL to cite. CC BY 4.0 asks for credit and a link. |
compare_statesread-only | Which states do what: one ad-rule topic (e.g. the waiting period before contacting accident victims, texting, filing) side by side across states, or all 50 and DC. Results are not legal advice. |
data_compareread-only | Compare up to 10 states, counties or other keys of one dataset side by side, e.g. lawyer pay or bar pass rates in two states. Results are not legal advice. |
data_lookupread-only | Figures for one state, county or other key from one open dataset, e.g. limitation periods, lawyers per resident, bankruptcy filings, law firms, court backlogs. Results are not legal advice. |
data_searchread-only | Find records by words across the open datasets when you do not know the key, e.g. "nursing home abuse" or "legal services price index". Results are not legal advice. |
fees_compareread-only | Fee limits side by side for up to 10 jurisdictions (two-letter codes, DC, or US for federal programs), each with its cited source. Dataset: Attorney fee caps and contingency-fee rules, by state and federal program. Not legal advice. |
fees_lookupread-only | The fee limits recorded for one US state, DC or US (federal programs): workers' comp, and where read, medical malpractice and contingency rules, each with its cap, what it applies to, who approves the fee, and the cited source. Dataset: Attorney fee caps and contingency-fee rules, by state and federal program. Not legal advice. |
fees_searchread-only | Fee-cap records whose text matches the words given, such as "workers comp 20%", "FTCA", "medical malpractice sliding scale" or a state name. Dataset: Attorney fee caps and contingency-fee rules, by state and federal program. Not legal advice. |
fetchread-only | The full text of one record found with search (ids like rules:TX:filing, opinions:ny-nysba-1306 or benchmarks:speed-to-sign). Not legal advice. |
filing_compareread-only | Ad filing duties and fees side by side for up to 10 states (two-letter codes, or DC). Dataset: What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising. Not legal advice. |
filing_lookupread-only | What one state or DC asks a lawyer to file before or after an ad runs: the filing duty, timing, standard, late and advisory fees, the portal, record-keeping, and the quoted primary sources. Dataset: What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising. Not legal advice. |
filing_searchread-only | Ad filing records whose text matches the words given, such as "filing fee", "before first use" or a state name. Dataset: What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising. Not legal advice. |
get_ad_filing_requirementsread-only | Whether a state's bar requires lawyers to file or submit ads for review, which ads, when. Results are not legal advice. |
get_ad_platform_policiesread-only | What Google Ads, Local Services Ads, Microsoft, Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube and ChatGPT ads allow for law-firm ads: eligibility, verification, targeting, creative. Results are not legal advice. |
get_attorney_fee_capsread-only | The fee-cap rules (percent and dollar limits on attorney fees) for one state or federal program: workers' comp, med-mal, contingency, SSDI, FTCA, VA. Results are not legal advice. |
get_benchmarkread-only | Law-firm marketing benchmarks (ad costs, call outcomes, speed to sign), as bands, tiers and rounded values with the methods page to cite. |
get_ca_court_filingsread-only | California only: cases filed in one county's superior court (or CA for the whole state) in fiscal year 2024-25, by case type, with the prior year. Results are not legal advice. |
get_ruleread-only | One state's lawyer advertising rule on one topic, e.g. can a firm text leads, record intake calls, pay referral fees, what disclaimer every ad must include. Results are not legal advice. |
get_spanish_demand_supplyread-only | Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer in one US state, DC, the US or a metro area (Census ACS). Results are not legal advice. |
get_state_market_briefread-only | Every public number about marketing a law firm in one state or DC, joined from nine open datasets. Each figure carries its source and check date. Not a forecast. Results are not legal advice. |
get_state_rulesread-only | Every lawyer advertising rule for one US state or DC in one call: filing, disclaimers, waiting periods, claims, referrals, language, recording, texting, privacy. Results are not legal advice. |
language_compareread-only | The same measures side by side for up to 10 areas (US, state codes or metro CBSA codes). Dataset: Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro. Not legal advice. |
language_lookupread-only | For one area (US, a two-letter state code, or a metro's 5-digit CBSA code such as 19100 for Dallas-Fort Worth): Spanish speakers, those with limited English, lawyers, Spanish-speaking lawyers and the ratios, each with its margin of error and reliability. Dataset: Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro. Not legal advice. |
language_searchread-only | Records whose text matches the words given, such as a metro or state name ("Houston", "New Jersey") plus a measure ("limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer"). Dataset: Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro. Not legal advice. |
list_datasetsread-only | Every public dataset on this server: what it covers, its version, DOI, license (CC BY 4.0), credit line, last-checked date, the page to cite, its files and its tools. |
list_mdl_docketsread-only | Federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) dockets from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's monthly pending-dockets reports, largest first. Results are not legal advice. |
list_rule_changesread-only | Recent confirmed changes to state lawyer advertising rules only, newest first, with the date, state, rules touched and primary source of each. |
mdl_compareread-only | Up to 10 MDL dockets (for example MDL-2738, MDL-3140) side by side: pending and total actions, the 12-month change and the monthly history. Dataset: Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019. Not legal advice. |
mdl_lookupread-only | For one MDL docket (for example MDL-2738): the court's title, district, actions now pending and ever filed in the latest JPML report, the 12-month change, and the monthly pending count since 2019. Dataset: Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019. Not legal advice. |
mdl_searchread-only | Federal MDL dockets in the latest JPML report whose title matches the words given (a product, drug, device or company name), with pending actions. Dataset: Mass-tort docket tracker, federal MDL pending actions by month since 2019. Not legal advice. |
opinions_compareread-only | The indexed marketing ethics opinions of up to 10 jurisdictions side by side. Dataset: Legal-marketing ethics opinions, 2015–2026. Not legal advice. |
opinions_lookupread-only | The marketing ethics opinions indexed for one state, DC or the ABA: issuing body, number, date, topics, a one-sentence holding, whether it is still in force, the official link and a short quote. Dataset: Legal-marketing ethics opinions, 2015–2026. Not legal advice. |
opinions_searchread-only | Marketing ethics opinions whose holding or title matches the words given, such as "lead generator", "Google reviews", "trade name" or "chatbot". Dataset: Legal-marketing ethics opinions, 2015–2026. Not legal advice. |
platforms_compareread-only | The tracked policies of up to 10 ad platforms side by side. Dataset: Legal ad-platform policy tracker. Not legal advice. |
platforms_lookupread-only | Every tracked policy for one ad platform (google-ads, google-lsa, youtube, microsoft-ads, meta, linkedin-ads or chatgpt-ads): the rule in plain English, what to do, the practice areas it touches, its dates and the quoted policy page. Dataset: Legal ad-platform policy tracker. Not legal advice. |
platforms_searchread-only | Ad-platform policy records whose text matches the words given, such as "bail bonds", "debt services", "missed call" or "Spanish ads". Dataset: Legal ad-platform policy tracker. Not legal advice. |
searchread-only | Id search for deep-research clients: returns ids, titles and URLs to read with fetch; the named tools answer one question directly. |
search_ethics_opinionsread-only | Bar ethics opinions (ABA and state) on lawyer marketing, e.g. pay-per-lead, Google reviews, AI chatbots, referral fees, social media. Results are not legal advice. |
search_rulesread-only | Keyword search across all rule text, for a word or claim such as "expert" or "guaranteed results". Results are not legal advice. |
whats_newread-only | What changed lately in any of the datasets (or only the `datasets` named), newest first, with the date and source of each. Optional `since` (YYYY-MM-DD). |