Avvo Attorney Directory Scraper

Scrape attorney profiles from Avvo.com, the largest US lawyer directory. Returns 30+ fields per profile — Avvo ratings, client reviews, peer endorsements, practice areas, bar admissions, education, fees, and contact information across all 50 states and 30 practice areas.

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Avvo Scraper Features

• Extracts 30+ fields per attorney profile including Avvo's proprietary 1-10 rating
• Filter by any combination of US states and legal practice areas
• Scrape specific attorney profile URLs directly, bypassing the listing crawl entirely
• Collects fee transparency data: free consultations, contingency arrangements, hourly rates
• Optional client review extraction with configurable depth per attorney
• Returns bar admissions, education history, peer endorsements, and disciplinary records — the details most directories leave out
• Handles pagination, deduplication, and rate limiting automatically

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Who Uses Avvo Attorney Data?

• Legal marketing agencies — Build targeted outreach lists filtered by state, practice area, and rating
• Legal tech platforms — Feed attorney profiles into directories, comparison tools, or matching services
• Compliance teams — Screen attorneys for disciplinary actions and verify bar admissions
• Market researchers — Analyze attorney density, pricing patterns, and review sentiment across jurisdictions
• Recruiting firms — Identify experienced attorneys by years of practice, specialization, and peer endorsements

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How the Avvo Scraper Works

1. Configure filters — Pick states, practice areas, or paste specific attorney URLs. Leave filters empty to scrape everything, which is ambitious but supported.
2. Listing crawl — The scraper paginates through Avvo's directory pages, collecting profile links and deduplicating as it goes.
3. Profile extraction — Each attorney page is parsed for structured data (JSON-LD) and HTML fields. Reviews are collected separately if enabled.
4. Export — Results land in your Apify dataset as clean JSON. Set maxItems to control how many profiles you need.

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Input

Scrape by state and practice area

{
  "states": ["CA", "NY"],
  "practiceAreas": ["personal-injury", "criminal-defense"],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Scrape specific attorney profiles

{
  "attorneyUrls": [
    "https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/15228-pa-heather-schmidtbresnahan-557591.html",
    "https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92501-ca-william-bratton-296722.html"
  ],
  "maxItems": 2
}

Scrape with reviews

{
  "states": ["TX"],
  "practiceAreas": ["divorce-and-separation"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeReviews": true,
  "maxReviewsPerAttorney": 10
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
states	array	all states	One or more US state codes (e.g., CA, NY, TX). Leave empty to scrape all 50 states + DC.
practiceAreas	array	16 common areas	Filter by practice area slug (e.g., personal-injury, bankruptcy). Leave empty for all 30 areas.
attorneyUrls	array	—	Specific Avvo profile URLs to scrape directly. Bypasses the listing crawl when provided.
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum attorney profiles to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.
includeReviews	boolean	false	Scrape client reviews for each attorney. Adds run time.
maxReviewsPerAttorney	integer	10	Cap on reviews per profile. Only applies when includeReviews is enabled. Range: 1-100.
proxyConfiguration	object	US Residential	Proxy settings. US residential proxies are preconfigured and recommended.

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Avvo Scraper Output Fields

{
  "attorney_name": "William Paul Bratton",
  "first_name": "William",
  "last_name": "Bratton",
  "avvo_rating": 10,
  "avvo_rating_label": "Superb",
  "review_count": 87,
  "average_review_rating": 5,
  "endorsement_count": 42,
  "practice_areas": ["Divorce & Separation", "Family Law", "Child Custody"],
  "primary_practice_area": "Divorce & Separation",
  "years_of_experience": 28,
  "bar_admissions": ["California (1997)"],
  "education": ["Western State University College of Law"],
  "firm_name": "Bratton Law Group",
  "address": "3801 University Ave Suite 560",
  "city": "Riverside",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip": "92501",
  "phone": "(951) 555-0142",
  "website": "https://brattonlawgroup.com",
  "email": null,
  "fee_free_consultation": true,
  "fee_contingency": false,
  "fee_hourly_rate": "$300 - $400 per hour",
  "languages": ["English", "Spanish"],
  "awards": ["Super Lawyers Rising Star", "Top 40 Under 40"],
  "disciplinary_action": false,
  "claimed_profile": true,
  "reviews": null,
  "profile_url": "https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92501-ca-william-bratton-296722.html"
}

Field	Type	Description
attorney_name	string	Full attorney name
first_name	string	Attorney first name
last_name	string	Attorney last name
avvo_rating	number	Avvo proprietary rating on a 1-10 scale
avvo_rating_label	string	Rating label: Superb, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Average, or Concern
review_count	number	Total number of client reviews
average_review_rating	number	Average client review rating (1-5 stars)
endorsement_count	number	Peer endorsements from other attorneys
practice_areas	array	List of legal practice areas
primary_practice_area	string	Primary or featured practice area
years_of_experience	number	Total years of legal practice
bar_admissions	array	Bar admissions with state and year
education	array	Law school and education history
firm_name	string	Law firm or practice name
address	string	Office street address
city	string	Office city
state	string	Office state (two-letter code)
zip	string	Office ZIP code
phone	string	Office phone number, formatted as (XXX) XXX-XXXX
website	string	Attorney or firm website URL
email	string	Contact email, when publicly listed
fee_free_consultation	boolean	Whether the attorney offers a free initial consultation
fee_contingency	boolean	Whether contingency fee arrangements are accepted
fee_hourly_rate	string	Hourly rate or range, when disclosed
languages	array	Languages spoken
awards	array	Professional awards and recognitions
disciplinary_action	boolean	Whether disciplinary actions are on record
claimed_profile	boolean	Whether the attorney has claimed their Avvo profile
reviews	array	Client reviews when includeReviews is enabled. Each formatted as: rating stars | title | date
profile_url	string	Full Avvo profile URL

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FAQ

How do I scrape attorney profiles from Avvo?

Avvo Scraper handles it. Set your state and practice area filters, configure maxItems, and run. The scraper paginates through listing pages, follows profile links, and returns structured data. You can also paste specific Avvo profile URLs if you already know which attorneys you need.

How much does Avvo Scraper cost to run?

Avvo Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. A typical run scraping 200 profiles from a single state costs a few cents in platform fees. The default configuration uses US residential proxies, which are included in the proxy cost tier.

What data can I get from Avvo?

Avvo Scraper returns 30+ fields per attorney profile. That covers the obvious ones — name, phone, email, address — and the ones that make Avvo worth scraping: the proprietary Avvo rating, peer endorsement counts, bar admission details, disciplinary records, fee structures, and client reviews. Most of this data isn't available from other legal directories.

Can I filter attorneys by state or practice area?

Avvo Scraper supports all 50 US states plus DC, and 30 practice areas from Divorce & Separation to Intellectual Property. You can combine multiple states and practice areas in a single run, or leave the filters empty to scrape across the entire directory.

Does Avvo Scraper need proxies?

Avvo Scraper comes preconfigured with US residential proxies. Avvo sits behind Cloudflare, and residential proxies are what keep the scraper running smoothly. The proxy configuration is set by default — you don't need to change it unless you have a reason to.

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Need More Features?

Need custom fields, different filters, or bulk export formats? Open an issue or get in touch.

Why Use Avvo Scraper?

• 30+ fields per profile — Goes deeper than name and phone. Returns Avvo ratings, endorsements, bar admissions, disciplinary records, fee structures, and education history in one structured record.
• Clean output — Every field has a consistent type and format. Phone numbers are formatted, arrays are arrays, booleans are booleans. No post-processing archaeology required.
• Filter or go wide — Scrape a single practice area in one state, or leave the filters empty and pull from the entire US directory. The scraper handles the scope either way.