Professional, Legal & Finance — Case Study

8.38x

return on ad spend

Focus Digital Turns Paid Search into Signed Cases for a DUI Defense Law Firm

Disciplined restructuring and tracking convert ad spend directly into closed work

01 — The starting line

A DUI defense law firm engaged Focus Digital to make paid search reliably produce signed cases with provable return on ad spend.

The firm needed paid search to generate qualified, signed work rather than clicks, and existing tracking understated true performance.

02 — The strategy

Phase 1: Campaign Restructure

Google Ads were restructured toward high-intent defense terms most likely to produce signed cases.

Phase 2: Tracking and Qualification

Call tracking and lead qualification were added, and landing pages were split-tested to lift conversion.

Phase 3: Efficient Local Services Ads

On Local Services Ads, cost per lead improved from $561 to $143 as lead volume grew from 8 to 31 per month.

03 — The ramp

8.38x
Return on Ad Spend
June

04 — The payoff

Return on ad spend
8.38x June
Closed cases
$14,800 On $1,765 spend
Signed clients
5 $25,800 total
Local services ads CPL
$143 Down from $561

The campaign succeeded by aligning paid search to signed cases and measuring the dollars on both sides. Restructured campaigns and tighter tracking produced an 8.38x return in June 2026, with efficiency also improving on Local Services Ads.

Key Success Factors

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