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F & G Legal Group
LFL Verified 2026Criminal DefenseNew York, NY● Accepting new clients
Not statedFee model
FreeInitial consultation
24/7intake line
1Practice areas
About F & G Legal Group
F & G Legal Group works from Victory Boulevard, one of two offices in Staten Island, and names two attorneys.
19 reviews at 4.58 across two listings. A free consultation and a 24 hour line, published. It publishes nothing about the rate or the retainer.
What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it
LFL Verified 2026
Every eligibility gate this firm's state allows us to check has been checked and held: licensure, discipline, entity, website and footprint. Certification additionally requires a score of 70.
No public discipline
None of the 1 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
40 years average at the bar
Mean 40.0 years since admission across 1 of 2 named attorneys (longest 40, shortest 40) · NYS Attorney Registration database
LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification
33out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 87 of the 87 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 13 of them need a register that New York does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.
Verified
4 of 5 eligibility gates passed. 1 could not be answered from the available records (G3) and does not count against the firm. Strongest pillar: A; most headroom in pillar B (0/15).
LFL Verified 202632 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor not yet met (37% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: D2 Search authority: +7 available · A6 Roster verifiability: +6 available · B1 Results published: +6 available
G1 Licensure1 of 2 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 1 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way
G2 DisciplineNone of the 1 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
G3 Entity & officeNo answer in the recordNo matching entity found in the active corporations register. New York does not require a general partnership to file with the Department of State, so this is not evidence against the firm, only a check we could not complete from this source
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 2 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint19 public client reviews and 6 years since its web address was registered in 2020
AProfessional Standing13/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 40.0 years since admission across 1 of 2 named attorneys (longest 40, shortest 40) · NYS Attorney Registration database10 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry1 of 2 named attorneys matched to the New York register; no bar number published on any bio3 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedno bar or trial lawyers' association named on the pages we read · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them0 / 3
BPublished Outcomes0/15
B1 Results publishedFirm-submittedThe firm publishes no case results we could read0 / 6
B2 SpecificityFirm-submitted0 case types named; no court or county named, so no result can be looked up0 / 5
B3 Results disclosureFirm-submittedNo prior-results disclaimer on the results page, which New York's advertising rules effectively require0 / 4
CClient Experience8/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved19 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 2 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count1 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 4.58 over 19 reviews → Bayesian 4.79 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only4 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle1 of 10 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-01-26) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review1 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle2 of 10 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them2 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority4/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · privacy policy · no disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm1.5 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-10-01DR 0.7 → 15th pct of 84-firm cohort (median 7) 0/3 · 976 referring domains, 40th pct 1/2 · 4 organic keywords / 39 visits·mo, 24th pct 0/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)1 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle2 operational Google Business Profile listings · 7 photos · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned0.7 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-10-01JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness4/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedFree consultation · fee model not published · the fee percentage itself is not published1 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish0 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObserved24/7 intake line2.5 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: New York Criminal Defense (85 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
0.7· 15th percentile
976 ref. domains · cohort median 7 · Ahrefs rank 63.1M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-10-01Trust pages
3 / 3
privacy policy · attorney bios · blog
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 55
Observed · PSI, 2026-10-01Practice areas 1 areas · primary focus highlighted
Attorneys 1 attorney · every licence checked against the New York attorney register · 1 more person is named by the firm without a role, so we do not call them attorneys
MF
Mark FonteAdmitted in NY
Also named by the firm
The firm lists this person among its team and prints no role beside the name, so we do not describe them as attorneys.
Client reviews
4.6
★★★★★
Based on 19 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 2 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm
Offices 2 locations · main office: Fonte & Gelormino Legal Group
Fonte & Gelormino Legal Group2550 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
Law Office Of Louis Gelormino60 Bay St, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does F & G Legal Group charge?
F & G Legal Group publishes no fee terms on the pages we read, so none is recorded on this profile. An absence here is not a claim that the firm has no fee arrangement, only that it does not state one publicly. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee. The first consultation is free, which is the place to ask.
Does F & G Legal Group offer a free consultation?
Yes. F & G Legal Group publishes a free initial consultation. The intake line is published as open around the clock.
Where does F & G Legal Group have offices?
F & G Legal Group publishes two offices, among them Staten Island. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at F & G Legal Group?
F & G Legal Group names two attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 1 of 2 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 1 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about F & G Legal Group?
F & G Legal Group scores 33 and sits at Verified. Passed: licensure, discipline, website and footprint. Did not pass: entity registration. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.