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Norman Spencer Law Group

LFL Verified 2026Criminal DefenseNew York, NY● Accepting new clients
★★★★★ 5.0 · 58 Google reviews1 office1 attorneysEnglish
Not statedFee model
FreeInitial consultation
24/7intake line
1Practice areas

About Norman Spencer Law Group

Norman Spencer Law Group works from Duane Street in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

58 reviews at 5.0. 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.

19 years average at the bar

Mean 19.0 years since admission across 1 of 1 named attorneys (longest 19, shortest 19) · 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

56out 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

All 5 eligibility gates passed. Strongest pillar: A; most headroom in pillar B (0/15).

LFL Verified 2026
9 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor met (65% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: B1 Results published: +6 available · B2 Specificity: +5 available · E1 Free consult & fee transparency: +5 available
G1 Licensure1 of 1 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status
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 & officeNORMAN SPENCER LAW GROUP P.C. is an active domestic professional service corporation registered since 2013-02-28, with 1 Google-verified location
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 1 named attorney published.
G6 Footprint58 public client reviews and 14 years since the entity was formed in 2013
Professional Standing
21/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 19.0 years since admission across 1 of 1 named attorneys (longest 19, shortest 19) · NYS Attorney Registration database9 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry1 of 1 named attorneys matched to the New York register; bar numbers published on the bios9 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of New York State Bar Association, Brooklyn Bar Association · 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 them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes
0/15
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 Experience
16/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved58 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count2 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 5.0 over 58 reviews → Bayesian 4.89 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only5 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle3 of 5 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-03-02) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle0 of 5 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them4 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority
8/25
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 11.0 → 61th pct of 84-firm cohort (median 7) 2/3 · 1,187 referring domains, 69th pct 1/2 · 138 organic keywords / 531 visits·mo, 75th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)5 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle1 operational Google Business Profile listing · 10 or more photos, which is where the API stops counting · 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 unearned1 / 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 & Responsiveness
4/15
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
11· 61th percentile
1,187 ref. domains · cohort median 7 · Ahrefs rank 16.0M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-10-01
Trust pages
3 / 3
attorney bios · privacy policy · blog
Observed
Core Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 53
Observed · PSI, 2026-10-01

Practice areas 1 areas · primary focus highlighted

Attorneys 1 attorney · every licence checked against the New York attorney register

NS
Norman SpencerAdmitted in NY

Client reviews

5.0
★★★★★
Based on 58 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm

Offices 1 location · main office: Manhattan

Manhattan52 Duane St, New York, NY 10007, USA

Frequently asked questions

How much does Norman Spencer Law Group charge?
Norman Spencer Law 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 Norman Spencer Law Group offer a free consultation?
Yes. Norman Spencer Law Group publishes a free initial consultation. The intake line is published as open around the clock.
Where does Norman Spencer Law Group have offices?
Norman Spencer Law Group publishes one office, in Manhattan. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Norman Spencer Law Group?
Norman Spencer Law Group names one attorney on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 1 of 1 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Norman Spencer Law Group?
Norman Spencer Law Group scores 55 and sits at Verified. Passed: licensure, discipline, entity registration, website and footprint. 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.