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The Abeel Firm PLLC
LFL Verified 2026Family LawBuffalo, NY● Accepting new clients
Not statedFee model
PaidInitial consultation
24/7intake line
1Practice areas
About The Abeel Firm
The Abeel Firm PLLC works from International Drive in Williamsville and presents personal injury and divorce together. John E. Abeel is named as its trial lawyer and founder, and his own words on the front page are that he started the firm because he believes some lawyers prioritise their profits above their clients.
17 reviews at 5.0. It explains five stages of a matrimonial case and offers mediation. Its site publishes a disclaimer and none of the other trust pages this directory looks for, no attorney bio page and no fee.
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.
20 years average at the bar
Mean 20.0 years since admission across 1 of 1 named attorneys (longest 20, shortest 20) · 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
50out 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 E (2/15).
LFL Verified 202615 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor not yet met (58% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: B1 Fee terms published: +6 available · E1 Free consult & fee transparency: +6 available · D1 Website trust & experience: +4.5 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 & officeTHE ABEEL FIRM PLLC is an active domestic professional service limited liability company registered since 2018-09-04, with 1 Google-verified location
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 1 named attorney published.
G6 Footprint17 public client reviews and 8 years since the entity was formed in 2018
AProfessional Standing18/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 20.0 years since admission across 1 of 1 named attorneys (longest 20, shortest 20) · 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 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 Outcomes4/15
B1 Fee terms publishedFirm-submittedNothing about the rate, the retainer or any other price on the 3 pages we read. The court rules guarantee a client all of it in a signed agreement before the work starts; publishing it beforehand is the firm's choice0 / 6
B2 The case explainedFirm-submittedExplains 5 stages of a matrimonial case: child support, equitable distribution, grounds, maintenance, trial · names mediation4 / 5
B3 Billing and the retainer disclosedFirm-submittedSays nothing about how it bills against the retainer or what happens to the unused part, on any of the 3 pages we read0 / 4
CClient Experience11/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved17 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count1 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 5.0 over 17 reviews → Bayesian 4.85 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only5 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle0 of 5 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2025-02-04) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review1 / 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 & Authority8/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · no privacy policy · disclaimer · no 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 firm0.5 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-09-18DR 4.4 → 96th pct of 23-firm cohort (median 2.2) 3/3 · 455 referring domains, 52th pct 1/2 · 46 organic keywords / 149 visits·mo, 91th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)6 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle1 operational Google Business Profile listing · 1 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 unearned0.1 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-09-18JSON-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 & Responsiveness2/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedfee model not published · the rate, retainer or flat fee itself is not published0 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish0 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObserved24/7 intake line2.5 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: Buffalo × Family Law (24 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
4.4· 96th percentile
455 ref. domains · cohort median 2.2 · Ahrefs rank 31.2M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-09-18Trust pages
1 / 1
disclaimer
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 58
Observed · PSI, 2026-09-18Practice areas 1 areas · primary focus highlighted
Attorneys 1 attorney · every licence checked against the New York attorney register
JA
John E. AbeelTrial Lawyer & Founder
Client reviews
5.0
★★★★★
Based on 17 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: Williamsville
Williamsville300 International Dr #100, Williamsville, NY 14221, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does The Abeel Firm charge?
The Abeel Firm 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.
Does The Abeel Firm offer a free consultation?
The Abeel Firm does not publish a free consultation on the pages we read. That is not the same as charging for one, and it is worth asking. The intake line is published as open around the clock.
Where does The Abeel Firm have offices?
The Abeel Firm publishes one office, in Williamsville. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at The Abeel Firm?
The Abeel Firm 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 The Abeel Firm?
The Abeel Firm scores 48 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.