Exhibit A
Estate Planning work in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is a metro of roughly a million people across Kent, Ottawa, Allegan and Muskegon counties, and estate planning demand here follows the money and the property. Kent County's probate court handles a steady flow of filings, and the firms that serve those families range from solo attorneys in converted houses on Wealthy Street to larger practices downtown and in the suburbs. Search demand splits between people looking for a will, people looking for a trust, and people who have just lost a parent and are searching for probate help at short notice. Paid search in this category is competitive but not saturated, and the firms bidding tend to be the ones with the budget to run ads year round. Most of the organic competition comes from owner operated practices rather than franchises, which means the firms ranking are the ones publishing consistently.
