Cracking the Paid Search for Legal Code: From Potential PPC Money Pit to Award-Winning Campaigns

Shrader & Associates, L.L.P, a Texas-based personal injury and mesothelioma law firm, needed a more consistent, cost-efficient flow of qualified leads.

Their existing paid search efforts lacked structure, reliable tracking, and clear reporting. Optidge rebuilt their strategy, created transparency, and helped establish paid search as a sustainable lead generation channel.

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Situation

Shrader Law had invested in paid search in the past, but struggled to translate clicks into consistent, high-quality leads. Without structured campaigns, geographic targeting, or reliable conversion tracking, the firm laced visibility into its paid media performance.

Challenge

  1. Industry Challenge

Mesothelioma and Asbestos law is a highly competitive, high-cost space in digital advertising. It’s known for having some of the highest Cost Per Clicks (CPCs) for Google Ads.

  1. Lead Inconsistency

Shrader Law’s paid search campaigns delivered inconsistent lead flor without clear insight into performance.

3. Lack of Structure

Campaigns lacked strategic organization and geographic targeting.

4. Limited Visibility

Without reliable tracking or reporting, the firm struggled to evaluate ROI and understand where marketing dollars were going.

5. Need for Change

Shrader Law sought a structured, tranparent approach to improve efficiency and generate consistent, high-quality leads.

Optidge Approach

Results

Within the first six months of working together, the client saw meaningful improvements in lead generation and booked clients from paid search:

  • -Improved lead consistency with steady month-over-month growth.
  • -Reduced cost-per-lead through optimized bidding and targeting.
  • -Increased transparency into lead sources and campaign ROI.
  • -Established paid search as a reliable, scalable lead generation channel.
  • -Not only generating high-quality leads, but also seeing some of those leads convert into signed cases.


Outcome

Optidge transformed Shrader Law’s mesothelioma lawyer paid search program from a fragmented, underperforming effort into a scaleable lead generation channel.

Today, the firm receives steady, cost-effective leads from their paid campaign, backed by transparent reporting and ongoing strategic optimization.

As for us, we’re thrilled to have received a Crystal Award for Best Large Paid Search Campaign, an honor that speaks to our team’s commitment to clients and customized strategies for success.

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