- Arvind A. Raichur
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Arvind A. Raichur is an American lawyer [1] and entrepreneur;[2] he is the president and founder of AllLaw.com, Inc.[2] Raichur graduated with a double B.A. in economics and political science from the University of New Mexico where he was a CLEO Fellow and member of the ASUNM student senate. While pursuing his Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico, he served on the UNM School of Law Honor Board and UNM Natural Resources Journal, and was a member of the 1994 Moot Court Team. He obtained his J.D. in 1995 and began working as a lawyer for Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk in Albuquerque, NM where his main practice areas included employment law, business litigation, contract negotiations, and Federal Employers Liability Act.
In 1998, Raichur, with his wife Becky Raichur, started AttorneyLocate.com & AllLaw.com as an online attorney directory and legal information portal. After a few years, AllLaw.com, Inc. began to provide complete search engine marketing services to lawyers and law firms throughout North America. In 2008, AllLaw.com, Inc. expanded its scope to help other small businesses reach potential clients through the search engines by launching [3] SonicSEO.com as a DBA. As of 2010, AllLaw.com, Inc. has over 3,700 law firms from throughout the United States and Canada listing their services in their online attorney directories, is a profitable multi-million dollar company [2] selling and servicing thousands of Web sites throughout the country, and maintains strategic alliances with many corporations.
On December 1, 2010, AllLaw.com, Inc. announced that two of its properties, AllLaw.com and AttorneyLocate.com, were acquired by Internet Brands (NASDAQ: INET).[4] Internet Brands will maintain these sites as great places for consumers to find lawyers. AllLaw.com, Inc. will maintain control of its search engine optimization business with attorneys and other small businesses throughout North America through its existing DBA called SonicSEO.com.[5] AllLaw.com, Inc. is undergoing a corporate name change to SonicSEO.com, Inc.[6]
Raichur has been a frequent speaker on Internet trends and marketing at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Conventions, served as treasurer for the Wertheim for Congress campaign,[7] was co-editor of the publications of the Young Lawyers Division of the New Mexico State Bar Association and has worked with the Christian Legal Aid Society. He is published in The Presidency Reconsidered (Waterman, R., ed., Peacock Publishers, 1993),[8] a textbook used by many universities throughout the country, and frequently consults with other Internet businesses and technology start-ups.
References
- ^ State Bar of New Mexico, 2010.
- ^ a b c Kamerick, Megan. Company Builds Better Way to Find Legal Eagles. New Mexico Business Weekly, 2006.
- ^ Kamerick, Megan. SEO Helps Firms Shine on the Internet. New Mexico Business Weekly, 2010.
- ^ Wall Street Journal, 2010.
- ^ The New York Times, 2010.
- ^ CNN Money, 2010.
- ^ Ray, Rachel. Native Son Happy to Lead State Party. Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ ”The Presidency, The Public and The Expectations Gap,” First Chapter of: Waterman, Richard ed., The Presidency Reconsidered, Peacock Publishers, 1993.
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- University of New Mexico School of Law alumni
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