1. Confirm that your firm and location can participate
Google says Local Services screening varies by service category, country and whether the provider advertises directly or through an affiliate. Google’s checks vary by practice category and account; review the current identity, licensing, insurance and business-verification requirements that apply to your firm. Google also requires advertisers to satisfy applicable screening and verification requirements and prohibits misleading representation. Those rules matter before any Pine Hills targeting decision. A firm should not assume that a Florida law practice is eligible merely because another provider appears in Local Services Ads. Nor should it assume that a Google Verified badge, category, service area or charge rule will be available without account-specific review.
Recommended approach
Google’s checks vary by practice category and account; review the current identity, licensing, insurance and business-verification requirements that apply to your firm. Verify the current requirements for the actual account rather than planning around a badge or a fixed cost-per-lead assumption. Review advertising decisions with the responsible Florida attorney; the Florida Bar publishes advertising guidance, filing resources and checklists, but this page does not certify a campaign as compliant.
