Want to know how many people are looking for (and finding) an attorney
over the Internet. I heard that more than 15% of individuals do
research for their legal questions on the Net, and end up retaining a
lawyer from the information obtained. There are client/attorney
matching services, but is it known how many client/counselor
relationships are forged this way? How many clients actually end up
engaging a lawyer they found on the Internet?

Is it correct that 80 million Americans were looking to hire an
attorney in 2001 and 15 million actually found one? I heard that 9% of
those engaged an attorney they found using the Internet, but the ABA
(American Bar Association) does not seem to have pertinent numbers.

Is there any Bar informations available on this topic? How big is the
market for attorneys online? What is the percentage of attorneys with
a home page? Any information in this context is appreciated.