Ann Arbor, MI

The Modern Firm

Reach 14.6PageRanker 734 signed

The Modern Firm is a web design company based in Ann Arbor, MI. Its own home page scored 43 for mobile speed and 100 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 97 of the 450 firm sites we tested. We found its footer credit on 4 live business websites. Its websbz Score is 46.6 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 14.6.

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Home page of The Modern Firm at themodernfirm.com

Our Read

The Modern Firm designs websites and brands for small law firms. It also writes content, runs ads and hosts the sites. It says it has worked for more than 20 years and served nearly 2,000 clients.

What sets them apart. Works only with small law firms and posts a law firm website pricing guide.

Best for. Small law firms.

Services

Law firm website designLogo and brandingWebsite support and hostingSEOAttorney content writingPaid advertisingSocial media

Industries

Legal

Our Lab Test of themodernfirm.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 24, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

43Performance

100Accessibility

73Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 8.3 seconds
First paint: 4.8 seconds
Blocking time: 760 ms
Layout shift: 0.012
Page weight: 2.4 MB
Requests: 111

Proof of Work

Davis & Davis, Attorneys at LawLive client site carrying their footer credit
Stilley LawLive client site carrying their footer credit
Stowe Law FirmLive client site carrying their footer credit

Work

4 live client sites carry a The Modern Firm credit when we load them ourselves. Checked October 24, 2026.

Signed Work

live business websites carry a The Modern Firm footer credit

#71of 456 firms

Found in our 2026 read of more than 40,000 local business footers. By trade, legal 4. A signed site is the strongest proof a studio can give, because the client kept the name on it.

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

Search services they sell

SEO, search engine optimization

The PageRanker Score reads the public link graph of the whole web. How it works.

websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 123 with a Look Back score of 20 out of 100. Scored in October 2026 from 2025 archived copies of each firm’s site. It is a separate list and does not change the 2026 websbz Score.

Proof 4 of 30, openness 9 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 8, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

46.6websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.25.6/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.16/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.5/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

14.6

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites12.1/404 verified client sites
Named clients0/10not published
Client scale0/10not published
Offices2.5/101 office
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/12not published
Years0/8not published

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: themodernfirm.com
Headquarters: Ann Arbor, MI
Country: United States
Address: 111 S. Main Street, 3rd Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Where They Rank

Best Web Designers in the United States#220 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#363 of 450
Best Website Designers for Home Services and Local Businesses#8 of 9
Best SEO Firms#188 of 244

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The The Modern Firm Award, in Hand

How the Noted award looks off the screen. Made to order for winners, ask about one from the contact form.

Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.