Website Recovery · For Law Firms
Lost Your Law Firm Website?
We Can Help.
Losing access to your law firm website — whether your hosting provider disappeared, your previous web designer is unresponsive, your domain expired, or your site was accidentally deleted — can feel like starting from scratch. But it doesn't have to be.
Since 2005, AWebsiteForLawyers has helped attorneys recover lost websites, retrieve content from the Internet Archive, and get back online without losing everything. We'll tell you honestly what's recoverable and what isn't — before any work begins.
What We Can Help With
Lost Access to Your Site
The most common recovery scenario — you've lost the ability to log in or manage your site. Common causes:
- Your previous web designer disappeared or is unresponsive and holds your credentials
- Your hosting provider went out of business or terminated your account
- You forgot or lost your login credentials and can't reset them
- Your domain expired and the site went offline
- You switched providers but your old site was never properly migrated
In many cases we can regain access, transfer the site to new hosting, and restore full control to you.
Hacked or Malware-Infected Sites
If your site is still accessible but compromised — showing a Google warning, redirecting visitors to spam sites, or suspended by your hosting provider — we clean the malware, close the entry points, and harden the site against future attacks.
Broken or Non-Functioning Sites
Plugin conflicts, failed updates, or a change that broke something — we diagnose and fix fast, getting your site back to fully functioning without data loss where possible.
Google Penalties and De-indexing
Traffic dropped overnight? We identify whether it's a manual action or algorithmic penalty, fix the underlying issue, and submit reconsideration requests where needed.
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Our Unique Capability
Internet Archive Recovery
If your site is no longer accessible, the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) may have captured snapshots of it over the years. We can search the archive for your site and retrieve whatever was captured.
We can retrieve:
- Text content — page copy, practice area descriptions, attorney bios
- Images — photos and graphics that were captured in archive snapshots
- Site structure — page hierarchy and navigation
Important:
Internet Archive recovery is partial by nature. We can retrieve images and content from cached snapshots, but we cannot recover the full site, its database, or its functionality. What we recover becomes the foundation for rebuilding — not a complete restoration. We'll tell you exactly what's available before you commit to anything.
Free
Assessment
We tell you what's recoverable before any work or cost begins
How We Work
Our Recovery Process
Free Assessment
We review archive snapshots, cached versions, hosting records, and domain status — and tell you honestly what's recoverable.
Content Retrieval
We retrieve text, images, and structure from the Internet Archive and any other available sources.
Rebuild
Using retrieved content as a foundation, we rebuild your site on modern WordPress — redesigned, optimized, properly hosted.
Hardening
Security, backups, and full credential handover — so you own everything and this never happens again.
Client Results
What Clients Say
"All of a sudden, our hosting partner shut down without prior notice. A disaster for any law firm, especially in New York. AWebsiteforLawyers was able to put up a temporary page within hours while rebuilding our site in the background. Lifesavers! "
Philip Teplen,
Immigration Attorney, New York
"We were unable to renew our domain name, because the email we registered it with had been deleted. GoDaddy insisted we go through a two weeks process. Matt from AWebsiteForlawyers got on the phone with them and was able to have them renew it within in an hour. "
Chris H.
"Sadly, our IT person passed away. A few weeks later we were without email service. Nobody was able to identify which Microsoft servers were used. AWebsiteforLawyers was able to identify the location and connected us with a Certified Microsoft Partner. Incredibly helpful people. "
J. Ashbaugh
FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions
Can You Always Recover a Lost Site?
Not always — and we'll tell you that upfront. If your site was captured by the Internet Archive, we can retrieve text content and images from those snapshots. We cannot recover the full site, its database, or its functionality. What we retrieve becomes the starting point for a rebuild, not a complete restoration.
How Much Does Recovery Cost?
Pricing varies by complexity — how much is recoverable, how many pages need to be rebuilt, and what condition the retrieved content is in. We provide a clear quote after the free assessment, before any work begins.
My Previous Web Designer Has Disappeared — What Do I Do?
This is one of the most common situations we handle. First, check whether you own your domain — log into your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, etc.) and confirm you have access. If you don't know who your registrar is, we can help you find out. Then call us — we'll walk through your options.
How Long Does Recovery Take?
Assessment typically takes 1-2 days. Content retrieval and rebuild timeline depends on the size of the original site and how much is recoverable — most recoveries and rebuilds complete within 2-4 weeks.
Can You Prevent This From Happening Again?
Yes — every recovered and rebuilt site includes security hardening, proper backup configuration, and a full handover of all credentials to you. You'll own everything — domain, hosting, and site — with no single point of failure.
Ready to Find Out What's Recoverable?
The assessment is free. We'll tell you exactly what we can retrieve and what a rebuild would cost — before you commit to anything.