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Three Pugs. One booth. Four days in Vegas. MeanPug is headed to #CAALAVegas, the annual conference hosted by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, September 3–6 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. We spend a lot of time talking with ambitious law firms about what’s working, what isn’t, and where the next real growth opportunity might be. That’s why we’re going. If you’ll be there, come find Bobby Steinbach, Andrew Nasrinpay, and Tara Lee at Booth 126. Bring a question. Bring a problem. Or just come say hello. No elaborate pitch required. #CAALA #TrialLawyers #LegalMarketing #MeanPug

60+ years of legal history. A website built for what comes next. Southern Maryland Law has served its community since 1964. Its website had a lot of history too. MeanPug refreshed the design and UX of a site spanning more than 475 pages, with clearer navigation and a structure designed to surface important practice-area and local content more effectively. The goal wasn’t to reinvent the firm. It was to make decades of experience easier to find, understand, and navigate. Less buried content. Clearer paths to the right practice areas. A stronger foundation for local search. Six decades of history. A much better way to explore it. See the new Southern Maryland Law: southernmarylandlaw.com #MeanPug #LegalMarketing #LawFirmMarketing #WebDesign #SEO

The evidence has arrived: Herbie is officially in possession of the hardware. MeanPug’s first Best in Show drew 18 entries at the 2026 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention. Herbie and his human, Kate Edwards, took the title with 33% of the vote. The trophy is home, the hat is on, and Herbie appears to be taking the honor very seriously. Best in Show gave people a reason to stop at the booth, root for a favorite, and have a little fun between sessions. It also gave us a good excuse to meet 18 very good dogs and the trial lawyers attached to them. By any reasonable standard, that is time well spent at a conference. Thanks again to the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and everyone who entered a pup, cast a ballot, or joined the commotion. This was our first Best in Show. It probably will not be our last. See the full field and final results: https://lnkd.in/ewE_6h6V #2026OTLAConv #OTLAConvention #TrialLawyers #LegalMarketing #MeanPug

The pack went off-leash. Last week, MeanPug logged off, headed into the Catskills, and spent a few days doing something we don't get to do often enough: occupy the same space. There were shared meals, campfires, games, alpacas, and a suspicious amount of competitive energy directed at activities with no measurable ROI whatsoever. We made things. We learned things. We accumulated beaded jewelry. Most importantly, we spent real time together outside the usual rectangles on a screen. We missed our teammates who couldn't make the trip. Back at our desks now. Better acquainted and considerably more accessorized. #MeanPug #CompanyRetreat #AgencyLife

The verdict is in: Herbie is Best in Show. Andrew Nasrinpay and Tara Lee set up shop in Sunriver for the 2026 Annual OTLA Convention. Between Best in Show ballots, they talked shop with firm leaders about growth, marketing performance, and what law firms should expect from the people responsible for helping them grow. MeanPug’s first Best in Show competition drew 18 entries. Herbie and owner Kate Edwards took the title with 33% of the vote. Aspen finished second with 20%, followed by Simba with 14%. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, entered their pup, or backed a favorite. And thanks to the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association for having us in Sunriver. The competition was fierce. The dogs were excellent. Best in Show may be settled, but law firm growth rarely is. If your firm is rethinking what it expects from its marketing partner, let’s talk. See the full field and final results: https://lnkd.in/ewE_6h6V #2026OTLAConv #OTLAConvention #TrialLawyers #LegalMarketing #MeanPug

If everyone owns it, no one does. That includes your firm’s AI workflows. Before any AI workflow goes live, a named owner needs to know: • What information can go in • What the AI is allowed to rely on • What needs to be checked • Who approves the result • What happens before the work leaves the firm AI can help do the work. It cannot own the judgment. MeanPug’s Bobby Steinbach broke down the guardrails law firms need during Great Legal Marketing, LLC’s Pre-Summit AI Webinar Series. Less “go use this new tool.” More “who owns what happens next?” Thanks to the Great Legal Marketing team, especially Ben Glass and Brian Glass, for having us and keeping the conversation practical. #LegalTech #LawFirmManagement #AIWorkflows #LegalInnovation #MeanPug

We made the Inc. 5000. Again. MeanPug has been ranked No. 1,935 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, marking our second appearance among the fastest-growing private companies in the country. We also ranked: • No. 152 in Advertising, Marketing and PR • No. 181 in the New York–Newark–Jersey City metro area • No. 153 in New York Growth is easy to pitch. Building a company that can sustain it is harder. We built MeanPug to help ambitious law firms move beyond generic strategies, disconnected vendors, and marketing that looks busy without moving the business forward. Making the list again does not mean the work is finished. It means the work is working. Thank you to the team, partners, and clients who continue to build with us. There is more ahead. https://lnkd.in/g7BHXtD2 #Inc5000 #MeanPug #LawFirmMarketing #AgencyGrowth

Oregon, the Pugs are coming. Andrew Nasrinpay and Tara Lee are headed to Sunriver for the 2026 Annual Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Convention, August 13–15. They’ll be attending and exhibiting, reconnecting with the trial lawyer community, and digging into what’s next for ambitious law firms. If you’ll be there, come find MeanPug in the exhibit hall or email tara@meanpug.com to set aside some time. #2026OTLAConv #OTLA #TrialLawyers #LegalMarketing #MeanPug

Your law firm’s website can look great and still be bad at its job. Pretty does not help much if people cannot quickly figure out what you do, whether you can help them, or how to get in touch. A good law firm website should make the next step obvious. No scavenger hunt. No mystery contact form. No making someone pinch and zoom their way through a crisis. Here’s what strong law firm website performance actually looks like: https://lnkd.in/gy7XBCSW #LawFirmMarketing #LegalMarketing #LawFirmWebsites #meanpug

Chicago was good to us. Bobby Steinbach and Tara Lee spent AAJ 2026 doing what matters most at a conference like this: spending real time with clients, reconnecting with longtime friends, and meeting new people across the trial-law community. They hosted a client dinner overlooking the Chicago River, kept the conversations going throughout the convention, and closed out the week at The Groove, hosted by the Minority Caucus and proudly sponsored by MeanPug. There was even a brief run-in with the Blues Brothers. The convention may be over, but the conversations do not have to be. If we missed you in Chicago, or if a conversation got cut short, email tara@meanpug.com. We would be glad to pick it back up. Thank you to the American Association for Justice, our dinner guests, and everyone who made the week what it was. Until next time, Chicago. #AAJAnnual26 #AAJ #TrialLawyers #LegalMarketing #MeanPug