Legal services in Petersburg, VA: 2026 report
712 ranked entriesUpdated 14 trade lists
The 14 practice area lists for Petersburg, VA hold 712 ranked entries. General practice lawyers have the most, with 205. Among lists with 10 or more ranked, tax lawyers have the highest median Google rating: 5.0. 14.7% of ranked entries post 24/7 hours.
Key numbers for Petersburg
Shares use ranked businesses as their base. A law firm in two practice area lists counts in both.
712
ranked entries by LFR Score, in 14 practice area lists
1,260
practice area listings serving the city; a law firm counts once per practice area
4.7
median of the practice areas’ median Google ratings
14.7%
of ranked entries post 24/7 hours (105)
Legal practice areas in Petersburg, by ranked law firms
| Practice area | Ranked | Serving the city | Median rating | Median reviews | 24/7 share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General practice lawyers | 205 | 455 | 4.4 | 11 | 0.5% | |
| Personal injury lawyers | 137 | 186 | 4.8 | 49 | 34.3% | |
| Criminal defense lawyers | 83 | 108 | 4.6 | 53 | 18.1% | |
| Divorce and family lawyers | 58 | 77 | 4.6 | 37 | 13.8% | |
| Bankruptcy lawyers | 45 | 62 | 4.7 | 30 | 2.2% | |
| Estate planning and probate lawyers | 42 | 66 | 4.6 | 39 | 9.5% | |
| Real estate lawyers | 31 | 50 | 4.6 | 27 | 6.5% | |
| Immigration lawyers | 22 | 43 | 4.8 | 86 | 9.1% | |
| Employment lawyers | 20 | 46 | 4.7 | 33 | 20% | |
| Insurance lawyers | 20 | 34 | 4.8 | 53 | 60% | |
| Business lawyers | 15 | 42 | 4.9 | 28 | 20% | |
| Social Security disability lawyers | 15 | 38 | 4.7 | 90 | 26.7% | |
| Tax lawyers | 11 | 42 | 5.0 | 4 | 18.2% | |
| Mediators | 8 | 11 | 4.2 | 9 | 0% |
Method and basis
- Serving counts are active, de-duplicated law firms within each practice area’s service radius of Petersburg, as of November 9, 2026.
- Ranked law firms have a confident practice area match and 3 or more Google reviews, or a claimed profile.
- Median rating, median reviews and the shares are measured over ranked businesses.
- 24/7 share counts those whose posted hours say they are open around the clock.
- Figures are recalculated with each weekly data update. This page shows the latest figures for the year in its title.
Cite this report: LawFirmsRanked, “Legal Services in Petersburg, VA: 2026 Report”, https://www.lawfirmsranked.com/reports/petersburg-va-law-firms-2026, data as of November 9, 2026.
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