Legal services in South Bend, IN: 2026 report
379 ranked entriesUpdated 13 trade lists
The 13 practice area lists for South Bend, IN hold 379 ranked entries. General practice lawyers have the most, with 130. Among lists with 10 or more ranked, personal injury lawyers have the highest median Google rating: 4.6. 4.5% of ranked entries post 24/7 hours.
Key numbers for South Bend
Shares use ranked businesses as their base. A law firm in two practice area lists counts in both.
379
ranked entries by LFR Score, in 13 practice area lists
982
practice area listings serving the city; a law firm counts once per practice area
4.3
median of the practice areas’ median Google ratings
4.5%
of ranked entries post 24/7 hours (17)
Legal practice areas in South Bend, by ranked law firms
| Practice area | Ranked | Serving the city | Median rating | Median reviews | 24/7 share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General practice lawyers | 130 | 274 | 4.3 | 11 | 0% | |
| Personal injury lawyers | 58 | 104 | 4.6 | 29 | 17.2% | |
| Divorce and family lawyers | 39 | 105 | 4.0 | 24 | 0% | |
| Criminal defense lawyers | 39 | 90 | 4.3 | 32 | 2.6% | |
| Estate planning and probate lawyers | 36 | 110 | 4.3 | 19 | 2.8% | |
| Bankruptcy lawyers | 20 | 45 | 4.1 | 25 | 0% | |
| Real estate lawyers | 14 | 67 | 4.0 | 18 | 0% | |
| Immigration lawyers | 12 | 17 | 4.4 | 21 | 0% | |
| Social Security disability lawyers | 8 | 46 | 4.4 | 49 | 25% | |
| Insurance lawyers | 8 | 9 | 4.5 | 15 | 37.5% | |
| Intellectual property lawyers | 5 | 67 | 4.3 | 13 | 0% | |
| Employment lawyers | 5 | 43 | 4.3 | 19 | 0% | |
| Mediators | 5 | 5 | 4.4 | 17 | 0% |
Method and basis
- Serving counts are active, de-duplicated law firms within each practice area’s service radius of South Bend, 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 South Bend, IN: 2026 Report”, https://www.lawfirmsranked.com/reports/south-bend-in-law-firms-2026, data as of November 9, 2026.
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