What each referral category means for your practice

Each referral category is a group of related charges, and when you subscribe you choose which groups you want to hear about. Here's what's actually behind each one, and why attorneys tend to find it worth pursuing. The delivery process itself is covered in how referrals reach your inbox.

One note on where this comes from: every referral is built from legitimate government sources — public court and booking records, not scraped social media, purchased marketing lists, or anything else. We don't publish the specifics of how we collect it, but the underlying facts are public record.

DUI

Driving under the influence charges move fast. There's often a separate administrative license action running on a clock independent of the criminal case, which means someone facing a DUI usually needs to make decisions — about a hearing, about a plea, about next steps — well before their first scheduled court date. That urgency is exactly why early outreach tends to land. Utah DUI leads shows how this category is filtered and delivered.

Domestic Violence

These cases frequently come with an accompanying protective order, and the stakes extend beyond the criminal charge itself — custody arrangements, firearm rights, and employment can all be affected. People in this situation are often looking for guidance immediately, not weeks later. For the practice-area playbook, see how domestic violence attorneys can generate more clients.

Drug/Paraphernalia

Possession-level drug charges are common, and many jurisdictions offer diversion or treatment-based alternatives to a conviction — but only if someone acts on that option in time. A defendant who doesn't know a diversion program exists is exactly the kind of person who benefits most from hearing from an attorney early. General public-intoxication charges are grouped in here too, for the same reason — the underlying legal situation is similar enough that it isn't a separate category to subscribe to. See how drug crime attorneys can generate more clients for more on this practice area.

Weapons/Assault

This category spans a wide range of severity, from a heated altercation to charges carrying real prison exposure. Because the potential consequences vary so much, this is a group where people are actively trying to understand what they're facing — and are receptive to a call that helps them do that.

Trespass/Theft/Property Damage

Property offenses are filed often, and some of the defendants are first-time defendants with no prior record. Those cases can sometimes be resolved on better terms with the right representation, which makes this a steady category for building a practice.

Traffic/Vehicle

Beyond routine tickets, this category covers charges like reckless driving that can carry real consequences for a driver's license and insurance rates. It's lower-severity than most categories here, but the volume is high and the need for guidance — especially for anyone who depends on driving for work — is real.

Protective Order Violation

A violation charge means someone is already in the court system and the situation has escalated. These cases tend to move quickly and can carry serious consequences on their own, independent of the underlying order — which makes fast outreach especially valuable here.

Obstruction/Evading

Charges like obstruction of justice or evading an officer are frequently filed alongside other charges, which means the person behind one of these referrals is often dealing with more than one legal problem at once and looking for someone who can handle the whole picture.

Sex Offense

This is the most serious category we deliver, both in terms of potential sentencing and long-term consequences like registration requirements. Defendants facing these charges are generally looking for experienced counsel as quickly as possible.

Probable Cause Determination

This one isn't a charge type — it's a procedural step. A probable cause determination is typically one of the very first hearings after an arrest, which means a referral in this category represents someone who was just booked and hasn't yet had the chance to line up an attorney. It's about as early as outreach gets. Utah County probable cause statements are one example of how early that signal appears.

Other

Court filings don't sort neatly into a fixed list of categories. This bucket captures charges that don't fit elsewhere — still real cases, still real people who need representation, just less common individually than the categories above.

How should you choose your mix of categories?

You don't have to take every category. Pick the ones that match the kind of work you actually want more of, and adjust anytime from your dashboard — there's no need to commit to a fixed list up front. Current pricing shows the categories available in each county.