LawDroid Manifesto Podcast The Structure Sleuth: Edward Bukstel
Mar 30, 2026
Edward Bukstel, CEO of Geppetti and early EHR pioneer, brings a builder's instinct to legal client acquisition. He discusses how AI overviews and LLM referrals are stealing clicks from law firm sites. He explains data-driven shifts in traffic, geofencing hospitals for higher-value leads, and using AI to broaden access to legal help.
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AI Overviews Are Stealing Search Traffic
- AI overviews are capturing massive share of clicks, diverting traffic that once went to law firm websites.
- Edward Bukstel cites data: Google AI overviews take ~56% of clicks and ChatGPT recommendations convert ~40% of the time to a chosen lawyer.
Directory Domain Power Erodes Under AI Summaries
- Large directories and internet brands owning lawyer portals are losing defensibility as AI summarizes content irrespective of domain authority.
- Bukstel points to Internet Brands' portfolio (Avvo, Lawyers.com, Nolo) whose real-estate value is threatened by AI overviews.
Client Journeys Now Often Start With LLMs
- Referral paths to law firm sites are shifting from Google clicks to LLM interactions as user journeys begin with ChatGPT prompts.
- Bukstel analysed firm web visits and saw LLMs increasingly show up as the visitor's origin instead of search.