{
  "source": "EstatePlan.now",
  "api_version": "1",
  "docs": "https://www.estateplan.now/developers",
  "terms": "https://www.estateplan.now/legal/terms#data-use",
  "attribution": "Facts come from each firm's own website, with the source page and dates recorded. When you show them, name EstatePlan.now and link the firm's profile_url; the firm's own site is the current source. EstatePlan.now is not a law firm and does not rate legal quality; an Experience Score, where present, summarizes only what the firm publishes about pricing and online or remote service (see /methodology/experience-score).",
  "firm": {
    "slug": "the-smith-law-firm-pllc",
    "name": "The Smith Law Firm, PLLC",
    "profile_url": "https://www.estateplan.now/firms/the-smith-law-firm-pllc",
    "website": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/",
    "city": "Ames",
    "state": "IA",
    "state_name": "Iowa",
    "address": null,
    "phone": null,
    "summary": {
      "value": "A law firm in Ames, Iowa whose website describes estate planning services. This listing comes from an automated check of the firm’s homepage; its prices, people and ways to begin haven’t been reviewed yet.",
      "source_url": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/",
      "observed_at": "2026-09-26",
      "checked_at": "2026-09-26"
    },
    "services": [
      {
        "value": "Estate planning",
        "source_url": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/",
        "observed_at": "2026-09-26",
        "checked_at": "2026-09-26"
      }
    ],
    "people": [],
    "price": {
      "status": "not_listed"
    },
    "how_to_begin": {
      "method": "general",
      "label": "Visit firm website",
      "url": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/",
      "begin_with": "Visit the firm’s website",
      "what_happens_next": null,
      "online": false,
      "applies_to": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/",
      "observed_at": "2026-09-26",
      "checked_at": "2026-09-26"
    },
    "starts_online": false,
    "meetings": null,
    "service_area": {
      "label": "All of Iowa",
      "states": [
        "IA"
      ],
      "metros": [],
      "excerpt": "Serving Ames, Des Moines, and All of Iowa The Smith Law Firm is proudly based in Ames, Iowa, and represents clients throughout Story County, Polk County, and across the state.",
      "source_url": "https://www.shawnsmithlaw.com/about",
      "observed_at": "2026-09-26",
      "checked_at": "2026-09-26"
    },
    "sponsored": false,
    "record_checked_at": "2026-09-26"
  }
}