Law Firm Needs Logo - See edited brief

This is what "Maurer Law" "Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney" was looking for in their logo design

I am opening a law firm and would like a new logo. My current logo may be seen at maurerlawpa.fosterwebmarketing.com (website is not up yet, but here you can see what the site will look like...BTW, no need to type www first, just paste the link as it is). I am not happy with my current logo. it is too basic and simplistic.

Here are my desires for a new logo:

-use same general concept: Maurer Law and somewhere underneath "Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney" (as in current logo)

-make the "board cert......" part less smaller, less prominent and more understated (it seems too braggy now)

-use contrasting colors maybe with "Maurer" and "Law" different colors

-keep it fairly simple and classy. current logo is a little TOO simple and TOO basic.

-whatever the logo ends up being, make sure it will look good when added to my home page (the header/colors cannot be changed), currently, it all blends in now, but I want it to stand out a litt… Read more