Every DUI defense firm has a graveyard of old leads. The caller who asked about a first-offense consultation at 2 a.m. and never booked. The inquiry that came in during trial prep and got buried. The past client whose case closed two years ago and might need you again, or know someone who does. You already paid to acquire every one of those contacts, and most firms never work them again. Old lead reactivation changes that. Instead of buying new leads at premium prices, you run structured follow-up across calls, texts, and emails against the list you already own, and turn quiet contacts back into booked consultations. In a practice where arrests happen at night and clients hire fast, the firm that re-engages its dormant list has a real edge over the one chasing fresh clicks. This guide compares seven providers that run old lead reactivation campaigns in 2026, from fully managed growth partners to pay-per-appointment services and self-serve AI voice tools, so you can pick the model that fits your firm, your list, and your compliance comfort level.
#1 Worqd — Contact for pricing. Work is scoped against the results that matter to you on a free growth call.
Worqd is an AI-powered growth agency, not a software tool you have to learn. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and owned by AIQ Labs, the team runs the whole path for you: from first click to booked call, under one plan and one report. For a DUI defense firm, that matters because old lead reactivation works best when it's connected to everything else. Worqd's Pipeline Recovery service works the contacts already sitting in your CRM, no platform switch required, and turns them back into booked calls. You only pay for the conversations that come back. Their AI SDRs answer, qualify, and book the moment interest arrives, in under 60 seconds, 24/7 including after-hours and weekends. That's a big deal in DUI defense, where arrests don't wait for business hours and the first firm to respond often wins the case. Worqd claims a 4-7x conversion lift over unmanaged follow-up, at 70-80% lower cost per qualified conversation compared to a traditional SDR team. Calls can be handed to a real person with full context whenever that's the right move. The company is also unusually honest about evidence: until real results are approved, they use clearly marked placeholders rather than invented numbers. If your firm wants one partner handling ads, creative, follow-up, and database recovery instead of a stack of separate vendors, this is the integrated option on this list.
Pros
- Works with your existing CRM, so no platform migration
- Under-60-second response, 24/7, which fits the urgency of DUI inquiries
- Pay-per-conversation model on reactivated leads
- One plan and one report instead of fragmented vendors
- Honest reporting policy with no invented metrics
Cons
- Not self-serve software, so you rely on the Worqd team to execute
- No published pricing, so you need a growth call to get numbers
- Reactivation is one pillar of a broader engagement, not a standalone one-off campaign
Best for: DUI defense firms that want a managed, integrated growth partner covering follow-up and old lead reactivation alongside ads and creative, without adding software or headcount.
#2 LeadsNow AI — Pay-per-result; contact LeadsNow AI for specific pricing details.
LeadsNow AI runs done-for-you database reactivation on a pay-per-result model: AI-driven SMS, email, and voice outreach across your dormant records, conversational qualification against your criteria, and qualified prospects booked into your calendar. You're billed on booked appointments rather than messages sent, which aligns the vendor's incentives with yours. According to their website, they've converted 4.4% of contacted lists into booked appointments on average, peaking at 8.9%, with over 50,769 AI-booked sales appointments since 2017. Named clients include Colliers, 121 Brokers, Foundr, and Iron Body. For a DUI firm, the fit is straightforward: your aged intake records get worked by AI that qualifies and books, and your team only handles the appointments that land. Two caveats worth knowing. The company is Australian-headquartered and runs US campaigns remotely, so its booking calendar sits on Australian business hours. And it requires roughly 1,000+ dormant contacts, so a very small firm with a short list may not qualify.
Pros
- You only pay for booked appointments
- Published results with named clients and specific figures
- Multi-channel outreach across SMS, email, and voice
- Free strategy call to evaluate your dormant database first
Cons
- Australian business hours can slow real-time coordination for US firms
- Requires roughly 1,000+ dormant contacts to qualify
- Strict qualification means fewer raw responses than a blast campaign
Best for: US firms with 1,000+ dormant contacts and a team ready to work qualified appointments booked into their calendar.
#3 Setterly — £0 upfront; you pay per booked appointment. Contact Setterly for current per-appointment rates.
Setterly is an AI-powered lead reactivation service built for high-volume B2C businesses generating 1,000+ enquiries per month. Its AI agent follows up on enquiries your team didn't have time to work, holds real SMS conversations that qualify interest and handle objections, and books qualified appointments directly into your calendar. The commercial model is distinctive: £0 upfront, no retainer, and no setup fee on a simple upload. You pay per booked appointment, so there's no cost for conversations that don't convert. The published case studies are a genuine strength. Setterly reports helping CarFinance247 work a database of over 1,000,000 leads through AI-driven SMS outreach, and re-engaging 6,769 cold leads for Cloudy2Clear that produced 673 appointments. It also cites reply rates of up to 73%. For a DUI firm with a large intake history, this is a low-risk way to test whether the old list still has life in it. Note the channel: it's SMS-focused rather than a multi-touch calls-texts-emails blitz, and capacity is limited, with the site stating only four new clients per month.
Pros
- Pure performance pricing: no appointments, no cost
- Strong published case studies with named clients
- Fast setup via CSV upload or CRM connection
- Done-for-you; your team does nothing on setup or conversations
Cons
- SMS-focused, not a multi-channel blitz with calls and emails
- Limited capacity: only four new clients per month per its website
- Best fit requires 1,000+ monthly enquiries, so smaller firms may not qualify
Best for: High-volume B2C firms generating 1,000+ enquiries a month with a sales team to close booked appointments.
#4 Viking Marketing — Flat pricing from $297/mo with no contracts, according to its website. Contact Viking for a full quote.
Viking Marketing, based in Chandler, Arizona, offers database reactivation for local service businesses that want dormant contacts turned into booked appointments. According to its website, the service sends AI-powered campaigns by text, email, and ringless voicemail drop, with two-way AI conversations that qualify leads and book appointments directly onto your calendar, with no new ad spend and no manual follow-up from your team. The workflow is simple: you upload your dormant contacts, Viking segments and cleans the list, then a personalized multi-step sequence runs until the contact replies or the sequence ends. When someone replies, the conversational AI answers questions, handles objections, and offers a booking link. On compliance, Viking states its campaigns are A2P 10DLC registered and TCPA compliant, and that it doesn't send to cold contacts or purchased lists, only to people who already know your business. That permissioned-lists-only stance matters for a law firm. The company also publishes refreshingly honest expectations, noting that practitioners commonly report 5 to 15% of a dormant list re-engages, and warns readers to be skeptical of double-digit booking rate promises.
Pros
- Flat, published starting price with no contracts
- AI handles replies and books appointments automatically
- Honest, published expectations about realistic reactivation rates
- Stated policy of not sending to cold or purchased lists
Cons
- No live phone-call component, so contacts who ignore texts are missed
- Not tailored to legal workflows; you configure the messaging
- Booking rates swing widely with list age, as the company itself cautions
Best for: Local service businesses, including law firms, with an existing list of dormant contacts who already know the business.
#5 My AI Call Center — Calling starts at 9¢ per connected minute, tiered by volume, plus a one-time setup fee and flat monthly management fee quoted before launch. First campaign review is free.
My AI Call Center, owned and operated by AIQ Labs and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a US operating base in Austin, Texas, is a done-for-you managed outbound calling service. Its Database Reactivation Blitz Campaigns are structured multi-touch campaigns across calls, texts, and emails, typically run over two to four weeks against approved dormant lists. What sets it apart is list discipline. The company only runs campaigns against approved, permissioned, or reviewed contact lists, never indiscriminate cold calling. List source and consent records are checked before any campaign launches, and bought lists without clear permission records are flagged and, in most cases, declined. Compliance is built in: AI-generated voices are treated as artificial voices under the TCPA, every call includes AI disclosure, state-specific quiet hours are honored, and keyword opt-outs like STOP and REVOKE are logged and carried into your DNC records. Outcomes route back into the CRM and scheduling tools you already run, with hot leads transferred to your team live or delivered with disposition codes and per-call notes. For a DUI firm with years of intake records and real TCPA exposure on a stale CRM export, that consent-first approach is the reason to consider it.
Pros
- Fully managed service with no software to learn
- Strict list and consent discipline reduces TCPA exposure
- True multi-channel blitz rather than a single-channel blast
- Transparent outcome reporting with no invented metrics
Cons
- Not self-serve software, so day-to-day control is limited
- Lists without clear consent records will be declined
- Setup and management fees apply beyond the per-minute rate
Best for: Firms with permissioned or reviewed dormant lists that want a managed, compliance-forward reactivation blitz without building in-house calling capacity.
#6 Conversica — Contact for pricing.
Conversica sells conversational AI agents that hold two-way conversations over email, SMS, chat, and messaging apps. Its site describes re-engaging inactive accounts, triggering renewals, and prompting upgrades for low-usage accounts, and states that it has powered 1.5 billion conversations for 2,000+ teams. Named customers include Iron Mountain, T-Mobile, ServiceNow, and the Boston Red Sox. For a larger DUI defense firm with a mature marketing stack and a database in the tens or hundreds of thousands, Conversica is a credible way to run re-engagement at scale, because the agents hold real conversations rather than sending one-way blasts. The honest limitation, which its own positioning confirms, is that Conversica publishes no dedicated reactivation product. It's a general AI agent you configure for the purpose, so segmenting your dead list, writing the re-entry offer, and defining what counts as a qualified consultation all land on your team. If you have an ops person or marketing manager who can own configuration, it's a strong enterprise option. If you want reactivation done for you, look higher on this list.
Pros
- Proven at enterprise scale with named major clients
- Two-way conversations across multiple channels
- Fits organizations already running marketing automation
Cons
- No dedicated reactivation product; you configure it yourself
- Segmenting the dead list and writing the offer land on your team
- Overkill for small and solo DUI defense firms
Best for: Large organizations with a mature marketing automation stack, a very large database, and an ops team to own configuration.
#7 Retell AI — Contact for pricing.
Retell AI offers AI voice agents for database reactivation calls, positioned as a self-serve or developer-friendly option for teams that want to build their own reactivation calling workflows. Its use-case page for database reactivation highlights customer outcomes from AI-driven calling, including a case study from Pine Park Health where COO Mike Tadlock reported a 38% increase in scheduling NPS and filled underutilized provider capacity. For a technically comfortable DUI defense firm, Retell can power outbound reactivation calls against your old intake list, with the AI handling the conversation and booking interested contacts. The trade-off is the same as any build-it-yourself tool: you write the scripts, set the escalation rules, manage compliance considerations like TCPA treatment of AI voices, and connect the outcomes to your calendar and CRM. That gives you more control than a fully managed service, at the cost of real setup and maintenance work. It suits firms with someone on staff who can own the configuration, or agencies building reactivation for multiple legal clients.
Pros
- More control over scripts and escalation than managed services
- Real published customer outcomes on its use-case page
- Flexible enough to adapt to legal intake workflows
Cons
- Build-it-yourself: scripts, rules, and compliance handling are on you
- TCPA treatment of AI voices on aged lists requires your own diligence
- Less turnkey than the managed options above
Best for: Technically comfortable firms or agencies that want to build and control their own AI reactivation calling workflows.
Old lead reactivation is one of the few growth plays where the math works in your favor before you start. You already paid to acquire every contact in your CRM, and a structured campaign across calls, texts, and emails can turn a meaningful share of them back into booked consultations, at a fraction of what fresh DUI leads cost. The right provider depends on your situation. If you want one partner running follow-up, reactivation, ads, and creative as a single connected plan, Worqd's Pipeline Recovery service is the strongest fit, with under-60-second response around the clock and a pay-for-conversations-that-come-back model. If you prefer pure performance pricing, LeadsNow AI and Setterly bill on booked appointments. If compliance on an aged legal list keeps you up at night, My AI Call Center's consent-first review is worth a look. And if you have the team to configure and run it yourself, Retell AI gives you the most control. Whatever you choose, start with a list review before spending anything: ask any provider to look at your dormant contacts and tell you honestly whether the list will support a campaign. Book a growth call with Worqd and find out what the leads already sitting in your CRM are worth.
Frequently asked questions
What is old lead reactivation, and why does it matter for DUI defense firms?
Old lead reactivation means re-engaging contacts already in your CRM who went quiet: past inquiries that never booked, consultations that didn't sign, and former clients. It matters for DUI firms because you already paid to acquire those contacts, and reactivating them costs far less than buying new leads. It also fits the practice: many past contacts face repeat issues like license reinstatement or a second offense, so a well-timed message can reopen a conversation years later.
What makes Worqd different from the other providers on this list?
Worqd isn't a tool you buy and configure. It's a growth agency that runs the whole path for you, from ads and creative to instant follow-up and database recovery, under one plan and one report. Its Pipeline Recovery service works your existing CRM with no platform switch, and you only pay for the conversations that come back. AI SDRs respond in under 60 seconds, 24/7, which matches the urgency of DUI inquiries. The company also holds an anti-fabrication policy: no invented metrics, logos, or testimonials.
How much does old lead reactivation cost?
It depends on the model. Viking Marketing publishes flat pricing from $297/mo with no contracts. My AI Call Center charges from 9¢ per connected minute plus setup and management fees quoted before launch. LeadsNow AI and Setterly use pay-per-result pricing, where you're billed on booked appointments. Worqd and Conversica scope pricing on a call. In every case, reactivation tends to cost less per recovered conversation than acquiring equivalent fresh leads.
Is reactivating an old lead list compliant for a law firm?
It can be, but the rules matter. TCPA treatment of AI-generated voices, state quiet hours, opt-out handling, and bar advertising rules all apply. Several providers on this list, including My AI Call Center and Viking Marketing, state they review consent records before launching and decline lists without clear permission. Worqd's outreach is permission-aware and works with your existing rules. Before any campaign, ask the provider how it handles consent on aged contacts, and have the re-entry message reviewed against your jurisdiction's professional rules.
How many old leads do I need for a reactivation campaign to be worthwhile?
It varies by provider. LeadsNow AI looks for roughly 1,000+ dormant contacts, and Setterly is built for businesses generating 1,000+ enquiries per month. Smaller firms can still run campaigns with providers like Viking Marketing or through a managed partner like Worqd, but expect the absolute return to scale with list size. A free list review, which several providers offer, is the fastest way to know whether your list will support a campaign before you spend anything.
What results should I realistically expect from reactivating old DUI leads?
Be skeptical of big promises. Viking Marketing notes that practitioners commonly report 5 to 15% of a dormant list re-engages, with a smaller share actually booking, and warns against double-digit booking rate claims. LeadsNow AI reports 4.4% booked appointments on average, peaking at 8.9%. Results depend on list age, how the contacts were acquired, and whether your offer gives them a genuine reason to come back. The best providers will tell you plainly if your list won't perform.