Potential clients are searching for a lawyer right now. The ISBA is helping them find YOU!
The ISBA offers two great ways for the public to find an ISBA member lawyer:
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Illinois Lawyer Finder Directory – an online public-facing directory available 24x7
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Lawyer Referral Service – available to members who carry professional liability insurance and authorize the ISBA to confirm their registration status
Illinois Lawyer Finder Online Directory
Important Update on Illinois Lawyer Finder Directory
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has chosen to replace the ReliaGuide platform that currently powers the Illinois Lawyer Finder public-facing member directory. In the coming months, the ISBA will be launching a re-designed Illinois Lawyer Finder directory on the ISBA website. The new Illinois Lawyer Finder will include both a public-facing directory and a members-only, lawyer-to-lawyer referral directory. The use of these directories will be provided as a free ISBA member benefit.
When the ISBA launches its new association management system on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (see the Bar News for further details), members will no longer be able to access or update their existing ReliaGuide profiles via the ISBA website. In addition, after February 17, 2026, the ISBA website will no longer link to the ReliaGuide directory.
If you wish to continue using your existing profile on the ReliaGuide platform, you will need to establish new sign-in credentials. To do so, please visit ReliaGuide’s password reset page and follow the prompts. It is suggested that you do this by January 20 to avoid sign-in issues. For further information from ReliaGuide, visit the help page they have created for ISBA members.
If you do not wish for your profile to remain on the ReliaGuide platform, there is nothing you need to do. On February 18, 2026, every ISBA member who has not created a new account with ReliaGuide will have their directory profile automatically removed.
Please stay tuned to ISBA communications in the coming months for further details on the launch of the new Illinois Lawyer Finder directory.
If you have questions about any of this, please contact Membership Services at either memberservices@isba.org or (217) 525-1760.
Lawyer Referral Service
ISBA members in good standing in the Illinois bar who carry professional liability insurance and authorize the ISBA to confirm their registration status can become Lawyer Referral Service members. We offer a basic and a premium option.
View testimonials from members who use the service:
Premium Membership
Premium members have their names and contact information given out to consumers who call the ISBA's live operators seeking paid legal assistance in specific areas of the law. The ISBA advertises this service to the public throughout Illinois. Each month, lawyer referral service operators provide hundreds of referrals. See updates about how many phone referrals are made by the Lawyer Referral Service.
In addition, to receiving phone referrals, Premium member also receive the following benefits related to the Illinois Lawyer Finder Online Directory:
- Profiles in the Illinois Lawyer Finder Online Directory will carry a special designation on their Illinois Lawyer Finder public directory page alerting potential clients that they carry liability insurance and have agreed to provide the special initial consultation fee of $25 for 30 minutes.
- Consumers will be able to filter their directory search results by Lawyer Referral Service members.
- Be able to access personalized assistance from the ISBA when they have questions about the Illinois Lawyer Finder public directory.
Premium Lawyer Referral Service membership is $100
Basic Membership
Basic members will carry a special designation on their Illinois Lawyer Finder public directory page alerting potential clients that they carry liability insurance and are in good standing with the ARDC.
Consumers will be able to filter their directory search results by Lawyer Referral Service members.
Finally, Basic members will be able to access personalized assistance from the ISBA when they have questions about the Illinois Lawyer Finder public directory.
Basic Lawyer Referral Service membership is free.
Compliance Statement for IRPC 7.2
Effective July 1, 2025, Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2 was amended to regulate lawyers’ participation in Intermediary Connecting Services (“ICS”), including not-for-profit referral services like the ISBA’s Lawyer Referral Service. Among other obligations, lawyers must confirm certain practices of any ICS with whom they participate (See How Time Flies). This due diligence obligation can be satisfied by a written confirmation from the ICS. See LRS’ Statement of Compliance with IRPC 7.2.