The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays.  The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law.  For the month of January 2011, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

• Administrative Law - 14
• Bankruptcy - 3
• Business Law - 13
• Civil Disputes - 87
• Civil Rights - 27
• Collection - 23
• Consumer Protection - 23
• Contracts – 12
• Criminal Law - 72
• Elder law - 12
• Employment Law - 95
• Estate/Probate Law - 33
• Family - 134
• Government Benefits - 19
• Health Law - 3
• Immigration - 3
• Insurance Disputes - 9
• Intellectual Property - 5
• Miscellaneous - 2
• Municipal Law - 6
• Personal Injury - 77
• Real Estate - 31
• Social Security - 13
• Tax - 9

These numbers do not include additional referrals made through the online Lawyer Finder service. Want to be part of the ISBA Lawyer Finder Service?  Call (800) 252-8908 and ask for the Legal Department, or visit www.illinoislawyerfinder.com Clients should call (800) 922-8757.