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 October 2012, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

• Administrative Law – 8
• Bankruptcy – 15

• Business Law - 13               
• Civil Disputes - 53
• Civil Rights - 24          
• Collection - 19
• Consumer Protection - 13
• Contracts - 13
• Criminal Law - 83
• Education Law - 19                
• Elder law - 3
• Employment Law - 73
• Estate/Probate Law - 21
• Family - 109               
• Government Benefits - 8
• Health Law - 5
• Immigration - 2
• Insurance Disputes - 11
• Intellectual Property - 4
• Municipal Law - 4                  
• Personal Injury - 52                
• Real Estate - 52
• Social Security - 15                             
• Tax - 1
• Workers Compensation - 7

These numbers do not include additional referrals made through the online Lawyer Finder service.