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 September, 2009, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

• Administrative Law        10
• Animal Law            1
• Bankruptcy            20
• Business Law            42
• Civil Disputes             100
• Civil Rights            9
• Consumer Protection        20
• Contracts             28
• Criminal Law            38
• Education Law            18
• Elder law             4
• Employment Law        80
• Estate/Probate Law        18
• Family                130
• Government Benefits        18
• Health Law            5
• Immigration            7
• Insurance Disputes        7
• Intellectual Property        9
• Miscellaneous            3
• Municipal Law            7
• Personal Injury            91
• Real Estate            49
• Social Security            11
• Tax                3
• Workers Compensation        6

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.