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

• Administrative Law    11
• Animal Law        1
• Bankruptcy        25
• Business Law        14
• Civil Disputes         62
• Civil Rights        11
• Collection        20
• Consumer Protection    24
• Contracts        14
• Criminal Law        45
• Education Law        13
• Elder law         3
• Employment Law    83
• Estate/Probate Law    29
• Family            119
• Government Benefits    18
• Health Law        4
• Immigration        4
• Insurance Disputes        4
• Intellectual Property        1
• Municipal Law            1
• Personal Injury            82
• Real Estate            62
• Social Security            8
• Tax                1
• Workers Compensation        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.