The State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Service is always looking for attorneys to join the panel, but there is currently a significant need in Washtenaw and in the metro Detroit region, according to data compiled by the Bar.
(Note: LRS is always accepting attorneys from all regions and in all practice areas.)
Panel members use an online system to track referrals, which are also emailed. After receiving the referral, the attorney provides a 25-minute consultation, after which the attorney and the caller can choose whether to continue.
All calls are screened by Lawyer Referral Service personnel to ensure prospective clients are matched with attorneys who can assist them, and that the callers have the ability to pay attorney fees (callers who do not want to hire and pay an attorney are diverted to other resources).
Become a panel member in just three simple steps:
• Go to michbar.org/lrs and click “Sign up here.”
• Complete your profile by identifying your practice areas and judicial circuits.
• Check the online tracking system (or your email) for referrals.
Participation is also affordable. The base registration fee for panel members is $150 annually and includes four practice areas and two judicial circuit designations. Additional practice areas and judicial circuits can be purchased for $25 each (or expanded to include all Michigan judicial circuits for $300).
In addition to the annual fee, panel members remit 10% of attorney fees to the Lawyer Referral Service.
For additional information, please contact Panel Coordinator Monique Smith at (517) 346-6323 or msmith@michbar.org.
(Note: LRS is always accepting attorneys from all regions and in all practice areas.)
Panel members use an online system to track referrals, which are also emailed. After receiving the referral, the attorney provides a 25-minute consultation, after which the attorney and the caller can choose whether to continue.
All calls are screened by Lawyer Referral Service personnel to ensure prospective clients are matched with attorneys who can assist them, and that the callers have the ability to pay attorney fees (callers who do not want to hire and pay an attorney are diverted to other resources).
Become a panel member in just three simple steps:
• Go to michbar.org/lrs and click “Sign up here.”
• Complete your profile by identifying your practice areas and judicial circuits.
• Check the online tracking system (or your email) for referrals.
Participation is also affordable. The base registration fee for panel members is $150 annually and includes four practice areas and two judicial circuit designations. Additional practice areas and judicial circuits can be purchased for $25 each (or expanded to include all Michigan judicial circuits for $300).
In addition to the annual fee, panel members remit 10% of attorney fees to the Lawyer Referral Service.
For additional information, please contact Panel Coordinator Monique Smith at (517) 346-6323 or msmith@michbar.org.
