What Is the Fastest Way to Locate an Attorney?

The fastest way to locate an attorney is through one of the two largest online listings of attorneys: Martindale.com and Lawyers.com. At Martindale, you can look for an attorney by name, firm, location, and by specialty, as well as government and corporate attorneys and law professors. You can also search for Martindale-Hubbell rated attorneys, and for attorneys who graduated from specific law schools. At Lawyers.com, you are asked whether you are a personal user or business user, and then asked to choose the type of lawyer from a drop down menu. You are also asked to select the country, city, county, and state for the attorney. Once you have made your choices, both sites will provide a selection of attorneys who meet your requirements. The listings on these sites provide information about the attorney’s education, memberships, publications, location, and area(s) of practice. Only those attorneys and firms that have elected to be listed on these sites are so listed.

All attorneys are licensed by the state or states in which they practice. After determining the state from which you need an attorney, you might want to narrow your search by going directly to the bar association for that state. The American Bar Association’s Web Site provides access to each state’s bar association and local bar associations. Most state bar associations and local bar associations have legal referral programs through which members of the public can contact the associations and be referred to a local attorney.