Member Services


The Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder service connects consumers to Illinois lawyers - by phone Mondays through Fridays, and around the clock at illinoislawyerfinder.com.

Here are the results for April 2013:

  • 683 phone referrals made by Lawyer Finder staff
  • Most requested areas of law: Family (117), Employment Law (75), Personal Injury (78), Criminal Law (68), Real Estate (66), Civil Disputes (51)
  • 24,285 visits to IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (21,431 unique visitors)
  • 635 clicks to Find a Lawyer (from campaign landing pages only)
  • 898 unique calls to Find a Lawyer
  • Top 3 online topics: Employment Law, General/Find a Lawyer, Divorce

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.

The copy of these publications delivered right to your inbox are now much more user-friendly on a handheld device.

You can also now access the most current issue of E-Clips at the tap of a button. Just go to http://www.isba.org/eclips/current and save an icon to your homescreen.

The entire ISBA website has also become mobile friendly - find out more at iln.isba.org/blog/2013/04/09/isba-website-goes-mobile


Historically rich. Culturally diverse. Environmentally magnificent. For decades, the Caribbean’s largest island—roughly 90 miles away from U.S. soil—has been but a mystery, perceived through secondhand sources and beyond the grasp of American travelers.

This exclusive opportunity to explore Cuba is organized and operated by Go Next, Inc., who has been issued a People-to-People license by the U.S Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that authorizes registered travelers of the educational exchange program to visit Cuba. Go Next invites you to personally experience the people, culture, landscape and architecture of this distinct Caribbean nation on a week-long journey developed for the Illinois State Bar Association.

With an intimate group of only 25 travelers, share enriching activities that illuminate the realities of Cuban citizens and provide an ideal gateway into their daily lives. Through informative and educational People-to-People exchanges, uncover Cuba’s sheer beauty, paradoxes and remarkable intrigue on this unforgettable adventure. Space is limited, so sign up now. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to unravel the mysteries of a fascinating country through its most candid, inspiring source—its people.

View the Cuban Discovery brochure with itinerary and reservation form


The Illinois State Bar Associaiton's Lawyer Finder service connects consumers to Illinois lawyers - by phone Mondays through Fridays, and around the clock at illinoislawyerfinder.com.

Here are the results for March 2013:

  • 626 phone referrals made by Lawyer Finder staff
  • Most requested areas of law: Family (118), Employment Law (74), Personal Injury (68), Criminal Law (57), Real Estate (55), Civil Disputes (50)
  • 23,713 visits to IllinoisLawyerFinder.com (21,251 unique visitors)
  • 693 clicks to Find a Lawyer (from campaign landing pages only)
  • 895 unique calls to Find a Lawyer
  • Top 3 online topics: Employment Law, Divorce, General/Find a Lawyer

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.

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 February 2013, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

  • Administrative Law – 10
  • Animal Law - 4
  • Bankruptcy - 11
  • Business Law - 9
  • Civil Disputes - 37
  • Civil Rights - 21
  • Collection – 23

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 January 2013, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:

  • Administrative Law – 15
  • Bankruptcy - 16
  • Business Law - 4
  • Civil Disputes - 58
  • Civil Rights - 26
  • Collection - 16
  • Consumer Protection - 9
  • Contracts - 6
  • Criminal Law - 64
  • Education Law - 8
  • Elder law - 5
  • Employment Law - 62
  • Estate/Probate Law - 35
  • Family - 112


All eligible ISBA members can now earn 15 MCLE credit hours, including 6 PMCLE credit hours, per bar year via our online FastCLE "Free CLE Channel" at no additional cost.

Find out how to get started with our user guide at www.isba.org/freecle/faqs#guide

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

Administrative Law – 7

Animal Law - 1

Bankruptcy – 5

Business Law - 11

Civil Disputes - 46


Free Online CLE…. It’s ISBA’s newest member benefit to help you practice more affordably and effectively.

All eligible ISBA members can now earn 15 MCLE credit hours, including 6 PMCLE credit hours, per bar year via our online FastCLE "Free CLE Channel" at no additional cost.

Choose from over 30 hours of programs available 24/7 on our online “Free CLE Channel” on FastCLE. Using a computer with internet access, you can access these programs whenever and wherever you’d like. (Live on-site programs are not included in Free CLE at this time.)

Programs available on the “Free CLE Channel” have been chosen by a panel of ISBA members and cover a wide range of topics, and program content will change periodically.

Our 6-hour accredited Basic Skills program is also available on the “Free CLE Channel” to help our new attorney members meet their newly admitted attorney MCLE requirements for free.

For more information – including Benefit Eligibility, Programs, & a User Guide on How To Get Started – visit our Free Online CLE FAQs page.

Visit our Member Benefits page to learn more about ISBA benefits.

ISBA President John E. Thies and the entire ISBA family would like to wish a safe and happy holidays to you and your family.