To the Editor:
Anyone in Illinois with a question about a legal matter can call and talk to a lawyer – at no cost – on the 32nd Annual Ask-A-Lawyer Day, Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) in cooperation with bar associations in Chicago, DuPage County, and Lake County, Ask-A-Lawyer day will have scores of lawyer volunteers responding to phone calls.
Illinois residents can call a toll-free number (or a local number in some areas) to receive a free phone consultation:
The Chicago Bar Association – 312.554.2001
DuPage County Bar Association – 630.653.7779
Lake County Bar Association – 847.244.3143
From anywhere in Illinois, call the Illinois State Bar Association – 800.252.8908 or217.525.1760.
Lawyer volunteers will be standing by to answer questions about consumer problems, family law, estate planning, personal injury, or any other legal situations affecting individuals. Callers will be advised of steps they can take to resolve their legal problems and, if they need additional legal services, they will be advised to see their lawyer. If they don’t have a lawyer, they can receive a referral to a lawyer who practices in their area through the referral service offered by participating bar associations.
Each of the bar associations operates a lawyer referral service for people who need legal services but do not have a lawyer. Lawyers contacted through a referral service provide an initial consultation at a nominal cost. Also, lawyers can be found online at one of these bar association websites:
http://www.chicagobar.org/AM/
http://www.dcba.org/for-the-
http://www.lakebar.org/find-a-
http://www.
The 32,000-member ISBA (isba.org), with offices in Springfield and Chicago, provides professional services to Illinois lawyers, and education and services to the public through a website (illinoislawyerfinder.com), a cable television program (“Illinois Law”), consumer brochures, and distribution of legal information.
John E. Thies, President
Illinois State Bar Association
32nd annual 'Ask a Lawyer Day' set April 27
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