How to Find a Lawyer (50-State Guide)

Looking for a lawyer? While we offer services in many states, we are not available in all 50 states. 

Below, we have listed one of the best ways of finding a lawyer: through your local bar association. A bar association is a professional association for lawyers in an area. It normally offers “Lawyer Referral Services.” These services help you find a lawyer, and many have fixed consultation fees. 

If the information below has changed, please contact us at [email protected] so we can update the information.

Alabama Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 800-392-5660

Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $125

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 907-272-0352 or 800-770-9999

Arizona doesn’t have a state-wide lawyer referral service, but individual counties do.

Maricopa County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Phone: (602) 257-4434.

Pima County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (520) 623-4625

Here is more information on finding a lawyer in Arizona.

Arkansas doesn’t have a state-wide lawyer referral service right now. Instead, the Arkansas Bar Association offers an online directory where the public can search for and find an attorney.

Phone: 501-375-4606

California doesn’t have a state-wide lawyer referral service, but individual counties do. You can also visit the  California Bar Association website for a directory of certified lawyer referral services by county.

Contra Costa County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $45

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (925) 825-5700

Fresno County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $45

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Use their online form. 

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Price: Varies

Phone: (866) 762-7852

Orange County Bar Association

Price: Varies 

Phone: (866) 762-7852

Riverside County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $40

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (951) 682-7520

San Bernardino County Bar Association

Price: Varies 

Phone: (866) 762-7852

San Diego Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Free Consultation 

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (800) 464-1529

Here is more information on finding a lawyer in California.

Colorado doesn’t have a state-wide lawyer referral service, but individual counties do. 

El Paso County Bar Association

Price: Up to $100

Length: 30 minutes

Submit a request through their online form.

Connecticut doesn’t have a state-wide lawyer referral service, but individual counties do. 

Hartford County Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (860) 525-6052

New HavenCounty Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (203) 562-5750

New London County Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (860) 344-0380

Additionally, the Connecticut Bar Association offers an online directory where the public can search for and find an attorney.

Delaware Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (302) 658-5279

Florida Bar Legal Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 800-342-8011

Georgia doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.  

Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS):

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (404) 521-0777

Cobb County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service:

Price: $40

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (770) 424-2947

Hawaii Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Phone: (808) 537-9140

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Idaho Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 208-334-4510 or 800-221-3295

Illinois Bar Association Legal Referral Service 

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-922-8757

Iowa Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (515) 243-3179

Kansas Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Phone: 785-234-5696

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Kentucky doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties do.

Louisville Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price:  Free

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: (502) 583-1801

Central Kentucky Lawyer Referral Service

Price:  $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 859-225-8644

Northern Kentucky Lawyer Referral Service

Phone: (859) 781-1525

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Louisiana doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.

Baton Rouge  Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 225-344-9926

New Orleans Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes 

Phone: 504-561-8828

Maine Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-860-1460

Maryland doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.

Montgomery County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 301-279-9100

Prince George's County Lawyer Referral Service

Phone: 301-952-1440

Baltimore County Lawyer Referral Program

Price: Free Consultation

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 410-337-9100

Anne Arundel County Lawyer Referral Services

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 410-280-6961

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Up to $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (617) 654-0400 or (866) 627-7577

Michigan Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (800) 968-0738

Minnesota Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 612-333-1183 or 800-292-4152

The Mississippi Bar Association does not offer a lawyer referral service. However, you can find an attorney through their "Find a Lawyer" directory, which allows you to search by practice area, location, and other criteria. 

Missouri Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 573-636-3635

Montana Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Phone: 406) 449-6577

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Nebraska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 844-899-9335

Omaha Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Phone: (402) 280-3603

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

State Bar of Nevada Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $45

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 702-382-0504 or 800-789-5747

New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 603-229-0002

New Jersey doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.

Bergen Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 201-488-0044

Essex Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 973-622-6207

Hudson Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Phone: 201-798-4708

Middlesex Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 732-828-3433

Monmouth Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Phone: 732-431-5544

The New Jersey State Bar Association offers a list of lawyer referral services through your local county bar.

The New Mexico Bar Association does not offer a lawyer referral service. However, you can find an attorney through their "Find an Attorney" directory, which allows you to search by practice area, location, and other criteria. 

New York doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.  The New York State Bar Association offers a list of lawyer referral services through your local county bar.

Brooklyn County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 718-624-0843 

Queen County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 718-291-4500

New York City Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 212-626-7373

Suffolk County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 631-234-5577

Bronx County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 718-293-5600

Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 516-474-4832

Albany County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 518-445-7691

Here is more information on finding a lawyer in New York.

North Carolina Bar Association Legal Referral Services

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 919-677-8574

North Dakota Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 866-450-9579

Ohio doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do. 

Cincinnati Bar Association Legal Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 513-381-8359

You can find additional legal referral services in Ohio by reviewing the Ohio Bar Association website. 

Oklahoma doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.

Tulsa Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-522-8065

You can find an attorney through The  Oklahoma Bar Association “Find a Lawyer" directory, which allows you to search by practice area, location, and other criteria. 

Oregon Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-452-7636

Pennsylvania Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $30

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-692-7375

Rhode Island Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 401-421-7799

South Carolina Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $50

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-868-2284 (statewide) or 803-799-7100 (Columbia area)

South Dakota Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: There may be a nominal fee for the initial consultation

Phone: 605-224-7554

Tennessee Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 

East Tennessee: (865) 522-7501

Middle Tennessee: (615) 242-6546

Southeast Tennessee: (423) 756-3222

State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (800) 252-9690

Dallas Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (214) 220-7444

El Paso Bar Association Lawyer Referral

Price: $100

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (915) 532-7052

Houston Lawyer Referral Service (an Ancillary Organization to the Houston Bar Association)

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (713) 237-9429

Tarrant County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (817) 336-4101

Travis County Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (512) 472-8303 or (866) 303-8303.

Utah Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Free

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 801-531-9077

Vermont Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-639-7036

Virginia Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $35

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 800-552-7977

Washington State doesn’t have a state-wide legal referral service, but individual counties and cities do.

King County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Free

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (206) 267-7010

Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $40

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: 253 383-3432

DC Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: Free

Length of Consultation: 60 Minutes

Email: Lawyer Referral [email protected]

West Virginia Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $25

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (800) 642-3617 Tuesdays from 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Wisconsin Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Price: $20

Length of Consultation: 30 Minutes

Phone: (800) 362-9082 or (608) 257-4666 (for Dane County and outside Wisconsin)

Wyoming Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

Phone: (307) 432-2107

Price: Varies

Length of Consultation: Varies

Submit a request through their online form. 

If you cannot find a lawyer, it may be because your case is too small for a lawyer to take on.

Depending on your case type, you may be able to sue in small claims court on your own. Review our 50-state guide to navigating small claims.