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Connecting with potential clients is the first step to growing your practice. The PBA’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), exclusively for PBA members, is the perfect way for you to connect with people in need of legal help! The PBA LRS receives over 10,000 inquires each year from individuals seeking an attorney.

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What is an Attorney Referral Service?

An attorney referral service is a resource that assists people in finding a lawyer who practices in the appropriate legal field for their matter.

How Does an Attorney Referral Service Work?

Essentially, the way an attorney referral service works is by first finding such a service and then having to contact them. Once connected, the person will have to explain the reason as to why they are calling (i.e., their legal dilemma) to an attorney referral service representative.

What is LegalMatch?

Fortunately, LegalMatch realized that there could be a much better way for the general public to make informed decisions about how to find and select the best attorney for their case.

What are Some Benefits to Using LegalMatch Verses an Attorney Referral Service?

Several of the benefits that LegalMatch offers over traditional lawyer referral services include:

How does LegalMatch work?

We've helped more than 5 million clients find the right lawyer – for free. Present your case online in minutes. LegalMatch matches you to pre-screened lawyers in your city or county based on the specifics of your case. Within 24 hours experienced local lawyers review it and evaluate if you have a solid case.

What is the 411 pain number?

If you live in South Florida, chances are that you have seen billboards for 411 Pain or heard one of their radio commercials. The jingles are undeniably catchy—“1-800 -411-PAIN! After 911 call 411!” They suggest that you should call 411 immediately after you hang up with 911.

What is 411 pain?

411 Pain is a “pay-to-play” referral service. The only requirement to join 411 Pain, or any other another lawyer referral service, is to pay the requisite fee. Ability, skills, or experience are not part of their admissions requirements.

Can a lawyer accept a referral?

One recommendation prohibits lawyers from accepting a referral from a service that also referred the client for another professional service, such as medical care although the Florida Supreme Court has not yet adopted any new rules as of this time.

What is 411 pain?

As the Florida Bar and others have suggested, the members of 411-Pain often encourage injury victims to seek therapy through Chiropractors who have also paid a fee to be a part of the same referral network. This creates an inherent conflict of interest as your attorney may advise you to seek treatment that is either not necessary or encourage an amount of treatment that is disproportionate to the accident. Further, the same lawyer and Chiropractor may avoid sending the patient to a specialist like a Physiatrist (Physical medicine specialist) or Orthopedic Surgeon until the PIP (personal injury protection) benefits are used up. Several victims who utilized 411-Pain to retain an attorney allege that their assigned lawyer encouraged them to receive medical treatment over and over and failed to state that the majority of the settlement proceeds would be used to pay the accumulated medical bills. Sadly, the longer you receive medical treatment, the more PIP can be billed by the doctors until the $10,000.00 benefit amount is exhausted.

What is a lawyer referral services company?

A legal referral company is designed to find personal injury claims and bring those claims to the lawyers they work with.

How do legal referral companies work?

A lawyer referral service makes money by sending claims to lawyers. It's that simple. To generate revenue, that referral company needs to find claims or legal matters to send to the lawyers that company works with.

How do I know if I'm working with a legal referral service?

Your first indication is if the website you are on or the company you are working with asks you some basic questions about your claim, finds out where the claim occurred or where you and then refers you to a single lawyer. If this occurs, you are likely working with a legal referral service (that is companies other than Adidem !).

What is the benefit of using a lawyer referral company?

Convenience. Lawyer referral companies know that finding a lawyer can be hard. Referral companies also know that the legal industry can be intimidating and complicated and they know some people will be happy just to find a lawyer that can help them. This is what referral companies specialize in, providing a simple convenience to you.

What are the risks of using a legal referral company?

There are three primary risks of using a lawyer referral company. Those risk are:

Is Adidem a legal referral company?

Adidem is not a traditional legal referral company. If fact, we are not really a referral company as we work completely opposite to how legal referral companies traditionally have operated. How you ask?