LRIS Program - Legal Referral and Information Service Overview

LRIS Program, managed by Katie Wilcox, offers public service to help individuals with legal problems by providing referrals to competent attorneys. Members pay a membership fee and agree to certain terms. The program has 41 practice areas across 50 counties, with top case referrals in various fields. It serves a significant number of calls and online requests, with diverse sources of referrals.

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• LRIS Program
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• Legal Assistance
• Case Referrals

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1. LRIS Program Lawyer Referral and Information Service Katie Wilcox Program Manager

2. About LRIS Public service to help identify the most appropriate resource for a consumer with legal problems LRIS representatives take calls from the public LRIS representative analyzes potential legal problem with caller to make the best possible referral Self-referral on the website

3. About LRIS Members pay a yearly membership fee, currently $125 Panel members agree to not charge the client for the first 30 minutes of consultation Panel member agree to pay LRIS 10% of any fees over $200 that they collect on the referral Panel members may accept referrals in any field of law which they consider themselves competent

4. Current Panel Membership 41 practice areas 50 Counties

5. Top 10 Case referrals made in these practice areas Elder Bankruptcy Estate Planning/Probate Administrative/Government Criminal Labor/Employment Consumer Torts/Personal Injury Real Property Family 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

6. Panels 4% 4% 3%2% 11% 7% 1% 8% 1% 1% 16% 5% 28% 9% ADMN - BANK BUSC CNSM CRIM ELDL ESTP - FAML IMMI INTL LABL MUNI REAL TORT

7. Call DATA FY21 Calls from the public- 31,464 Online requests- 2,654 Referrals made- 11,678

8. Call Source Yellow Pages/Phone book State Bar's customer service Relative/Friend Public Defender Other Lawyer Referral No Source - NULL Miscellaneous mass media Milwaukee Lawyer Referral Legal Services Organization Internet Harassment Government Agency Courthouse Counselor/Other professional Community Agency Called for previous matter Another attorney 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000

9. LRIS Case Management https://sbw.intouchondemand.com/

10. Case Management

11. How to Sign up https://sbw.intouchondemand.com/LRSMembershipRequest.aspx

12. Contact Information Katie Wilcox kwilcox@wisbar.org (608) 250 - 6191