LRS is a Lawyer Referral Service is provided by the Chattanooga BarAssociation. The main purpose of LRS is to assist you in finding a lawyer to provide advice on legal problems. LRS has panels ranging from administrative boards of agency to Worker's Compensation. These referral panels are arranged so that attorneys wishing to obtain cases within a particular area of expertise are not required to handle matters in which they are not interested or are uncomfortable in handling. The specialty or referral panels also enable a client utilizing LRS to obtain an attorney interested in handling a specific type of problem he or she is concerned with and hopefully, provides better service to the public.
The Chattanooga Bar Association's LRS is recognized as an authorized method of recommendation of professional employment pursuant to Rule 7.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.