Terms of Service

LawyerReferral.Network ("LRN", "we", "us") is a private, administrative platform that allows licensed attorneys to communicate with one another about matters they cannot or choose not to handle themselves, and to record the fee arrangements that result.

LRN is not a law firm. We do not practice law, we do not give legal advice, we do not evaluate the merits of any matter, and we do not recommend or endorse any attorney. We are not a "lawyer referral service" as that term is defined in the rules of any state bar. No attorney-client relationship of any kind is created between LRN and any user of this platform.

You must be a natural person, at least 18 years of age, and an attorney admitted to the practice of law and in good standing in at least one United States jurisdiction. Membership is limited to attorneys; LRN is not available to the public as a means of finding a lawyer.

You must provide your bar number for each jurisdiction in which you are licensed, and your account will remain in "Pending Verification" status until our compliance team confirms those numbers against the applicable state bar directory.

You are solely responsible for the matters you post or accept, for the legal services you provide, and for your own compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct in every jurisdiction where you are admitted or where the matter arises.

You must not post confidential client information to a referral visible to more than one attorney. Case summaries must be anonymized until a receiving attorney has accepted the referral and, where required, the client has consented to the disclosure.

You must not use LRN to solicit clients, to advertise, to divide fees in a manner prohibited by the rules of your jurisdiction, or to communicate with a person you know to be represented by counsel.

LRN does not set, negotiate, or guarantee any fee. Fee divisions between attorneys are agreements between those attorneys and their clients. LRN calculates the split described in the Referral Agreement Terms, records the calculation, and provides a signing workflow.

Where the rules of a jurisdiction prohibit or limit the division of fees, the referral agreement incorporates that jurisdiction’s requirements, including any cap on the combined fee division and any written client consent requirement. It is your obligation to confirm that the resulting arrangement is lawful for you before you sign.

LRN does not charge a fee on referrals and takes no share of any attorney fee. Sending a referral is free. A Premium membership, currently $49.99 per month or $499.99 per year, billed through our payment processor and cancellable at any time, is required to receive referrals. A Premium member may send a referral to any attorney, including a non-Premium attorney, who may then review, accept and respond to it. Where a referral is sent by a non-Premium attorney to a non-Premium attorney, the recipient may view only a limited, anonymized case summary and cannot see the referring attorney’s identity, respond to the referral, or exchange messages until a membership is active on either side.

You may not scrape, harvest, or export the contact details of other users; attempt to contact another user outside the platform about a referral; upload malicious code; impersonate another attorney; or use the platform for any purpose that violates law or bar rule.

We may suspend or terminate any account that we believe, in our sole discretion, presents a risk to clients, to other attorneys, or to the integrity of the network.

The platform is provided "as is." We make no warranty that any referral will result in a fee, that any attorney listed is suitable for any matter, or that the information provided by any user is accurate.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LRN’s total liability arising out of or relating to the platform is limited to the membership fees you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim.

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced in the platform before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.