1.) Call the state bar attorney referral line.
2.) Ask your friend.
3.) Do not trust advertizement.

My partner and I do not advertize, all of our clients are by word of mouth. We turn away most people that want to hire us (more than 80%).

Lawyers, like other professionals, provide services. Shop around and compare prices and services offered. Personal references are always best. Findlaw.com is a good resource to find business forms and attorneys in your area. You can access it from this URL:

Good luck.

Find a lawyer by referral that other small or medium sized businesses you know use — businesses that actually have been around and have used the person for a couple years.

Avoid a lawyer that offers to take equity in your company in lieu of a fee or a lawyer who does not appear to have any knowledge in small business formation or who promises to “hook you up” with investors he or she knows for a fee.

What you want is a small business lawyer that will offer you a fair fee and is doing well enough that they have no interest in making a fast buck off of ripping you off but is not so busy that they will ignore you.

Be forewarned that you will likely need to put forward a retainer. Hopefully you can talk to whoever is your referall and figure out what they did as a retainer.

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I went through the Better Business Bureau who then referred me to the Bar Association which referred to some good business lawyers in my state.

regarding forms, you can check allbusiness.com – they are priced, but you can get a partial preview or preview of the table of contents. you can get some ideas while reading it