# How do you find a real estate lawyer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888 "2012-12-13T01:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888/1 "2012-12-13T01:51:15Z")

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So I didn’t get one when I bought my condo ☹ Now that I want to sell it, I think I do need one. But how do you find reviews of lawyers? There seem to be review sites for almost everyone else.

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888/2 "2012-12-13T02:03:13Z")

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I find every professional I hire (from plumbers to electricians to lawyers) via referrals. Ask your friends and neighbors if they can recommend a good real estate attorney. Send an email to everyone in your area, post it on Facebook, whatever. I find that professionals are more likely to do a better job if they know that they will end up with 2 dissatisfied clients if they fuck up your job. It also reinforces with them that customers talk.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888/3 "2012-12-13T06:16:07Z")

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Call the local real estate board. Ask for the top 3 selling agents in the area. Call them and ask for their recommendations as to the best real estate attorneys in the area.

Call those attorneys and pick one.

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**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-real-estate-lawyer/643888/4 "2012-12-13T06:43:48Z")

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You could ask the local bar association for a referral.