In Lawyerport, you can search for Illinois lawyers two ways: Quick Search and the Directory Advanced Search.

USING QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the lawyer name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact-match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Click the Search button

Step 3 Select the lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH
You can perform an advanced search from the Directory tab.
Note: Advanced Search uses stemming and will find results that are partial matches as well as exact matches. Exact matches will be listed first.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab
Note: The Directory Advanced Search default is to search for People. If the Organization tab is selected instead, you will need to select the People tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the lawyer's name into the Name fields
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

You may find in-depth information about a lawyer in three Lawyerport resources: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, and Jury Verdict Reporter. You may link to all of these resources from the lawyer's Directory page. To access the Directory page, use one of the following options:

QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the lawyer name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact-match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Click the Search button

Step 3 Select the lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 4 Review the lawyer's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH
You can perform an advanced search from the Directory tab.
Note: Advanced Search uses stemming and will find results that are partial matches as well as exact matches. Exact matches will be listed first.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab
Note:The Directory Advanced Search default is to search for People. If the Organization tab is selected instead, you will need to select the People tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the lawyer's name into the Name fields
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 5 Review the lawyer's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab
Note: The Directory Advanced Search default is to search for People. If the Organization tab is selected instead, you will need to select the People tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the desired practice location in the Primary Organization City field

Step 3 Click on the Add button in the Practice Areas field

Step 4 Choose the practice area(s) you wish to search from the appropriate categories and sub categories in the list
Note: You may select all Sub Categories by clicking on "Select All" at the top of the Select Sub Categories field. Any Sub Category that you select will be displayed in the My Areas of Practice field.

Step 5 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 6 Click the Search button

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select a state from the State dropdown under State Admissions

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select a lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select a state from the State dropdown under State Admissions

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select a lawyer from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Enter the lawyer's name into the Name Search field

Step 4 Select "Plaintiff Attorney" or "Defendant Attorney" from the Name Category list
Note: If you are unsure whether the lawyer represents plaintiffs or defendants, select "Defendant Attorney" from the Name Category list. Then, select "Plaintiff Attorney" from the same list while holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Enter the lawyer's name in the Keywords field surrounded by quotation marks
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Select the publication
Note: If you would like to view results from both the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer, do not select a publication. The default searches both publications.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select a News article from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

In Lawyerport, you can search for Illinois judges two ways: Quick Search and the Directory Advanced Search.

USING QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the judge's name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact-match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Click the Search button

Step 3 Select the judge from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH
You can perform an advanced search from the Directory tab.
Note: Advanced Search uses stemming and will find results that are partial matches as well as exact matches. Exact matches will be listed first.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab
Note: The Directory Advanced Search default is to search for People. If the Organization tab is selected instead, you will need to select the People tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the judge's name into the Name fields

Step 3 Select "Court" from the Organization Type dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select the judge from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

You may find in-depth information about a judge in three Lawyerport resources: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, and Jury Verdict Reporter. You may link to all of these resources from the judge's Directory page. To access the Directory page, use one of the following options:

QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the judge's name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact-match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Click the Search button

Step 3 Select the judge from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 4 Review the judge's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH
You can perform an advanced search from the Directory tab.
Note: Advanced Search uses stemming and will find results that are partial matches as well as exact matches. Exact matches will be listed first.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab
Note: The Directory Advanced Search default is to search for People. If the Organization tab is selected instead, you will need to select the People tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the judge's name into the Name fields

Step 3 Select "Court" from the Organization Type dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select the judge from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 6 Review the judge's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

You can search for a judge's docket information using the Court Dockets section of the Legal Research navigation tab.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab
Note: The Legal Research navigation tab default is the Court Dockets search form. If another tab is selected, you will need to select the Court Dockets tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Begin typing the name of the judge you are interested in learning about in the Judge field

Step 3 Select the judge's name from the drop down list
Note: You must select the judge's name from the list. If you type the judge's name as free text in the box, you will not receive any results.
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Enter the judge's name into the Name Search field

Step 4 Select "Judge" from the Name Category list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Enter the judge's name surrounded by quotation marks in the Keywords field
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Select the publication
Note: If you would like to view results from both the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer, do not select a publication. The default searches both publications.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select a News article from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

In Lawyerport, you can search for an organization/company two ways: Quick Search and the Directory Advanced Search.

USING QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the organization/company name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact-match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Select "Organization" from the Quick Search dropdown list

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the organization from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Organization search tab

Step 3 Type in the name of the organization/company in the Organization Name field

Step 4 Select the appropriate option from the Organization Type dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Select the organization from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Organization search tab

Step 3 Enter the name of the law firm in the Organization Name field

Step 4 Select "Law Firm" from the Organization Type drop-down list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Select the law firm from the Search Results
Note: You may narrow your results using the filters found on the left side of the Search Results page. Selecting multiple filters may result in zero results. Simply uncheck some of the filters or hit the Reset Filters button to get back to your original result set.

In Lawyerport, you can search for a government agency two ways: Quick Search and the Directory Advanced Search.

QUICK SEARCH

The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar. .

Step 1 Enter the government agency name in the Quick Search field

Step 2 Select "Organization" from the Quick Search dropdown list
Note: Quick Search is an exact match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the government agency from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Organization search tab

Step 3 Type in the name of the government agency in the Organization Name field

Step 4 Select "Government" from the Organization Type drop-down list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Select the government agency from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

The method you will use to find a court's contact information will depend on whether you know the court's name.

I know the court name
Step 1 Enter the court's name in the Quick Search field
Note: If you aren't sure about the name, enter only the terms you know. You can then narrow your results using the Court filter found on the left side of the Search Results page.

Step 2 Select "Organization" from the Quick Search dropdown list

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the court from the Search Results

I don't know the court name
Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Organization search tab

Step 3 Select "Court" from the Organization Type dropdown list

Step 4 Type the city location of the court in the Primary Organization City field
Note: If the court has multiple locations, enter the primary location.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Select the appropriate filters to narrow matching results

Step 7 Select the Court from the Search Results

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Enter the organization's name in the Organization Name field

Step 3 Select the appropriate option from the Organization Type dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select the organization from the Search Results
Note: You may narrow your results using the filters found on the left side of the Search Results page. Selecting multiple filters may result in zero results. Simply uncheck some of the filters or hit the Reset Filters button to get back to your original result set.

Step 6 Click on the Our People link in the menu on the left side of the screen

You may find in-depth information about an organization in three Lawyerport resources: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, and Jury Verdict Reporter. You may link to all of these resources from the organization's Directory page. To access the Directory page, use one of the following options:

QUICK SEARCH
The Quick Search is located in the upper right hand corner of the top navigation bar.

Step 1 Enter the organization's name in the Quick Search field
Note: Quick Search is an exact match search and will only find exact matching results

Step 2 Select "Organization" from the Quick Search dropdown list

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select the organization from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 5 Review the organization's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

DIRECTORY ADVANCED SEARCH

You can perform an advanced search from the Directory tab. Note: Advanced Search uses stemming and will find results that are partial matches as well as exact matches. Exact matches will be listed first.

Step 1 Click on the Directory navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Organization search tab

Step 3 Enter the organization's name into the Organization Name field

Step 4 Select the appropriate option from the Organization Type dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Select the organization from the Search Results
Note: You may use the filters on the left to narrow down the Search Results.

Step 7 Review the organization's linked entries from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Jury Verdict Reporter, and Appellate Case Summaries on the right side of the screen
Note: You may view additional entries from any of the publications by clicking on the More button under the publication.

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Enter the organization name surrounded by quotation marks in the Keywords field
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Select the publication
Note: If you would like to view results from both the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer, do not select a publication. The default searches both publications.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select a News article from the Search Results

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Choose a headline of interest

Step 3 Click on the bold headline to read the full story
Note: The main news page only displays news articles that were included in the most recent issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer. To read older news, you must access the archives

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Click the More button located at the end of the list of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin articles to display more articles from this publication

(Alternative) Step 2 Click the More button located at the end of the list of Chicago Lawyer articles to display more articles from this publication

Step 3 Use the filters on the left side of the screen to narrow your results
Note: This path will only display articles from either the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin or Chicago Lawyer. If you would like to see results from both publications, use the News Advanced Search discussed below.

Step 1 Click on the News navigation tab

Step 2 Enter relevant search criteria into fields under News Central on the right side of the page

Step 3 Select the publication
Note: If you would like to view results from both the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer, do not select a publication. The default searches both publications.

Step 4 Click the Search button
Note: You may narrow your results using the filters found on the left side of the Search Results page. Selecting multiple filters may result in zero results. Simply uncheck some of the filters or hit the Reset Filters button to get back to your original result set.

Step 5 Select a News article from the Search Results

A select number of Appellate Case Summaries are available on the News page. However, you may access additional Summaries from the News page using the following steps:

Step 1 Click on Appellate Case Summaries at the bottom of the News page

Step 2 Enter relevant search criteria into fields under Appellate Case Summaries research tab

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select an Appellate Case Summary from the Search Results

A select number of Jury Verdict Reporter case summaries are available on the News page. However, you may access additional summaries from the News page using the following steps:

Step 1 Click on the Jury Verdict Reporter logo near the bottom of the News page

Step 2 Enter relevant search criteria into fields under Verdicts & Settlements research tab

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select a case summary from the Search Results
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

You can search for a party's pending cases using the Court Dockets section of the Legal Research navigation tab.

Step 1 Select the Legal Research navigation tab
Note:The Legal Research navigation tab default is the Court Dockets search form. If another tab is selected instead, you will need to select the Court Dockets tab to complete the remainder of the steps.

Step 2 Enter the name of the party in either the Plaintiff or Defendant field
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Click on the case number for any result to learn more information about the parties and case activity

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Court Dockets tab

Step 3 Enter your search terms into the appropriate field(s)
Note: The Judge and Lawyer/Firm fields require you to select a name from a dropdown list. To do so, begin typing the name you are looking for in either field, then select the correct name from the resulting dropdown list.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Select the desired case

Step 6 Click on any result to view more details about the activity
Note: To learn about printing Court Docket entries, see the help topic "How can I print all the dockets for a case I've found on the Court Docket search?"

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Court Rules tab

Step 3 Find the jurisdiction you would like to review

Step 4 Click the link for the appropriate court's rules

Step 5 Click on any subheading in the expandable menu on the left side of the screen to view rules
Note: Click on any major heading to view additional subheadings within that group.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Court Rules tab

Step 3 Enter your search terms in the Keywords field on the left side of the screen

Step 4 Select the relevant jurisdiction from the Jurisdiction dropdown list
Note: If you know the rule number or rule title, you may enter that information in the fields provided.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research Navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Appellate Case Summaries tab

Step 3 Enter your search terms into the appropriate fields
Note: The Judge and Court fields require you to select a name from a dropdown list. To do so, begin typing the name you are looking for in either field, then select the correct name from the resulting dropdown list.

Step 4 Click the Search button

Step 5 Click on any result to view the Appellate Case Summary

You can search for an expert's case history using the Verdicts & Settlements section of the Legal Research navigation tab.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Enter the name of the expert in the Name Search field

Step 4 Select "Defendant Expert" or "Plaintiff Expert" from the Name Category list
Note: If you would like to see all cases where the expert testified, regardless of party, select "Defendant Expert" from the Name Category list. Then, select "Plaintiff Expert" from the same list while holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.

Step 5 Click the Search button

Step 6 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary

In Lawyerport, you can use the Verdicts & Settlements research tab to find information on new suit filings.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Select "New Suits" from the Publication Type list

Step 4 Enter one of the following items into the Name Search field: plaintiff's name, defendant's name, or plaintiff's attorney name
Note:If you only know the name of the plaintiff's law firm, enter the name of the firm in the Keyword field and skip step 5.

Step 5 Select the appropriate option from the Name Category list
Note:You may enter additional information in the Keyword or Indexed Term fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 6 Click the Search button

Step 7 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Jurisdiction (IL)" in the Select Category column
Note:If you would like to view jurisdictions outside of Illinois, select "Jurisdiction (outside IL)".

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note:You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Demographics" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select demographics from each subcategory, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Categories/Topics" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select causes of action from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Awards" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select awards from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Body Parts" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select body parts from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Harm" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select harms from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Injury/Disease" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select injuries or diseases from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Insurance Company" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select insurance companies from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Medical Expert" in the Select Category column
Note: If you would like to view non-medical experts, select "Non-Medical Experts".

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select experts from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Surgical Procedures" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select the appropriate subcategory in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select one or many of the options in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select surgical procedures from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Click the Save button
Note: You may enter additional information in the other search fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 8 Click the Search button

Step 9 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Example: The plaintiff I am representing in an upcoming trial is a male who suffered from a herniated lumbar disc after he was rear ended by defendant while he was stopped at a red light in Cook County. He is 34 years old. I would like to find similar verdicts and settlements using Lawyerport?

Step 1 Click on the Legal Research navigation tab

Step 2 Select the Verdicts & Settlements tab

Step 3 Click on Add Detailed Search Criteria

Step 4 Select "Demographics" in the Select Category column

Step 5 Select "Age Range" in the Refine Category column

Step 6 Select "30-39 YEARS" in the Select Specific Terms column
Note: If you would like to select surgical procedures from multiple subcategories, repeat steps 5 and 6 for each subcategory.

Step 7 Select "Gender" in the Refine Category column

Step 8 Select "Male" in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 9 Select "Body Parts" in the Select Category column

Step 10 Select "BACK/NECK" in the Refine Category column

Step 11 Select "Lumbar Vertebrae" in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 12 Select "Injury/Disease" in the Select Category column

Step 13 Select "G-I" in the Refine Category column

Step 14 Select "Herniation" in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 15 Select"Categories/Topics" in the Select Category column

Step 16 Select "AUTO COLLISIONS" in the Refine Category column

Step 17 Select "Rear End" in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 18 Select "Jurisdiction (IL)" in the Select Category column

Step 19 Select "Cook County" in the Refine Category column

Step 20 Select "IL cook-1st Muni Civil", "IL cook-2nd Muni Civil", "IL cook-3rd Muni Civil", "IL cook-4th Muni Civil", "IL cook-5th Muni Civil", "IL cook-6th Muni Civil", and "IL Cook-Law" in the Select Specific Terms column

Step 21 Enter "Red Light" (without the quotation marks) into the Keyword field

Step 22 Click the Search button

Step 23 Click on any result to view the Jury Verdict Reporter case summary
Note: If you would like to view more than one summary, you may select them by clicking in the box to the left of the relevant results and clicking the View Selected button in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 1 Click on the Events navigation tab

Step 2 Use the filters on the left side of the screen to narrow down your choices

In Lawyerport, your method for finding information on a vendor will depend on whether you know the vendor's name.

I know the vendor's name

Step 1 Click on the Legal Marketplace navigation tab

Step 2 Enter the vendor's name in the Company Name field
Note: You may enter additional information in the other fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select your desired vendor from the Search Results
Note: You may narrow your results using the filters found on the left side of the Search Results page.

Step 5 Click on the menu items on the left side of the screen to find out more information about the vendor

I don't know the vendor's name

Step 1 Click on the Legal Marketplace navigation tab

Step 2 Select the type of company you would like to find from the Service Category dropdown list
Note: You may enter additional information in the other fields to help narrow your search results.

Step 3 Click the Search button

Step 4 Select your desired vendor from the Search Results
Note: You may narrow your results using the filters found on the left side of the Search Results page.

Step 5 Click on the menu items on the left side of the screen to find out more information about the vendor

Step 1 Click on All in the top left corner of the table of records; this will select all of the docket entries
Note: Alternatively, you may select the docket entries you would like to print by clicking in the check box to the left of the entry.

Step 2 Click the Print Selected button in the top right corner of the page

Step 3 Select the correct printer

Step 4 Click the Print button

Step 1 Click on All in the top left corner of the table of results; this will select all of the search results provided
Note: Alternatively, you may select the cases you would like to print by clicking in the check box to the left of the case.

Step 2 Click the View Selected button in the top right corner of the page

Step 3 Click the Print button in the top right corner of the page
Note: A new tab will open with your selected case details formatted for printing.

Step 4 Select the correct printer

Step 5 Click the Print button