What is The  American Lawyers Quarterly (ALQ)?  

The American Lawyers Quarterly is a list of attorneys located in various cities throughout the United States and foreign countries who have expertise and are interested in handling commercial matters which originate from wholesalers, manufacturers, insurance companies, mercantile concerns, service companies, lenders and others who extend credit.

This established commercial law list was founded in 1899 and has been published without interruption since. It is published annually, with regular supplements thereto, and contains referrals for all commercial centers, county seats and towns of 250 or more in population in the United States and Canada, as well as most of the commercial centers throughout the world.

Our publication also contains other information helpful to the forwarder of commercial work, such as detailed maps of the United States and Canada to aid in making referrals, and names, phone and addresses of the Secretaries of State and Bankruptcy courts in each state.

The American Lawyers Quarterly is published in strict conformity with the rules set down some years ago by the American Bar Association, and The American Lawyers Quarterly carried a Certificate of Compliance issued by the ABA Standing Committee on Law Lists as long as such was issued.

Who uses The American Lawyers Quarterly?

Lawyers, credit insurance companies, credit men's associations, collection agencies, debt buyers, secured lenders; in other words, our List is used principally by those who have clients with a need for out-of-town counsel to handle collection and bankruptcy cases.

What kind of legal matters are sent to lawyers listed in The American Lawyers Quarterly?

Collection and bankruptcy matters growing out of the transactions of manufacturers, insurance companies, service companies, banks, and wholesalers are the most numerous, together with occasional legal employments of other sorts, such as corporation, real estate, probate, divorce, and personal injury.

Is it advantageous for a lawyer to be listed in The American Lawyers Quarterly?

Listing in such a publication is of course a valuable way for a lawyer to make it known that he is available and prepared to handle out-of-town business. The demand for such employment is ever-increasing as the extension of credit expands in its scope and complexity throughout our economy.

The American Lawyers Quarterly has an excellent reputation for promoting lawyers with expertise in the collection and bankruptcy fields, and therefore it is an effective vehicle for a lawyer wishing to present himself as available for such employment.

What other services does The American Lawyers Quarterly provide for the benefit of its listees?

Our fully-staffed Forwarding Department is maintained and operated to seek out new sources of business and to see that they are equipped with our publication and informed about its use. We are constantly up-grading the quality and variety of services provided to forwarders, in order to encourage increased usage of our publication as the preferred forwarding medium.

We also maintain a competent Service Department, whose task it is to know the needs of listees and users and to satisfy them. Inquiries from both forwarders and receivers are welcomed at any time, as it is our desire to be sure that working relationships are maintained in the most convenient and efficient manner.

Can I find out what members of my bar think of the value of listing in The American Lawyers Quarterly?

In fact, we actively encourage such inquiry. To aid you in this effort, our Home Office will be happy to furnish you with the names and addresses of nearby listees upon request, so that you can check out the value of listing first-hand. We also recommend you contact the Commercial Law League of America at 150 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 600, Chicago, IL 60601.

How will I know whether my listing is productive?

The great majority of users of our List either attach one of our special notification coupons to each piece of new business forwarded, or mention the name of our List in their transmittal letter, so that you will know which cases have been generated as a result of your listing. We encourage our listees to keep an accurate record of the matters received and the fees earned on them, and we will furnish free forms for that purpose.

Is there anything else I should know about business forwarded by users of The American Lawyers Quarterly?

Although there are many specific techniques to collection work, there are no special legal skills beyond those utilized in the general practice of law, and in fact most attorneys involved in general law practice already will have handled many such cases for their local clients. However, many listees find the long-distance nature of their new clientele particularly exciting and challenging. These are not clients who will be in and out of your office on a regular basis, but rather you will be entrusted with important matters from a considerable distance, and the techniques you develop for maintaining communication with these new clients will be important in your handling such accounts.

 

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