TLDR; Finding a good lawyer is very difficult without a trusted personal referral. You are getting some good advice below. But remember that at least half of l

TLDR; Finding a good lawyer is very difficult without a trusted personal referral. You are getting some good advice below. But remember that at least half of lawyers are below average. And a lot really really suck. Often price can be a clue, but not always. We have taken over many projects from high-priced name brand firms that were piles of garbage. Most if not all of our new clients are referred to us by other people that have worked with us. Asking any lawyer you know to provide a referral for a different area of law can sometimes work out. But be careful if they are referring you to another attorney in their own firm because they may be financially incentivized to do so. Also, most referral services do not consider the competency or quality of the referred attorneys. Usually, attorneys who sign up to those services simply provide a list of their practice areas/interests and maybe billing rate. Then the referral services simply round-robin their way through the specialty lists. Another thing to keep in mind is that most good lawyers will be busy, usually very busy.