No, the attorney you call is not named Lisa.  LISA stands for “Legal Information Services Access” and the LISA Legal Hotline has been one of IAR’s most popular member services for 19 years! LISA calls are currently handled by IAR attorneys Richelle Cohen Mossler and Kelly Shonborn via phone and fax communications. When Richelle and Kelly are unavailable, LISA is handled by Indianapolis attorneys John Kolas and Jeff Slaughter.

 

LISA expanded its hours of service to 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, in July 2006, for principal or managing brokers, or designated agents, and now has its very own fax line. The toll free number is 1-800-444-5472 (LISA) and the fax number is 317-842-8494. The reason LISA is restricted to principal and managing brokers is so that principal and managing brokers are informed of potential legal problems encountered by their agents which they will likely be financially responsible for in a real estate transaction. Also, this restriction makes the number of LISA calls from across the state more manageable. Principal and managing brokers can designate a person eligible to place calls to LISA provided they send or fax a signed letter to IAR’s office indicating such authorized person’s name.

 

LISA does not address personal or intra-office matters. Questions requiring extensive document review, additional correspondence or other communications on behalf of an individual member are referred to the individual’s own personal legal counsel. Our goal is to provide legal information, not provide IAR members with written legal advice or opinions. LISA does not constitute a lawyer-client relationship. However, the calls are kept strictly confidential.

 

LISA received over 6000 calls last year and the IAR Legal Affairs Department thanks all who have continued to make the LISA Legal Hotline a popular and worthwhile member benefit.