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Finding a Lawyer
Lawyer Jokes
General Legal Links
For information on a variety of legal issues, you may wish to consult the following links.The Seamless Website
[http://www.seamless.com ]
An irreverent collection of articles on legal issues and links to 1000+ other legal web sites.
LawLink
[ http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/home.html ]
Sponsored by the American Bar Association, this page links to federal government agencies, the federal legislature, the executive branch, the judiciary, law school libraries, international sites, and many other sources of legal info.
FindLaw
[ http://www.findlaw.com/index.html ]
An index to legal topics by subject (constitutional law, intellectual property, labor law, etc.), links to law firm web sites, laws, state law resources, legal news, etc.
Nolo Press
[ http://www.nolo.com ]
A consumer-oriented, user-friendly guide to a myriad of legal issues. Legal Encyclopedia includes articles in the following areas: Small Business, Employment, Patent/Copyright/Trademark, Courts and Mediation, Legal Research, Parents and Children, Spouses and Partners, Older Americans, Wills and Estate Planning, Consumer, Debt and Credit, Tax Problems, Real Estate, Personal Injury, and Immigration. Also includes comprehensive collection of lawyer jokes, indexed by topic.
Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute
[ http://www.law.cornell.edu/topical.html ]
Brief outlines of the following areas of law, with extensive links to source materials (statues, etc.): Commercial Transactions, Enterprise Law, Law Related to Particular Business Activities (Admiralty to Trade Regulation), Property/Natural resources/Environment, Intellectual Property, Taxation, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Employment, Accident and Injury Compensation and Prevention, Criminal Law, Courts, Governmental Organization, Public Benefits, Disability Law, Immigration, Indian Law, Mental Health Law, Practice of Law, Legal Theory, International and Comparative Law.
National Law Journal
[ http://www.ljx.com ]
Targeted at lawyers, this site includes legal news and articles in practice areas including bankruptcy, civil rights, commercial law, family law, immigration, insurance, labor/employment, landlord/tenant, products liability, real estate, taxation, wills/trusts/estates.
Topical Links
The following links focus on individual topics.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Magazine
[ http://www.ipmag.com ]
A publication of The Recorder (a San Francisco legal newspaper), this is a bi-monthly magazine.
The Trade Secrets Homepage
[ http://www.seamless.com/trade/index.html ]
A very detailed guide to trade secrets with info on other intellectual property law issues (licensing intellectual property, protecting computer software, nondisclosure agreements, etc.)
Patent, Copyright & Trademark
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkPCT/PCT.index.html ]
This site has information on patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets.Antitrust
Antitrust Policy
[ http://www.antitrust.org ]
This is an elegant site with sections on mergers, price fixing, vertical restrains, among other topics, covered from both the economic and the legal perspectives.
Antitrust Law Materials
[ http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/antitrust.htm ]
This site, sponsored by Cornell University, offers a very brief summary of the antitrust laws followed by links to the federal antitrust statutes and court decisions, to the U.S. Justice Dept. Antitrust Division, and other sources.
Federal Trade Commission Antitrust/Competition
[ http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm ]
Site has news releases and information on recent FTC actions and court decisions, speeches, guidelines, etc.
National Law Journal
[ http://www.ljextra.com/practice/antitrust/index.html ]
This site is targeted at lawyers and features news stories and columns on recent legal developments, including court decisions, agency actions, and lawsuits filed.
Antitrust Case Summary Browser
[ http://www.stolaf.edu/people/becker/antitrust.htm ]
This site, sponsored by Saint Olaf College, provides a collection of U.S. Supreme Court case summaries dealing with violations of the antitrust statues, indexed in alphabetical order and by area of law, date, and product, plus texts of major antitrust statutes, plus links to both U.S. and foreign sites (some with foreign language text).
U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library: Antitrust and Monopoly Law
[ http://law.house.gov/315.htm ]
A somewhat randomly-selected collection of antitrust laws and decisions, articles, and links, including some international materials.
Harvard Law Student Antitrust Site
[http://roscoe.law.harvard.edu/courses/techseminar96/antitrust/antitrust.html]
This colorful site, created by Harvard Law School students, has a useful (but incomplete) glossary of antitrust terms, plus readings, and links.Employment
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
[ http://www.eeoc.gov ]
Info on employment discrimination, filing a charge, enforcement and litigation, links to related sites, etc.
Employment: Workplace Rights and Responsibilities
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkEMP/EMP.index.html ]
This site has information on discrimination, harassment, fair pay and time off, health and safety, independent contractors, losing or leaving a job, and privacy.Contracts
CRCSE Contracts Library
[ http://crcse.business.pitt.edu ]
Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, this site offers 3,600+ contracts on line. This service is free, but registration is required. Site is poorly indexed, but may be searched by keyword.
Users may experience format problems (irregular line breaks, etc.). However, you can't beat the price!
Web*Law Partner
[ http://www.legal-businessforms.com ]
Legal and business forms may be downloaded for a modest fee . Topics include startup companies, computers and software, corporate, employment and consulting, intellectual property, partnerships, real estate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and accounting and finance. Many of the forms are available in hardcopy for free in books at public law libraries, but this service saves the cost/delay of retyping.
Law School Course Outlines
[ http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/07contracts/outlines.html ]
For a crash course in contract law, consult one of these outlines prepared by law students.Product Liability
Product Liability
[ http://www.productslaw.com ]
Headlines, legislative info, workers' comp, Supreme Court and appellate decisions, links to other consumer sites.
Product Liability
[ http://www.ljx.com/practice/productliability/index.html ]
News and articles related to product liability.
Product Liability News
[ http://www.mwe.com/news/indexpln.htm ]
A collection of articles on product liability issues.International Trade
Import and Export
[ http://www.exportimportlaw.com/guidesTOC.html ]
Primers on import and export issues, including tariffs, customs, and encryption.
Bureau of Export Administration
[ http://www.bxa.doc.gov ]
This federal government site includes information on Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) programs, export licenses, encryption, antiboycott compliance, and Export Administration Regulations (EARs), as well as links to other governmental bodies regulating imports and
exports.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
[ http://www.mwbb.com/services/press75.htm ]
This is an article on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribery of foreign officials by US companies.
Family Law
CourtTV Family Law
[ http://www.courttv.com/legalhelp/asklaw/family ]
Includes questions-and-answers on topics including domestic disputes, visitation, info on birth parents, child support, custody, appointing a guardian, and locating family assets.
Parents and Children
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkPC/PC.index.html ]
Information on adoption, child custody and visitation, child support, and guardianship.
Spouses and Partners
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkSP/SP.index.html ]
Information on living together, marriage, divorce, domestic violence, and changing your name.
Infertility and Adoption
[ www.nationalpartnership.org ]
At this site you may download a brochure entitled "Infertility and Adoption: How the Family and Medical Leave Act Can Help."Consumer Issues
Debt and Credit
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkDC/DC.index.html ]
Information on credit cards, student loans, debt collection, bankruptcy, and credit repair.
Consumer: Travel, Insurance, Purchasing Goods & Services and More
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkCTIM/CTIM.index.html ]
Legal issues related to travel, insurance, buying goods and services, buying a car. The site also has a section on dog law (as in what to do if yours bites someone).
The Consumer Law Page
[ http://consumerlawpage.com ]
Articles on topics of interest to consumers, consumer info brochures, 1,000+ internet links.
The Insurance Consumers Survival Guide
[ http://www.seamless.com/bw/guide.html ]
Articles primarily of interest to owners of homes and businesses. Includes insurance claims info, with specifics on claims after floods, fires, and hurricanes.Wills and Estate Planning
Crash Course in Wills and Trusts
[ http://www.mtpalermo.com ]
A tutorial on estate planning issues.
Law and Estate Planning Sites on the Internet
[ http://www.ca-probate.com/links.htm ]
A messy but comprehensive collection of links to on-line will-related resources, including a list of estate attorneys, estate planning in California and four other states, actual wills of famous (and
infamous) people, elder abuse, death and dying, etc.
Wills and Estate Planning
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkEP/EP.index.html ]
Information on estate planning and wills, living trusts, estate and gift taxes, funeral planning, avoiding probate, etc.Real Estate & Landlord-Tenant
Real Estate: Renting, Buying and Neighbors
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkRE/RE.index.html ]
Landlords and tenants, buying and selling a house, home security and crime prevention, and neighbor law.Criminal Issues
Crime and Punishment
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkCM/Crimes.html ]
Searches and arrests, courtroom practices, and criminal penalties.
Know Your Rights: How to Deal with the Police
[ http://www.execpc.com/~wrfincke/RIGHTS.html ]
This is an article by a criminal defense attorney with suggestions on what one should do if stopped by the police.Personal Injury
Personal Injury
[ http://www.nolo.com/ChunkPI/PI.index.html ]
Information on auto accidents, insurance, handling your own claim. If you were injured by a defective product, you may wish to consult the product liability links.
Finding a Lawyer
ABA Legal Help Center
[ http://www.abanet.org/public/home.html ]
Links to lawyer referral and information services and prepaid legal insurance plans; info on how to get a lawyer if you can't afford one, self-help legal programs, and disciplinary actions against lawyers.
Consumer info on finding the right lawyer.
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
[ http://www.martindale.com/locator ]
Find a lawyer by name or location. Includes worldwide listings, in case you need a lawyer in Uzbekistan. Information about lawyers includes years in practice, education and languages spoken.
Lawyers and Law Firms
[ http://www.findlaw.com/14firms/index.html ]
This is a listing of on-line sources for finding a lawyer.
Lawyer Jokes
Lawyer Jokes
[ http://www.nolo.com/jokes/jokes.html ]
A comprehensive list, indexed by topic. If you can't wait, here are two of our favorites:
Recently a teacher, a garbage collector, and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one question.
St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg? They just made a movie about it."
The teacher answered quickly, "That would be the Titanic." St. Peter let him through the gate.
St. Peter turned to the garbage man and, figuring Heaven didn't really need all the odors that this guy would bring with him, decided to make the question a little harder: "How many people died on the ship?"
Fortunately for him, the trash man had just seen the movie. "1,228," he answered.
"That's right! You may enter."
St. Peter turned to the lawyer. "Name them."
An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place."
So the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."
Satan says, "No way! I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."
Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"
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