Legal Topics

Abuse

• Child Sex Abuse - Information on abuse targeted towards teens
• Women's Law Initiative - State-by-state legal information & resources for domestic violence

Appellate Practice

• Appellate Court Case Information - California Cases
• Appellate Counsellor Home Page - Great tools for California practice
• Judicial Capsule Biographies - Of Trial Judges, Justices of the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal

Arbitration/Mediation

American Arbitration Association

Bankruptcy

• Bankruptcy Law
• International Bankruptcy Law
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of California

Business/Finance Law

• Secured Contracts Law
• "Doing Business" Guides - Laws for doing business in various states and countries
• Sales Law
• Small Business Administration
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Nasdaq Stock Market Home Page
• SEC Filings - EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
• Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
• U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Consumer Law

• Better Business Bureau - Serving Northern California
• California Public Interest Research Group - Privacy Rights and Identity Theft
• Consumer Credit: An Overview State & Federal Materials
• Consumer Line - Publications from the Federal Trade Commission
• Consumer Publications - From Cal. Attorney General - Consumer Affairs
• Consumer World - 1700 Consumer Resources on the Internet
• LAWDOG - Brief descriptions of Consumer Laws in California: Debt Collection Practices
• Privacy Laws - Fact Sheets & Other Publications
• SPAM Mail - California Office of the Attorney General
• U.S. Consumer Gateway - Federal Consumer Information
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Continuing Legal Education

• MCLE Rules and Regulations - From the State Bar of California
• MCLE - From the Rutter Group

Criminal Law

• Attorney General - Department of Justice - Crime Statistics
• California Board of Corrections
• Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice Page - Searchable Criminal Law Databases

Dog Law

• American Kennel Club
  • California Dangerous Dog Law
• Dog Law
• Medical and Public Health Law Site - Dog Law

Drunk Driving

• California Drunk Driving - by Driver Performance Institute's First Offender DUI Program
• California Drunk Driving Law Center
• Drink Wheel - Intoximeters, Inc.
• Drunk Driving Website - Resources and Laws from Lawrence Taylor
• DUI Defense tips and lists

Education Law

• Education Laws
• Education Laws and related material - From Legal Information Institute
• Students' Rights - from ACLU

Elder Law

• American Association of Retired Persons
• Older Americans - From Nolo Press
• Seniorlaw Homepage

Environmental Law

• California Environmental Protection Agency
• CEQA-California Environmental Quality Act - New Regulations and General Information
• Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Environmental Law Resources
• Environmental Protection Agency - Search over 7,000 documents.
• Environmental Resources Lists

Estate & Probate

• Estate and Gift Tax Law
• Estate Planning Law
• Estates and Trusts Law
• Will and Estate Planning

Ethics

• ABA - Model Rules of Professional Conduct
• Legal Ethics Regarding the Internet

Evidence

• California Evidence Code - Search the Table of Contents
• Evidence Law Materials
• Federal Rules of Evidence

Family Law

• American Bar Association’s Family Law Section
• California Code - Select "Family Code", search by keyword
• California Department of Social Services Office of Child Support - With links to county family support divisions
• Center for Children and the Courts - From the Judicial Council
• Divorce Information Network
• Divorcenet.com
• Links to Other State Family Laws
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Support Guidelines - Comprehensive Resource for the Interpretation and Application of Child Support Guidelines

Federal Practice

• Federal Judiciary Homepage
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• Ninth Circuit Rules

First Amendment

American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California

Human Rights

• DIANA: International Human Rights Database
• Human Rights Library

Immigration

• Citizenship and Naturalization Service
• Immigration Central

Indian Law

• 25 U.S.C. - United States Code
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Gaming: California Nevada Indian Gaming Association
• Native American Legal Resources - From LII

Intellectual Property

• Lumen Database
• Copyright & Fair Use
• Copyright Website - Copyright information for the layperson
• Cyberlaw Encyclopedia - Computer and Information Technology Law
• Technology Law Information: Jeffrey R. Kuester Law Firm
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

International Law

• Australasion Legal Information Institute
• Legal Research on International Law Issues Using the Internet
• UK House of Lords Decisions

Juvenile Law

• ABA Center on Children and the Law
• California Legislative Office Juvenile Crime

Labor & Employment Law

• Employment Law
• Labor and Employment Law Page - From Ross Runkel
• Labor Law Resources
• Labor Law - Including International Labor Law
• NLRB - National Labor Relations Board.
• U.S. Department of Labor

Law Journals Online

Legal Journals and Resources

Law Schools

• Empire College School of Law
• Cornell Law School
• University of Southern California
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, San Fransisco
• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Indiana University School of Law
• Santa Clara University
• Pepperdine University

Legal Aid

• Legal Aid Association of California - Directory of California and Nevada Legal Services Programs
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Legal Publishers

• LEXIS-NEXIS
• Matthew-Bender
• Nolo Press

Paralegals

National Federation of Paralegal Associations

Personal Injury

Accident and Injury Compensation and Prevention - From Legal Information Institute

Real Property

• 42 U.S.C., Chapter 45 - Federal Fair Housing Act
• Fannie Mae
• Freddie Mac - Mortgage Rate Information.
• FHA/HUD/Housing Law
• Real Property, Probate and Trust Law - From ABA

Tax Law

• American Bar Association's Tax Law Section
• California Franchise Tax Board - General Tax Information
• California State Controller’s Office
• Internal Revenue Service
• Tax Forms - California
• Tax Forms - Federal

Worker's Compensation

California Applicants' Attorneys Association