The number of free legal resources you can access through the Worldwide Web grows each month, and the sheer volume of legal information available online is overwhelming. The following links will help to de-mystify the legal task you have undertaken and find the tools you need to complete it.
As the book has evolved, this list has grown to encompass political and social issues interfacing with the law, which I think is inevitable, since the law is embedded in and driven by, the political and social continuum.
Please report any broken or outdated links to the author.
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Brooklyn Pro-Choice
Network
URL: http://www.echonyc.com/~bpcn/
-Volunteer to become a clinic escort
Haven Coalition
E-mail: haven@nnaf.org
-Shelter
National Abortion
Federation
URL: http://www.prochoice.org/
-Legal information
National Network of
Abortion Funds
URL: http://www.nnaf.org/
-Financial aid
NY Abortion Access Fund
URL: http://www.accessfund.org/
-Financial Aid
Planned Parenthood
URL: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
-Abortion and contraception, "morning after" pill,
on-line activist center
International Adoption
URL: http://travel.state.gov/adopt.html
-Information on international adoption, indexed by country
HHS Topics: HIV/AIDS
URL: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/topics/hiv.html
-Fact sheets, Research, Prevention, Services, Policy, and more
HIV Clinical Resource:
Office of the Medical Director
NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute
URL: http://www.hivguidelines.org/
-News, publications, links, clinical guidelines, mailing list,
and more
HIV NYC Legal Services
URL: http://www.hivlegalnyc.org/home.html
-Alerts and updates, issues, publications, links and resources
HIV Prevention: NYC
Health Department
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
doh/html/ah/ah.html
-HIV Reporting/Partner Notification Law, Ryan White Services, STD
Clinics, and more
Legal Concerns of Living with
A.I.D.S. & H.I.V.
URL: http://www.gmhc.org/living/legal.html
-Information from Gay Mens' Health Crisis
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
URL: http://www.abcny.org/adr.html
-Informational pamphlet from the City Bar Association
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
URL: http://www.eriebar.org/
publicresources/adr.html
-Informational pamphlet from the Bar Association of Erie County
American Arbitration
Association
URL: http://www.adr.org
-Probably the great-granddaddy of all ADR providers
Rutgers University
School of Law
Animal Rights Law Project
URL: http://www.animal-law.org/
-Cases and materials, online handbooks, statutes and regulations
Article 78 Proceedings
URL: http://article78.com/
-Filing Article 78 proceedings in NY Supreme Court
NYC Department of
Finance
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/
html/dof/home.html
-Request a hearing, pay a parking ticket, research parking rules,
find a towed vehicle
NYC Department of
Transporation
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/
html/dot/home.html
-Traffic rules and advisories, parking, ferry, bus, bicycle and
pedestrian information, signs, streetlights, signals and
sidewalks
NYC Taxi and Limousine
Commission
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/tlc/
-TLC Rules, passenger information, complaint and lost property
forms
NYS Attorney General
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
consumer/consumer_issues.html
-Consumer tips, including auto leasing, repairs, insurance fraud,
car buying, Lemon Laws
NYS Department of Motor
Vehicles
URL: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/
-Driver's licenses, Point System, registration, titles, MV
records, forms, local offices, inspections, publications and more
NYS Department of
Transportation
URL: http://www.dot.state.ny.us/
-Link to DOT divisions, FAQ, publications, local offices and more
Filing for Individual
Bankruptcy
URL: http://www.abcny.org/bankrupt.html
-Information from the City Bar Association
Official Bankruptcy
Forms
URL: http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html
-Forms from the U.S. Courts Administrative Office
American Bar Association
URL: http://www.abanet.org/
-Links to the ABA Journal on-line
Association of the Bar
of the City of New York
URL: http://www.abcny.org
-Legal links and publications
Brooklyn Bar Association
URL: http://www.bklynbar.org/
-Legal links and publications
Federal Bar Association
URL: http://www.fedbar.org/
-Legal links and publications
Lawyers Guild of New York
URL: http://www.nlg.org/
-Legal links
NY County Lawyers Association
URL: http://www.nycla.org
-Links and publications
NYS Bar Association
URL: http://www.nysba.org
-Lawyer referral service, links and publications
The NYSBA
"Legal Ease" Pamphlet Series
Online pamphlets on a variety of topics
URL:http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
Public_Resources/Programs_and_Resources/
Educational_Pamphlets/Educational_Services.htm
Women's Bar Association of
New York State
URL: http://www.wbasny.org/
-Legal links
Bioethics Law in New York
State
URL: http://wings.buffalo.edu/faculty/
research/bioethics/legal.html
-Appellate cases on bioethics
Doing Business in New
York
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
business/business.html
-Links and information
(See also Family Ligitation)
Advocates for Children
URL: http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/
-Legal advocacy for children in the New York public schools
Advocates for Youth
URL: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
-Youth Law Center
Child Welfare League of
America
URL: http://www.cwla.org
-Advocacy, publications, conferences and training
Children's Aid Society
URL: http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/
welcome.html
-Community Schools Technical Assistance Center
Citizens Committee for
Children
URL: http://www.kfny.org
Links, events, courses and publications
ECPAT (End Child
Prostitution,
Child Pornography and Trafficing for Sexual Purposes)
URL: http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp
-A global network of organizations working to eliminate child
prostitution,
child pornography, and trafficing in children for sexual purposes
National Center for Children
in Poverty
URL: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp
-Publications, research, reform, support, information, statistics
and newsletters
National Network for Youth
URL: http://www.NN4Youth.org
-Youth work advocacy
Resources on Teen Violence
URL: http://emporium.turnpike.net/~walk/sandiego/
teen/violence.htm
-List of links
Safe Space
URL: http://www.safespacenyc.org/
-Non-profit NYC organization for children and families providing
shelter, counseling, education and employment opportunity
Youthlink
URL: http://www.youthlink.org
-Database of youth materials
Youthtree USA
URL: http://www.youthtreeusa.com
-Directories and newsletter
Citizen Access to
Government
http://www.state.ny.us/access.html
-Links to City, State and Federal government sites
Citizens Committee for NYC
URL: http://www.citizensnyc.org
-Links, environmental resources and training
NYC Democracy Network
URL: http://www.nyc.dnet.org
-Non-partisan election forum
American Civil Liberties
Union
URL: http://www.aclu.org/
-Criminal justice, cyber-liberties, death penalty, drug policy,
free speech, HIV/AIDS, immigrant rights, lesbian/gay rights,
national security, police practice, prisons, privacy, racial
equality, religious liberty, reproductive rights, student rights,
voting rights, women's rights, and workplace rights
CivilRights.Org
URL: http://www.civilrights.org/
index_active.html
-Civil rights library, policy and legislation
NYC Commission on Human
Rights
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
cchr/html/pubs.html
-New York City's Human Rights Law (Admin. Code Title 8) and how
to file a complaint
NYS Commission on Human
Rights
URL: http://www.nysdhr.com
-New York State's Human Rights Law and how to file a complaint
US Office of Equal Employment
Opportunity
URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/
-Links, F.O.I.A., training, legal info, mediation and filing
claims
Center for Neighborhood
Technology
URL: http://www.cnt.org/
-List of publications on community organizing
City Limits
URL: http://www.citylimits.org
-Nifty New York urban affairs e-zine
Community Organizing
and Economic Development
URL: http://www.umich.edu/~dir/
urban/ed5.html
-Community organizing and economic development links
Community Toolbox:
Community Building Resources
URL: http://www.ezec.gov/toolbox/
guide/cb/cb.html
-Links on community-building
Community Watch Program:
The Associated Block Clubs Home Page
URL: http://www.blockclubs.org
-Prevention and improvement resources
The Electronic Policy Network
URL: http://www.epn.org
-Articles, links
Federal Non-Profit Gateway
URL: http://www.nonprofit.gov
-Searchable information on non-profits
National Urban League
URL: http://www.nul.org
-Library and publications
Neighborhood Networks
URL: http://www.hud.gov/nnw/
nnwindex.html
-Pamphlet From HUD
NY City Council
URL: http://www.council.nyc.ny.us/index.html
-Reports, local laws
The Loka Institute
URL: http://www.loka.org
-Links, lists, publications and conferences
Official Website of NYC
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us
-Official Website of the City of New York -- links to all City
agencies
NYC Mayor's Action
Center
FAQ Page
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
mac/html/faq.html
-Answer that questions and solve that problem!
NYC Department of
Consumer Affairs
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/
html/dca/home.html
-Consumer complaints, consumer information, business licenses
NYS Consumer Protection Board
URL: http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/
-Consumer law manual, consumer complaints, "Do Not
Call" telemarketing registry and more
The American Bar Association
Death Penalty Representation Project
URL: http://www.abanet.org/deathpenalty/
-Death penalty news and information
A Criminal Law Handbook
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
handbook1.html
-Primer on criminal law and procedure
The Criminal Prosecutions
Bureau:
NYS Attorney General's Office
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
crime/crime.html
-Resources on crime and crime victims, including Megan's Law and
links
NYS Crime Victim's Board
URL: http://www.cvb.state.ny.us/
-File claims for death or personal injury and loss of essential
personal property
NYS Defenders Association
URL: http://www.nysda.org/
-Links, publications and DNA database
NYS Division of Criminal
Justice Statistics
URL: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/
-Links to criminal justice resources, information on crime trends
and more
Office of the Appellate
Defender
URL: http://www.appellatedefender.org/
-Criminal appeals
Vera Institute of
Justice
URL: http://www.vera.org/
default_flash.asp
-Criminal law publications, including Vera's demonstration
projects, list of links and more
Carnivore
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/
carnivore/carnivore.htm
-FBI's Internet data interception tool
Computer Law Association
URL: http://cla.org/
-Forms and case summaries
Cyberspace Law
URL: http://www.cyberspacelaws.com
-Links and searchable database
Government Regulation of
Internet Content
URL: http://www.usual.com/article4.htm
-Informational article
Findlaw: Cyberspace Law
URL: http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/
10cyberspace/index.html
-Searchable resource list includes cyberlawyers
Internet Law Center
URL: http://www.ljx.com/internet/
-Legal news
Internet Law Library
URL: http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/
-Searchable law library
Jurist, The Legal
Education Network:
Cyberspace Law
URL: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/sg_cyb.htm
-Searchable list includes news, books, law reviews/journals,
resource pages, legislation, cases, associations, e-mail lists,
"best of the Web" and links to other databases.
Law and Politics Internet
Guide
URL: http://geocities.com/
CapitolHill/Lobby/5011
-Free legal research portal
Perkins Coie Internet
Case Digest
URL: http://www.perkinscoie.com/casedigest/default.cfm
-Searchable compilation of internet cases indexed by subject area
Self-help Cyberlaw Resources
for Netizens
URL: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/
iclp/selfhelp/html
-Resource list
US House of Representatives
Internet Law Library
URL: http://www.priweb.com/internetlawlib/
-Searchable law library
(See Family Litigation)
Elder Web
URL: http://www.elderweb.com/
-Self-described as the "Granddaddy" Website on aging
NYC Department for the
Aging (DFTA)
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dfta/home.html
-Access programs and services, determine eligibility for benefits
and link to information and publications
NYS Attorney General's
Office
"Helping Seniors" Page
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/seniors/seniors.html
-Learn about living trusts and powers of attorney, investigate
senior housing and nursing homes, and link to other sites on
aging-related issues
NYS Office for the Aging -
Resource Links
URL: http://www.aging.state.ny.us/links
-Law and legal reference materials on aging
Senior Law Home Page
URL: http://www.seniorlaw.com/
-Online resources on elderlaw
US Department of Health
and Human Services
"Health Finder" for Seniors
URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/Topics.asp?
context=3&keyword=172&branch=1
-Searchable bi-lingual HHS guide to health information for
seniors
Cornell Legal Information
Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/
employment_discrimination.html
-Overview and links to Federal employment statute
"Topics in US
Employment Law:
Age Discrimination"
http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/
emp_law/topics/age.htm
-Employer site: information on workplace diversity, links to
Federal employment statutes
"Facts about
Employment Discrimination"
URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoinfo.html
-Full text of federal employment laws and regulations, EEO fact
sheets and more
NYS Department of Labor
URL: http://www.labor.state.ny.us/
-Searchable information on occupational health and safety,
unemployment insurance and more
On-the-Job Injury
URL: http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/
workers/wc06002.htm
-Pamphlet
NYS Worker's
Compensation Board
URL: http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/
-Worker's Compensation coverage and benefits
"Workplace
Protections"
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
workplace/workplace.html
-Worker's Compensation, employee rights, labor law and
occupational health and safety
Center for Disease Control
Environmental Health Center
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm
-What every parent should know about lead poisoning
Concerned Citizens
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/citizen.htm
-Environmental resources
EcoJustice
URL: http://www.igc.apc.org/envjustice
-Information for environmental activists
Environment
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/environment/
environment.html
-Environmental complaint form, lead poisoning, pesticides, Radon,
and more from the NYS Attorney General
Environmental Advocates
URL: http://www.envadvocates.org
-Environmental watchdog group
Environmental Justice
URL: http://www.epa.gov/
swerosps/ej/index.html
-Environmental laws and regulations
Environmental Organization
Web Directory
URL: http://www.webdirectory.com
-Self-described as "earth's biggest environment search
engine"
Environmental Quality
Status and Trends
URL: http://www.epa.gov/eq/
-Data on environmental quality
Galaxy
URL: http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Government/
Law/Environmental-Law.html
-Compilation of self-help materials on enviro-law
Green Apple Map of NYC
URL: http://www.greenmap.org/nyc
-List of eco-resources in New York City
Green Guerillas
URL: http://www.greenguerillas.org
-The Community Gardens movement
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
URL: http://www.niehs.nih.gov
-Research on environment-related disease
NYC Department of Parks and
Recreation
URL: http://www.nycparks.org/
-DPR permits and Applications information
NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation
URL: http://www.dec.state.ny.us
-Links to enforcement, education, regulation, natural resources,
environmental protection, drought and water conservation
NYS Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation
URL: http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us
-Links to state government resources
Rachel's Environment and
Health Weekly
URL: http://www.rachel.org
-"News and resources for environmental justice"
Trust for Public Land
URL: http://www.tpl.org
-Conserves land for public use
Trustees of Reservations
URL: http://www.thetrustees.org/
-Self-described as "the nation's oldest private statewide
conservation and preservation organization"
US Environmental Protection
Agency
URL: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
-Rehabilitation of contaminated commercial sites
American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers
URL: http://www.aaml.org
-Divorce resources
Brandeslaw.Com
URL: http://www.brandeslaw.com
-Private attorney provides useful divorce links
Divorceasfriends.Com
URL: http://www.divorceasfriends.com
-Private dispute resolution consult offers free information on
divorcing amicably
Divorcecentral.Com
URL: http://www.divorcecentral.com
-Legal research and referral materials
Divorcehelp.Com
URL: http://www.divorcehelp.com
-Do-it-yourself divorce information
Divorce Magazine
URL: http://www.divorcemag.com/
-Searchable database of divorce resources
Divorcenet.Com
URL: http://www.divorcenet.com
-Self-described as the 'Net's largest divorce resource
Divorceonline.Com
URL: http://www.divorceonline.com
-Searchable database of articles on divorce
Divorcesupport.Com
URL: http://www.divorcesupport.com
-Comprehensive, searchable database of divorce information
Divorcesource.Com
URL: http://www.divorcesource.com
-Calculate child support online
Divorcesource -
NY Supreme and Family Courts
URL: http://www.divorcesource.com/
NY/ARTICLES/barics3.html
-Explains concurrent jurisdiction of the New York Supreme and
Family Courts
Domestic Violence Bill
of Rights
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
family/domestic_violence.html
-From the NYS Attorney General
Family Law FAQ
URL: http://lawjaw.com/faq.htm
-Primer on divorce
Fathers' Rights
URL: http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/
-Organization devoted to fathers seeking custody of their
children
Foster Parents' Guide to
Fair Hearings
URL: http://www.legal-aid.org/
-On-line handbook
The Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
URL: http://www.divorcenet.com/hague.html
-Lists signatory countries of the Hague Convention
HHS Fact Sheet:
Preventing Violence Against Women
URL: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/
2001pres/01fsdomviolence.html
-From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Innocent Spouse"
Tax Relief
URL: http://www.irs.gov
-Eligibility guidelines for innocent spouse status
Matrimonial Case Law.Com
URL: http://www.matrimonialcaselaw.com/
-Subscription publication offers free matrimonial resources
Neglect and Abuse Cases:
Fact-finding Hearings
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/facte.html
-Informational pamphlet.
En Espanol: http://www.nylj.com/links/facts.html
Neglect and Abuse Cases:
Dispositional Hearings
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/dispose.html
-Informational pamphlet.
En Espanol: http://www.nylj.com/links/disposs.html
NYC Mayor's Office
to Combat Domestic Violence
URL: http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/home.html
-Statistics, advice for victims, publications, links and more
NYS Child Support
Services
URL: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/csms/default.htm
-FAQs, bilingual explanation of child support services, list of
local offices and more
NYS Office for the
Prevention
of Domestic Violence
URL: http://opdv.state.ny.us/
-Links to domestic violence laws, regulations, legislation, and
online publications
Rating Your Divorce Lawyer
URL: http://www.divorcedfromjustice.com
-Website promoting the book "Divorced from Justice"
offers tips on rating your lawyer
Rights of Parents
when Their Children Are in Foster Care
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/parente.html
-Informational pamphlet
Rights of Teen Parents in
Foster Care
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/teene.html
-Informational pamphlet
Toolkit to End Violence
Against Women
URL: http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/
-Nat'l Advisory Council on Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women
URL: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
-Violence Against Women Office (VAWO) of U.S. Department of
Justice
What to Do if Your Children
Are Taken Away
by the Administration for Children's Services
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/childe.html
-Informational pamphlet.
En Espanol: http://www.nylj.com/guide/
Federal Judiciary
Homepage
URL: http://www.us.courts.gov
-Links to every federal judicial circuit
Litigator's Guide to the
Second Circuit
URL: http://www.nylj.com/
links/2cirguide/html
-Guide to the structure and operation ofthe Federal Second
Circuit Court of Appeals
Understanding the Federal
Courts
URL: http://www.uscourts.gov/
understanding_courts/899_toc.htm
-Organization, operation and administration of the federal court
system
US Court of Claims
URL: http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/
-History and jurisdiction of the Cout, opinions, forms and
information
US Supreme Court
URL: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
-Searchable database of decisions
US Department of Justice
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/index.html
-FOIA Webpage
G, H [Back To Top]
HHS Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services
URL: http://cms.hhs.gov/
-Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, HIPAA and CLIA coverage, laws and
regulations
NYS Department of Health
URL: http://www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
-Vital Records, Adoption Information Registry, bioterrorism,
HIV/AIDS, nursing homes, physician disciplinary proceedings, West
Nile Virus,WTC Relief Fund and more
NY Laws Regulating HMO'S and
Managed Care
URL: http://www.truemanlaw.com/
newpage22.htm
-Full-text of New York laws on HMOs and managed care
NYC Department of
Homeless Services
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dhs/home.html
Habitat for Humanity
URL: http://www.habitat.org/
American Immigration
Lawyers Association (AILA)
URL: http://www.aila.org/
-News, information, publications and lawyer referral service
Association for New Americans
URL: http://www.nyana.org/
-Recent immigration legislation
NYC Mayor's Office of
Immigrant Affairs
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
mm/home.html
-Information and services for immigrants in New York City
City University of New
York (CUNY)
URL: http://www.cuny.edu/
topframe-citizen.html
-U.S. citizenship information for students
US Immigration Law,
Regulations and Procedures
URL: http://www.wave.net/upg/
immigration/law.html
Text of U.S. laws, regulations and procedures
US Immigration and
Naturalization Service
URL: http://www.us-immigration.org/
-INS information, forms, lottery results
(See Lawyers and Judges)
New York County
Commissioner of Jurors
URL: http://www.manhattanjuror.org/
Juror's Handbook
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/
handbook.html
-From the Unified Court System
Juror Information:
Southern District of New York
URL: http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/juryduty.htm
-From the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Jury Duty Postponement and
Excusals:
Guidelines
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/juryduty.html
-From the NYS Unified Court System
Jury Ombudservice
URL: http://www.vera.org/jury/ombudfrm.html
-On-line juror feedback form, from the Citizens' Jury Project
Jury Service: FAQ
URL: http://www.vera.org/jury/faq.html
-From the Citizens' Jury Project
NY Jury Verdict Reporter
URL: http://www.moranlaw.com/
-Searchable data base of jury verdicts
Eviction Intervention
Services
URL: http://members.aol.com/eisny/eis.htm
-Homelessness prevention assistance
Housing NYC.Com
URL: http://www.housingnyc.com/
guidelines/guidelines.html
-Explanation of the Rent Guidelines and other housing information
Rights and Responsibilities
of New York City Housing Authority Tenants
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/nycha.html
-Informational pamphlet
South Brooklyn Legal
Services
Housing Unit
URL: http://www.sbls.org/housing.htm
-Information and resources on landlord/tenant law
Tenant Net
URL: http://tenant.net/main.html
-Legal resource for residential tenants
Attorney Grievance Committee
URL: http://www.nylawfund.org/
attorney.shtml
-How to file a grievance against your lawyer
Avoiding Grief With Lawyers
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/grief.html
-Informational pamphlet from the NY Law Journal
Client Rights and
Responsibilities
URL: http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
Public_Resources/Client_Rights_and_Responsibilities/
Client_Rights_and_Responsibilities.htm
-Informational pamphlet
A Guide to NYS Attorney
Disciplinary Proceedings
URL: http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
Public_Resources/Attorney_Grievance_Procedures/
Attorney_Grievance_Procedures.htm
-Informational pamphlet
H.A.L.T.
URL: http://www.halt.org
-Get a better deal from your lawyer
How to Complain about
Lawyers and Judges in New York City
URL: http://www.abcny.org/complaint.html
-Informational guide
The Joint Committee on
Attorney Fee Disputes and Conciliation
URL: http://www.nycla.org/
publicservices/disputes.htm
-Informational pamphlet .
Lawyers' Fund for
Client Protection of the State of New York
URL: http://www.nylawfund.org/
-Client protection from dishonest legal practice
Legal Malpractice
URL: http://www.crclegmal.com
-Private law firm offers free information on legal malpractice
Martindale-Hubbell
Lawyer Locator
URL: http://www.martindale.com/
-Searchable database of lawyers
Blumberg
URL: http://www.blumberg.com/
-Order forms online from this standby of the New York legal
profession
Findlaw: New York Forms
URL: http://www.findlaw.com/
11stategov/ny/forms.html
-Forms for the New York Unified Court System
New York Court Forms
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
forms3.html
-Comprehensive index of court forms
New York Legal Forms
URL: http://www.westlegalstudies.com/
members/state/ny_forms.html
-Includes NYS Department of State
Allaw
URL: http://www.alllaw.com/
-Free legal research portal
Hieros Gamos
URL: http://www.hg.org
-Free legal research portal
Findlaw
URL: http://findlaw.com
-Free legal research portal -- now linked to this Website.
(Thanks, Findlaw!)
Jurisline.Com
URL: http://www.jurisline.com/
-Free legal research portal
Lawguru
URL: http://www.lawguru.com/
-Free legal research portal
Lawinfo.com
URL: http://www.lawinfo.com/
-Attorney site includes guides to legal help
Law News Network
URL: http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/
-Offered by Law.Com
Laws Online
URL: http://www.lawsonline.com/
-Free legal research collection
Law Research
http://www.lawresearch.com/
newsletter/vol7-05web.htm
-Self-described as "the Internet law library",
subscription site has killer links and free features
Law Street
URL: http://www.lawstreet.com/
-Legal consumer section
Legal.Com
URL: http://www.legal.com/
-Self-help legal resources
Legal Pad
URL: http://www.legalpad.com
-Self-described as the "leading consumer legal resource on
the Web"
NYC Municipal Archives
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doris/
html/archives.html
-Treasure-trove of New York City records
NY Court and Judges' Rules
URL: http://www.nylj.com/rules
-Includes state and federal court rules
NY Government and Legal
Resources
URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/
legal/ny-govt.html/
-Useful list of links, including Gopher
NY Law Journal
URL: http://www6.law.com/ny/
-New York City's daily legal newspaper
New York Law Journal
Courts and Law Guide
URL: http://www.nylj.com/guide/
-Self-described as "the most comprehensive explanation of
the New York legal system on the Internet."
NYS Court Rules, Laws and
Procedure
URL: www.nylj.com/links/rules.html
-From Law.Com
NY Law Links
URL: http://www.nortongroup.com/
state/newyork.html
-Links to NY courts, judiciary, cases and more
The New York Page
URL: http://www.interfed.com/
statelaw/NewYork.html
-Legal links
NYS Archives
URL: http://www.sara.nysed.gov/
faq/faq4.htm
-Find adoption records and information
NYS Consolidated Laws
URL: http://assembly.state.ny.us/
cgi-bin/claws
-Searchable
NYS Decisions and Opinions
URL: http: www.ljx.com/public/
daily/DECTOP.html
-Searchable
NYS Laws
URL: http://leginfo.state.ny.us:82/
INDEX1.html
-Searchable
Sources of NYC Law and
Regulations
URL: http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/nyc.html
-From the NYU School of Law
NY University Law Library's
Publications, Guides and Handouts
URL: http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/pubs.html
-Useful to pro se and pros alike
Open Directory
URL: http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Law/Attorneys_
and_Law_Firms/Public_Interest/New_York
-On-line compilation of Internet legal resources
State Legal Resources: NY
URL: http://www.nortongroup.com/
state/newyork.html
-List of legal research links
USA Law Central
URL: http://www.usalawcentral.com
-Free legal research portal
Empire State Pride Agenda
URL: http://www.espany.org/
-Publications, links, archives and more
Lesbian-Gay Law
Association
of Greater NY
URL: http://www.le-gal.org/
-Self-described as the "first Website of a lesbian-gay law
association"
NYC Comptroller's Office
URL: http://comptroller.nyc.gov/
-Download the "Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender
Services Resources Directory".
CityLaw
URL: http://www.citylaw.org/
-NYC law journal and library
NY City Council
URL: http://www.council.nyc.ny.us/
-Members, committees, legislation, reports, news and information
NYC Department of Health
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
doh/home.html
-Birth/death certificates, dog licenses, HealthStat, restaurant
inspections, rodent complaints
NYC.Gov - Official NYC
Website
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us
- Self described as "always open", agencies, services,
forms, publications, events & FAQ
Sources of NYC Law and
Regulation
URL: http://www.law.nyu.edu/
library/nyc.html
-Library of NYC legal information
Center for Court
Innovation (NYS Unified Court System)
URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/
-UCS research and development arm innovates and demonstrates
Community Justice
Exchange
http://www.communityjustice.org/
exchange.asp
-Problem-solving community-based courts
NYS Courts on the Web
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
ctpages.html
-Includes all NYS courts
NYS Unified Court System
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
-Includes decisions
Public's Guide to the Courts
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
pubinfo.htm
-Informational guide
Structure of the NYS Court
System
URL: http://www.nylj.com/
links/structure.html
-How the NY Court system is organized
NY Court of Appeals
NYS Court of Appeals
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/
judicial/appeals/descript.htm
-Includes a history and links
NYS Court of Appeals
URL: http://unix2.nysed.gov/ils/
judicial/appeals/descript.htm
-History and links
NYS Court of Appeals:
Official History
URL: http://www.nylj.com/
links/150index.html
-Official history
NY Court of Claims
NYS Court of Claims
URL: http://www.nyscourtofclaims.state.ny.us/
-Includes decisions
NY Criminal Court: NYC
The Criminal Court of
NYC
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
crim0498.htm
-FAQs, case statistics and information
NY Family Court
Family Court Forms
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
famctforms/fcformtc.htm
-Master index of Family Court forms
Family Court & You
URL: http://www.nysba.org/
public/famcourtandu.html
-Informational guide
Guide to the NY Family
Court
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
famhome.htm
-Child custody, child protective proceedings, paternity and child
support
NY Housing Court
Tenant's Guide to Housing
Court
URL: http://tenant.net/court/
barguide/Court.html
-Informational guide
NY Small Claims Court
Guide to Small Claims
Court
URL: http://tenant.net/Court/
Howcourt/sclaim.html
-Informational guide
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.nu.us/
html/smallclm.html
-Informational guide
NYS Supreme Court
NYS Supreme Court
URL: http://unix2.nysed.gov/ils/
judicial/supreme/descript.htm
-History and jurisdiction
Operating Statement:
Supreme Court, Civil Branch, Manhattan
URL: http://www.nylj.com/links/
civindex.html
-Explains Civil Court procedure
NY Surrogate's Court
NY Surrogate's Court
URL: http://www.nylj.com/sites/
courtsnyssur.html
-Online access to forms, procedures and decisions
NY Town and Village Courts
Directory of Town and Village
Courts
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
townvillindex.html
-Includes contact information by county
Access to State Government
URL: http://www.state.ny.us/
state_acc.html
-Links to all NYS agencies
NY Legal Materials
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/
states/ny.html
-Extensive links to NYS legal materials and government
information
NYS Assembly
URL: http://www.assembly.state.ny.us
-Legislative news and information
NYnS Government
http://web.law.cuny.edu/Library/
libwebsites/NYGovInfo.html
-NY laws and legislatiom
NYS Government Locator
URL: http://unix2.nysed.gov/ils/
-Single point-of-access to NYS Government: agencies, judiciary
and legislature
NYS Government Law Research
URL: http://www.lawresearch.com/
v2/csnyg.htm
-NYS Government sites
NYS Government Links
URL: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/
-Links (click "NY Government")
NYS Government Link
URL: http://www.state.ny.us
-News, information and links
NY State Senate
URL: http://www.senate.state.ny.us
-State Constitution, senators, pending legislation and reports
New York Trial Lawyer Links:
State Government
URL: http://www.nystla.org/Links/state.htm
-Links to NYS agencies
Procedures for Forming
and Changing
Not-for-Profit Corporations in New York
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/business/
not_for_profit.html
-Informational pamphlet
Population Action
International
URL: http://www.populationaction.org/
-Global activism, including UNFPA
Zero Population Growth
URL: http://www.zpg.org/
-Population control and environmental activism
National Center on Poverty
Law
URL: http://povertylaw.org/
-News, reports, discussions and more
American Pro Se Association
URL: http://www.legalhelp.org/
-Financial and legal information
"Improving the
Delivery of Affordable Legal Services
through the Internet: A Blueprint for
the Shift to a Digital Paradigm"
URL: http://www.zorza.net/
resources/hornsby.html
-The Internet's potential as a pro se legal resource
Innovations in Access to
Legal Services
URL: http://www.pro-selaw.org/
-Pro se legal resource center
My Lawyer.Com
URL: http://www.mylegalassistant.com/
-Pro se legal resources, including child support
calculator
Nolo Press Law Center "Law
for All"
950 Parker Street
Berkeley, California 94710-2524
URL: http://www.nolo.com/
-Encyclopedia, dictionary, calculators, books, software, Law
Centers, news, research
Phone: 1-800-728-3555
Fax: 1-800-645-0895
Café Law http://www.nolotech.com/
-Self-law books and software
E-mail: cs@nolo.com
To order books: 1-800-992-6656
Self-help Law Bookstore
URL: http://dmoz.org/Society/
Law/Self-Help
-Pro se legal resources from the Open Directory
NYS Attorney General:
Telecommunications and Energy
URL: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
telecommunications/telecommunications.html
-Database of documents/information on telecommunications and
energy
NYS Public Service
Commission
URL; http://www.dps.state.ny.us/
-NY Public Service Law, customer assistance, infomation and
complaints
Public Utility Law Project
URL: http://www.pulp.tc/
-Legal assistance to low-income telecommunications and utilities
consumers
"Your Home:
A Buyer's and Seller's Guide"
http://www.eriebar.org/publicresources/
your_home.html
-Informational pamphlet
Right-to-Know Network
URL: http://www.rtk.net
-Databases on environment, housing and sustainable development
(See Pro Se Representation)
Social Security, SSI and
Work Incentives
URL http://www.nls.org/ssassi.htm
-Links and newletters
US Social Security
Administration
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/
-Benefits, FAQ, "How to", services
NYC Department of
Finance
URL: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
dof/home.html
-Real estate, business, forms, guides, practitioners, delinquent
businesses
NYS Department of
Taxation and Finance
URL: http://www.tax.state.ny.us/
-Forms, publications, services, information
US Internal Revenue Service
URL: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
-Tax information
US Tax Code Online
URL: http://www.fourmilab.ch/
ustax/ustax.html
-Searchable
US Tax Court Homepage
URL: http://www.ustaxcourt.gov
-Non-attorneys are admitted
Court TV
URL: http://www.courttv.com/
-Legal news and weekly schedules
Copylaw Online
URL: http://www.copylaw.com/
-Private firm offers copyright, trademark, publishing,
entertainment, forms, links, articles
Trademark Searches and
Registration
URL: http://www.trademark
trademark.com
-For-profit company offers free information
US Copyright Office
URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
-Copyright, publications, records, international, announcements,
links
US Patent and Trademark
Office
URL: http://www.uspto.gov/
patft/index.html
-Searchable patent and trademark databases
(See Automobiles, this index.)
Famous Trials
URL: http://www.law.umkc.edu/
faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
-O.J. Simpson to Susan B. Anthony
The United Nations
URL: http://www.un.org/
US Codes
URL: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/
uscode/
-Searchable
US Government Printing Office
URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
-Publications
US Department of Justice
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/
-Reports, news, publications, documents, grants, youth justice,
F.O.I.A.
US House of
Representatives
http://clerk.house.gov/members/
index.php?state=NEW+YORK
US Senate
Chuck Schumer http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/
Hillary Clinton http://clinton.senate.gov/
-Websites of New York's senators
(See Public Utilities, this index.)
NYS Division of
Veterans' Affairs
URL http://www.veterans.state.ny.us/
-Counseling/advocacy, organizations/resources, benefits,
facilities, offices, FAQ
A Consumer's Guide
to Living Trusts
URL: http://www.eriebar.org/
publicresources/livingtrusts.html
-From Erie County Bar Association
Partnership for Caring
URL: www.partnershipforcaring.org
-Self-described as "the inventor of living wills"
"Providing for Your Pets
in the Event of Your Death
or Hospitalization
URL: http://www.abcny.org/
pub-provforpet.html
-Informational pamphlet
"What is an
Executor?"
URL: http://www.abcny.org/executor.html
-From City Bar Association
"What is a Power of
Attorney?"
URL: http://www.nylawfund.org/
pubs/power.shtml
-Informational pamphlet
"Your Will: A Consumer's
Guide"
URL: http://www.eriebar.org/
publicresources/will.html
-From Erie County Bar Association
National Organization of
Women
URL: http://www.now.org/
-Legislative updates, action alerts
Women's Legal History
Biography Project
URL: http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/
-Women legal pioneers: links, biographies, photos, articles
"Women's Rights at
Work"
URL: http://www.citizenactionny.org
-Informational pamphlet
Guide to WTC Disaster
Related Assistance
http://www.legal-aid.org/
Combined.htm
-From Legal Aid Society
Helping Handbook of
Legal Resources
for Families of Victims of the WTC Disaster http://www.mofo.com/about/
pbhandbook/handbook/index.htm
-From a consortium of volunteers
New York State Bar
Association
WTC Resource List
URL: http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
Public_Resources/WTC_Disaster_Resources/
WTC_Disaster_Resources.htm
-List of resources
September 11th
Legal Rights and Benefits
http://206.252.131.158/lawhelp/cfm/
Sep11_resources4.cfm
-From LawHelp.Org/NY
Yahoo
URL: http://www.yahoo.com/
-Type "legal" in the "search" window
NYC Zoning Handbook
URL: http://tenant.net/Other_Laws/
zoning/zontitl.html
-From NYC City Planning Department