Resource Links

Links to Useful Sites

There is a vast amount of law related information available on the internet free of charge to the general public. The following are a few of the sites I have found most useful.

Federal Government

Courts

• United States Courts; the official homepage of the judicial branch of the Unites States government, contains links to U.S. court sites, rules and forms
• United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals

• 1st Circuit
• 2d Circuit
• 3d Circuit
• 4th Circuit
• 5th Circuit
• 6th Circuit
• 7th Circuit
• 8th Circuit
• 9th Circuit
• 10th Circuit
• 11th Circuit
• D.C. Circuit
• Federal Circuit

US District Court, Southern District of New York
US District Court, Eastern District of New York
US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York

Statutes and Rules

• United States Code; the complete text of all federal statutes
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Official Bankruptcy Forms

Government Offices

• United States Government Homepage; a comprehensive gateway to sites maintained by U.S. government offices
• United States Copyright Office Homepage
• United States Patent and Trademark Office Homepage
• The Securities and Exchange Commission; the official site of the Securities and Exchange Commission, permits you to search the EDGAR database containing all filings required to be filed with the SEC by publicly held companies

New York State

Courts

• New York State Unified Court System Homepage; the official homepage of the New York State Unified Court System, contains links to court sites, rules and forms, as well as to the rules and calenders of individual judges
• Court of Appeals; this site contains the complete text of the decisions of New York State’s highest court from 1990 to date.

Statutes and Rules

• New York State Consolidated Laws; The complete text of all New York State statutes
• New York City Ordinances and Local Rules

Government Offices

• New York State Government Homepage;The official homepage of New York State, contains a complete set of links to state and local government agencies
• New York State Government Agencies; links to all state agencies
• New York Department of State; permits you to search the status of any New York corporation and any foreign corporation authorized to do business in New York
• New York City Official Website; the official website for New York City government, contain links to all city agencies and offices

Other Legal Sites of Interest

• Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory; look up background information concerning lawyers and law firms nationwide
• Cornell Legal Information Institute; a huge collection of legal information for all fifty states and the federal government: case law, statutes, and topical libraries – a tremendous resource
• Findlaw.com; another large collection of information on law and lawyers, including case law, statutes, forms, and topical libraries, an excellent site