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