Graff Law Offices Attorneys - Mediators

Resources:

We hope that you will find the following resources that we use in our practice to be helpful to you.

1.Bars/Bar Associations

a.ABA: http://www.abanet.org/ (1) publications: http://www.abanet.org/lpm/catalog  
b. New York State Bar Association: http://www.nysba.org/  
c. Association of the Bar of the City of New York: http://www.abcny.org/  
d. New Jersey Bar: http://www.state.nj.us/judiciary  
e. California State Bar: http://www.calbar.org/  

(1) status: http://www.calsb.org/  

f. Connecticut Bar Association: http://www.ctbar.org/  
g. District of Columbia Bar Association: http://www.dcbar.org/  
h. Florida Bar: http://www.flabar.org/  
i. Brooklyn Bar Associations: http://www.brooklynbar.org/  
i. Queens County Bar Association: http://www.qcba.org/  

2. Martindale Hubbell: http://www.martindale.com/  

3. U.S. Supreme Court:

a. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html  
b. http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/  
c. http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.html  
d. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/supcrt  

4. U.S. Circuit Courts:

a. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/index.html  
b. http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/  
c. D.C. Circuit http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed-Ct/cadc.html  
d. Federal Circuit www.law.emory.edu/fedcircuit/  
e. 1st Circuit http://www.law.emory.edu/1circuit/  
f. 2nd Circuit http://www.law.pace.edu/lawlib/legal/us-legal/judiciary/second-circuit.html  
g. 3rd Circuit http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/3rd.html  
h. 4th Circuit http://www.law.emory.edu/4circuit/
i. 5th Circuit http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/5th.html
j. 6th Circuit http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit/
k. 7th Circuit http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/7th.html
l. 8th Circuit http://ls.wustl.edu/8th.cir/opinions.html
m. 9th Circuit http://www.law.vill.edu/fed-ct/ca09.html
n. 10th Circuit http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/ca10/  
o. 11th Circuit http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/11th.html

5. Federal Legislation

a. Library of Congress - Pending Bills, Congressional Record, Committee Reports, Historical Documents: thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
b. U.S. Code: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/  

6. Federal Regulations

a. Code of Federal Regulations: http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr  
b. Federal Register: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html  

7. New York Courts

a. Guide to New York Courts: http://www.nylj.com/guide
b. State Supreme Court, Commercial Division Decisions: http://ucs.ljx.com
c. Eastern District: http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/
d.Northern District: http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/  
e. Southern District: http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/  
f. Local Rules (by court and by judge): http://www.nylj.com/rules

8. New Jersey Courts

a. Rutgers Law School - Camden: http://www.lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search/shtml
b. Statutes and Case law: http://www.camlaw.rutgers.edu/library/links/new-jersey

9. California Courts

a. Last 60 days: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions
b.SlipOpinions (sinceOctober1996): http://www.california.findlaw.com/CA02_caselaw/slip.html

10. Florida Courts

a. Generally: http://www.flcourts.org/
b. Supreme Court: http://www.flcourts.org/courts/supct/releases.html
c. Courts of Appeals: http://www.gate.net/~wyman/flo/courts.html - dca

11. Employment/Labor Law

a. Federal Law

(1) Title 5: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/5/
(2) Title 29: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/


b. US Department of Labor (DOL): http://www.dol.gov/
c. Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA): http://www.fpmi.com/FLRA/
d. National Emplopyment Lawyers Associaton: http://www.nela.org/e . The following publications may be useful to the public as well as to attorneys generally interested in employment law:

The Rights of Employees and Union Members (ACLU 1994) -- to order call the ACLU at (800) 775-2258.

Job Rights and Survival Strategies (NERI 1997) -- to order call NERI at (800) 469-6374.

Federal Employees Legal Survival Guide (NERI 1999) -- to order call NERI at (800) 469-6374.
The following publication is designed for attorneys who practice in the field of employment law:

Employee Rights Litigation: Pleading & Practice (Matthew Bender & Co. annual update) -- to order call NELA at (415) 227-4655.
The following publication is aimed at those interested in public policy issues related to employment:

Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal (NERI semi-annual issues) -- to order call NERI at (800) 469-6374.

12. SEC Plain language primer for SEC documents: http://www.sec.gov/consumer/plain.htm

13. Corporate Information:

New York: www.dos.state.ny.us
Florida: www.sunbiz.org.index.html
Delaware: www.state.de.us/corp/directweb.shtml
New Jersey: www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/searchfile.htm
California: www.ss.ca.gov.business-corp-pdf/ircform.pdf

14. Department of Labor

a. http://www.dol.gov/

15. Multi-purpose legal research sites

a. Findlaw: http://www.findlaw.com/ -- free electronic library


(1) U.S. Supreme Court decisions (1893-present, 150 U.S. x): http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html -- searchable by year, volume or keywords
(2) U.S. Circuit Court decisions: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/index.html
(3) U.S. District Court decisions: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/district.html -- few districts available
(4) U.S. Bankruptcy Court decisions: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/bankruptcy.html
(5) California Law: http://www.california.findlaw.com/
(6) Treatises


(a) Legal Subjects: http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/index.html
(b) Legal News: www.legalnews.findlaw.com
(c) Encyclopedia of law and economics: http://www.encyclo.findlaw.com/ -- international bibliography of articles and reviews

(7) Legal Search engine: http://www.lawcrawler.com/

b. Go Ahead Productions

(1) The Internet Lawyer: http://www.internetlawyer.com/

c. Katsuey Kat's Legal Links: http://www.netsmartinc.com/kat.htm
d.NetJustice: http://www.netjustice.com.au/ (international)

(1)U.S. specific sources: http://www.netjustice.com.au/content/980520lawontheinternet.html

16. Local Rules

a. New York, by judge: http://www.nylj.com/rules

17.Law Journals

a. New York Law Journal: http://www.nylj.com/

18.West

a. West Group: http://www.westgroup.com/
b. Westlaw: http://www.westlaw.com/

19. Legal Essays

a. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topical.html

20. Process Servers/Couriers

a. New Jersey Lawyer Service: http://www.njls.com/

21. Legal News

a. The Law News Network: http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/