Defense Organizations

www.abanet.org - American Bar Association

www.chicagobar.org - Chicago Bar Association

www.illinoisbar.org - Illinois Bar Association

www.dri.org - Defense Research Institute

www.iadclaw.org - International Association of Defense Counsel

www.iadtc.org - Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel

www.thefederation.org - Federation of Insurance and Corporation Counsel

www.nacua.org - National Association of College and University Attorneys

Miscellaneous Research Tools/Sites

www.bartleby.com/141/ - Strunk & White’s “Elements of Style” – the ultimate grammar/punctuation guide

www.bartleby.com/100/ - Bartlett’s Quotations

www.britannica.com - Encyclopedia Britannica

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/oed.html - Oxford English Dictionary

www.law.cornell.edu/citation/citation.table.html - Introduction to Basic legal Citation (1997-98 ed.) (“The Bluebook”)

www.martindale.com - Martindale Hubbell National Directory of Attorneys

www.nlj.com/ - National Law Journal

www.ambest.com/legal/ - Best’s Digest of Insurance Laws – a great compendium of the various state laws on insurance defense topics such as statutes of limitation, special defenses, etc.

www.law.com - law related news and articles

www.mmiworld.com/telephone.htm - Area Code Finder

www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_ctystzip.html - Zip Code finder

www.weather.com - The Weather Channel

http://mapquest.com/ - Maps

Medical sites

www.ama-assn.org - American Medical Association

www.cdc.gov - Centers for Disease Control

www.healthgate.com - HealthGate

www.mayo.edu - Mayo Hospital

www.nih.gov - National Institutes of Health

www.nejm.org - New England Journal of Medicine

International Law Resources

http://law.wlu.edu/library/research/subject/non-us.htm - Australia, UK and World Law resources

www.austlii.edu.au.links/world/ - World law resources and links

http://travel.state.gov/hague_evidence.html - Hague Evidence Convention

http://travel.state.gov/hague_service.html - Hague Service Convention

Federal Government Sites

www.sec.gov - Securities and Exchange Commission

www.epa.gov - Environmental Protection Agency

www.epa.gov/superfund - EPA Superfund

www.epa.gov/epahome/rules.html - EPA regulations

www.usda.gov - Department of Agriculture

www.doe.gov - Department of Energy

www.doi.gov - Department of Interior

www.usdoj.gov - Department of Justice

www.fws.gov - Fish and Wildlife Service

www.usace.army.mil - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

www.usge.gov - U.S. Geological Survey

www.osha.gov - Occupational Health and Safety Administration

Intellectual Property

www.uspto.gov - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

www.abanet.org/intelprop - American Bar Association IP law site

Federal Court Sites

www.supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/ - Supreme Court decisions since 1990

www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html - Supreme Court decisions since 1893

www.law.emory.edu/1circuit - First Circuit Court of Appeals

www.law/pace.edu/lawlib/legal/us-legal/judiciary/second-circuit.html - Second Circuit Court of Appeals

www.washlaw.edu/searchlaw.html#3rdCircuit - Third Circuit Court of Appeals

www.law.emory.edu/4circuit - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.ca5.uscourts.gov - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.law.emory.edu/6circuit - Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.kentlaw.edu/7circuit - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

www.ca8.uscourts.gov - Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.ce9.uscourts.gov - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.law.emory.edu/10circuit - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

www.law.emory.edu/11circuit/indes.html - Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

www.cadc.uscourts.gov - D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

www.fedcir.gov - Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

www.cacd.uscourts.gov - Central District of California

www.caed.uscourts.gov - Eastern District of California

www.abiworld.org/chambers - bankruptcy cases submitted to the American Bankruptcy Institute

www.uscit.gov - U.S. Court of International Trade

www.contracts.ogc.doc.gov/fedcl - U.S - Court of Federal Claims

www.armfor.uscourts.gov - U. S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Additional Federal Research Sites

www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/overview.htm - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/overview.htm - Federal Rules of Evidence

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ - U. S. Code

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-retrieve.html#page1 - Code of Federal Regulations

www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/fedfld.html - Federal Register

www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html - United States Constitution

www.thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html - Current Legislation

www.loc.gov - Library of Congress

www.access.gpo.gov - U. S. Government Printing Office (with access to Code of Federal Regulations)

www.infoctr.edu/fwl/ - Federal Government web site locator – links to all federal sites

State Court Research Tools

Illinois

www.ilsos.net/departments/business_services/business.html - Illinois Secretary of State Corporation Information

www.state.il.us/court/ - State of Illinois court cases and information

www.prairienet.org - Prairie Net provides state statutes and legislation

www.prairielaw.com - Prairie Law has general information on personal injury law, articles, attorneys, and reference materials

www.lawreview.kentlaw.edu - Chicago Kent Law Review

www.journals.uchicago.edu - University of Chicago Press Journals Division

Indiana

www.law.indiana.edu/law/incourts/incourts.html - Indiana court decisions

www.in.gov/sos/business/index.html - Indiana Secretary of State Corporations information

Other States

www.touchngo.com/sp/sp.htm - Alaska court decisions

www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us - Arizona decisions

www.courts.state.ar.us/opinions/opmain.htm - Arkansas court decisions

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions - California court decisions

www.courts.state.de.us/supreme - Delaware court decisions

www.nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~lawinfo/flsupct/ - Florida state supreme court decisions

www.state.ga.us/courts/supreme - Georgia state supreme court synopses

www.state.id.us/judicial/scopins.html - Idaho state supreme court and appeals court opinions

www.judicial.state.ia.us - Iowa state court decisions

www.washlaw.edu/uslaw/uslia_mi.html#kansas - Kansas state court decisions

www.lasc.org - Louisiana state supreme court cases

www.courts.state.me.us - Maine state supreme court decisions

www.courts.state.me.us - Maryland court decisions

www.masslaw.com/masslaw.htm - Massachusetts court decisions

www.icle.org/misupct/index.htm - Michigan court decisions

www.courts.state.mn.us - Minnesota court decisions

www.mslawyer.com/mssc/index.html - Mississippi court decisions

www.osca.state.mo.us - Missouri court decisions

www.state.nh.us/courts/supreme.htm - New Hampshire court decisions

www.law.cornell.edu/ny/ctap/overview.html - New York court decisions

www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/supreme_crt.html - North Carolina Supreme Court decisions

www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/coa.html - North Carolina court decisions

www.court.state.nd.us - North Dakota court decisions

www.sconet.state.oh.us/navigat.htm - Ohio court decisions

www.onenet.net/oklegal - Oklahoma court decisions

www.publications.ojd.state.or.us - Oregon court decisions

www.court.state.pa.us - Pennsylvania court decisions

www.law.lib.widener.edu/pages/palaw.htm - Pennsylvania court decisions

www.ribar.com/courts/courts.html - Rhode Island court decisions

www.law.sc.edu/opinions/opinions.htm - South Carolina court decisions

www.sdbar.org/opinions/default.htm - South Dakota court decisions

www.tsc.state.tn.us/interst.htm - Tennessee court decisions

http://courtlink.utcourts.gov - Utah court decisions

www.state.vt.us/courts/vtcourts.htm - Vermont court decisions

www.courts.state.va.us/opin.htm - Virginia court decisions

www.court.wa.gov - Washington court decisions

www.cdlaw.com/cases.htm - Washington court decisions

http://courts.state.wy.us - Wyoming Supreme Court decisions

Other States - Statutes

www.legis.state.ak.us - Alaska

www.azleg.state.az.us - Arizona

www.leginfo.ca.gov - California

www.aescon.com/crs/index.htm - Colorado

www.leg.state.fl.us - Florida

www.state.ga.us/index/state.cgi - Georgia

www.state.id.us/legislat/legslat.html - Idaho

www.state.in.us/legislative - Indiana

www.legis.state.ia.us - Iowa

www.state.me.us/legis/homepage.htm - Maine

www.michiganlegislature.org - Michigan

www.leg.state.mn.us - Minnesota

www.house.state.mo.us/home.htm - Missouri

www.unicam.state.ne.us/index.htm - Nebraska

www.njleg.state.nj.us/ – New Jersey

www.senate.state.ny.us - New York

www.state.onenet.net/oklegal - Oklahoma

www.leg.state.or.us - Oregon

www.state.ut.us/government/judical.htm - Utah

www.leg.state.vt.us - Vermont

http://legis.state.va.us/vaonline/v.htm - Virginia

www.leg.wa.gov - Washington

www.legis.state.wi.us. - Wisconsin

Municipal Codes

www.municode.com - Various municipal codes from around the country

Local Circuit Court Clerks

www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/ - Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

www.co.lake.il.us/circlk/ - Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois

www.co.dupage.il.us/courtclerk/index.html - Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois

www.co.kane.il.us/circuitclerk/ - Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois

www.willcountycircuitcourt.com/ - Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois