Court Information
Federal

• United States District Court Central District of California
  
• United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit - opinions online
  
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  
• Federal Court District of Nevada
  
• The Federal Judiciary Homepage - links to every District Court

California

• California Courts – The Judicial Branch of California

Nevada

• Clark County Justice Court Calendar Search Page
  
• Justice Court Las Vegas District
  
• Eighth Judicial District Court (Clark County, Nevada)
  
• Case Inquiry and Party Search (Eighth Judicial District/Clark County)

Local

• Los Angeles Superior Court & the Administratively Unified Courts
  
• Orange County Superior Court
  
• Ventura County Superior Court

Judicial Profiles

• Los Angeles County Bar Association - current information on some judges

Dockets

• Los Angeles County Superior Court - Civil Case Summary
  
• Santa Clara County Superior Court - Complex Litigation Index
  
• Ventura County Superior Court - type "access" in the Operator Code field, leave the password blank (there is no password) and click "Log On".
  
• San Joaquin County Superior Court - (you must have the case number to search)
  
• Los Angeles Sheriff's Department - click "civil process", determine the appropriate branch office for the type of process, and address for service (fill in the sheriff's instructions online).

Statutes Codes & Regulations
Federal

• Rules of Court (from Federal to Local)
  
• Code of Federal Regulations
  
• U.S. Code
  
• Office of the Federal Register Home Page
  
• The Air Force FARSite
  
• U.S. Constitution

California

• Constitution of the State of California - EASY searchable database
  
• California Code of Regulations Home Page
  
• California Rules of Court
  
• California Code Finder - EASY searchable database
  
• California Statute Finder - EASY searchable database

Nevada

• Nevada Law
  
• Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure

Local

• City of Los Angeles Code Site - City of Los Angeles Charter Municipal & Administrative Code
  
• Municipal Codes Online - Links to city & county codes available for unrestricted searching

Government Agencies
Federal

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - National Center for Health Statistics - where to write for vital records (birth death marriage divorce) by state
  
• U.S. Department of Labor
  
• U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS)- Department Circular 570 (listing of approved sureties)
  Circular 570 Revision (2003)
  Circular 570 List of Changes
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Homepage
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation - Sample Boiler Plate Contract Documents
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - Updates
  
• Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Internal Revenue Service
  
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration - OSHA
  
• U.S. Coast Guard - Vessel documentation for asset search.
  
• U.S. Coast Guard - Port State Information eXchange
  
• Federal Court Locator
  
• United States Postal Service
  
• U.S. Government Printing Office
  
• General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
  
• Securities and Exchange Commission
  
• National Archives and Records Division
  
• The Library of Congress

California

• State of California - Official Page
  
• California Franchise Tax Board
  
• California Secretary of State - Official Page
  
• California Secretary of State - Corporate Filing
  
• Contractors State License Board
  
• Department of Consumer Affairs - Links Page - links to departmental, state, federal and consumer resource sites
  
• Department of Corporations
  
• Department of Insurance
  
• Department of Real Estate
  
• Employment Development Department
  
• State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
  
• Caltrans Contractor Payments
  
• Caltrans Office of Local Programs - Homepage
  
• California Highway Patrol
  
• Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• California Senate Office of Research

Nevada

• Nevada Secretary of State Contact Information
  
• Clark County Services (by Department) - information by Department and Agency
  
• Nevada State Contractor's Board
  
• Clark County Recorder's Office Index Page
  
• Clark County Recorder's Office - Liens

Local

• Los Angeles County Home Page
  
• Los Angeles County Assessor - Online Public Service
  
• County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder Homepage
  
• City of Los Angeles
  
• City of San Diego
  
• County of San Diego - Marshal
  
• City of San Francisco
  
• City of Santa Barbara
  
• City of Santa Monica
  
• City of West Hollywood

Practice Areas
Construction & Public Contracts

• Builder's Book
  
• California General Contractors
  
• Southern California Contractor's Association
  
• ConWeb.com -  industry resources
  
• City of Los Angeles - Bids and Requests for Proposal

Commercial

• Hoovers Online - the Business Network
  
• A.M. Best Company
  
• Moody's
  
• How to Research Companies on the Net

Insurance & Suretyship

• A.M. Best Company
  
• Moody's
  
• Stewart Title Virtual Underwriter - exhaustive forms and guidelines page
  
• The Surety Association of America
  
• U.S. Department of The Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) - Treasury listing of approved sureties Department Circular 570
  
• State of California Department of Insurance

Labor & Employment

• Law & Regulations: Workers Compensation
  
• California Prevailing Wage Determinations
  
• Davis Bacon Wage Determinations

Real Estate & Environmental

• Environmental Protection Agency Home Page
  
• Stewart Title Virtual Underwriter - exhaustive forms and guidelines page

Bar Associations & Bar Member Information

• American Bar Association
  
• American Trial Lawyers Association
  
• State Bar of California Home Page
  
• State Bar of California - member search
  
• Martindale-Hubbell - lawyer locator
  
• AttorneyFind - Attorney/firm locator
  
• Santa Clara County Bar Association - Legal Link -  State/Federal Court and Government Information Center (comprehensive)

Search Engines

• FindLaw - Court forms real time Internet access to filings in courts across the nation.
  
• Weblocator - lawyer locator
  
• LookSmart
  
• Switchboard - The Internet Directory
  
• 1-800-U.S. Search
  

• Find-It!

• GoTo

Investigatory Research & Miscellaneous
Investigatory

• How to Research Companies on the Net

Research

• WestLaw
  
• FindLaw - Court forms real time Internet access to filings in courts across the nation.

Law Libraries

• CataLaw – Catalog of Catalogs for Legal Research
  
• Internet Law Library
  
• Interlaw
  
• Library of Congress Guide to Law Online
  
• Northern California Association of Law Libraries
  
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries
  
• American Association of Law Libraries
  
• New England Law Library Consortium
  
• World Wide Web Virtual Library (Law)
  
• Cornell Law School
  
• d'Angelo Law Library (University of Chicago)
  
• Harvard Law School Library
  
• FSU (Florida State University) College of Law Library
  
• Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas)
  
• Villanova & Illinois Institute of Technology - Center for Information Law and Policy
  
• UCLA School of Law - Law Library
  
• USC Law School

Experts

• National Directory of Expert Witnesses
  
• American Arbitration Association Home Page
  
• Experts & Consultants
  
• JAMS Alternative Dispute Resolution
  
• Available CFR Titles on GPO Access
  
• State of Delaware Division of Corporations
  
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Internet Directory

American Arbitration Association & Miscellaneous

• Hieros Gamos
  
• Katsuey's Legal Gateway - a veritable plethora of legal research and law resources
  
• Law & Politics : Internet Guide - find informative and current law-related resources
  
• United States Geological Survey/Mapping Information - find the county for a location
  
  University of Virginia Prospect Research - property assessment online
  
• The Bookwire Index - Libraries Worldwide
  
• American Arbitration Association
  
• Lexis-Nexis
  
• CSC IncSpot - CSC is a provider of public records document filing and retrieval services.
  
• Law.com -  new location for LawJournalEXTRA and Counsel Connect.
  
• Official California Legislative Information