Halpern Law Office

Common-Sense Legal Counsel^SM

General Resources

united state patent and trademark office

http://www.uspto.gov
A searchable database of U.S. patents and trademarks

United states copyright office, library of congress

http://www.copyright.gov
Downloadable forms and informational publications

Cornell law school legal information institute

http://www.law.cornell.edu
A collection of treatise material with links to government and academic sites.

Northern California association of law librarians

http://www.nocall.org
A great source for lots of Internet resources.

Findlaw.com

http://www.findlaw.com
General legal research site

Nolo press

http://www.nolopress.com
Self-help software and books help non-lawyers handle their own legal matters.

California Resources

California secretary of state business portal

http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm
Research name availability, filing fees, etc. for California corporations, LLCs and LPs.

California code of regulations

http://www.calregs.com
Current California Regulations from the California Office of Administrative Law.

California appellate and supreme court opinions

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
Access to all of California's precedential appellate decisions since 1850.

Opinions of the California attorney general

http://caag.state.ca.us
Searchable list of opinions issued by the state Attorney General's office, 1986 - present.

California legislative information

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
Official California Legislative Information, including California statutes, recent legislation and pending legislation.

Judicial council forms

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) forms.

California Court Ruels

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Court Rules, organized by category, with a link to local county rules.