Resource Links
Court Information
Federal
- United States District Court Central District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Federal Court District of Nevada
- The Federal Judiciary Homepage – links to every District Court
California
Nevada
Local
Dockets
- Los Angeles County Superior Court – Civil Case Summary
- Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
Statues, Codes & Regulations
Federal
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
Local
- City of Los Angeles Code Site – City of Los Angeles Charter Municipal & Administrative Code
- Municipal Codes Online – website for determining city & county codes
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
- Bureau of Fiscal Service
- U.S. Department of Transportation Homepage
- 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
- United States Postal Service
- U.S. Government Publishing 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
- Contractors State License Board
- Department of Consumer Affairs – Publications – 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)
- California Highway Patrol
- 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 – 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
- County of San Diego
- City and County of San Francisco
- City of Santa Barbara
- City of Santa Monica
- City of West Hollywood
Practice Areas
Construction & Public Contracts
- Builder’s Book
- Southern California Contractor’s Association
- City of Los Angeles – Bids and Requests for Proposal
Commercial
Insurance & Suretyship
- The Surety Association of America
- Bureau of Fiscal Service – 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 Association For Justice
- State Bar of California Home Page
- State Bar of California – member search
- Santa Clara County Bar Association – Legal Link – State/Federal Court and Government Information Center (comprehensive)
Search Engines
- WebCrawler – Accesses Multiple Search Engines
- LookSmart
- i-Tools!
Law Libraries
- Internet Law Library
- Interlaw
- Library of Congress Guide to Law Online
- Northern California Association of Law Libraries
- American Association of Law Libraries
- NELLCO
- World Wide Web Virtual Library (Law)
- Cornell Law School
- d’Angelo Law Library (University of Chicago)
- Harvard Law School Library
- Tarlton Law Library (University of Texas)
- Villanova University School of Law
- UCLA School of Law – Law Library
- USC Law School
Experts
- American Arbitration Association Home Page
- JAMS Alternative Dispute Resolution
- State of Delaware Division of Corporations
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Internet Directory