Useful Links

Local State and Federal Courts

California Courts Home Page This page contains general information about the California state court system. The Courts page provides links to all state trial and appellate courts. Review the California Rules of Court in HTML or PDF format and download Court Forms

The Federal Judiciary Home Page provides links to all federal trial and appellate courts.

Government and Agency Offices

State Bar of California. Useful information for both lawyers and clients.

California Secretary of State.

A variety of information about the services and functions provided by the Secretary of State. Particularly useful is the Business Service Center which provides general answers and forms for, and allows access to information about, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities, and can be used to order copies of documents about such entities.

State of California Home Page. A useful resource for information about state government, with an ability to search for specific topics.

Information Resources

Westlaw.com™. Fee-based legal research for attorneys.

FindLaw™. An excellent resource for nationwide information about courts and laws. If it’s law related and you can’t find it here, it probably doesn’t exist.

For California specific resources, go to FindLaw California.

Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directories. The preeminent national guide to attorneys.

Read the United States Constitution.

Take a virtual walk through the Library of Congress. Conduct on-line research using the Library’s Online Catalog, view current Exhibitions, check out America’s Story, learn about Today in History, and much more. One of the most interesting government sites around.

Download forms and information at the United States Copyright Office homepage.