Obscure but Important Sites for Trial Lawyers
by Peggie Brown
As Appeared on ABA LawTech list 05/03/00
A member requested suggested sites necessary for trial lawyers, the following article is my response:
Let's start with trying to work out the conflict at ResolutionsWorks where one can learn how much conflict costs and thereby perhaps become convinced to work on resolving conflict.
Now if the case must go forward to trial, here is a solution for being able to collaborate long distance with the trial team:Co-Working where trial lawyers can learn about effective communication and find the tools for holding collaborative meetings.
If the dispute involves financial information, drop by 100 Hot Financial Sites and choose places to price stocks, find company information, check The Economist and find the latest in business news.
The Business Law Center is a great place to read articles and reports on the latest litigation. Then search the Business Legal resources for additional information by State and Nearest City.
If you want to find information about a company, don't forget to drop by the Company Sleuth (now defunct). Another great place to learn about where and how to find company information is the tutorial for Researching Companies Online. Of course, a well known tutorial for finding and deciphering company information is also available at the Virtual Chase
When evaluating the case at hand, the trial lawyer will probably want to stop by Verdicts and Settlements by the New York Law Journal.
If the conflict involves Insurance, Insure.com is a good place to stop. More specifically, Insure.com Lawsuits covers lawsuits in the news against insurance companies. In addition, a more commonly known resource, the Legal Information Institute provides federal and state statutes and cases regarding insurance.
TESS (U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System) at is a new pilot system which will replace the U.S. Trademark Search Database and provides searching for more than 2.7 million pending, registered and dead records. One might also want to check with the Software Patent Institute which provides descriptions of software technologies, if the case involves software intellectual property.
Since many recent disputes involve "Cyberlaw", many trial attorneys are going to need to learn more about the ever growing area. To start, I suggest a look around Cradle (The Cyber Rights and Digital Liberties Encyclopedia).
Cyberlaw Research and Review is a great place to connect to cyberlaw sites and find cyberlaw cases. Another great site, more commonly known, is the John Marshall Law School's Cyberspace Law center. This site is very in-depth and breaks down cases and information by areas of law such as Health Care, Hacking/Cracking, Child Pornography, Domain name disputes, Linking and framing, etc.
Cyberspace Law for Non-lawyers at might be a great place to refer clients and legal staff that need a little tutoring on the issues. The Domain Magistrate can also be a helpful site if someone needs to learn more about domain name disputes.
The Examination Guide No. 2-99 which covers marks composed in whole or part of domain names.
Arent Fox's E-Tip Sheet would be a great service for those interested in getting the latest on privacy, pending legislation, licensing, trademarks, international Internet issues and more in a quick summary format. You can sign up to receive notification as new tip sheets are posted for down load in Adobe PDF Format.
Baker and McKensie offer a nice Global E-Commerce Area where the firm tracks rapidly changing legal developments critical to doing business in the global electronic marketplace.
Traveling Trial Lawyers will want to know about the Global Road Warrior (now a membership only site)Â for international business travelers. Here you can find travel resources, country maps and learn about mobile connectivity.
