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New York State Courts | Other Legal Resources

New York State Courts

• New York State Unified Court System
  Court rules, official listing of attorneys licensed in New York State, links to court decisions, etc.
  • Attorney Directory
    Searchable by attorney name only.
  • Court Guides
    New York State Court descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, and other useful information.
  • Forms
  • Juror Information
  • Law Libraries
    Public access law libraries, legal research, and LION, the court system's online library catalog.
  • New York CourtHelp
    CourtHelp provides information to assist people who are appearing in court without a lawyer.
• Fifth Judicial District—Onondaga County

Other Legal Resources

• AllLaw.com: Forms
• American Bar Association—Resources for the Public
  Information on lawyers and legal services, plus specialized resources and publications on legal topics.
  • Consumer's Guide to Legal Help on the Internet
  • Directory of Pro Bono Programs
  • Division for Public Education
• Community Legal Resources
  From the Barclay Law Library at the Syracuse University College of Law. Links to local legal resources, services and authoritative self-help legal information available on the Internet.
• Bankruptcy Court for Northern New York State. The United States Bankruptcy Court site for 32 counties in New York State. Find local administrative orders, news, notices, and current information on the Bankruptcy Reform Act.
• FindLaw
  Comprehensive guide to legal information online.
  • Find a Lawyer / West Legal Directory
  • Forms
  • New York State Resources
  • LawCrawler: Legal Web Search
  • Legal Dictionary
  • United States Code
• General Code: Municipal Codes on the Internet
  Online municipal codes, including many from New York State. Does not include Syracuse.
• Guide to Law Online
  An annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. From the U.S. Law Library of Congress.
• Justia.com
  A site for researching cases, codes, definitions and legal current events.
• Law.com Dictionary
• LawHelp/NY
  This web site offers a variety of legal information and resources to low income individuals. It is a joint project of several legal aid organizations and the New York State and City bar associations.
• LawInfo.com: Custom Letters and Forms
  These forms can be filled out online and printed from your browser.
• Legal Information Institute (LII)
  From the Cornell Law School.
  • Alphabetical Listing of Law Topics
  • Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
  • New York State Legal Materials
  • United States Code
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
• New York Criminal Law
  Read statutes, cases and compare penal code. Maintained by the Buffalo Criminal Law Center
• New York State Laws
  From the New York State Assembly Web Site. New York State Constitution, Consolidated Laws, Unconsolidated Laws, and Chapters.
• New York State Tenant's Rights Guide
• Nolo Press Law Centers
  Free information on everyday legal topics for consumers and small businesses.
• Onondaga County Bar Association
  Court information, lawyer referral progam, and legal forms.
• Public Library of Law
  A search engine for cases, statues, regulations, court rules, constitutions, and legal forms.
• Selected Laws
  Selected U.S. laws by popular name.

Last updated September 11, 2008