Helpful Links

• General Information
  • “NOLO” Self-Help legal Web Site
  • “Law About” Series from Cornell's legal Institute
  • “FindLaw” legal Internet Directories and Cases
  • California judicial Council's Self-Help Directory
  • California Bar Association
  • California Secretary of State
  • Department of Corporations
  • Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk - Los Angeles
  
  

• Small Business Law
  • “AllBusiness” an online Media and E-Commerce Company
  • Entrepreneur's Help Page
  
  

• Lawsuit Info
  • Ax3 Mediation & Arbitration Services
  • Alternatives to filing a Lawsuit
  • Mediation in General
  • Why Mediation?
  • What types of Cases can be mediated?
  • The Necessary Decision Process before filing a Lawsuit
  • Statute of Limitations
  • Getting Court Fees waived
  
  

• Criminal Law
  • In General
  • Dealing With the Police:
  • Legal Arrests
  • How to handle a Police Questioning before and after an Arrest
  • Selecting a private Defense Attorney
  • Bail
  • What happens during a criminal Trial
  • Sentencing:
  • Sentencing Possibilities
  • The Sentencing Process
  • Cleaning a criminal Record
  • Juvenile Offences
  
  

• Domestic Violence
  • Deciding whether and how to get a Restraining Order
  • Domestic Violence and the criminal Justice System
  
  

• Plea Bargains
  • When Plea Bargains are made
  • Why a Defendant should consider accepting a Plea Bargain and why Prosecutors and Judges accept Plea Bargain
  
  

• Immigration Law
  • When the US can keep you out of the Country
  • Visas:
  • Nonimmigrant Visas
  • Immigrant Visas and Green Cards
  • Green Cards:
  • Winning a Green Card through the Visa Lottery
  • How to keep your Green Card
  • When Visa or Green Card Holders must pay Taxes
  • Can I use public Benefits and will it affect my Chances of getting a Green Card or becoming a Citizen?
  • Getting Proof of US Citizenship
  
  

• Bankruptcies and Credit
  • What happens and what can I do if I cannot pay back my Debts
  • If your Business goes bankrupt what else could you lose
  • How do Credit Companies rate your Credit
  • How does personal Credit affect Attempt For Business Loans
  
  

• Employment Law
  • An Overview
  • Information on Discrimination for Employers and Employees
  • California Division of Workers' Compensation
  • The Employment Development Department
  
  

• Wills, Trusts and Estates
  • Probate
  • Wills
  • Estate Planning FAQs
  • Do I need a Will?
  • Estate Tax
  
  

• Family Law
  • In General
  • Divorce Issues:
  • “Smart Divorce” Divorce Documents
  • How Divorce affects Children
• Child Support Services Department

• Landlord-Tenant Issues
  • General Sites
  • Eviction Issues
  • The Eviction Process
  • Conflicts with Neighbors
  
  

• Traffic Violations
  • Traffic Violations Generally
  • California Department of Motor Vehicles
  
  

• Real Estate Law
  • The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors
  • Building Owners and Managers Association
  • Institute of Real Estate Management
  • National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
  • Urban Land Institute
  • California Association of Realtors
  • California Department of Business Oversight (DBO)
  
  

• Litigation
  • The United States District Court, Central District of California
  • The Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • The Orange County Superior Court
  • Financial Industry Regulation Authority, Inc. (FINRA)
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA)
  • The Los Angeles Law Library
  • The Library of Congress
  • UCLA School of Law - Library
  • The USC Law Library
  • State Bar of California
  • California Courts Judicial Branch FORMS
  
  

• Consumer Law
  • Better Business Bureau of Southern California
  • Department of Consumer Affairs
  
  

• Tax Law
  • The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)