It\u27s Elementary, My Dear Lawyer : Use Online Investigative Resources

The web is a handy investigative tool, allowing a researcher to obtain a variety of information about persons, property and things. One can find email addresses, home addresses, telephone numbers, criminal records, military service information, property records, vital statistics information, photographs and more. This information may help locate a missing heir, reveal useful information about a potential expert witness, confirm the legitimacy of a business, determine who owns a piece of property or expose the litigious nature of a potential client

Web in a Whirlwind: 30 Sites in 30 Minutes

Most of the sites listed within are law-related; however, the usefulness for legal professionals of a few non-legal sites warrants their inclusion. In addition, a couple of the list sites address hot topics and are included for that reason. Finally, since everybody deserves a little relaxation and humor, the list contains a couple of fun sites

From Attorney to Detective: Using the Web as an Investigative Tool

The web is a handy investigative tool, allowing a researcher to obtain some kinds of information previously requiring the services of a private detective. One can find a subject\u27s email address, home address, telephone number, criminal records, property records, vital statistics information, and more. Much of the information is free, but considerably more is available for a fee. Most of the sites providing free information heavily promote paid services that provide more extensive information. The vast number of sites providing access to information about persons, property and things makes it impossible to provide an inclusive list; therefore, this chapter strives only to provide a sampling of representative sites

Crossing Borders: Adventures in Transnational Legal Research

Lists organizations and online resources designed to assist the domestic lawyer in global transactions or litigation. offers helpful definition and guidance for getting started. Focuses on free resources available in English, although a few resources available in other languages are included as well

Around the World in Twenty Minutes: International Legal Research on the Web

A researcher in “international law” may need to locate primary sources such as international treaties, decisions of international and domestic tribunals, and foreign laws while also seeking secondary sources such as treatises and articles. The Internet has improved access to foreign and international materials immeasurably in the past few years. Items that formerly were not available in a published format might now be available with a click of the mouse. Many international organizations and countries are now placing primary legal materials on the Web, although not always in English and usually only for recent years. Like other areas of the Web, finding these materials is not always easy. The rapid growth of electronic materials in this area makes maintaining an accurate set of links impossible. However, many resources exist to help the researcher find relevant foreign and international information in this vast web of resources

Process in Poland? Evidence in Ethiopia?: Online Help with Transnational Legal Transactions

With the globalization of the economy, American attorneys face increasing challenges in transactions and contract formation. When conducting business between entities in more than one country, whose law governs the transaction? If a dispute arises, where and how will it be solved? How is service of process completed outside of the United States? How is “discovery” of documents and other types of evidence accomplished? If judgment is entered in one country, will it be enforced in another? These are questions that many American attorneys face, regardless of whether they intended to practice “international law.” This paper discusses organizations and online resources which will assist the transnational lawyer in global transactions or litigation. The focus is on free resources available in English, although a few resources available in other languages are included as well

Book Review: International Organizations before International Courts (2000)

Book review of INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE INTERNATIONAL COURTS, by August Reinisch (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000)

NextGen Technology: From Metaphysical Perfection to Complete Failure

In this paper, I explore technologies currently available on the web which can improve the efficiency of your practice. I also point to new trends in innovation along with examples of the products coming out of those trends and recommend resources for keeping up-to-date with new gadgets and applications

Book Review: Sources of State Practice in International Law

Book review of SOURCES OF STATE PRACTICE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, by Ralph Gaebler and Maria Smolka-Day, eds. (Ardsley, NY: Transnational, 2002)

Wrangling the Web: Advanced Tools for Effective Internet Searching

Describes how to conduct effective Internet searches for legal information with a focus on advanced Google tools, but also includes Bing, Wolfram|Alpha, Legal Research Engine at Cornell, DocStoc and Scribd