| WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION
Practical Information About the Law
There are many good sources of information about everyday law that will
help you
understand legal matters better and may give you a sense of your options.
Many groups such
as bar associations and consumer groups offer free or inexpensive brochures
on various
aspects of everyday law. A few of the many good practical law websites
include
• the ABA’s Division for Public Education (www.abanet.org/publiced)
• FindLaw (www.findlaw.com)
• For consumer issues, the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov)
and the Better
Business Bureau (www.bbb.com)
• For concerns of older persons, AARP (www.aarp.org/)
• For tax issues, the IRS (www.irs.ustreas.gov)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
• For information about mediation and arbitration in your community,
check those listings
in the Yellow Pages or contact your bar association or court system. For
a national list of
Internet sites on mediation and arbitration, access www.abanet.org/dispute/drlinks
• For information about small claims courts, contact your bar association
or court system,
or access www.abanet.org/jd/jdlink or www.ncsc.dni.us/COURT/SITES/Lawsites
for
links to court systems across the country and national groups
Finding a Lawyer
• For your local lawyer referral program, call your bar association,
look in the Yellow
Pages, or access www.abanet.org/referral for a list of 300 lawyer referral
services across
the country,
• For a list of national and state organizations that certify lawyers
in particular specialties,
access www.abanet.org/specialization/source
• For a listing of all state and major local bar associations with
an Internet presence, access
www.abanet.org/barserv/stlobar
• For prepaid legal services plans, check under the heading legal
services in your Yellow
Pages; for a listing of prepaid legal services plans that make certain
legal services
available at reduced or no costs to their members, access www.abanet.org/api/apiabout
• For legal services for the poor in your area, contact your bar
association or look in the
Yellow Pages under legal clinics or legal services; for a listing of legal
service programs
for the poor in every state, access www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/home
• For a listing of innovative programs to deliver affordable legal
services to those who do
not qualify under income guidelines for legal services , access
www.abanet.org/legalservices/modesthelp
To Complain About a Lawyer
Call you bar association, which will tell you how to proceed, or access
www.abanet.org/cpr/disciplinary for a listing of lawyer disciplinary agencies
services in
every state.
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