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Although the Maryland State Bar Association
does not endorse specific websites or their content, the following links
to other websites which contain legal-related information may prove helpful
and are provided solely as a public service.
MLSC IOLTA Honor Roll Bank
Pro Bono Opportunities.
Law Schools and Law
School Libraries
- University
of Baltimore Law School
- University
of Maryland School of Law
- JURIST:
The Legal Education Network - JURIST is non-profit, non-commercial
and edited by law faculty and law student volunteers at the University
of Pittsburgh School of Law.
- Chicago
Kent -ITT School of Law
- Cornell
Law School's Legal Info Institute - The Cornell Law School's Legal
Information Institute's mission is to carry out applied research on the
use of digital information technology in the distribution of legal information,
the delivery of legal education, and the practice of law, to make law
more accessible not only to U.S. legal professionals but to students,
teachers, and the general public in the U.S. and abroad and to carry
out these activities in partnership with but not under the control or
direction of such other key actors as law firms, bar associations, public
law making and applying bodies, commercial publishers, and other academic
institutions
- Indiana
University School of Law - Bloomington: WWW Library
- Washburn
University - (Kansas) - Has some excellent forms which can be printed.
Some are generic. Great for new practitioners. Some excellent resources.
Maryland Court and Government
Sites
- Maryland Attorney
General's Office - The main functions of the Office of the Attorney
General are to have general charge, supervision and direction of the
legal business of the State and to act as legal advisor and representative
of the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and
institutions of State Government.
- Maryland Attorney
Grievance Committee
- COMAR
On-Line: Division of State Documents - This site will allow you to
view the online version of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR),
Contract Weekly, the Maryland Register, and in the future, other State agency
documents that DSD will maintain for those agencies.
- Comptroller
of the Treasury State of Maryland (COMAR) - The Comptroller's Office
is dedicated to carrying out its duties and responsibilities equitably,
effectively and efficiently; to providing excellent service while treating
Maryland taxpayers fairly and courteously; to responsibly managing public
integrity of Maryland's finances and the excellence of Maryland's fiscal
reputation.
- DLLR
Electronic Licensing - Licensing
queries
- Maryland
AG Opinions - Coverage back to 94-001. Opinions not published
in hardbound volumes are available. Listed in order with synopses.
- Maryland
Archives - The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for
Maryland and serves as the central depository for government records
of permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony in 1634
to the 1990s. Included in the Archives' holdings are colonial and state
executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and
court records; church records; business records; publications and reports
of state, county and municipal governments; and special collections of
private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
- Maryland
Code - provided by Lexis-Nexis
- Maryland
Courts - Includes Court opinions.
- Maryland
State Homepage
- Maryland
Manual On-Line: A Guide to Maryland Government -
Updated daily, the Maryland Manual On-Line provides important information
about Maryland State, county and municipal government.
- Maryland
Office of Administrative Hearings
- Maryland Rules
of Professional Conduct
- Maryland
Rules of Lawyers' Professional Responsibility - provided by Lexis-Nexis.
- Maryland
State Law Library - Some county and municipal codes available. Executive
orders, proclamations. Links to other legal resources.
- The
Orphan's Court of Baltimore County
- Real
Property Search -
Real Property database from the Maryland State Department of Assessment
and Taxation
- Rules
Committee - Includes new disciplinary rules.
- State
Department of Assessments and Taxation - UCC filings.
Maryland's "Largest Source of Real Estate Data".
Maryland Business Entity System - name information, agents &
personal property assessment.
- Workers'
Compensation Commission - This site includes information about their
agency as well as the WCC's Hearing Schedule.
Federal Court and Government
Sites
- Fed
Government IRS – Abusive Tax Scheme Tool Kits
- Fedworld
Information Network - FedWorld was established by The National Technical
Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U.S Department of Commerce,
to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory
of information disseminated by the Federal Government.
- Fourth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - The opinions of the Fourth Circuit
since January 1995 are brought to you by the Hugh F. Macmillan Law Library,
Emory University School of Law, in cooperation with the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. All cases are in full text on
the Web, or can be downloaded. The files to download are located at the
end of each case.
- Government
Printing Office - Vast amount of executive, legislative and judicial,
regulatory and administrative information available. Links to Code of
Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record.
- House
of Representatives Law Library
- Internal
Revenue Code - Cross-reference between sections with a mouse click.
- Internal
Revenue Service - Home page of IRS, includes forms and instructions
for downloading.
- The
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- THOMAS -
Current Federal Legislative Information. Maintained by the Library
of Congress. Current Legislation with status, roll call votes, access
to bills by Public Law #.
- Treasury
Department
- U.S.
Bankruptcy Court of Maryland
- U.S.
Federal Courts Home Page
- U.S.
Supreme Court Decisions
- Uniform
Commercial Codes (UCC)
- United States
Code - Searchable by keyword and includes tax laws
Legal Information
Sites
- ABA
Center Of Professional Responsibility - Ethics section includes the
full text of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, annotated with
comments and comparisons to the Model Code.
- American
College of Trial Lawyer's US Codes of Pre-Trial and Trial Conduct
- American
Legal Ethics Library - One of the best legal sites is the American
Legal Ethics Library from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
- Amicus
Curiarum - This and other Maryland Court publications are
now available on-line.
- The
Courtroom Information Project is designed to give courtroom participants
the visual and technological information they need in preparing for trial
in any participating courtroom in the United States via the web. The
website features the technological capabilities of each of the participating
courtrooms in the U.S. at both the state and federal level as well as
accompanying photographs of each courtroom.
- Legal
Aid Bureau, Inc.
- LegalEthics.com -
LegalEthics.com is devoted to helping legal professionals understand the
unique ethical issues raised by the Internet.
- Legal Research Resources - LexisNexis
- Maryland
Family Law Forms - Court forms needed to file for divorce, child
support, and other domestic relations situations will be available free
of charge from the Maryland Judiciary website
- Maryland Intellectual Property Law - Provides IP-related news and case analysis for Maryland businesses and professionals
- Maryland IOLTA Honor Roll
- Maryland
Legal Services Corporation - The MLSC Web Site is a part of an initiative
to provide information to interested persons and organizations about
legal resources for low and moderate income families in Maryland. This
web site provides a central location for MLSC grantees to post job announcements,
training events and other matters of interest to their colleagues.
- MICPEL -
MICPEL programs address all areas of law utilizing a volunteer faculty
of experienced and respected practitioners, judges, and professionals.
- The
National Association of Legal Administrators
- National
Institute for Trial Advocacy - NITA believes
all people are entitled to quality legal representation by skilled and
ethical lawyers. NITA's mission is to provide the best possible training
in legal advocacy skills and techniques for resolving legal disputes
and to foster professionally responsible behavior emphasizing ethics,
candor, civility, and judicial economy.
- National
Organization of Bar Counsel - The highlight of NOBC's site is its
semi-annual compilation of ethics cases.
-
 The
Peoples Law Library - For legal and self-help information tailored
to Maryland residents, visit www.peoples-law.org,
a website supported by Maryland’s non-profit legal services providers,
in partnership with the courts, as a service to the public.
Miscellaneous
Other Bar
Associations
- Allegany
County Bar Association
- Alliance
of Black Women Attorneys
- American Association for Justice - As the world's largest trial bar, AAJ
promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims'
rights--particularly the right to trial by jury--and strengthens the
civil justice system through education and disclosure of information
critical to public health and safety.
- American
Bankruptcy Institute
- American
Bar Association - The largest voluntary professional association
in the world. The ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing
legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers
and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system
for the public.
- Anne
Arundel County Bar Association
- Asian
Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland
- Baltimore
City Bar Association
- Baltimore
County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy
Bar Association
- Black
Women's Bar Association of Suburban Maryland, Inc.
- Calvert
County Bar Association
- Caroline
County Bar Association
- Carroll
County Bar Association
- Cecil
County Bar Association
- Charles
County Bar Association
- Dorchester
County Bar Association
- J.
Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
- Federal
Bar Association, Maryland Chapter
- Federal
Bar Association - Promotes professional and social interaction among
members of the Federal legal profession, the welfare of attorneys and
judges employed by the Government of the United States, the sound administration
of justice, high standards of professional competence and ethical conduct
in the Federal legal profession
- Frederick
County Bar Association
- Garrett
County Bar Associations
- Harford
County Bar Association
- Howard
County Bar Association
- Kent
County Bar Association
- Maryland
Criminal Defense Attorney's Association
- Maryland
Defense Counsel, Inc.
- Maryland
Hispanic Bar
- Maryland
Lawyers for the Arts
- Maryland
Lesbian & Gay Law Association
- Maryland
Municipal Attorney's Association
- Maryland
State's Attorneys' Association
- Maryland
Trial Lawyers Association
- Montgomery
County Bar Association
- Monumental
City Bar Association
- National
Bar Association - The purpose of the National Bar Association is "...to
advance the science of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession,
promote social intercourse among the members of the bar, and protect
the civil and political rights of all citizens of the several states
of the United States."
- National
Lesbian & Gay Law Association - A national association of lawyers,
judges and other legal professionals, law students and affiliated lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal organizations.
- NY
Criminal & Civil Courts Bar Association - Great benefits for
NY State Attorneys! Become a member! Founded in 1893, the New York Criminal & Civil
Courts Bar Association has been accurately described in the Congressional
Record as a "crusading bar association when others were straightlaced
and never involved in controversy."
- Prince
George's County Bar Association
- Queen
Anne's County Bar Association
- Saint
Mary's County Bar Association
- St.
Thomas More Society
- Somerset
County Bar Association
- Talbot
County Bar Association
- The
Waring Mitchell Law Society of Howard County
- Washington
County Bar Association
- Wicomico
County Bar Association
- Women's
Bar Association of Maryland
- The
Women's Law Center of Maryland
- Worcester
County Bar Association
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