Legal Links
Useful Website LinksThis page is a compilation of links to other websites for the convenience of our users. Please notify NHBAinfo@nhbar.org if you find a bad link or to suggest links to add. With few exceptions, we do not link to commercial or for-profit sites.
NH STATE GOVERNMENT
COUNTY REGISTRIES OF DEEDS
LOCAL LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
LEGAL RESEARCH
US COURTS & GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONSAdmission to the NH Bar http://www.courts.state.nh.us/nhbar/index.htm
Complete information on admission to the NH Bar Association including the Bar exam,reciprocity and necessary forms.
NH Court Rules http://www.courts.state.nh.us/rules/index.htm
Includes rules for the Supreme, Superior, District and Municipal, and Probate courts of the state of NH, as well as the rules of evidence.
NH Guardian Ad Litem Board http://www.state.nh.us/gal/index.htm
Information on becoming a Guardian Ad Litem, the GAL Board and training sessions.
NH Judicial Branch http://www.courts.state.nh.us/
Searchable site with links to NH courts, Family Division Pilot Program and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
NH Laws, Rules and Court Decisions http://webster.state.nh.us/government/laws.html
Links to the NH Constitution, NH Laws Online, NH Code of Administrative Rules, NH Court Rules and Supreme Court Slip Opinions.
NH Rules of Professional Conduct http://www.courts.state.nh.us/rules/pcon/index.htm
The entire book broken down by rule number.
NH Superior Court http://www.courts.state.nh.us/superior/index.htm
Superior Court orders, downloadable court forms, Marital Neutral Evaluators and Rule 170 Mediators.
NH Supreme Court http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/index.htm
Includes links to Supreme Court orders, slip opinions, oral argument calendar, cases accepted, status reports and much more.
NH Judicial Branch Self Help Website http://www.courts.state.nh.us/selfhelp/index.htm
Provides basic, practical information about the New Hampshire court system, how it works, and what the procedures are for bringing a case to court.
NH State Law Library - http://www.courts.state.nh.us/lawlibrary/index.htm
Only public state law library in the state, located at NH Supreme Court Building. Now provides access to patrons (onsite) to Lexis and Sheperd's. Source of historical court records, and more. Phone: 603-271-3777
US Courts & Government
Access to Justice Commission http://www.courts.state.nh.us/access/
The Commission supports programs that provide free and reduced legal services in NH.
NH Attorney General's Office http://doj.nh.gov/
The Attorney General acts as the State's lawyer in all civil and criminal cases in the Supreme Court, and is responsible for the general supervision of all criminal law enforcement in this State.
NH Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau http://doj.nh.gov/consumer/index.html
Protecting consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices in New Hampshire.
NH Corporation Division http://www.nh.gov/sos/corporate/
The Corporation Division is responsible for the statutory filing of business entities, trademarks and trade names and numerous miscellaneous filings.
NH Judicial Council http://admin.state.nh.us/directory/procSearch_dept.asp?ela=div&deptList=579
Established under RSA 494, the New Hampshire Judicial Council is charged with the mission "To serve as an institutional forum for the on-going and disinterested consideration of issues affecting the administration of justice." The Council communicates with the General Court, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch and the Bar Association in suggesting ways to improve the administration of justice.
The Judicial Selection Committee screens applicants for judicial positions.
NH Laws & Revised Statutes Online http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/default.html
A searchable database of the State of NH Revised Statutes.
NH Marital Mediators Certification Board http://www.nh.gov/marital/
Information about the certification process for marital mediators including training programs and a complete list of certified mediators.
NH State Government Online -WEBSTER http://www.state.nh.us/
The state's gateway Web site to the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches, as well as the Governor and e-Government services.
NH Department of Corrections Inmate Locator http://www.egov.nh.gov/inmate_locator/
Merrimack County http://www.merrimackcounty.nh.us.landata.com/
This site contains on Merrimack County records..
NH Counties Registry of Deeds Online http://www.nhdeeds.com/
This site has online records for Belknap, Cheshire, Hillsborough, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan counties.
County & Local Bar Presidents
A list of New Hampshire County & Local Bar Presidents
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants - Southern NE Chapter http://www.sne-aalnc.org/
Of interest and assistance to attorneys who practice in med mal, personal injury, products liability, eldercare, and any area where medicine and the law overlap.
Collaborative Law Alliance of NH http://www.collaborativelawnh.org/
This organization espouses an alternative dispute resolution method in which parties are represented by attorneys. Visit this site for information on the methodology and training session in collaborative law.
Disabilities Rights Center http://www.drcnh.org/
The Disabilities Rights Center (DRC) is a statewide organization that is independent from state government or service providers and is dedicated to the full and equal enjoyment of civil and other legal rights by people with disabilities.
Legal Advice & Referral Center http://www.larcnh.org/
The Legal Advice & Referral Center provides general information and assistance to income eligible clients on family, consumer, housing, and local welfare matters.
NH Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/affiliates/newhampshire.html
The NHCLU Foundation's principal goals are to represent people whose constitutional rights have been violated, to educate all citizens about their civil rights, to challenge laws that infringe on individual freedom, and to lobby at the New Hampshire legislature for passage of laws that protect privacy and other civil liberties.
NH Conflict Resolution Association http://www.nhcra.org/
Dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of peaceable and effective conflict resolution.
NH Court Reporters Association http://www.nhcra.com/
Official Web site of the NH Court Reporters Association.
NH Criminal Defense Attorneys Association http://www.nhacdl.org/
The New Hampshire Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the voluntary, professional organization of the criminal defense bar in New Hampshire.
NH Legal Assistance http://www.nhla.org/
Non-profit law firm offering free legal services to seniors and low-income clients.
NH Public Defenderhttp://www.nhpd.org/
A private, non-profit organization created to ensure that New Hampshire has a cost-effective, efficient way to provide high quality representation to indigent defendants.
NH Trial Lawyers Association http://www.nhtla.org/
NH Trial Lawyers Association has an active Web site with a variety of NH resources and services.
NH Women's Bar Association http://www.nhwba.org/
This specialty Bar Association Web site has information on its events, office and special projects.
Paralegal Association of NH http://www.panh.org/
Providing education, networking and information about certification of paralegals.
Parenting Coordinators Association of New Hampshire http://www.pcanh.org/indexx.html
Non-profit interdisciplinary organization dedicated to fostering the understanding and use of parenting coordination and to supporting professionals who serve as parenting coordinators.
Rockingham County Association http://www.rockinghambar.org/
The official Web site for the Rockingham County Bar Association.
LEGAL RESEARCHCasemaker http:///casemaker/default.asp
Online legal research library, available free of charge to members of the NH Bar Association. Login required. NHBA members can e-mail mailto:login@nhbar.org to obtain their login information.
Franklin Pierce Law Center http://www.fplc.edu/
General home page for the state's only law school.
Franklin Pierce Law Center - OLLIE http://www.library.piercelaw.edu/quickclicks.htm
"OLLIE" - the Law Center's Online Law Library - Internet Edition is a gateway to national legal libraries and many other references.
Contracting and Organizational Research Institute (CORI) http://cori.missouri.edu/
Research organization offering searchable collection of contracts for practitioners and academic researchers, drawn from the SEC's EDGAR Database.
GovEngine.com http://www.govengine.com/
Comprehensive directory of official federal, state, and local government and court links.
Jurist - the Legal Education Network http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/
A non-profit, non-commercial resource for legal news and caselaw, edited by volunteer staff and students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
NH State Law Library - http://www.courts.state.nh.us/lawlibrary/index.htm
Only public state law library in the state, located at NH Supreme Court Building. Now provides access to patrons (onsite) to Lexis and Sheperd's. Source of historical court records, and more. Phone: 271-3777
US COURTS & GOVERNMENTInternal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/
This user-friendly site has more style than you'd expect, and provides access to lots of forms and information.
US First Circuit Court of Appeals http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/
Searchable database of published opinions, PACER, local rules and forms.
US Courts - the Federal Judiciary http://www.uscourts.gov/allinks.html
Links to Federal Court Web sites grouped by circuit.
US District Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html
Links to electronic court records, fee schedules, a district court locator, subpoena regulations, and statistical reports.
US Supreme Court http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Court orders and opinions, oral arguments calendar, docket search, court rules and case handling guides.
NH State Government
American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/
The ABA is the world's largest legal publisher and its Web site is a gateway to a host of resources for the public and practitioners.
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility http://www.abanet.org/cpr/home.html
A clearinghouse for information on legal discipline and ethics issues.
ABA LawLink http://www.lawtechnology.org/lawlink/home.html
A comprehensive legal links page--the place to find Web sites of other bar associations or legal organizations.
The American Bankruptcy Institute http://www.abiworld.org/
The American Bankruptcy Institute maintains a Web site with lots of information on bankruptcy practice, trends, information and statistics.
Association of Legal Administrators http://www.alanet.org/
The National Association of Legal Administrators web site has an abundance of law practice management information for attorneys as well as professional administrators.
Commercial Law League of Americawww.clla.org
National organization representing attorneys who concentrate in collections and creditors' rights bankruptcy law.
Law and Policy Institutions Guidehttp://www.lpig.org/index.html
Designed for the legal profession, academia and the public, Law and Policy Institutions Guide provides quality filtered legal and legislative information.
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys http://www.nacba.com/
Association of attorneys representing debtors. Good information.
National Association of Legal Secretarieshttp://www.nals.org/index.html
Established in 1929, NALS...the association for legal professionals, has been certifying individuals since 1960.
New England States' Links to Admission and Practice Information http://www.nhbar/org/legal-links/nebastatereq.asp
Compiled in October 2007 by representatives of each state bar for the New England Bar Association, this document gathers links regarding admissions to the bar and other authorities governing the practice of law in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. These links are gathered as a resource for practitioners seeking information about performing legal work in the various New England states or being admitted to practice in a particular jurisdiction.
National Center for State Courts http://www.ncsconline.org/
Everything you always wanted to know about state courts -- and more. Geared to providing information on current practices, innovations, and upcoming trends in the state courts.
National Conference of Bar Examiners http://www.ncbex.org/
The National Conference of Bar Examiners provides statistics and state-by-state breakdowns of bar exam passage rates. In addition, information on multistate bar examinations accepted jurisdictions and test dates are given. DISCLAIMER: The New Hampshire Bar Association has created and maintains this website as a service to our members and the public. While some of the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. Links from this site, unless expressly stated, do not imply endorsement nor have they been reviewed by the New Hampshire Bar Association Board of Governors and should not be construed as representing the Bar Association's official policy. Due to the changing nature of the law and our reliance on information provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site, or at other sites to which we link.
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