Authors: Linda L. Edwards, J. Stanley Edwards
ISBN-13: 9780766836327, ISBN-10: 0766836320
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: 1st Edition
Dr. Linda L. Edwards is an attorney and author, having written or co-written seven textbooks in the legal assistant field. She was an instructor in the Justice and Legal Studies Department at Phoenix College for 24 years until her retirement in January 2001. During her tenure as program director, she was responsible for creating dozens of new classes in both legal assisting and criminal justice.
J. Stanley Edwards has been an Arizona attorney since 1975, serving as a general practitioner for all but two of those years. He has co-authored five textbooks on paralegal studies with his wife, Dr. Linda Edwards. He is a judge pro tem in the civil division of the Maricopa County Superior Court and was a judge pro tem in what is now the Family Court. Additionally, he is a certified arbitrator in the District Court of Arizona.
This accessible textbook is designed to train paralegals in using the Internet to do their research, and where they should go when the Internet fails. The information is organized into personal injury, family law, real estate and business law. The chapters include exercises that are based on plausible real life examples. A glossary and list of URLs are provided.
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Preface | ix | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Chapter 1 | Personal Injury Problem | 9 |
Exercise 1 | Medical Records | 11 |
Exercise 2 | Police Records | 19 |
Exercise 3 | Criminal Records | 25 |
Exercise 4 | Driving Records | 31 |
Exercise 5 | Public Library | 37 |
Exercise 6 | Finding Expert Witnesses | 43 |
Exercise 7 | Litigation History | 51 |
Exercise 8 | Jury Verdicts | 55 |
Exercise 9 | Judges and Courtroom Procedures | 59 |
Chapter 2 | Family Law | 63 |
Exercise 10 | Findings Attorneys | 65 |
Exercise 11 | Finding People | 69 |
Exercise 12 | Bank Accounts and Safety Deposit Boxes | 77 |
Exercise 13 | Social Security Benefits | 81 |
Exercise 14 | Birth and Death Certificates | 85 |
Exercise 15 | Marriage Certificates and Divorce Records | 91 |
Chapter 3 | Real Estate | 97 |
Exercise 16 | Chains of Title | 99 |
Exercise 17 | Tax Assessment and Tax Liens | 107 |
Exercise 18 | Recorded Judgments | 113 |
Exercise 19 | Zoning Restrictions | 119 |
Exercise 20 | Freedom of Information Act | 125 |
Chapter 4 | Business Law | 131 |
Exercise 21 | Security Exchange Commission and State Securities Records | 133 |
Exercise 22 | Corporate Records | 139 |
Exercise 23 | Partnerships and DBAs Records | 149 |
Exercise 24 | UCC-1 Financing Statements | 153 |
Exercise 25 | Bankruptcy Records | 159 |
Exercise 26 | Business and Individual Assets | 163 |
Appendix A | Additional Sources of Information | 169 |
Appendix B | Putting It into Practice: The Nation's "Toughest Sheriff" | 173 |
Appendix C | Utilitarian URLs | 177 |
Appendix D | Websites Referred to in Text | 187 |
Glossary | 193 | |
Index | 195 |