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Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet 12th edition pre-order

Mark Rosch — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:47:04 +0000

We are currently updating our popular online investigative and legal research guide, "The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet."

The new 12th edition will not be available until the end of Spring, but we are offering a limited number of copies to pre-order customers at a substantial discount. Order now and pay just $49.95 instead of the $64.95 cover price when the book is released. We'll even pay for shipping.

You can lock in your pre-order savings of $49.95 by using the "Buy Now" button below. Your copy of "The Cybersleuth's Guide" will be shipped from our warehouse as soon as they are available.

The pre-order period has closed. Click the "Buy Now" button below to visit our online bookstore to order "The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet."

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State By State Directory of Lawyer Licensing Databases

Mark Rosch — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:13:51 +0000

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While many professional and trades people are often licensed by a government agency some are instead licensed by their relevant professional association. For example, some states’ lawyer license databases do not reside on the state government’s site but instead reside at the state’s bar association site (or at the regulatory arm of the association). Because lawyers are licensed in each state individually, it is necessary to search any state(s) where you think the lawyer may be licensed to get a full picture.

Below, we have compiled a list of links to all of those states (and the District of Columbia) that offer searchable databases of licensed attorneys. Selecting a jurisdiction from the drop-down menu will take you directly to the searchable database of licensed attorneys in that jurisdiction. Note that there are some exceptions or peculiarities with some of these attorney licensing databases that we have marked with an asterisk and detailed below.

Directory of Attorney Licensing Databases

*The directories in Oklahoma and Virginia may not include all attorneys in good standing. Attorneys in good standing in those states may opt out of being included in the publicly searchable database provided by the respective Bar Associations. Virginia also maintains a separate database of lawyers who have been disciplined or are otherwise not in good standing.
*Delaware only provides information on lawyers in good standing via e-mail. (Use the drop-down menu above to access the e-mail address.)
*Maine and Ohio provide databases of all attorneys ever licensed in those states. The sites linked here include information on contacting the respective states to inquire about the status of a specific attorney in their database.
*New Hamsphire and South Dakota provide no online searchable database of licensed attorneys. Each requires a call to their respective lawyer licensing agency. They are:

New Hampshire Supreme Court - 603/271-2646
South Dakota - 800/952-2333

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Cases Related to Attorneys’ Use of Social Networking Sites for Background and Investigative Research

Mark Rosch — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:43:53 +0000

During our live "Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet" seminars, we refer to a number of court cases that have weighed in on attorneys' use of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace for background and investigative research.

We have assembled copies of all of those decisions in one place as an easy reference tool. Check back regularly, as we will add new cases as they become available.

For more information on how you can conduct your own background and investigative research through social media, see information about our soon-to-be-revised and updated "Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet," 14th Edition.

Access all of the cases from the link below.

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LexisONE Offers Online Access to Shephard’s

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January 5, 2011: See this update for new pricing for Shephardizing online.

Attorneys Can Now 'Shephardize' Online

For those who need to check the validity of their citations, the cost of subscribing to a citation service (e.g. Lexis, Shephard's or Westlaw's Key Cite) on an annual basis may be prohibitive. But, failing to validate citations before submitting a brief to the Court is a malpractice suit waiting to happen. One alternative to an annual subscription is to use your credit card with lexisOne.com's "pay-as-you-go" Shephard's citation service for $4.25 per citation.

But, an even better solution is to batch your citation validations and "rent" the Lexis Shephard's database for a specific time period to check all your citations at once. For instance, you can access the full Shephard's Citations Service for twenty-four hours for just $32, and if you need more time than that, then rent the service for one week ($52) or one month ($107). Shephard's allows you to easily validate your case citations by reviewing each case's direct history (e.g. affirmed or reversed, etc.) and indirect history (overruled, harmonized, distinguished, etc.). You'll also be able to expand your research by finding cases that have cited to your case (or cases).

In addition, law review articles and statutes can be shephardized.

For more information regarding lexisONE see:

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