A. Federal

1. Judicial

Courts.net - www.courts.net - Find web sites to courts in all 50 states, Guam, D.C., Canada and Australia.

U.S. Supreme Court - www.supremecourtus.gov - Search for documents in the Supreme Court files and docket files. Also find Court Rules, Bar Admissions and Oral Arguments.

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals - www.ca8.uscourts.gov - United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Home page.

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals - www.ca10.uscourts.gov - United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Home page.

Western District of Missouri - www.mow.uscourts.gov - United States District Court - Western District of Missouri Home page.

Eastern District of Missouri - www.moed.uscourts.gov - United States District Court - Eastern District of Missouri Home page.

District of Kansas - www.ksd.uscourts.gov - United States District Court - District of Kansas Home page.

2. Executive

U.S. President - www.whitehouse.gov/president/ - The official web site of the President of the United States. Read the President's biography, get a video tour of the Oval Office and meet the President's Cabinet.

U.S. Vice-President - www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/ - The official web site of the Vice President of the United States.

Department of Justice - www.usdoj.gov - United State Department of Justice home page.

Surgeon General - www.surgeongeneral.gov

Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov - EPA home page.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - www.eeoc.gov - Search law, regulations and policies enforced by the EEOC.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - www.sec.gov - This government agency oversees the securities market. It also protects investors by making it mandatory that companies publish information vital to making a decision on whether or not to buy into that company.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - www.fda.gov - The FDA's role is to inform the public of food and drug safety.

U.S. Departments and Agencies -www.polisci.com/web/agencies.htm- Links to all the Federal Departments, Departmental Agencies, Independent Agencies, Legislative Agencies, Judicial Agencies and Quasi-Official Agencies.

FirstGov - www.firstgov.gov - Search federal government sites.

3. Legislative

U.S. House of Representatives - www.house.gov - Links to individual Representatives web sites and to all the House Committee web sites.

U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov - Find your Senators and research Bills.

The Library of Congress - www.loc.gov - The Library of Congress' comprehensive search site

B. Missouri

State of Missouri - www.state.mo.us - Access to state government services.

1. Judicial

Supreme Court of Missouri - www.osca.state.mo.us - Missouri Supreme Court Home page. Links to other Missouri Appellate and Circuit Courts.

Circuit Courts - www.osca.state.mo.us/circuits/index.nsf - Links of all the Circuit Courts in Missouri.

Missouri Case.net - http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet/ - Access to the Missouri State Courts Automated Case Management System.

2. Executive

Missouri Governor - www.gov.state.mo.us - Get information on Bill Signing and the Governors Boards and Commissions Staff.

Lieutenant Governor - www.ltgov.state.mo.us - Find out exactly what the Lt. Governor does. Meet his staff and e-mail him with questions.

Attorney General - www.ago.state.mo.us - Sign up for the Missouri No Call List or fill out a complaint form for a business that you think needs to be investigated.

Secretary of State - www.sos.state.mo.us - Office of the Missouri Secretary of State. Keeps corporate information.

State Auditor - www.auditor.state.mo.us - Office of the Missouri State Auditor. Access to Audit Reports.

State Treasurer - www.sto.state.mo.us - Missouri State Treasurer's home page. State budgets and expenditures.

Missouri Department of Insurance -www.insurance.state.mo.us - Search for insurance companies in Missouri.

Missouri Commission on Human Rights - www.dolir.state.mo.us/hr/ - This state agencies main goal is to prevent and eliminate discrimination.

3. Legislative

Missouri General Assembly - www.moga.state.mo.us - General Missouri Legislative web site.

Missouri House of Representatives - www.house.state.mo.us - Search for House Bills and contact your Representative.

Missouri Senate - www.senate.state.mo.us - Get session information, as well as general legislative information.

4. Counties

Cass County - www.casscounty.com - Get Cass County, MO news, election results and government information.

Clay County - www.claycogov.com - Clay County, MO government web site.

Greene County - www.greenecountymo.org - Greene County, MO official web site.

Jackson County - www.jacksongov.org - Links to every city in Jackson County, MO.

Platte County - www.co.platte.mo.us - Resident and visitor information. As well as a list of Platte County, MO links.

5. Cities

Columbia - www.ci.columbia.mo.us - Get city government, community and volunteer services, and business information for the city of Columbia, MO.

Independence - www.ci.independence.mo.us - Search for city council information or browse the job listings in Independence, MO.

Jefferson City - www.jeffcitymo.org - Jefferson City, MO official city government web site.

Kansas City - www.kcmo.org - Find anything you ever wanted to know about Kansas City, MO.

Springfield - www.ci.springfield.mo.us - Get community and government information for Springfield, MO.

St. Joseph - www.ci.st-joseph.mo.us - City of St. Joseph, MO.

St. Louis   - http://stlouis.Missouri.org - City of St. Louis, MO official web site.

Joplin - www.joplinmo.org - Get city council and economic development information.

Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau, MO city web site.

Hanibal - www.ci.hannibal.mo.us - City of Hannibal, MO official City Hall web site.

Rolla - www.rollanet.org - Rolla, MO area information.

Branson - www.cityofbranson.org - City of Branson, MO official web site.

C. Kansas

State of Kansas - www.accesskansas.org - Comprehensive web site for the State of Kansas.

1. Judicial

Kansas Judicial Branch - www.kscourts.org - Links to all Kansas Courts web sites.

Kansas Supreme Court - www.kscourts.org/supct/ - Find Supreme Court decisions and search the Supreme Court Law Library.

Kansas Court of Appeals - www.kscourts.org/ctapp/ - Get Court of Appeal Opinions and view the Docket.

Kansas District Courts - www.kscourts.org/dstcts/ - Links to all the District Courts in Kansas.

2. Executive

Kansas Governor - www.ksgovernor.org - Search Policies and Initiatives.

Attorney General - www.accesskansas.org/ksag/ - Register for the Kansas No-Call List, fill out a consumer complaint form, or research your rights as a crime victim.

Secretary of State - www.kssos.org - Find charity information, search business entity information, or become a notary.

State Treasurer - www.treasurer.state.ks.us - Search for unclaimed property or money.

Kansas Insurance Department - www.ksinsurance.org - Search for insurance companies in Kansas.

Kansas Human Rights Commission - www.khrc.net - Dedicated to preventing discrimination and assuring equal employment opportunities in the workplace.

3. Legislative

Kansas Legislature - www.kslegislature.org - Search for Bills and Statutes.

Kansas Statutes - www.kslegislature.org/cgi-bin/statutes/index.cgi - Search for Kansas Statutes.

4. Counties

Johnson - www.jocoks.com - Comprehensive web site for Johnson County, KS.

Wyandotte - www.wycokck.org - The official web site of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS.

5. Cities

Overland Park - www.opkansas.org - Get information for residents, visitors, business and government.

Topeka - www.topeka.org - City government info, as well as business and community information.

Wichita - www.wichitagov.org - Official government web site for Wichita, KS.

II. Legal Sites

A. Bar Associations/Legal Organizations

American Bar Association (ABA) - www.abanet.org

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) - www.atla.org

Missouri Bar Association (MBA) - www.mobar.org

Missouri Association of Trial Attorney's (MATA) - www.matanet.org

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) - www.kcmba.org

Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (SMBA) - www.springfieldbar.org

St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association (SLMBA) - www.bamsl.org

Kansas Bar Association (KBA) - www.ksbar.org

Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (KTLA) - www.ktla.org

Texas Bar Association - www.texasbar.com

B. Legal Aid Services

Legal Aid of Western Missouri - www.lawmo.org - Provides legal services to the poor and elderly in Western Missouri.

Legal Services of Southern Missouri - www.lsmo.org - They provide legal assistance to low-income people in Southern Missouri.

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri - www.lsem.org - They provide legal assistance to low-income people in Eastern Missouri.

Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP) - www.lawmo.org/vap1.htm - This organization provides free legal services to the poor and elderly of Missouri.

C. Lawyer Organizations

The International Society of Primerus Law Firms - www.primerus.com - Dedicated to improving the legal profession.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) - www.tlpj.org - Leading national public interest law firm.

D. Law Schools

Kansas University - www.law.ku.edu - Kansas University School of Law.

St. Louis University - www.law.slu.edu - St. Louis University School of Law.

University of Missouri, Columbia - www.law.missouri.edu - University of Missouri, Columbia, School of Law.

University of Missouri, Kansas City - www.law.umkc.edu - University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Law.

Washburn University - www.washburnlaw.edu - Washburn University School of Law.

Washington University - www.law.wustl.edu - Washington University School of Law.

E. Lawyer Directories

Injury Board.com - www.injuryboard.com - Find a personal injury lawyer in your area.

Alpha Legal - www.alphalegal.com - Find an attorney for free by state.

Attorney Locate - www.attorneylocate.com - Find a lawyer in the United States or Canada.

Attorney Net - www.attorneynet.net - A free attorney search that lists attorneys who are willing to discount their fees if you contact them through this web site.

Attorney Pages - www.attorneypages.com - This site allows you to search for an attorney by category. It also offers great answers to questions you may have on a legal matter.

Martindale-Hubbell - www.martindale.com - This a great web site for attorney's. It offers a lot of resources helpful to the legal professional are rates more than one million lawyers and law firms in 160 countries.

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers - www.lawyers.com - Finding a lawyer, researching legal topics, and getting legal tips are just a few things you can do with this web site.

F. Legal Research

Internet Legal Resource Guide - www.ilrg.com - An index of more than 4,000 web sites to help you when researching law and/or the legal profession.

LawGuru - www.lawguru.com - Get answers to legal questions, find an attorney and search for law related topics.

Lexis One - www.lexisone.com - More geared towards smaller law firms. Find forms and cases for free.

Nolo's Law Dictionary - www.nolo.com - Good translations of legal terms.

VersusLaw - www.versuslaw.com - Fee-based legal research.

TrialSmith - www.trialsmith.com - Free legal research for plaintiff's lawyers.

III. Topical Sites

A. Public Interest

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - www.aclu.org - This organization preserves our civil liberties. Read up on issues concerning criminal justice, free speech and workplace rights.

American Constitution Society (ACS) - www.americanconstitutionsociety.org - The ACS is an organization consisting of legal professionals and law students working to change the legal debate.

Center For Justice and Democracy (CJ&D) - www.centerjd.org- CJ&D helps warn the public about the threat of tort reform.

Consumer Federation of America (CFA) - www.consumerfed.org - This organization helps to protect consumer rights and provides a voice for all consumers in front of Congress and in the courts.

Public Citizen - www.citizen.org - A non-profit organization founded by Ralph Nadar to protect consumer interests.

Violence Policy Center - www.vpc.org - This non-profit works to reduce the number of firearm related deaths and injuries by way of research, education, advocacy and litigation.

B. Specific Topics

1. Airplane Crashes

AirSafe - www.airsafe.com - Search for airplane fatalities by airline, location or type of aircraft.

AirDisaster.com - www.airdisaster.com - Search the largest aviation accident photo gallery on the net.

Air Safety Online - www.airsafetyonline.com - Get aviation news and resources.

Landings.com - http://www1.drive.net - Comprehensive site for aviation information.

National Transportation Safety Board - www.ntsb.gov - The NTSB investigates every aviation accident and most major accidents involving land and sea vehicles. Obtain accident reports and search the aviation accident database.

The Federal Aviation Administration - www.nasdac.faa.gov - This site provides access to 4 federal databases regarding aviation accidents and safety.

2. Automotive Defects

Center for Auto Safety - www.autosafety.org - This site helps to inform consumers about lemon laws. You can also file a complaint about your car and find out if your car has had recalls or defects.

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) - www.nhtsa.org - Information about automobile recalls, product safety, and auto research.

Attorney's Information Exchange Group (AIEG) - www.aieg.com - Shares information about automobile defects and product liability litigation.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - www.hwysafety.org - Features vehicle ratings, safety facts, publications and more.

3. Carbon Monoxide Cases

Carbon Monoxide Kills - www.carbonmonoxidekills.com - This web site is dedicated to warning people of the dangers of Carbon Monoxide.

Carbon Monoxide Headquarters - www.coheadquarters.com - A plethora of information regarding Carbon Monoxide.

A Guide to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - www.carbon-monoxide-poisoning.com - The name says it all. This web site deals with ways to prevent Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

4. Construction Injuries

Building and Construction Trades Department - www.buildingtrades.org - This organization helps to make job sites safer, improve working conditions and provides resources to 15 affiliated trade unions in the United States and Canada.

Municiplecodes-www.municode.com - This site publishes thecodes for mostly larger cites.

Sullivan Publication-www.sullivanpublications.com -This company has codified over one hundred sixty cities in the State of Missouri and three cities in Kansas. Has codes for smaller cities.

American Legal Publishing- www.amlegal.com -This organizations publishes supplements, and distributes codes of ordinances.They have built areputation for high quality,and have aprofessional staff of attorneys,experienced editors, andfriendly customer servicemakesthem a leader in local government publishing.

The Seattle Public Library - http://www.spl.org/ -This website has links to almost every city coce that is available on line.

5. Firearms Accidents

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - www.atf.treas.gov - The ATF is committed to reducing crime and protecting the public. Find information regarding alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives.

Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse (FLC) - www.firearmslitigation.org - The FLC works to reduce the number of firearms related injuries. Search municipal and plaintiff's cases.

FirearmsID - www.firearmsid.com - Forensic firearm identification web site.

Hunt America.com - www.huntamerica.com - An on-line forum for hunters and sportsmen.

Recalls - www.webcom.com/gun_guy/recalls.htm - Get a listing of firearm recalls.

Remington Arms Co. - www.remington.com - The official Remington Arms Co. firearms web site.

The Firing Line - www.thefiringline.com - Provides an on-line forum, library, and links page.

6. Industrial Accidents

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - www.osha.gov - Works to reduce occupational injury and illness.

7. Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical Malpractice - www.medicalmalpractice.com - Everything you wanted to know about medical malpractice.

Health Grades - www.healthgrades.com - Searchable ratings of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes,assisted living facilities, health plans and more.

8. Nursing Home Negligence

Elder Abuse Information - www.elder-abuse-information.com -Tips for recognizing and reporting elder abuse. Learn your legal rights and advice on choosing the best care.

Medicare - www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp - This site provides information on every certified nursing home in the country.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Information Center -www.nursinghomeabuse.com - This site provides information about nursing home abuse and neglect, such as what to look for and what you can do about it.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center - www.nursinghomealert.com - Addresses topics such as: signs of abuse, assessing homes, paying for care, and your rights.

9. Product Liability Cases

Class Action Litigation Information - www.classactionlitigation.com - This site provides lawyers with a useful legal research tool as well as providing the public with an understanding of class action litigation, the government and the legal system.

SafetyForum - www.safetyforum.com - This site provides information on consumer products, environmental safety,hazardous practices, medicine and medical safety, and occupational safety.

Consumer Product Safety Commission - www.cpsc.gov - Search recalls or report unsafe products.

10. Qui Tam (Whistleblowers)

All About Qui Tam - www.all-about-qui-tam.org - All you need to know about qui tam claims.

Qui Tam Online Network - www.quitamonline.com - Find out if your case fits under the False Claims Act and how long it will take to pursue it.

Taxpayers Against Fraud - www.taf.org - This organization is committed to fighting fraud against the Federal Government.

The Qui Tam Information Center - www.quitam.com - This site is a place for attorneys and whistleblowers to gain knowledge about qui tam law.

11. Recreational Accidents

SkiSafety - www.skisafety.com - Learn how to ski safely or if you have been involved in a ski related accident, learn your rights.

12. Other Specific Sites

IV Internet Sites

A. Help Sites

Internet Help Resource Directory - www.internet-help.net - Internet help on all computer software programs.

Yahoo Internet Help - http://help.yahoo.com - Answers to all your questions regarding how to use Yahoo.

Wiredguide - www.wiredguide.com - Get computer and internet help. Easy to understand instructions.

B. Search Engine Tools

Altavista - www.altavista.com - Basic key word search engine.

AOL - www.aol.com -Search engine powered by Google.

Dogpile - www.dogpile.com - A meta-search engine that is powered by some of the top Internet search engines, such as About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, Google, LookSmart, Overture.

Gigablast - www.gigablast.com - General search site.

Google - www.google.com - One of the best comprehensive search sites on the web.

HotBot - www.hotbot.com - General search site.

Looksmart - www.looksmart.com - Search by key word or by topic.

Lycos - www.lycos.com - General search site.

Search - www.search.com - Metasearch site that searches different engines for the best results.

Wisenut - www.wisenut.com - A search site powered by LookSmart.

Yahoo - www.yahoo.com - General search site.

V. Research Sites

A. People Finders

AnyWho - www.anywho.com - Find phone numbers, addresses and maps for businesses and people in the United States. Also offers a reverse directory.

Find Lost Ones - www.findlostones.com - A free service that let's you post information about yourself in hopes of finding long lost friends or family.

InfoSpace - www.infospace.com - Search the white and yellow pages as well as the classifieds.

People Spot - www.peoplespot.com - A great comprehensive resource center. Find an address or phone number, reunite with high school classmates, read your horoscope or research genealogy.

Search Bug - www.searchbug.com - This site allows you to search for a person by name, address, e-mail or phone number. You can also verify social security numbers.

Yahoo People - www.people.yahoo.com - Search for a person's address or phone number for free. You can also search for an e-mail address.

B. Reverse Directories

AnyWho - www.anywho.com - Input a phone number and find the individual or business that it belongs to. Also, find phone numbers, addresses and maps for businesses and people in the United States.

Reverse Phone Directory - www.reversephonedirectory.com - Use eight different search engines to look up a person by typing in their phone number.

C. Map Searches

Map Blast - www.mapblast.com - Get a map by entering the address or name of the place you need directions to. This site will also providing detailed driving directions to your destination.

Map Quest - www.mapquest.com - Get maps, driving directions and plan a trip.

D. Corporate Information

Annual Report Service - www.annualreportservice.com - Get annual reports for free by signing up to become a member (which is also free). You can view them online or request a hard copy.

Corporate Information - www.corporateinformation.com - By becoming a member, for free, you can access company profiles, research reports, analyses summaries, sales analyses, price analyses, and earning analyses.

Forbes - www.forbes.com - Get up to date information on business, technology and stocks. Also offers company profiles as well as the famous annual Forbes Lists.

Hoovers - www.hoovers.com - A great source of information on thousands of public and private company's worldwide.

Know X - www.knowx.com - Some free, some fee-based searches. Search for people, businesses or even do a background check on a dentist or chiropractor.

Report Gallery - www.reportgallery.com - Over 2,200 annual reports on-line.

Tax Exempt Organizations - www.irs.gov/charities/page/0,,id=15053,00.html - The IRS' list of tax-exempt charities and non-profits.

Wall Street Research Net - www.wsrn.com - Get up-to-date information on the stock market.

E. Insurance Information

A.M. Best Company - www.ambest.com - Great source for information on insurance company's. It rates them by such things as financial strength and debt.

Coalition Against Insurance Fraud - www.insurancefraud.org - This organization works to control insurance costs by trying to protect against insurance fraud.

F. Medical Information

American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org - Search for a doctor by name or specialty.

Health.gov - www.health.gov - Find links to twelve different health initiatives.

Health Finder - www.healthfinder.gov - Great comprehensive health web site.

G. Standards Organizations

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - www.ansi.org - This organization sets standards for every product in America.

Construction Criteria Base (CCB) - www.ccb.org - Library of 10,000 documents pertaining to building design and construction.

International Code Council (ICC) - www.iccsafe.org - Provides a single set of codes for construction in the United States.

H. Expert Witness Directories

eWitness.com - www.ewitness.com - Free listing of experts and legal consultants.

Expert 4 Law - www.expert4law.org - Find an expert witness, legal consultant or litigation support.

Expert Witness - www.expertwitness.com - Search for an expert by key word and location.

ExpertPages.com - www.expertpages.com - Find an expert witness or consultant for free.

LawInfo - www.lawinfo.com - Find an expert witness, court reporter and more.

Technical Advisory Service For Attorneys - www.tasanet.com - A comprehensive directory of experts.

The National Directory of Expert Witnesses - www.claims.com - A listing of more than 1,500 experts worldwide.

I. News/Media

ABC - http://abcnews.go.com - Get the days headlines.

BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk - Get news from around the world

CBS News - www.cbsnews.com - Read daily news headlines on-line.

Chicago Tribune - www.chicagotribune.com - Sign-up to be a member and read the daily news on-line.

CNN - www.cnn.com - Find up to date news, as well as sports, entertainment and technology headlines.

Columbia Tribune - www.columbiatribune.com - Columbia, MO daily newspaper.

FOX News - www.foxnews.com - Follow the day's top stories, check the weather and stay current on business matters.

Kansas City Star - www.kcstar.com - The Kansas City newspaper on-line.

Los Angeles Times - www.latimes.com - Los Angeles newspaper on-line.

MSN - www.msn.com - General news source.

MSNBC - www.msnbc.com - Current news, weather and sports.

New York Times - www.nytimes.com - The New York Times on the web. Current market news, sports and weather.

Newsday - www.newsday.com - New York and Long Island news source.

News-Leader - www.news-leader.com - Springfield, MO daily newspaper .

Reuters - www.reuters.com - Get the days headlines from around the world.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - www.stltoday.com - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper on-line.

USA Today - www.usatoday.com - Get the popular newspaper on-line 24 hours a day.

Washington Post - www.washingtonpost.com - A great comprehensive news source.