Bankruptcy
- Directions to Thornberry Federal Building (where 341 bankruptcy meetings are held)
- Bankruptcy Information – BankruptcyStrategy.com
Online legal resources – Austin and Nation-wide
Austin Area Libraries
(All have free computer/internet usage and numerous free pamphlets on legal subjects and services.)
- Austin Public Library System – free English and citizenship classes.
- Travis County Law Library
- Pro Se Reference Lawyer – help for those who are representing themselves (i.e. people who don’t have a lawyer).
- Texas State Law Library – very helpful reference librarians.
Texas Courts Info – Austin Area
- Guide to Representing Yourself in Texas Courts – written for Dallas residents, but the info is accurate for any Texas state court.
- Ask An Attorney Video Series
- District Clerk’s Office
- County Clerk’s Office
- Travis County Info
- Scroll down to Courts for links to info on the various courts
- Also under Courts see the Quick Reference Guide for an explanation of how the courts work. This is basically a summary of the Local Rules.
- Under Children you will find info on Divorce, Child Support and Family Court Services
- Jury Duty Info
- Guide to Texas Courts – call 463-1625 – Office of Court Admin. for State of Texas
Federal Courts Info – Austin Area
- District Court
- Bankruptcy Court
- PACER
- PACER Login Western District
- Federal Court Forms
- US Trustee Austin
General Legal Research
(in order of ease of use)
- AllLaw.com
- CEO Express – great law links at bottom
- US Code – searchable
- Rominger Legal
- Law Topics from the Cornell Legal Information Institute
- Internet Legal Resource Guide
- FindLaw
- Free Advice
- LegalRanks.com
- LawyerTool.com
- Law Guru Internet Law Library
- Law Guru Bulletin Boards
- Law Guru Article Library
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Journal
- Who Represents Me?
Bankruptcy
- AllLaw.com – Bankruptcy
- BankruptcyAction.com – Bankruptcy Dictionary.
- Bankruptcy Code
- Rominger Legal – Bankruptcy
Estates
- Austin Bar Association – lots of great links
Real Estate
Tax
- AllLaw.com – Tax
- Rominger Legal – Tax
- Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
- U.S. Income Tax FAQs
- US Tax Code – I
- US Tax Code – II
Immigration
- Department of Justice Immigration Review
- The Immigration Portal
- The Immigration and Nationality Act Text and Search
Do-It-Yourself Legal Guides and Forms
Legal Services for Low Income Individuals
- Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid – start here. It covers Austin and can refer you to other services.
- Volunteer Legal Services
- American Gateways, foremerly Political Asylum Project (Immigration)
- Other Immigration Law Links
- Legal Clinics
- Other Central Texas Legal Aid Services
- http://www.ptla.org/links/services.htm (scroll down to Texas)
- Other Resources
