Electronic Case Filing Help Desk, U.S. District Court, WDNY

Business Address
U.S. District Court / Western District of NY
304 U. S. Courthouse / 68 Court Street
Buffalo, New York 14202-3498
www.nywd.uscourts.gov

Patrick J. Healy, Systems Manager 332-1770
E-mail: patrick_healy@nywd.uscourts.gov
Business: (716) 332-1775 HELP DESK
Mobile: (716) 445-6729
Fax: (716) 551-4850
Technical help desk (716) 332-1776
Procedural help desk (716) 332-1775

Local Government

Erie County Clerk's Office

New York State Government

www.stateny.us 
www.senate.state.ny.us 
www.assembly.state.ny.us 
www.oag.state.ny.us (Office of Attorney General)
www.osc.state.ny.us (Comptroller 's Office)
www.dec.state.ny.us 
www.health.state.ny.us 
www.nysdhr.com 
www.troopers.state.ny.us 
www.thruway.state.ny.us 
www.wcb.state.ny.us 
www.state.ny.us/women
www.elections.state.ny.us 
www.dos.state.ny.us/  (Department of State)

Federal/State Courts, Codes, Statutes & Legislation

LexisNexis Sites
& Resources

Lexis.Com

Martindale Legal Services (includes sections on bankruptcy & a court reporter directory)

LexisNexis.Com (Includes communities on workers compensation, insurance law, etc.)

LexisNexis Store (including law textbooks, legal accounting and practice management software, etc.)

Lawyers.Com (Law Firm Directory, includes sections such as traffic violations)

Legal Research & Law Related Sites

www.buffalolawyers.com
www.westlaw.com 
www.lawcrawler.com 
www.findlaw.com 
www.lawguru.com 
www.lawsource.com 
www.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/law 
www.loislaw.com
www.courtlink.com 
www.eriejury.com  (Erie County Jury Duty Info)
Healthcare Law 
www.FreePatentsOnline.com
LitiLaw (articles)

Expert Databases

www.expertpages.com 
www.expertlaw.com/experts/index.html 
http://marketcenter.findlaw.com/
  experts_consultants.html
http://crime.about.com/newsissues/
  crime/cs/expertwitnesses/ 
http://www.ewitness.com/index.phtml 
www.jurispro.com 
www.experts.com 

Newspapers & Journals

Buffalo News
AmericanLawyerMedia.com
Martindale Hubbell Directory
New York Times 
Washington Post 
New York Law Journal

Associations

New York City Paralegal Association
American Bar Association
www.findlegalhelp.org
American Arbitration Association 
Defense Research Institute 
American Trial Lawyers Association 
New York State Bar Association 
Bar Association of Erie County 
American Hospital Association 
Buffalo Attorneys 
Association of Legal Administrators
Onondaga County Bar Association Paralegals Committee
Paralegal Association of Rochester
Capital District Paralegal Association
Long Island Paralegal Association

Special Links & Documents of Interest

www.paralegalsblog.com

www.paralegalport.com

OYEZ
U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Site
Take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court including the Justices' chambers

ABA Guidelines for Utilization of Paralegals

NYS Bar Association Guidelines for Utilization of Paralegals

 

Status of Paralegals under "FairPay Overtime Rules"

The U. S. Department of Labor's new "FairPay Overtime Rules," 29 CFR Part 541, effective August 23, 2004, are published in Vol. 69, No. 79 of the Federal Register. The language specific to paralegals appears in §541.301 at page 22266 (page 146 of 154 in .pdf version).  Click HERE to download the PDF File.