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Washington State Bar Association

The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) is an administrative arm of the Washington State Supreme Court regulating and representing the legal profession in Washington. The site has information about the WSBA including contact details for the different departments and the activities of the various committees and sections.There is a member's directory, formal and informal ethics opinions and press releases detailing WSBA news back to 2000.

Washington State Bar News

The Washington State Bar News is the official publication of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) in the United States and is made freely available in full-text on their website. The journal focuses on law in Washington State, WSBA news and international legal developments. Articles, features, editorials and letters are presented in HTML format. There are also regular columns, disciplinary notices and practice tips. The journal's archive is available online back to 1999.

Virginia Lawyer

Website of the Virginia Lawyer one of the official journals of the Virginia State Bar (VSB). The journal is published about 8 times a year and is made freely available online back to 1999. The Virginia Lawyer shares its website with the VSB's other official publication, the Virginia Lawyer Register. While the Virginia Lawyer provides substantive articles on legal topics the Virginia Lawyer Register deals more with the activities of the VSB.

National Employment Law Project

Website of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) a New York based non-profit legal and advocacy organisation working on behalf of "low-wage workers, the poor, the unemployed, and other groups that face significant barriers to employment and government systems of support". The site gives details of NELP projects and includes full-text copies of project reports and press releases. Current projects listed cover the areas of immigrant workers, nonstandard workers (temporary or part-time), unemployment insurance, welfare and the low-wage workforce and work and the family.

Virginia State Bar

Website of the Virginia State Bar (VSB) a mandatory bar association representing the legal profession in the state of Virginia in the United States. The website has facts about the VSB including contact details for the Executive Committee, members of the VSB's committees and members of staff. There is information about the various sections, copies of annual reports and professional guidelines (in PDF format) and a directory of attorneys who have been publicly disciplined since January 1991.

How Dewey Classify OCLC's Lawsuit

Free online article written by Roger V. Skalbeck, librarian at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington Virginia, and published on LLRX.com in September 2003. The article provides background information to the lawsuit filed by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) against the Library Hotel for alleged trademark violations and explains what is meant by copyrights, patents and trademarks, gives examples of other marks held by OCLC and summarises the 3 causes of action which include trademark infringement, unfair competition and diluting of OCLC's trademarks.

State Bar of Texas

Website of the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) the organisation representing attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas in the United States. The site provides news and information about the SBOT, a directory of members and links to Texas legal resources. There are free online resources for lawyers focusing on law office management. Issues covered include preparing a cash flow budget, law office marketing and how to set billing rates.

Tennessee Bar Association

Website of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) a voluntary bar association representing the legal profession in Tennessee in the United States. The site has information about the TBA including contact details for the Board of Governors and the House of Delegates, information about the various sections and committees and a directory of members. For the public there is a selection of brief reports focusing on Tennessee law dealing with different legal topics including family law, employment, mediation, criminal law and immigration.

Utah Bar Journal

The Utah Bar Journal is the official journal of the Utah State Bar and is made freely available on their website. The journal features articles on Utah law and legal developments, practice management and professional issues, letters to the editor, book reviews and news from the State Bar. The full-text articles are presented in HTML and issues are available online back to 2004. A search engine on the site allows the journal to be searched by keyword.

Utah State Bar

Website of the Utah State Bar a mandatory bar association representing members of the legal profession in Utah in the United States. There is background information on the site relating to the work of the Utah State Bar including contact details for the various sections and committees and a directory of members. The site also provides Utah Bar ethics opinions which are made freely available along with the rules of professional conduct and Utah State Bar by-laws.

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