Do you want to start your own private law practice but don’t know where or how to begin? The Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library can help! Provided in this blog post are links to several resources that will help you launch your own solo or small firm.
Read moreZooming into the Harris County Courtroom
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Zoom Help page, which provides helpful information about using Zoom and video conferencing technologies to attend court proceedings. The centerpiece of the new page is a two-part video series titled Zooming into the Harris County Courtroom.
Read moreLatest & Greatest – The How-To-Win Trial Manual: A No-Holds Barred Sure-Fire Way to Win
The goal of The How-To-Win Trial Manual: A No-Holds Barred Sure-Fire Way to Win is to help you do just that – win. Written by Ralph Adam Fine, a former judge for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, The How-To-Win Trial Manual provides techniques for the busy trial lawyer that require minimal time to learn and hone but will provide a lifetime of reliable skills. After a brief discussion of some important tools of persuasion, the author dives into the heart of his book: various ways to help you win your case.
Read moreLegal Research with a Side of Vaccine
At the Law Library, we want to connect our patrons with the most useful legal and government information available. Harris County Public Health has created an easy process that allows everyone to register for the vaccine through HCPH and other local providers on their website. To help all of our patrons access the tools they need to get vaccinated and help get things back to normal, we have added the HCPH website as a convenient shortcut to every public computer in the Law Library.
Read moreLatest & Greatest - The Adoption Law Handbook: Practice, Resources, and Forms for Family Law Professionals
Adoption can be a tricky process and generally requires the assistance of an experienced adoption professional to ensure that the adoption is done correctly within the proper jurisdiction and in conformance with applicable state laws. To shed some light on this often complicated process, attorney and author Jennifer Fairfax has prepared The Adoption Law Handbook: Practice, Resources, and Forms for Family Law Professionals.
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