Glen R. Hoffmann
Legal Resources on the Web

These resources are for information and research only, and should not be used in place of legal counsel.

United States Declaration of Independence

The United States Constitution

The White House

United States Government

• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - search for patent numbers here.  Once you find the patent you're interested in researching, go to the IBM Patent Server to view the images, documents and claims relating to that patent!
• U.S. Federal Courts - A clearinghouse for information about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
• Supreme Court Decisions - Courtesy Cornell Law School, this site is a direct link to archived U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1990 and forward.
• U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library - This on-line law library contains over 1,600 links to law resources on the Internet. Full text Federal, State and International Laws and Treaties are some of the materials available.
• Thomas Legislative Information - A service of the United States Congress through its law library. This site contains the full text of pending and passed legislation, the full text of the Congressional Record and a "Hot Legislation" section of bills receiving floor action during this congressional session.
• U.S. Government Printing Office Web Site - The Congressional Record, the Federal Register, congressional bills and many other important government documents are accessible here often on the same date of publication.
• The Federal Web Locator - An extremely valuable site acting as a one stop U.S. Federal Government information locator.
• FedWorld - If you want to know where your taxes go, here is the place to find out. This site contains more information about the Federal Government than you probably want to know. It provides access to over 130 government dial-up bulletin boards, and many other government agencies and services.
• FindLaw - A huge searchable site.
• National Security Archives - Every document released to the public prior to and since the Freedom of Information Act is online.
• Internal Revenue Service - get your IRS forms here.
  If this server is busy or you can't find the form you need, try http://www.1040.com.
  Viewing and/or printing forms from either site requires Adobe Acrobat Reader available for free download at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

• Constitution, State of Ohio
• Ohio Revised Code
• Ohio Supreme Court Opinions
• Ohio Attorney General
• Ohio Landlord/Tenant Laws
• Tax Forms - Taxation Department
• Ohio EPA
• U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Cases
• Ohio Lemon Law
• Firearms Law Summary
• Pesticide Law Summary
• Public Indecency Law Summary
• Ohio Law Finder
• Ohio Bar Association

• Lucas County On-line Homepage - Direct link to AREIS - Auditor's Real Estate Information System
• Lucas County Commissioners' Office
• Lucas County Common Pleas Court Rules

• The Official Web Site of Toledo City Government
  City Council's email addresses, plus some other useful information.
  Carty's address?  mayor.toledo@ci.toledo.oh.us