[About Nolo Press]

America's leading source of self-help legal information. Founded in 1971, Nolo publishes easy-to-use books and software on consumer law subjects such as wills, small claims court, divorce and debt problems. Nolo also provides excellent legal information to small business, including help with incorporation, partnerships, employment law, patents and trademarks.

Nolo Press is dedicated to the simple proposition that the American legal system should be affordable and accessible to all.

Fed Up with the Legal System

Fed Up With the Legal System: What's Wrong and How to Fix It. Over the next few months we will be publishing this book on the World Wide Web. Check each week for new suggestions on how to make our legal system fairer, faster, cheaper and more accessible. In addition, we are looking for your feedback on our proposals.

Current Features

A Trademark Primer. Adapted from chapter one of Trademark: How to Name a Business & Product.

Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation: Which Legal Form Is Best for Your Business? Adapted from The Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business on Disk for Windows.

The Rise--and Fall--of the Reasonable Woman Courts distance themselves from the sticky problem of defining a "reasonable woman," and declare that a worker is a worker is a worker.

Legal Briefs...

Plain-English articles about laws that affect you every day.

Update Service...

The Update Service is a summary of important court decisions and new legislation that affect Nolo books and software.
[Nolo Press Catalog] Books, software, tapes, videos and shark paraphernalia.

[Lawyer Jokes] Our favorite lawyer jokes and quotes -- updated regularly.

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