Preface ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Personal Injury Problem 9
Exercise 1 Medical Records 11
Exercise 2 Police Records 19
Exercise 3 Criminal Records 25
Exercise 4 Driving Records 31
Exercise 5 Public Library 37
Exercise 6 Finding Expert Witnesses 43
Exercise 7 Litigation History 51
Exercise 8 Jury Verdicts 55
Exercise 9 Judges and Courtroom Procedures 59
Chapter 2 Family Law 63
Exercise 10 Findings Attorneys 65
Exercise 11 Finding People 69
Exercise 12 Bank Accounts and Safety Deposit Boxes 77
Exercise 13 Social Security Benefits 81
Exercise 14 Birth and Death Certificates 85
Exercise 15 Marriage Certificates and Divorce Records 91
Chapter 3 Real Estate 97
Exercise 16 Chains of Title 99
Exercise 17 Tax Assessment and Tax Liens 107
Exercise 18 Recorded Judgments 113
Exercise 19 Zoning Restrictions 119
Exercise 20 Freedom of Information Act 125
Chapter 4 Business Law 131
Exercise 21 Security Exchange Commission and State Securities Records 133
Exercise 22 Corporate Records 139
Exercise 23 Partnerships and DBAs Records 149
Exercise 24 UCC-1 Financing Statements 153
Exercise 25 Bankruptcy Records 159
Exercise 26 Business and Individual Assets 163
Appendix A Additional Sources of Information 169
Appendix B Putting It into Practice: The Nation's "Toughest Sheriff" 173
Appendix C Utilitarian URLs 177
Appendix D Websites Referred to in Text 187
Glossary 193
Index 195