The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet

Much of the information that was once only available to professional researchers from expensive, fee-based sources is now available for free on the Internet, if you know how to find it. There’s more to conducting a comprehensive search for information on the Internet than just relying on the results returned by search engines, though. The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet will show you how to be your own cyber-detective and unearth this information FREE (or at low cost!) on the Web.

The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet includes numerous examples based on real world research scenarios. Whether you’re just starting to use the Internet for serious research or you’re a seasoned online research veteran, this book can help you find what you’re looking for fast and free.

For the beginning searcher, the book covers many overlooked features of Web browsers, the "mechanics" of navigating the Internet, and basic research strategies and tools. For "power searchers," Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet covers more advanced search strategies, and uncovers tip and tricks for getting the most out of many of the sites.

Learn How To Use Some Of The Same Tools as Skip Tracers & Private Investigators:

* Find out How to Dig Up "Dirt" About Anyone

* Uncover Information to Attack Someone’s Credibility

* Seek out the Smoking Gun

* Mine the Web for Missing People

* Discover Addresses (Home and Email)

* Find Phone Numbers (Even Cellular)

* Locate Someone’s Aliases, Employer’s Name, Political Persuasion

* Glean Personal Information From Usenet Postings

* Unearth Property Records

* Identify Low Cost Public Record and Investigative Databases

* Discover Quick and Easy Methods to Access Free Public Records

o Birth & Death Records

o Social Security Numbers

o Liens, Judgments, UCCs, Bankruptcies and Dockets

o Business Ownerships

o Criminal Backgrounds

Find the Quickest Routes to Free Legal Research:

* Full-Text Case Law Databases

* Online Alternatives for Updating Cases

* Elusive Government Documents

* Federal, State and Local Primary Law

* Secondary Legal Resources (law review articles, legal news, etc.)

* Legal Practice Materials (court forms, transactional forms, briefs, dockets, etc.)

Carole A. Levitt Carole Levitt is a nationally recognized author and speaker on Internet legal research. She has over twenty years of extensive experience in the legal field as a Law Librarian, Legal Research and Writing Professor (Pepperdine University School of Law), California Attorney and Internet Trainer. She is a skilled online searcher, focusing on legal, public record, investigative and business research. She is also co-author of The Lawyer’s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (A.B.A.).

As President and founder of Internet For Lawyers, she provides customized Internet research training to legal professionals (with continuing legal education credit). Ms. Levitt has made Internet research presentations at the A.B.A. TechShow; LegalWorks; LegalTech; the annual meetings of the A.B.A., The National Association of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education and the California State Bar Association; the worldwide Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher corporate attorney retreat; law firms, bar associations; and library associations throughout the country.

Ms. Levitt serves on the Executive Council of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section, as well as the section’s Publishing Board. Previously, she was Chair of the California State Bar’s Law Practice Management & Technology Section and served on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Law Practice Management Section, among various other professional association activities.

She is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine’s "Computer Counselor" column (reaching 25,000 attorneys throughout California) and has also written for numerous magazines, newsletters and web sites: The Internet Lawyer, Computer and Internet Lawyer, Research Advisor, Nashville Lawyer, FindLaw, CEB Case N Point, and LLRX.

Ms. Levitt received her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School, where she graduated with distinction and was a member of the school's law review. She earned her Bachelors in Political Science and her Masters in Library Science at the University of Illinois. Ms. Levitt can be contacted at clevitt@netforlawyers.com.

Mark E. Rosch As Vice President of Internet For Lawyers (IFL), Rosch is the developer and manager of the Internet For Lawyers Web site. He is the Editor of IFL’s newsletter, and writes and speaks about how to use the Internet for research and for marketing and also on technology implementation for the legal community. Additionally, he provides Electronic Marketing Consulting services to law practices of all sizes that seek to improve an online marketing campaign, increase the effectiveness of their current efforts, or optimize their Web sites to improve their Search Engine rankings.

During his nearly 20 years of marketing experience, Mr. Rosch has developed and supervised the publicity, promotions and marketing campaigns for numerous and varied clients, from legal portals to new media developers. He has also provided web management consulting to the State Bar of California Law Practice Management & Technology section’s Web site and various law firms and solo practitioners.

He has written on the subject of building and managing effective Web sites for the Legal Marketing Association, GP Solo, and Los Angeles Lawyer magazines. Mr. Rosch has also written about the application of computer technology in the law office for Law Office Computing, Los Angeles Lawyer, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal, among other publications. He is also co-author of The Lawyer’s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (A.B.A.). Additionally, he has presented at the Annual meetings of the ABA, the National Association of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education, the California State Bar, and in-house at various firms.

Mr. Rosch is a member of the A.B.A. and the Association of Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA), serving as Chair of ACLEA’s Marketing section. He has