Online Legal Advice

6 of the best sites for online legal advice. Know of another site that should be on this list? Leave your suggestions at the bottom of the page. (Related searches: Power of Attorney Forms, Fathers Rights, Small Business Advice)

1. LawGuru.com - Offers a variety of free services and legal information provided by its attorney members. The site features a Q&A section that allows users from all over the world to post legal questions and attorneys from everywhere to provide answers. You can also browse archived answers by area of law, such as family or employment law, find legal forms (cost involved), and find a lawyer in your area. (www.lawguru.com)

2. LegalZoom.com - Created by attorneys, this website allows you to make reliable legal documents from your home or office, avoid seeing an attorney for simple legal matters, and save money. For a relatively low cost (particularly compared to a lawyer’s hourly rates), you can create estate planning documents, incorporate a business, register a trademark, file a small claims action and more. Based on your needs, you answer a few questions and you’ll have your completed documents within 48 hours. (www.legalzoom.com)

3. Nolo.com - Get free legal advice on matters of law ranging from family law to estate planning, including Q&A, a free legal encyclopedia, free legal dictionary, and free legal research. If you want individual advice tailored to your situation, you can also access the lawyer directory to find profiles of lawyers in your area. Law books, legal software, legal forms and other products are available for purchase. (www.nolo.com)

4. The ExpertLaw Library - This site provides free legal information to assist experts, attorneys and the general public on legal issues and to provide information of interest to expert witnesses and litigation attorneys. Includes articles on bankruptcy, drunk driving cases, family law and divorce, identity theft, more. You can also access the discussion forum for free legal help on hundreds of topics. (www.expertlaw.com)

5. Free Advice Legal Forum - Post a legal question in the many free legal forums here and receive answers on topics ranging from family law to workplace discrimination. The site is designed to help you benefit from the experiences of other users who have faced similar legal issues; however, it is noted that it cannot vouch for the accuracy of posters’ comments and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. (forum.freeadvice.com)

6. Shark Tank: Sharks Recommend Online Legal Services - January 2010 blog post discusses a recent episode of Shark Tank, a reality television show that has entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in an attempt to raise funding, which featured Legal Grind, a coffeehouse/legal advice forum. After pitching the idea of franchising Legal Grind, the business owners were rejected for a variety of reasons — a major one being that the sharks agreed legal services could be provided more simply online without the brick and mortar costs. (dynamiclawyers.com)