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Areas of Law; Legal Area, Category or Type of Law

The law is broadly categorized by area, or type, of law, e.g., tort (accident) law, contract (transactional) law. The law can also be categorized by reference to the governing document, e.g., constitutional law; legislative action (public law or statute), e.g., trademark law, tax law; or by the court in which cases are filed, e.g., bankruptcy court, tax court.

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Legal.com - Helping People Access the Law

Legal.com is an Internet publication bringing information and resources related to the law to consumers, businesses, legal professionals and law students. Founded in 1991, Legal.com began as the Legal Recourse retail store in Palo Alto, California, with the goal of easing access to the law for consumers and businesses. The store quickly grew to be a leading source of law books and legal forms in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Contact Legal.com

Corporate Offices: Legal.com, Inc. 4440 Duckhorn Drive, Suite 420 Sacramento, California 95834 Telephone: (916) 575-7563 FAX (916) 928-8263

Terms of Service and Use; Limitations of Liability

Terms of Use

Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties


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Legal.com, Inc., (hereafter “Legal.com”) maintains this site for information and communication purposes. This webpage contains the Terms of Use governing your access to and use of the Legal.com Website. If you do not accept these Terms of Use or you do not meet or comply with their provisions, you may not use the Website.

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Advertising at Legal.com

Legal.com Serves Three Distinct Markets:

Consumer Market (including individuals and small business): According to Nielsen Media Research, over 70 million people are now online in the U.S., nearly a third of the population. A large percentage of current Internet users are well-educated and intellectually curious, paralleling the profile of the majority of consumers who purchase legal self-help materials. Thus, the online market for legal self-help materials is very large and growing.

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