Connections to some of the most important websites to practicing law and accessing the courts and government in the State of Nevada — and some other highly recommended pages that may or may not have anything to do with the practice of law:

United States government sites:

• United States Constitution
• United States Code
  • Code of Federal Regulations, searchable
  • Federal Register, searchable
    • Regulations.gov: to comment on a proposed federal regulation
  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence
• United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • Schedule of fees
  • Local Rules (.pdf) (slow to load)
    • Local Rules (html version)
  • Forms (commonly used civil forms listed below)
    • Civil Cover Sheet
    • Subpoena in a Civil Case
    • Substitution of Attorney
    • Summons in a Civil Action
    • Civil Appeal Docketing Statement
    • Civil Appeal Docketing Statement, Rule 33-1
    • Verified Petition to Practice Pro Hac Vice
    • Link to Additional Forms
  • CM.ECF Filer or PACER login  (CM/ECF) front page
    • Training, District Court
• United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada
  • Bankruptcy overview
  • CM/ECF Filer or PACER login  (CM/ECF) front page
  • Forms
    • Local Forms
    • Official Bankruptcy Forms (use when no local form available)
  • Local Rules
• United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, the website for the appellate court for the federal courts of Nevada
  • Rules of Practice
  • Model Civil Jury Instructions 
  • Model Criminal Jury Instructions
  • Standards of Review (publication)
• United States Supreme Court
  • Opinions
• United States Senate
  • Harry Reid
  • John Ensign
• United States House of Representatives
  • Shelley Berkley
  • Dean Heller
  • Jon Porter
• Library of Congress
• President of the United States of America
• United States Department of State
  • Countries & Regions: Background Notes
  • International Judicial Assistance
    • Service of Process abroad
      • General overview
      • Hague Conference on Private International Law, English homepage
      • Hague Convention (full text)
    • Preparation of Letters Rogatory
• United States Department of Labor
  • Site index
  • Office of Administrative Law Judges
  • Wage & Hour Division “FairPay” Overtime Rules
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Charge filing procedures for the Las Vegas local office
  • Filing a charge of discrimination (general)
• National Park Service
  • Search listing of all parks
    • Arches National Park
    • Great Basin National Park
    • Lake Mead National Recreation Area
    • Mojave National Preserve
    • Yellowstone National Park
    • Zion National Park

State of Nevada sites:

• State of Nevada official site
  • Constitution of the State of Nevada
• Nevada Law Library
  • Nevada Revised Statutes
  • Nevada Administrative Code
  • Court Rules of Nevada
    • Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure (NRCP)
    • Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure (NRAP)
    • Nevada Short Trial Rules
    • Rules Governing Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Supreme Court Rules
    • Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct
• Nevada state legislature
  • Legislative District Maps
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Attorney General Opinions (AGO’s)
• Office of the Secretary of State
  • Business Entity Search
  • Commercial Recordings
    • Fees
    • Forms
    • Name Reservation
  • Elections
    • Election Calendar
    • Election Information Guide
    • Election Results
• Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation:
  • Employment Security Division (unemployment claims)
    • Forms
    • Unemployment Insurance Claim Filing (filing claims over the internet)
  • Nevada Equal Rights Commission
    • Forms, interactive

Local government sites:

• Clark County
  • Clark County Code
  • Clark County Assessor’s Office
    • Open Web Mapper, property searches
    • Open Web Mapper search
  • Clark County Clerk
    • Fees
    • Fictitious firm names
  • Clark County District Court
    • Blackstone case inquiry system
    • Blackstone case inquiry system, alternate site
      • Civil/Criminal/Probate searches
      • Family Court searches
      • Calendar search, by judge
    • Codes
      • Calendar codes
      • Document codes
    • Eighth Judicial District Court, local court rules
    • Forms:
      • Arbitration
      • Discovery
      • Short Trial
      • Links are down for all other court forms
  • Clark County Elections Department
  • Clark County Recorder’s Office
    • Official records search
  • Clark County Business License Department
    • Search
• Cities and municipalities of Clark County
  • City of Las Vegas
    • Business License Search
    • City Codes
      • Building Code
      • Fire Code
      • Municipal Code
  • City of North Las Vegas
    • Municipal Code
  • City of Henderson
    • Municipal Code
    • Business Licenses
      • Search

Counties of Nevada

• Carson City
  • Business License Division
  • Municipal Code
  • First Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

Churchill County

• County Code
• Third Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

• • Douglas County
    • County Code and Plan
    • Ninth Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

Elko County

• Fourth Judicial District Court Rules

• • Esmeralda County
  • Eureka County
    • Seventh Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules
  • Humboldt County
  • Lander County
  • Lincoln County
    • Seventh Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

Lyon County

• Third Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

Mineral County

• • Nye County (alternate site)
    • Town of Pahrump
  • Pershing County
  • Storey County
    • First Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules
  • Washoe County
    • County Code
    • Second Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules
  • White Pine County
    • County code
    • Seventh Judicial District Court Rules, local court rules

Law resources:

• Bar associations:
  • State Bar of Nevada
    • Continuing Legal Education calendar
    • “Find a Lawyer” (attorney search)
    • Nevada Lawyer, State Bar of Nevada publication
  • Clark County Bar Association
    •  Communique,