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Every Office of the Staff Judge Advocate should have:

North Carolina Family Law (4 volumes) by Robert E. Lee, published by the Michie Company, Charlottesville, Virgina (invaluable for most North Carolina domestic relations questions)

North Carolina Criminal Law and Motor Vehicle Handbook (1998 Edition), published by Gould Publications of Florida, Inc., 1333 North U.S. Highway 17-92, Longwood Florida 32750-3724

North Carolina Legal Directory - Official Directory of the North Carolina State Bar, published by Legal Directories Publishing Company, Inc., 9111 Garland Road, P.O. Box 189000, Dallas, Texas 75218-9000 (almost every N.C. attorney listed with address and telephone number; lists board certified specialists;  very helpful book for finding your way around N.C. legal community)

Nice to have or at least know about:

North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime (4th Ed), 1996, NC Institute of Govt, edited and revised by Thomas H. Thornburg

Post-Separation Events in North Carolina Equitable Distribution, Special Series No. 11, 1993, NC IOG, Cheryl Daniels Howell

Principles of Valuation in North Carolina Equitable Distribution Actions, Special Series No. 10, revised 1993, NC IOG, Clarence E. Horton, Jr.

North Carolina Trial Practice Forms by William L. Thorp, published by The Harrison Company, 3110 Crossing Park, P.O. Box 7500, Norcross, Georgia 30091-7500

North Carolina Civil Procedure (2 volumes) by G. Gray Wilson, published by the Michie Company, Charlottesville, Virginia

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North Carolina Civil Practice and Procedure by W. Brian Howell, published by The Harrison Company, 3110 Crossing Park, P.O. Box 7500, Norcross, Georgia 30091-7500

Brandis & Broun on North Carolina Evidence, 4th Edition, by Kennth S. Broun,  published by The Michie Company, P.O. Box 7587, Charlottesville, Virginia 22906-7587

Strong=s North Carolina Index 4th (30 volumes plus Index) by the Editorial Staff of the Publisher, published by The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, Aqueduct Building, Rochester, New York 14694 (can be helpful as a quick reference into N.C. law)

Annotated Rules of North Carolina (1 volume) published annually by The Michie Company, P.O. Box 7587, Charlottesville, VA 22906-7587 (contains such items as Rules of Appellate Procedure, Code of Judicial Conduct, Rules of the State Bar, Rules of Professional Conduct)

North Carolina Digest 2d (45 volumes plus Index) published by West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn. (covers state decisions and federal decisions pertaining to N.C.)

North Carolina Criminal Trial Practice, Third Edition, by Ronald M. Price, published by The Harrision Company, 3110 Crossing Park, P.O. Box 7500, Norcross, Georgia 

North Carolina Pattern Instructions for Civil Cases/ for Criminal Cases published by North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges (can be helpful in determining elements of a cause of action or criminal offense)

State of North Carolina Session Laws and Resolutions issued by the Secretary of State (contains the latest Acts of the N.C. General Assembly)

North Carolina Administrative Code published by Barclays Law Publishers, 50 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111  (contains rules and regulations of N.C. state agencies, boards and commissions)

North Carolina Reports (347 volumes) and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports (126 volumes) published by North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, justice building, 2 East Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27602

Shepard=s North Carolina Citations (4 volumes) published by Shepard=s/McGraw-Hill,Inc., Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3630

SELECTED WEB SITES for LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS

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What, exactly, is the Internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped with a device called a "modem " can make a noise like a duck choking on a kazoo. This is called "logging on," and once you are "logged on," you can move the "pointer" of your "mouse" to a "hyperlink" and, simply by "clicking" on it, change your "pointer" to an "hourglass." Then you can go to "lunch," and when you come back, there, on your computer screen, as if by magic, will be at least 14 advertisements related to Beanie Babies (which currently are the foundation of the entire world economy)."

 Dave Barry, Washington Post, 22 August 1999.

We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.

Professor Edward O. Wilson, Consilience, 1998