Since 1971, Nolo's goal has been simple: Make America's legal system accessible to everyone. Our website, books, software, online legal forms and lawyer directory help millions of individuals, businesses and nonprofits solve their legal problems each year.
Since 1971, our goal has been simple: Make America’s legal system accessible to everyone. In keeping with that goal, Nolo offers different levels of help to fit different consumers’ needs.
Want to learn about a legal topic? We’ve got articles, podcasts, books and more to get you up to speed.
Want to do it yourself? Nolo has a product that will take you through your legal task step by step, whether it’s writing a will, incorporating your business, or filing for a patent.
Want professional help? Nolo offers a national lawyer directory that features an in-depth profile of each attorney, to help you find someone who’s a good fit.
In the early 1970s, co-founder Ralph "Jake" Warner was a legal aid lawyer, serving low-income families in the San Francisco Bay area. Frustrated by having to turn away working people who didn’t qualify for free legal aid but couldn’t afford lawyers, Warner and colleague Ed Sherman began writing do-it-yourself legal guides.
After numerous publishers rejected them, Warner and Sherman began publishing the books themselves. When personal computers came along, Nolo started developing software. And when the Internet arrived, Nolo created a website that offered free information, online document preparation, and useful links.
Today, the company still operates out of a former clock factory in Berkeley, California, and remains true to the original vision of its founders. Warner remains active as CEO of Nolo.
We offer reliable, easy-to-understand legal tools that just about anyone can use, and our staff of lawyer-editors regularly revises, updates and improves everything.
Books – Nolo publishes more than 150 affordable, plain-English books that can guide you through a legal problem -- or save you time and money if you hire a lawyer. Updates for each book are posted at nolo.com.
Software– Nolo's software products are up to date and easy to use. They work just as hard as lawyers do to produce high-quality legal documents -- at a fraction of the cost.
Online document preparation– At nolo.com, you can make a will or trust, incorporate your business, trademark your business’s name, and much more -- all online, but with Nolo’s clear guidance along the way. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Encyclopedia– Got a legal question? Find your answer in Nolo’s free online encyclopedia. It’s packed with thousands of pages of free articles and information on just about any legal topic imaginable from property law and immigration to divorce and real estate. There’s a free law dictionary, too, that translates "legalese" into plain English.
Blogs– Many Nolo authors blog about the latest news and information on a wide range of legal topics from foreclosure and bankruptcy to employment and same-sex legal issues.
Lawyer Directory – Nolo's unique lawyer directory offers a comprehensive profile of each attorney listed, to help you select the right attorney for your situation.
Our talented and committed legal editors, software developers, customer service representatives, salespeople, web developers and others make Nolo what it is.
Nolo authors, most of whom are practicing lawyers, are experts in their fields. They work hard to produce quality information and keep it up to date.
For more information about Nolo, our authors books and other products, or to request a review copy or to schedule an interview with one of our authors, please email us at publicity@nolo.com.
We’re always looking for great books that will uphold Nolo’s tradition of providing reliable, useful, plain-English information on everyday legal topics.
To submit a proposal for a book to Nolo, please include:
Acquisitions Editor
Nolo
950 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Unfortunately, we do not accept phone, fax, or email queries or submissions.
