Products | Sara J. Berman

Learn the ins and outs of criminal law, from arrest to appeal and beyond. The Criminal Law Handbook walks you through the criminal justice system, explaining complicated rules and processes in plain English. An intuitive structure, a question-and-answer format, and illustrating examples help make this book what it is: an easy-to-understand guide for anyone involved or interested in the criminal justice process.  See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

The criminal justice system is complicated -- Understand it and your rights Learn the ins and outs of criminal law, from arrest to appeal and beyond. The Criminal Law Handbook walks you through the criminal justice system, explaining complicated rules and processes in plain English. An intuitive structure, a question-and-answer format, and illustrating examples help make this book what it is: an easy-to-understand guide for anyone involved or interested in the criminal justice process.  See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

Be your own lawyer and save on attorney fees -- with help from Represent Yourself in Court. The simple yet thorough instructions you'll find in this complete guide to self-representation in civil court will help you: file court papers prepare your evidence and line up witnesses handle depositions and interrogatories See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

How to prepare and present a winning civil court case Be your own lawyer and save on attorney fees -- with help from Represent Yourself in Court. The simple yet thorough instructions you'll find in this complete guide to self-representation in civil court will help you: file court papers prepare your evidence and line up witnesses handle depositions and interrogatories See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

The to-to survival guide for California tenants Protect your rights as a California renter with this plain-English guide to tenant-landlord law. California Tenants' Rights includes detailed information on California's numerous rent control and eviction protection laws, and provides you with the specific, current information you need to: understand and negotiate a lease break a lease with minimum fall-out get your security deposit back, and more. See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

The essential legal guide for California renters Protect your rights as a California renter with this plain-English guide to tenant-landlord law. California Tenants' Rights includes detailed information on California's numerous rent control and eviction protection laws, and provides you with the specific, current information you need to: understand and negotiate a lease break a lease with minimum fall-out get your security deposit back, and more. See below for a full product description. LEARN MORE

By Ronald J. Barrett and Stephen Fishman, J.D. Updated semi-annually: January and July Nolo’s new 50-State Digital Guide—the first of its kind—provides all the information you need to handle your nonprofit’s initial and renewal fundraising registration easily and confidently on your own. There are links to all the forms you need to complete the initial and renewal registration in any state on your own. The state-specific information includes the filing fee amounts, signatures required, proper filing address, supporting documents needed, filing deadlines, and more. The Guide also contains an overview of the registration process—the IRS’s role, exemptions from registration, online fundraising, and strategies to avoid unnecessary registrations. This Guide will be updated semi-annually in January and July so that all the information and links will be up to date. Your annual subscription includes both updates. You can access the updated information by logging into your Nolo account. Nonprofit Fundraising Registration Digital Guide is a joint project with COGENCY GLOBAL and Nolo. LEARN MORE