California Legal Research Services for Attorneys
The National Legal Research Group was founded in 1969 to provide quality research and writing services to law firms of all shapes and sizes. More than 50 years, 50,000 clients and 185,000 research projects later, we still have the same goal.
We have served over 1000 attorneys in California on over 1450 research projects. We list some of these attorneys below, along with what they have said about our services.
NLRG offers a broad range of work products, both objective and advocacy. Our objective products can help you evaluate a case or give you sources to cite in a work product of your own. Our most common advocacy product is a motion brief or trial brief. Earlier in the case, we can draft complaints, answers, and motions, including discovery motions. We also draft signature-ready appellate briefs to both the California Supreme Court and the California Court of Appeal. Here is a broader discussion of the types of products we prepare.
Many of our clients are solo practitioners and small firms. We take great pride in allowing these clients access to the same legal research firepower enjoyed by larger firms, at an affordable price. We cannot work for non-attorneys.
We have over 25 research attorneys. Some work at our headquarters building just west of Charlottesville, Virginia; others work remotely We list below our attorneys who are members of the California bar, or who have done a significant number of California cases. You can also view full biographies of our entire attorney staff. We specialize by area of law, and many of our attorneys have years of experience working in their areas. All of our research projects are done by human attorneys; we use AI only as one among many research tools.
Our normal turnaround time is 2-3 weeks, but we can sometimes do quick email or telephone reports in as little as 1-2 days, though at a higher billing rate. Here is a full list of our billing rates.
California Legal Research Attorney Spotlight
Senior Attorney Patricia (Trish) Capps
B.S. Criminal Justice, Niagara University, Niagara, NY, 1984. J.D., California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1988. Member, California Bar. After practicing in San Diego in criminal defense and general civil litigation, Trish joined the Air Force as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (JAG). While in the military, Trish worked in various areas: federal labor law, claims, FOIA requests, government contracts, legal national security issues, immigration matters, base operations questions, general federal civil litigation and family law matters for military members and their families. Read Full Bio
Senior Attorney Lee Dunham
B.A., Washington & Lee University. J.D, University of Virginia School of Law. Member, Virginia Bar. Lee served as a clerk in Virginia Beach before joining NLRG. After several years at NLRG, she left us and spent a number of years in private practice at firms in Charlottesville, Virginia and Denver, Colorado. She then joined NLRG for a second time, and has been here since. Full bio here
Senior Attorney Anne Hemenway
B.A., Harvard University, 1979, Cum Laude. J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1985. Member, New Mexico Bar. Anne worked as a legislative assistant for former Senator Birch Bayh and former Senator Joe Tydings in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from law school, she practiced commercial law for five years before joining NLRG. Full bio here.
Testimonials:
"I have always found your services to be very professional and thorough. Your staff could not be more cooperative and helpful. I have a great peace of mind by just knowing that you are there when I need you."
—Lemuel M. Summey, Los Altos, CA
"You provide all the services I require. As usual, the services of Brett R. Turner were excellent. He always deserves a 10+."
—O.A. John Goth, Menlo Park, CA
"I appreciated receiving a written analysis even though the quoted fee only covered a phone report. Thank you for your prompt service.."
—John B. Murdock, Santa Monica, CA
"Am always very satisfied with the research. I have no hesitation in giving you a call when I need research done."
—Carlena L. Tapella, Sacramento, CA
"Always great, have never been disappointed. I am always satisfied with the results I am provided. They meet my expectations and directions precisely."
—Arthur O. Armstrong, Los Angeles, CA
