Pennsylvania Legal Research 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 2600 attorneys in Pennsylvania on over 3600 cases. 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 all Pennsylvania appellate courts, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 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 most regularly work on Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania Legal Research Attorney Spotlight
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, then spent a number of years in private practice at firms in Charlottesville, Virginia and Denver, Colorado, before joining NLRG. Full bio here
Senior Attorney Robert Westendorf
B.A., Rutgers University. J.D., Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. Member, New Jersey bar. When not working, Robert enjoys taking walks, watching movies and sports (especially football and golf), and reading books from a variety of different genres, including fiction, sports, politics, and theology. Full bio here.
Co-President Suzanne L. Bailey
B.A., University of Virginia, 1980. J.D., University of Detroit School of Law, 1983. Member, Michigan, New York, & Virginia Bars. Prior to joining our firm, Suzanne served as a Law Clerk to The Honorable Stewart A. Newblatt, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, from 1983 to 1985. She left Michigan for New York, and from 1985 to 1990 she was an Assistant Corporation Counsel, promoted to a Deputy Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, with the New York City Law Department, General Litigation Division, litigating in the state & federal trial courts of New York City. Read Full Bio
Testimonials
"I used your memo and wrote my brief, with very few changes or additions. It was exactly what I needed. The other side could not write a brief refuting any of it, and at argument the Court verbally agreed with our position on the first issue. I have not received a final decision yet, but I want to thank you for the great research. Keep up the good work."
—John W. Purcell Jr., Harrisburg, PA
"I am very happy with NLRG and most recently Anne Hemenway. Always comes through at crunch time."
—Leon P. Haller, Esquire, Harrisburg, PA
"Exceptionally helpful brief because it helped me to prepare for the hearing and gave me some confidence. Quality work done on short notice."
—H. Charles Benner, Leola, PA
"Mr. [Brett] Turner can be relied upon to meet a deadline with top quality work. He is easy to communicate with and has my respect."
—Allen H. Smith, York, PA
"First class work - Excellent job!"
— Richard P. Anton, Pittsburgh, PA
