ABA's Recommendation to Fuel the Demand for Plain Language Documents.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999--

Houston-based National Law Library (OTCBB:ELAW), a rapidly growing Internet legal research service, announced today that the American Bar Association's House of Delegates has recently urged governmental agencies to use plain language in writing regulations as a means of promoting the understanding of legal documents. In other words, lawyers are highly encouraged to use more direct and easily understood language in legal documents to ease confusion caused by complicated legal text.

Hunter M.A. Carr, president and CEO of National Law Library, believes that the market for plain language is extremely large and should continue to grow as more state and federal courts require lawyers to write in plain language. "The support of plain language by the American Bar Association is another positive step toward clarity in legal documents," says Mr. Carr. "Plain language principles use helpful styling, such as question-and-answer formats, vertical lists and white space to rest the eyes. Because plain language is not yet used by all attorneys, the plain language forms and articles at National Law Library can be of help to lawyers who will practice in courts that adopt plain language."

The plain language forms program at National Law Library is directed by Carol Ann Wilson, a strong advocate for plain language in legal documents. Wilson is the author of the book, Plain Language Pleadings, which helps legal assistants and young lawyers who draft pleadings for litigators.

National Law Library is a virtual library located at www.itislaw.com that makes it easy for lawyers and their legal researchers to do legal research from their offices, homes or portable laptops by providing access to case law, statutes and regulations over the Internet, at a discounted price relative to certain competitors. National Law Library provides its information in real-time, at affordable rates, via the Internet.

National Law Library currently has Texas and New York case law, Federal Fifth and Eleventh Circuit cases, Texas statutes, and opinions of the United States Supreme Court, as well as litigation forms in plain language for the use of its subscribers. Other features include searchable access to the U.S. Constitution, Code of Federal Regulations, and the United States Code. National Law Library plans on adding New York statutes, constitution, and Federal Second Circuit in the near future and has plans to add all 50 states and the remaining federal circuits by the end of the year.

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