Directories in the United States

“Portals and directories are very different from a search engine (in conducting legal research). Search engines return their results via automated programs that do not rely on human
intervention. In contrast, legal portals and directories employ humans to create their products. These humans (usually law librarians or lawyers) have the subject expertise to be able to categorize the sites (just as a librarian would catalog a book by subject) and to judge whether a site is reliable before adding it to the portal or directory. This ensures that you will be able to easily pinpoint relevant and reliable sites.” (Carole A. Levitt & Judy K. Davis, Internet Research on a Budget: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Lawyers. Chicago: ABA Law Practice Division, 2014)

Attorney Directories

The most classic and well-known is the (Listings) Martindale-Hubbell(R) Law Directory.

Business Leader Directories

ICC Directors
Jigsaw People Profiles
Market Guide Executives
SGA Executive Tracker Executives
Standard & Poor’s Corporate Register of
Directors & Executives
The Who’s Who of Company Directors
Top Management Biographies
Who’s Who in European Business and Industry

Expert Witness Directories

ALM Expert Witness Directory
expert4law – The Legal Marketplace, LA
County Bar Association Expert Witness Directory
Forensic Services Directory
JurisPro Expert Witness Directory
SEAK National Directory of Experts
SEAK National Directory of Independent
Medical Examiners

Government Official Directories

Biographies de Acteurs Publics
Biographies of Ams (Welsh Assembly)
Biographies of Civil Servants
Biographies of Members of the European Parliament
Biographies of MLAs (Northern Ireland Assemblies)
Biographies of MSPs (Scottish Parliament)
Biographies of Peers
Biographies of Westminster Members of Parliament
Congressional Member Profile Report – 105th Congress
Congressional Member Profile Report – 106th Congress
Congressional Member Profile Report – 107th Congress
Congressional Member Profile Report – 108th Congress
Congressional Member Profile Report – 109th Congress

Federal Staff Directory Health and Human Services
Le Trombinoscope
State Legislative Directory
Tax Analysts Federal Tax Officials Directory
Tax Analysts International Tax Officials Directory
Tax Analysts State Tax Officials Directory
The Almanac of American Politics
The Congressional Staff Directory
World Compliance PEP List

Judge Directories

Judicial Staff Directory
Newsworthy Person Directories
Debrett’s People of Today
Gale Biographies
Marquis Who’s Who Biographies
Who’s Who in American Art
Who’s Who in France
Who’s Who in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States

Scientist Directories

The Official American Board of Medical Specialties

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Directories in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.