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e-Law.com responds to requests for search by words and automatic alerts of new filings of interest as they are added to the mountain of documents of the largest bankruptcy filing in history

NEWARK, NJ (Thursday, June 6, 2002) ¾ e-Law, LLC announced the introduction of the new “Alert and Search” using Key Words capability on www.elaw4enron.com - the website created in accordance with a case management order entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and in response to Enron’s goal to provide unlimited access to all documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the chapter 11 cases.

In addition to the numerous creditors and approximately 500 law firms involved in the chapter 11 cases, there are more than 25,000 current and former Enron employees who are watching these proceedings.

“With over 5,000 documents already filed in this case, finding those documents of interest when the date of filing or filing number is not at hand can be overwhelming,” according to Jerry Krivitzky, Chairman and CEO of E-Law, LLC, the company charged with building, managing and hosting the site. “eLaw now makes locating documents of interest easy by providing the ability to interactively search the docket text by Key Words. Even better, by having us retain your Key Words, we’ll send an e-mail Alert every time a new filing arrives that matches your Key Words ~ automatically.”

“That we’ve already passed the 150,000 session mark is no surprise,” says Ed Denné, Chief Operating Officer. “We expected this high level of interest. In speaking with hundreds of users in recent months, the ability to Search the docket text became our next logical step. One thing we did not expect has proved to be the high volume of positive e-mails applauding the introduction of this site – we are very pleased to play a part and to continue to respond to suggestions for ongoing improvement.”

e-Law, LLC www.e-law.com, a legal Internet company that serves New York lawyers by monitoring New York trial courts case dockets, has agreed to host an Independent Web Site for the Enron Bankruptcy documents at no cost. With few exceptions, every document filed with the Bankruptcy Clerk’s office is done so electronically. The copies that are served on all interested parties and firms are done via email. Since the court’s system requires advance registration and user fees that could add up to significant dollars with such frequent case activity, PACER didn’t meet the objectives the lawyers had in mind.

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E-Law, based in Newark, NJ, has been operating a website at www.e-law.com since October 2000 that serves the New York legal community. Free access to state Supreme Court civil cases for the five boroughs of New York City plus eight surrounding counties has attracted more than 24,000 registered users who have researched more than 2.1 million cases. The site features some powerful enhancements, like automatic alerts and personal calendar docketing, which complement the free services.

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E-Law® covers the New York Civil Court dockets across 13 counties: the Bronx, Dutchess, Erie, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester. E-Law is owned and managed by the same people who publish the Lawyers Diary and Manual. Not a dot com for the moment, but a commitment from the firm that for more than 100 years has provided the day-to-day information needed to PracticE-Law. And now, the Enron Document Center too at elaw4enron.com.