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Contact: Jerry Krivitsky Phone: 973.642.1440, ext. 107 Fax 973-242-1905 e-mail: krivitzky@e-law.com

e-Law, LLC 240 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ  07101

Skinder-Strauss Associates

NEWARK, NJ (Friday, March 8, 2002) ¾ e-Law, LLC announced the launch of it’s website, www.elaw4enron.com, for use in the Enron chapter 11 cases. The website was 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 free 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.

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.

“We were approached by attorneys involved in the case who know of our work in state court in New York,” according to Jerry Krivitzky, Chairman and CEO of E-Law, LLC, the company charged with building, managing and hosting the site. “Their requirements were simple and straight-forward. They wanted an easy to use site where Enron’s stakeholders and especially employees could view or download exact copies of the digital filings with the bankruptcy court as well as keep abreast of docket developments and hearing dates. Most of all, they didn’t want the stakeholders and employees to pay for access to the documents or to make copies.”

“The idea of a free site is appropriate when there is such a huge public demand for public information. Using automated technologies and the know how we have gained over the past 18 months working with court docket data, and the people who access it, allows us to make this offering possible,” says Ed Denné, Chief Operating Officer. “We expect the Enron bankruptcy to generate more than 10,000 individual documents. Related proceedings could increase that number significantly. We are looking forward to all of the opportunities for future development and expansion which this case affords.”

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.

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 19,000 registered users who have researched more than 1.8 million cases. The site features some powerful enhancements, like automatic alerts and personal calendar docketing, which complement the free services.