function checkFields() {
	createCookie('stateName','WA','7');
missinginfo = "";
if (document.appeallawyers.first_name.value == "") {
missinginfo += "\n     -  First Name";
}
if (document.appeallawyers.county.value == "") {
missinginfo += "\n     -  County";
}
if (document.appeallawyers.state.value == "") {
missinginfo += "\n     -  State";
}

if ((document.appeallawyers.email.value == "") || 
(document.appeallawyers.email.value.indexOf('@') == -1) || 
(document.appeallawyers.email.value.indexOf('.') == -1)) {
missinginfo += "\n     -  Email address";
}
if (missinginfo != "") {
missinginfo ="_____________________________\n" +
"Error: Please Correct The Following\n" +
missinginfo + "\n_____________________________" +
"\nPlease re-enter and submit again!";
alert(missinginfo);
return false;
}
else return true;


}

function createCookie(name,value1,days) {
var value = value1;
value = "";
value = ""+document.appeallawyers.county.value+"-"+document.appeallawyers.state.value;
	
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();

	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	
	//alert(value);
}