Robert Ambrogi

At $999, it is the most expensive app available for the iPhone. But this one may actually be worth it, as TechCrunch reports. Called BarMax CA, it is a full-fledged preparation course for the California bar exam, offered entirely on the iPhone,…

Join me tomorrow, Jan. 12, from noon to 2 p.m. ET on Twitter for a discussion on the future of the legal industry. Follow the discussion using the hashtag #FOLI. Follow me on Twitter as bobambrogi.

The discussion is taking place in cooperation with Martindale-Hubbell Connected, which has been hosting a series…

I am very happy to report that I will be a keynote speaker at the Avvocating Conference Jan. 21 and 22 in Seattle. Sponsored by Avvo, the conference has a great line-up of speakers who will address the theme of advanced online marketing training for lawyers.

The line-up includes insiders from LinkedIn,…

As part of its celebration of its 45th anniversary, the Massachusetts Bar Foundation is holding an online fundraising auction. I have donated a one-hour seminar on social media, presented at your law firm or place of business.

The MBF is Massachusetts’ premiere legal charity, working to increase access to justice for…

As the parent of two kids with nut and other food allergies, I live in constant fear of hidden allergens in food. (I wrote in 2006 about my older son’s near-death experience from an unmarked peanut-butter cookie.) Here is good news for parents who find themselves in this situation: Food-sniffing dogs trained to protect…

Lawyer and legal technologist Dennis Kennedy has published his annual law-related blogging awards, which he calls The Blawggies. I am happy to report that Lawyer2Lawyer, the podcast I cohost with J. Craig Williams, received the award for Best Legal Podcast — a notable achievement given that Dennis has his own outstanding podcast…

A piece I wrote, The Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2009, is published in the e-newsletter of IMS ExpertServices. I review my picks for the year’s 10 most important appellate opinions involving the admissibility of expert opinions and the procedural formalities surround their use. Let me know of others you think I should…

On Friday, I posted Legal Podcasts for Your Holiday Travel at Legal Blog Watch, a round-up of law-related podcasts you might want to load onto to your favorite MP3 player before heading out on your holiday travel.

Check out that list and add one more: any of the weekly podcasts on international dispute…

Hold on to your jingle bells! It is the Lawyer2Lawyer holiday show. This week, we feature three very special attorneys who are each in their own unique ways helping to spread some holiday cheer:…

I am honored to say that this blog is included among Avvo’s Favorite Legal Blogs of 2009. I appreciate the honor and appreciate being included among such a stellar lot of legal blogs.…

As I mentioned I would do, I live tweeted last week’s LexisNexis-sponsored panel, “Evolution or Revolution? The Future of the Law Firm Business Model.” Republished below are my tweets from that event. (Note: Read them from the bottom up.) I also wrote a recap of the panel today at Legal Blog Watch.…

Here is my prediction about Google Wave: It will be slow to catch on among legal professionals — but it will catch on. I explain in my review of Google Wave published in Law Technology News.…