Robert Ambrogi

Even though I neglected last week to post about one episode of Coast to Coast, I managed to record another, via iffy cell-phone connection. My co-host J. Craig Williams and I interview Robin Sparkman, editor-in-chief of Corporate Counsel magazine, about the results of the 2006 GC Compensation Survey, charting…

Off in the Maine woods last week, I neglected to post here about the July 21 episode of our legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast. The topic was Tech Training for Lawyers, and the line-up of guests was stellar. Joining my co-host J. Craig Williams and me were Andrew Z. Adkins III,…

Away last week camping by a lake in Maine with my 11-year-old and two of his buddies. Sad to say, the camp had wireless access. Glad to say, I avoided the temptation.…

In one of my posts yesterday about Reed Smith’s termination of Denise Howell, I wondered whether the firm anticipated the blogosphere’s reaction. Well, the stats suggest it should have. Kevin O’Keefe at LexBlog reports that Internet discussion about Reed Smith is up 50 percent in the wake of the incident. Meanwhile, Bob…

An interesting contrast in articles about the strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia:

Over at Legal Blog Watch, both coauthor Carolyn Elefant and I have written about Reed Smith’s incomprehesible firing of blogger Denise Howell:

In another item from the U.S. Virgin Islands, the V.I. Superior Court last week launched a Web site. The Superior Court — known until 2004 as the Territorial Court — is the trial court of general jurisdiction in the V.I. Its site includes extensive information about the court, as well as calendars, selected opinions…

U.S. Virgin Islands land records are now accessible over the Internet, through the V.I. Recorder of Deeds. You will need to register to gain access. Searching is free, but viewing a document costs $2 a page. Other subscription options are available. The project to put these documents online was the initiative of Lt.…

The most recent installment of the legal affairs podcast Coast to Coast reviews the just-completed Supreme Court term. We have two veteran court watchers as guests: Tony Mauro, Supreme Court reporter for Legal Times and American Lawyer Media, and Rex S. Heinke, head of the national appellate and litigation strategy…

If you are wondering where on terra firma your favorite legal podcaster is located, there is now a Frappr! map of legal podcasters. Jim Milles, podcaster at Check This Out! and law library director at the University at Buffalo Law School, set it up. If you have a law-related podcast, add yourself.…

Offtopic, but … Last night marked a momentous milestone in my house: the Tooth Fairy’s final visit. My younger son’s last baby tooth came out, pushed aside by the grown-up tooth eager to replace it and spurred by his wiggling and prodding. Then came the ritual of placing the…

On this week’s legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, we discuss emerging issues in electronic filing of court documents. The program features a sneak preview of findings from the ABA’s soon-to-be-released 2006 Legal Technology Survey Report presented by Laura Ikens, senior research specialist the ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center. Also joining…