Robert Ambrogi

As attention turns today to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, The Boston Globe has an interesting interview with Justice Stephen Breyer, who talks about his new book, “Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution.”…

Silvia L. Coulter is at the top tier of legal marketing consultants, so I was glad to learn that yesterday she launched a blog, The Legal Compass, where she will share her thoughts and insights on “legal sales, service, strategy and success.” Silvia is managing partner of CoulterConsultingGroup and former chief marketing officer…

The Senate voted to confirm John Roberts as chief justice of the United States, AP reports via law.com.…

Two prominent Boston law firms, 340-lawyer Edwards & Angell and 180-lawyer Palmer & Dodge, today announced that they will merge, effective Nov. 1. The combined firm, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, will have 520 attorneys, nine offices and 20-plus practice areas in the United States.

“We believe our increased size and depth…

A Tulane University law professor has been identified as one of two swimmers who died during the weekend in rough surf kicked up by Hurricane Rita along Florida Panhandle beaches, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Martin David Gelfand, 54, a member of the Tulane faculty in New Orleans for 30 years, drowned Sunday while…

As of Oct. 1, WilmerHale will become the new “market name” of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the law firm formed by last year’s merger of Hale and Dorr, one of Boston’s most venerable firms, and Wilmer Cutler Pickering, a Washington firm of similar stature, the Boston Globe reports today in the article,…

I just came across this Bureau of Justice Statistics report, “Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 2002-03”, released in August, showing that the number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined by nearly 80 percent from 1985 to 2003 – from 3,600 trials in 1985 to fewer than 800 trials in 2003. The…

This week’s Coast to Coast, the legal news podcast cohosted by J. Craig Williams and me, features two distinct segments, each with great guests:…

Did you know that there is a federal government entity devoted to improving customer service by federal agencies? It is called USA Services, and its mission is to present U.S. citizens with a single point of reference for government, allowing them to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information.

Better yet, USA…

Google now says its search index is three times larger than that of any other search engine, CNET News.com reports. “We’re announcing tonight that in terms of unduplicated pages our index is now three times larger than any other search engine,” CEO Eric Schmidt told CNET. Google will stop providing on its search…

ambivalent imbroglio (funny how many people mangle my name to sound something like “Robert Imbroglio”) hosts Blawg Review #25, the protest edition.…

Venable, Arnold & Porter and Howrey are among the large firms outsourcing case work to India and other countries, The Washington Times reports.…