Author Profile

Bob Ambrogi

Bob Ambrogi

Phone: (978) 546-7898
Law Office of Robert J. Ambrogi 16 McKay's Drive Rockport MA 1966 United States

About

Based out of Massachusetts, Bob – a journalist, lawyer, blogger, and tech guru – is all over the web. He tracks legal websites at his LawSites Blog, writes about freedom of the press at the Media Law Blog, and contributes to the ALM’s Legal Blog Watch. On the other side of the new media spectrum, he serves as co-host for the legal podcast Lawyer2Lawyer. Plus, Bob is the only person in history to have held editorial control over Lawyers Weekly USA and the National Law Journal.

Areas of Expertise

* Media and new media law * Arbitration and mediation * Labor and employment law * Writing and editorial consulting

Professional Experience

* Lawyer/Consultant, Law Office of Robert J. Ambrogi (1994-Present) * Vice President of Editorial Services, Jaffe Associates (2003-2005) * Editor-in-Chief of _National Law Journal_ and Editorial Director of Litigation Services Division, American Lawyer Media (2001-2003) * Director of American Lawyer Media News Service, American Lawyer Media (1999-2001) * Editor-in-Chief, Lawyers Weekly Publications (1987-1993)

Education

* JD, Boston College Law School (1980) * BA (English/Journalism, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1976)

Recent Articles

Yet Another Practice Management Platform adds Document Assembly

Bob Ambrogi

March 22, 2012 02:20

I’m sensing a trend here. In January, I wrote here that the Web-based practice management application Rocket Matter had added document assembly. Less than a week later, I posted here that Clio had announced its addition of a document assembly feature. Then I learned that HoudiniEsq had...

Going to Techshow? There’s an App for That

Bob Ambrogi

March 22, 2012 00:32

If you are attending ABA Techshow in Chicago next week, be sure to download the Techshow app for your mobile phone. It is available for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. The app includes a number of features. Among them: The Techshow schedule. View the full schedule or see events by day, topic or...

LexisNexis Acquires Legal News Site Law360

Bob Ambrogi

March 20, 2012 18:41

LexisNexis said today that it has acquired Portfolio Media, the company that runs Law360, a subscription website that provides legal news and analysis targeted at business lawyers. Law360 covers legal news on its website and in e-newsletters. News is organized according to some 30 practice areas,...

A Thorough Guide to Freelance Lawyering

Bob Ambrogi

March 16, 2012 14:21

What if you could have a law job that let you wear pajamas at noon, take extended trips to visit family and friends, and burn the midnight oil because that is when a great idea hits you? If that strikes a chord for you, then don’t even finish reading this post. Just head over and [...]What if...

Another Site for Lawyers to Share Legal Forms

Bob Ambrogi

March 15, 2012 18:59

I’ve written at least a couple times before about websites created in order to allow lawyers to share legal forms and documents. Now there is another one. First, a recap. I wrote last June about Standardforms.org, a legal wiki intended to serve as a free repository of sophisticated legal...