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SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES

20 Tips For Web Site Success: Lessons From Lawyers On The Internet, originally published in Law Office Computing.

The Risks and Rewards of Outsourced Legal Writing, April 3, 2003, The National Law Journal.

The 'Always-On' System (Kmart extranet), June 26, 2003, Corporate Counsel.

Browse Your Way to Compliance, Jan. 27, 2003, Corporate Counsel.

Common Cause: Firms Unite for More Health Plan Clout, Summer 2003 LawFirmInc.

Renegotiating Leases: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Spring 2003, LawFirmInc.

Top Sites: In Search of Ethics on the Internet, March 2003 Law Practice Management.

Five Essential Search Sites for Solos, Winter 2003 Solo.

COLUMN

Ambrogi writes the syndicated column legal.online, which appears monthly in a variety of legal periodicals. Below is the complete set of these columns.

Important note: Links and descriptions were current as of the date of the column. Over the years, many have changed or expired and are no longer accurate.

2005

December:

November: 10 Essential Podcasts for Lawyers

October: Two Unique Formats Enhance Sites' Usability

September:

August: Sites Offer Support for Busy Media Lawyers

July:

June: The Power of RSS

May: Patently Odd: Where on the Web to Find Wacky Patents

April: A Papal Pundit, and Other News From the Legal Web

March: More of My Round-up of Recently Launched Sites

February: A Round-up of Recently Launched Sites

January: Could Podcasting Be CLE's New Wave?

2004

December: Correspondence Courses for the Internet Era

November: A Look Back At Sites Launched in 2004

October: Virtual Justice: Resolving Disputes Online

September: IP Blogs: Pocket Parts for a Digital Age

August:

No column.

July: Useful Sources for Company Research

June: Laughing at Lawyers and the Law

May: Useful Search Tools You May Not Know About

April: Estate Planning with Help from the Web

March: Protecting Intellectual Property: Practical Resources on the Web

February: Preserving Legal History Through the Web

January: Patent and Trademark Searching Via the Web

2003

December: No column

November: Bankruptcy Lawyers Indebted to the Net

October: Web Sites for Corporate Lawyers

September: The 10 Best Legal Sites of the Decade

August: A Supreme Collection of High Court Resources

July: No column

June: A Brief Summary: Free Briefs on the Web

May: A Round-up Of New and Interesting Sites

April: A Hodgepodge of Newly Launched Sites

March: Managing Knowledge Management via the Web

February: Daubert Tool Lets Lawyers Track Expert's History

January: Lawyers As Pundits, By Way of the Web

2002

December: Many 'Blawgs' Provide Practical Information

November: The Year's Most Laudable Web Site Launches

October: Federal Sites Offer Resources for Conveyancers

September: With Redesign, VersusLaw Remains Useful, Affordable

August: One Year Later, 9/11 Sites Largely Abandoned

July: No column.

June: Recently Hatched Web Sites Take Wing

May: Upstarts Set Stage For Search Engine Showdown

April: No column.

March: Web Resources for the Macintosh Lawyer

February: Shedding Light on the Tobacco Industry

January: Cache Clean Up: A Hodgepodge of Sites

2001

December: In Search Of Ethics On The Internet

November: Family Feuds: Divorce, Custody and Child Support

October: Legal Community Comes to the Aid of its Own, Online

September: Web Sites Support Poverty Lawyers (part 2 of 2)

August: The Public Good: Pro Bono and Public Interest (part 1)

July

June: The 10 Best Web Sites for Lawyers

May

April: Net Law: The Internet's Rules of the Road

March: Resolving Disputes Over the Web

February: Bankruptcy Lawyers Indebted to the 'Net

January: The Internet is Rich in Environmental Resources

2000

December: Topical Sites For Tort Lawyers

November: Estate Planning With Help From The Web

October: Correspondence Courses for the Electronic Era

September: Official Sites Help Criminal Lawyers Make Their Case

August: The Web Holds The Patent On Patent Searching

July: Help In Managing Your Law Practice

June: Best Sites For Securities Lawyers

May: The Law In The Palm of Your Hand

April: The Best Legal-Ethics Sites On The Web

March: Old Friends, New Sites, Same Spirit

February: ASPs Zero In On The Legal Market

January: Web Sites Serve Debate Over Multidisciplinary Practice

1999

December: Getting To Know The Supreme Court

November: Managing Litigation Via The Web

October: Software Solutions That Skip The Software

September: Among Recent Sites, Some Winners, Some Losers

August: Recent Sites Prove Worthy Of A Lawyer's Time

July:

June:

May:

April:

March: Best of the Web for Lawyers

February: Worldwide Commerce on the Worldwide Web

January: Originality Helps New Legal Products Stand Out

1998

December 1998: Cache Clean-up: Recent Web Sites Reviewed

November 1998: In Search of Ethics on the Internet

October 1998: Correspondence Courses For the Digital Decade

September 1998: For Research Services, It's A Horse Race

August 1998: Untangling The Web of Law Practice Management

July 1998: Finding Federal Court Opinions Online

June 1998: You Asked For It! A Look At Readers' Web Sites .

May 1998: Millennium Bug Gets Caught In The Web

April 1998: Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis Set Up Shop On The Web .

March 1998: New Services Deliver Legal News Via The Web

February 1998: Best of the Web For Lawyers

January 1998: Off the Beaten (Or Oft-Surfed) Path

1997

December 1997: Estate Planning With Help From The Web

November 1997: Finding Free Software on the Internet

October 1997: Finding A Job Using The Internet

September 1997: Lexis, West Unveil Major Internet Services

August 1997: Lawyer-Client E-mail OK, But Watch The Spam

July 1997: Best Internet Resources For Securities Lawyers

June 1997: Jury Verdict Research Using the Internet

May 1997: 10 Must-Have Sites For Every Lawyer's Bookmarks List

April 1997: First Look: Lexis-Nexis' Web-based Research Service

March 1997: A Real Estate Lawyer's Guide to the Internet

February 1997: New Tools For Legal Research On The 'Net

January 1997: Internet Marketing 101: Alternatives To The Web

1996

December 1996: The Internet Is Rich In Environmental Resources

November 1996: Non-Legal Web Sites Can Help A Busy Lawyer

October 1996: State Laws on the Internet

September 1996: Crawling For Needles In The Internet Haystack

August 1996: Tort Lawyers Can Use The 'Net To Research Products, Injuries, More

July 1996: Best of the Web for Lawyers 1996

June 1996: Cyberspace Becomes Forum For Resolving Disputes

May 1996: Bankruptcy Resources Abound On The Internet

April 1996: Internet Use Creates Call For New Citation System

March 1996: State Bars Ponder Rules for Web Sites

February 1996: West's New Online Service Ready For Debut

January 1996: For Family Lawyers, Net Resources Are Few

1995

December 1995: Legal Research On The Internet: A Primer

November 1995: Finding Experts On The Internet

October 1995: Networking On The Net

September 1995: First Look: The Microsoft Network Offers Little For Lawyers

August 1995: Treasure For Lawyers On The World Wide Web

July 1995: Content Is Key To Web Page Design

June 1995: Should Your Firm Have A Site On The Internet?

May 1995: Finding Court Decisions On The Internet

April 1995: Online Services Battle For Lawyers' Loyalty

March 1995: The Internet: A Revolution in Law Practice

WEB WATCH

Ambrogi writes the monthly "Web Watch" column for American Lawyer Media's Law Technology News, the largest circulation legal technology magazine in the U.S. The current column and past installments are available there.