Robert Ambrogi BlogThe Senate voted to confirm John Roberts as chief justice of the United States, AP reports via law.com.…
Boston firms announce merger
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…
Law prof who fled Katrina dies in Rita surf
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…
Behold WilmerHale!
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,…
Federal tort trials fall by 80 percent
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…
C2C: In search of pro bono and a Supreme Court preview
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:…
Customer service, federal style
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 says its index outsizes others
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…
Blawg Review: the protest edition
ambivalent imbroglio (funny how many people mangle my name to sound something like “Robert Imbroglio”) hosts Blawg Review #25, the protest edition.…
Law firms outsource case work overseas
Venable, Arnold & Porter and Howrey are among the large firms outsourcing case work to India and other countries, The Washington Times reports.…
Who is blawging in Mass?
Help me identify the missing blawgs. I am compiling a list of lawyer-written blogs in Massachusetts. So far, I have these:…
Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents
Reporters Without Borders has published a Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents, which is available as a PDF download. The handbook is intended as a guide both to creating a blog and to maintaining anonymity as a blogger. As the handbook explains:
…“Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries