As the principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, Ari travels around the country speaking about the mechanics of getting published and techniques for leveraging writing as the foundation for business development. He is a columnist for Law.com and a member of the Board of Editors for American Lawyer Media's Marketing the Law Firm and E-Discovery Law & Strategy. He received a 2007 Apex Award for Feature Writing recognizing his marketing article for Small Firm Business, "How To Stand Out From a Crowd."

Ari is currently writing a book on creative marketing for law students and junior lawyers, which will be published by Thomson-West and is set for release in 2008. He is also producing "Like Snowflakes in December," a documentary about lawyers working with detainees at Guantanamo Bay (click on the link to watch the trailer and learn more).

While balancing a legal career, he published over 125 articles in legal and non-legal magazines and newspapers based in the United States and the United Kingdom. He also produced two independent films, served as a legal commentator for CNET Radio, hosted a public access cable television show in Manhattan, taught Internet Law at Baruch College and was interviewed on CNN in connection with the implications of digital downloading.

From September of 2006 through August of 2007, he served as the interim CEO of findingDulcinea.com, a Web-based publisher seeking to become the librarian of the Internet. Ari is currently the company's Director of External Relationships and advisor to the CEO.

Ari practiced law in New York City for almost 9 years with both McDermott, Will & Emery LLP and Graham & James LLP. Admitted in NY, NJ and Washington, D.C., he earned his J.D. from George Washington University Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Boston University.

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