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Bio:

Ari Kaplan is the author of The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (Thomson-West, 2008).

As the principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, Mr. Kaplan addresses professionals internationally about the mechanics of getting published and dynamic networking.  He teaches techniques for leveraging writing and other activities as the foundation for business development through in-house training programs, personal coaching and strategic writing assistance (e.g., white papers, case studies and client profiles on law related issues in legal technology, electronic discovery and other topics).

Mr. Kaplan subscribes to his own training philosophy.  He has published over 150 articles, served as a legal commentator for CNET Radio, hosted a public access cable television show in Manhattan, taught Internet law at Baruch College, founded the Ari Kaplan Advisors charitable book collection through the Intergenerational Literacy Project in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and was interviewed on CNN in connection with the implications of digital downloading.

He is a member of the Board of Editors for ALM Media's Marketing the Law Firm and its Legal Tech newsletter.  He received a 2007 Apex Award for feature writing recognizing his marketing article published in Small Firm Business, "How To Stand Out From a Crowd," and was named a "Law Star" by LawCrossing.

Mr. Kaplan practiced law in New York City for almost 9 years and is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey 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.

Learn more about the author at AriKaplanAdvisors.com and the principles in this book at TheOpportunityMaker.com.