Ari Kaplan

As the principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, Ari travels around the country speaking about the mechanics of getting published. He teaches professionals the techniques for leveraging writing as the foundation for business development through in-house CLE programs, personal coaching and strategic writing assistance. He is a columnist for Law.com, as well as a member of the Board of Editors for American Lawyer Media's Marketing the Law Firm and the Legal Tech newsletter. He received a 2007 Apex Award for feature writing recognizing his marketing article for Small Firm Business, "How To Stand Out From a Crowd," and was named a "Law Star" by LawCrossing.

Thomson-West will be releasing Ari's new book, The Opportunity Maker, about creative networking and self-promotion for law students and lawyers, this spring. He has published over 150 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.

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.