Denise Howell is a seasoned appellate and intellectual property litigator based in Los Angeles. Weblogs she writes or has written include Bag and Baggage, Lawgarithms, Between Lawyers, and The Industry Standard. She writes the Dicta column in The American Lawyer magazine on a bi-monthly basis, hosts an audio series at TWiT.tv called this WEEK in LAW, and another one at IT Conversations called Sound Policy. Howell coined the term “blawg” and helped pioneer podcasting for lawyers. Microcontent obsessed since 2001, she is frequently quoted in the media on legal issues involving intellectual property and technology law.