Jay Foonberg is often introduced as the man who needs no introduction. The word "Foonberg" will produce more than 20,000 links on Google.

A very successful lawyer and internationally known author of many books and articles on Ethical Lawyer Marketing and Practice Management. He also speaks to bar associations throughout the world, having spoken in every one of the 50 states, all 6 US territories, every one of the 10 Canadian Provinces, and on every continent including Antarctica, as well as several foreign countries in the English, Spanish and Portuguese languages.

Mr. Foonberg is the only person to have been honored with lifetime achievement awards by 4 sections of the American Bar Association. He is the recipient of the Donald C. Rikli Lifetime Achievement Award of the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, as well as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the ABA Law Student Division, as well as the Sam Smith Award of the ABA Law Practice Management Section for having demonstrated lifetime achievement in the field of law practice management.

He is also the recipient of the prestigious Harrison Tweed Award as the Most Outstanding CLE Educator in the United States. Additionally, Mr. Foonberg is the recipient of the Louis Goldberg award as the Most Outstanding Attorney - Certified Public Accountant in the United States.

He has been decorated by the governments of Brazil and Argentina for his work in international trade.

Mr. Foonberg is, or has been an active member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association and of many State Bar of California and ABA committees, sections, divisions, etc. He is past Chair of the Senior Lawyers of the State Bar of California and a past Council Member of the American Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Division. He was a founder of both the California and American Bar's Law Practice Management Sections. He was also founder of the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Citizen's Law School in 1991.

Mr. Foonberg's published books include: How to Start and Build a Law Practice (5th edition), How to Get and Keep Good Clients (3rd edition), Finding the Right Lawyer, The ABA Guide to Lawyer Trust Accounts, and How to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay (2nd edition). All are available from the American Bar Association. His books are the most stolen law books from law libraries in the United States. Many of his works are now published in book, CD, DVD, and PDF download formats and are purchased by lawyers throughout the world as eBooks.

Mr. Foonberg received his law degree from UCLA Law and has studied at Harvard Law School, Cambridge University England and Duke University School of Law and the Institute Louis Pasteur in France.

He keeps physically active by running marathons, having run his first marathon at age 56, and has completed 35 marathons and 28 half marathons as of February 2009. He has completed at least one marathon or half marathon on every one of the 7 continents, including Singapore, Kenya, and Antarctica.

He welcomes your comments on the materials and your suggestions for improving them. He also responds to email requests for help.

Mr. Foonberg's books, published articles, lectures and programs are now available as internet downloads, including individual chapters for as low as 99¢ each.