Welcome. My name is Michael Lawrence. Contract bridge player, author, and teacher. Rather than tell you all about my qualifications, I will say that I have the required experience and background to present this site. The following is what you will find here: About Michael Lawrence - Biography, credentials and contact info. Products - A variety of bridge related retail items ranging from bridge books to bridge software. Articles - Previously published and unpublished bridge articles and bridge hands. Links - Other bridge sites and resources. NEW SOFTWARE from Mike Lawrence. Just in time for Christmas. Mike's Advice. 333 perplexing hands to bid. Each problem comes with a choice of bids with explanations for why each bid is good or bad and why. This product is for players who frequently find themselves wondering what the right bid was on some hand that did not fit into most bidding schemes. There is nothing like this CD anywhere. The ACBL Bulletin editor, Brent Manley, loves it. There is a big plus in that Mike's Advice runs on PC and MAC. Something for everyone. Order now. ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE WITH CDS NOT WORKING ON VISTA 64 AND WINDOWS 7? Fred Gitelman has created a patch that will bring your older Mike Lawrence CDs up to date. http://bbi.bridgebase.com/software/mlupgrade/ You will find simple instructions on how to make your CDs work on Vista 64 and Windows 7. I apologize for the problems created by Microsoft when they stopped supporting XP but this cure will solve the issues. The four CDS that this will apply to are: Counting at Bridge Private Bridge Lessons, Volume One Private Bridge Lessons, Volume Two Defense These three CDs already work on Vista 64 and Windows 7. Counting at Bridge 2 Two Over One System Conventions  | About | Products | Articles | Links | Any questions or comments, drop us a note at Copyright © 1998 Michael Lawrence All rights reserved.