Beyond the Legal Limit with Jeffrey Lichtman

Jeff discusses the Daniel Penny/Jordan Neely subway murder case in further depth now that the Manhattan DA has charged Penny with manslaughter. Despite Neely’s family attorney claiming that the proper course of action in dealing with a raving, violent, deranged lunatic on the subway is to ask him “How can I help you? Let me meet your need,” the first rule of subway is: do not lock eyes with this p...

In this new episode, Jeff breaks down what occurred on the subway as Jordan Neely was killed.  Any way you look at it, no matter how emotionally invested you are in the case, the Marine who intervened when a violent, crazy homeless person began accosting passengers did not commit a crime. Jeff also looks at the Ed Sheeran copyright infringement case brought by the family of the “Let’s Get it On” w...

In this podcast, Jeff runs through the Trump indictment: in 33 years of practice in NYC he’s never seen such a dopey one.  That being said, while he expects Trump’s popularity with his base to galvanize, Jeff predicts Trump’s chances of winning the next election to be zero, as he’s simply too toxic for independents.   Finally, Jeff describes a case that he first saw in the press and hoped he would...

An update on the impending Trump indictment: just as it seems political hack Manhattan DA Bragg is feeling the pressure for charging a former President with a minor misdemeanor case, Trump pulls a Trump and threatens Bragg and his fellow Americans with violence. Having clearly learned nothing from the fallout from January 6, Trump goes totally unhinged and reminds the country again why he will nev...

In this new podcast, Jeff discusses the craziness of the impending criminal indictment against Donald Trump brought by a woke DA — just the last of numerous bizarre decisions by leftists last week including San Francisco’s reparations fantasies, Stanford Law School’s inmates running the asylum, Secretary of Health claiming sex change surgery for children will soon be mainstreamed — and Democrats s...

In this new podcast, Jeff explains the new federal death penalty-eligible case against Kay Flock and the worst Thursday ever. Jeff also provides a Fetterman update: Gisele Fetterman is now a firefighter and took a super awesome vacation out of the country with the kids — after picking her bed-ridden husband’s bones clean. Jeff reports that Bob the Builder aka Mayor Pete was forced to go to East Pa...

In this new podcast, Jeff has some ugly words for Gisele Fetterman, the wife of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman. He barely survived a stroke last year and she pushed him to continue campaigning even as he was clearly badly damaged from the stroke. Now he’s a month into his 6 year term and is hospitalized for severe depression and the continued damage from his stroke — and Gisele will surely be...

In this new podcast, the Chinese got Jeff again with their Covid virus. While recuperating he watched as China doubled down on the abuse and sent a spy balloon over our country. In each instance, China suffered no repercussions.  Also, Jeff’s world-famous OB-GYN doctor, 36 years in the U.S., loses the first round of his extradition battle, even as illegals shipped to NY were permitted to stay — de...

In this new episode, Jeff recalls a massive and risky bet he made in a corrupt cop’s case which could have resulted in a life sentence without parole – but a great idea helped tip the odds in his favor.  Jeff also discusses the fantastic TV show, Fauda, and how last week’s events show how true to life it really is. Tyre Nichols was brutally murdered by five bad cops, but Jeff doesn’t see this as r...

In this installment of Beyond the Legal Limit , Jeff reports on the arrest of his client Chapo Guzman’s son, Ovidio, a purely political arrest ordered by a purely crooked Mexican government. Kevin McCarthy is elected Speaker of the House on his 15th attempt; Jeff notes that it’s the first time McCarthy has ever fought for anything in his life. Finally, Jeff details his history in talk radio and wh...

In this new episode, Jeff complains about the utter ridiculousness of New Year’s Day as a holiday – an excuse for idiots to be idiotic. Other topics: Times Square terror attack on New Year’s Eve, Don Trump, Jr’s girlfriend demanded 60K to speak for three minutes at a “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6 – and the impact music has had on my trial work, with examples from the Chapo and John A. Gotti...

In this new episode, Jeff recalls the moment from his childhood when he learned that Iranian revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran, holding 52 hostages for 444 days. Jeff describes his feelings for the Iranian terror regime over the following years and how, 43 years later, he had the opportunity to represent a defendant charged in a plot by the same Iranian regime to kidnap a crit...

In this new episode, Jeff discusses the Brittney Griner swap for the Merchant of Death: identity politics again rules the day, despite Viktor Bout being responsible for the deaths of thousands of Africans. Jeff also expresses his annoyance with lawyers — again.

In this post-Thanksgiving episode, Jeff is left to wonder what will it take for some people to realize that Trump is unfit — and unelectable — for office.  Is dinner with a Nazi not enough? Praising the Nazi? Refusing to apologize for dinner and the praise of the Nazi? Jeff endeavors to understand. Also in this episode, Jeff details an extradition hearing he has for a star New York OB-GYN who is a...

In this episode, Jeff describes his work week: a trip to a remote Pennsylvania prison spurs memories of his 1000+ jail visits. You’ll hear the ugly truths about prison, along with an introduction to former clients Shellackhead, Neil the Hitman and Sally Dogs. Jeff also reveals a seven-figure settlement on a Herpes civil case he brought; and finally, Jeff discusses his new client, James O’Keefe of...

In this episode, Jeff does an angry and ugly autopsy of the midterm elections and hopes that his listeners have been paying attention since his first podcast: Trump has got to go. Not tomorrow, not next week or next year: today. Also an update on Kyrie Irving: Lebron, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Nets owner Joe Tsai, and Dave Chappelle all say he isn’t anti-Semitic. Now we just need Kyrie to say...

In this new episode, Jeff explains how Kyrie Irving, fellow New Jerseyan, fellow Dukie, and Jeff’s favorite basketball player — broke his heart with his crazy Antisemitism: what Kyrie did matters and can’t be ignored or excused. But where is the outrage from all the players and coaches who wore the “I can’t breathe” shirts when George Floyd was murdered? Jeff also gives a detailed update on the Ka...

In this podcast, Jeff begins with a high — a tribute to the fallen Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis — and then a low, the abomination that was Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman’s debate performance. The only job on the planet in which you don’t need to stay home on disability after a devastating stroke apparently is United States Senator. Jeff also tells the story of his very first job in law, as...

In this new podcast, Jeff lays out in painstaking detail Joe Biden’s awful week in which he seemingly cannot tell the truth — yet a review of his history finds this is not a recent phenomenon. John Fetterman is running for the Senate in Pennsylvania and can’t seem to think or speak clearly due to a stroke, yet he’s somehow leading in the polls. Is this what we’ve come to? And an update on our favo...

In this new podcast, Jeff discusses a case from over 10 years ago: a Hells Angel charged with a violent federal extortion on tape — and he refused a plea unless he could be guaranteed no prison. With his back against the wall, Jeff figured his way out of it. Also in this episode, Jeff notes that NYC Mayor Eric Adams stepped out of da club long enough to declare a State of Emergency as NY is overru...

In this latest episode, Jeff describes perhaps the craziest case he ever had: a conman, career criminal kept cooperating with the government and getting reduced sentences, even as the bodies piled up. Finally, the government’s attempts to hide his past ended with a single mother getting a bullet to her head in Staten Island. Jeff also reports that NYC Mayor Eric Adams is insane — he thinks his dyi...

In this new podcast, Jeff tries to figure out what Stacey Abrams was thinking when she publicly stated that fetal heartbeats heard on ultrasound tests are a fraud, designed solely by men to control women. But this isn’t her first bonkers opinion. Jeff also discusses the hijab protests in Iran and the red carpet treatment the Butcher of Tehran, aka President of Tehran received upon arrival in NY fo...

In this new episode, Jeff discusses what finally took the Democrats to acknowledge our open southern border and immigration problems caused by 2 million crossings into America in one year: a plane of 50 Black and Brown migrants flown into lily-white Martha’s Vineyard. Now that this resort's rich, white Democrat residents have climbed down from their chairs, perhaps a real discussion on immigration...

In this episode, Jeff recalls minute by minute what he witnessed that dark day from his office in Manhattan, a mile from Ground Zero. And why it seems we’ve learned very little as a country since then. Contact Jeff at https://beyondthelegallimit.com/contact/ .

This episode explains how to destroy the credibility of a government witness while also destroying their lives – and helping your client avoid conviction!  These are the stories of Gene “Lowlife” Klotsman (Trump associate Felix Sater’s partner) and Marvin “Money Marvin” Dodson who had the misfortune of cooperating against two of Jeff’s clients decades ago.  In this episode, Jeff explains the upsid...