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Being a lawyer today takes more than a legal degree - it also means running a business! Coast to Coast hosts J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, both of whom are lawyers and law.com bloggers discuss the complexities of the business of law beyond the courthouse. Our special guest is Reid Trautz, who serves as Director of the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service, where he provides practic...

Back in 1999, the Chief Legal Officers of 500 large corporations agreed to push their outside legal firms into hiring more minorities and women. Has their promise been kept? Have law firms diversified their staff? Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, tackle this topic with in depth analysis from Veta Richardson, the Executive Director for...

Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, brings the two sides of tort reform together in a lively debate over the issues. Among the big issues for 2006 are asbestos and obesity lawsuits. Our special guests are Laurie Beacham, Communications director for the Center for Justice and Democracy, who explains the 'dangers' of tort reform and Tiger J...

Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, looks at how DNA is being used in many cases to prove previously convicted people innocent of crimes for which many have served decades in jail. You'll hear about the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic founded by Barry Scheck, of O.J. Simpson trial fame and his partner, Peter Neufeld, which ha...

Looking into the crystal ball on Coast to Coast with co-hosts J.Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, both attorneys and legal bloggers for Law.com. Special guests and prognosticators (also lawyers) Norman Pattis, one of the best-known criminal defense lawyers in the country along with Washington D.C. Attorney Carolyn Elefant, who specialized in energy regulatory issues and Stephen Kaplan from the Los A...

Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, looks at the legal wranglings over the gizmo that keeps many lawyers connected - the BlackBerry! The legal spotlight is on the patent infringement lawsuit brought by a company called NTP against Research in Motion, the company that makes the BlackBerry. To guide us through the recent developments is our...

Put the briefs and blackberrys away and have a good-spirited laugh at the legal community. Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, brings listeners a special treat for the holidays. Lawrence Savell, Esq. from the New York firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, shares his musical scales of justice from LAWTUNES just in time for your holiday listening...

Coast to Coast, hosted by Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams takes on the Solomon Amendment and arguments before the Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. FAIR which may impact law schools across the country. Hear a portion of the actual argument from the Solicitor General, Paul Clement, arguing for the Justice Department and reaction from our special guest, Attorney Lara Schwartz, chie...

Coast to Coast, hosted by Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams discuss the arguments before the Supreme Court in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood with high stakes for the abortion issue. Special guests are Professor Neil S. Siegel from Duke Law, who recently completed a clerkship with Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mathew D. Staver, President and General Counsel of Liberty...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams brings into focus a discussion of the Patriot Act up for debate as some of the provisions are set to expire December 31st. Although designed to give federal law enforcement and intellegence agencies tools in the fight against terror, some say civil liberties are being violated. Hear former FBI agent and now candidate for Congress, Coleen Ro...

Coast to Coast, with J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, takes a hard look at the future for VIOXX litigation nationwide, particularly after the recent win for Merck Pharmaceuticals in the New Jersey trial. Very special guests in our discussion are nationally recognized Attorney Tom Girardi of the L-A firm of Girardi-Keese known for taking on goliaths in the past, Attorney Dawn Barrios of the Lo...

Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams takes up the controversial discussion of the President's latest nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, with special guests with special insights. Join us along with Matt Margolis, the founder/editor of Blogs for Bush, distinguished Law Professor, Carl Tobias from the University of Richmond School of Law and Drucilla Ram...

Coast to Coast with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams sparks a rapid-fire discussion about the new law that shields gunmakers from crime victim lawsuits, called The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms. Our special guests are Josh Horowitz, Exec. Dir., the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, David Kopel, Research Dir., Independence Institute and editor-in-chief, Journal on Firearms & Public Policy...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes up a discussion of the new bankruptcy law that has bankruptcy attorneys' offices swamped! Our special guests are Attorney Henry Sommer, a leading authority on consumer bankruptcy and Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy from Philadelphia and Attorney Gibson Pagter, Jr. a bankruptcy lawyer fr...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers gets first hand accounts from inside the courtroom at the VIOXX trial underway in New Jersey. A 60-yr old war veteran claims VIOXX caused his heart attack. Special guest, Attorney Sam Davis, from Davis, Saperstein & Solomon, P.C., who has been attending the trial to gather information for his own plain...

Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes on an important issue about diversity (or lack thereof) in the legal blogosphere. Are the ranks of women, and minorities being heard? Are they getting the recognition they deserve? Our special guests are Lisa Stone, originator of BlogHer, a blogger and a journalist whose work has appe...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. Why aren't there more lawyers doing pro bono work? We explore that with special guests Mark O'Brien, Deputy Director of Probono.net, a non-profit organization in NYC that provides access to justice through innovative technology and volunteer lawyer participation and Ken Babcock, the Executive Director...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers engage a feisty topic on this show - Bloggers as Journalists: Making New Rules. Our special guests are long-time broadcast journalist and CBS News National Editor Bill Felling, Wendy Seltzer, visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School teaching Internet law and privacy as well as a well...

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. We get the latest from the legal community crippled by Hurricane Katrina. You'll hear first-hand accounts from Louisiana attorneys and top law bloggers, Ernie Svenson and Raymond P. Ward, both of whom have relocated their practices for now. Their stories are compelling and attitudes amazingly positive...

Coast to Coast, with J. Craig Williams (May It Please The Court) and Robert Ambrogi (Lawsites) from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers zero in on a lively discussion of John Roberts nomination for Chief Justice of the U-S Supreme Court. Guests on the show are Professor Craig Bradley from Indiana University School of Law, who clerked for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Elliot Mincberg,...

"Coast to Coast" with J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers debuts with a great show! American Bar Association President Michael S. Greco is our special guest to talk about the challenges and goals for American lawyers over the next year. And from the Duke Law School, we're fortunate to have Professor Erwin Chemerinsky on the show to talk about the far-rea...