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Amateur online investigators have helped police break cold cases wide open but what happens when they go too far? Dr. Sarah Lageson from Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice stops by to discuss the ethical and Constitutional concerns as well as the proper way for law enforcement to team up with these arm-chair detectives. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choice...

Attorneys Thomas Brown and Patrick Delong from the law firm Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin discuss differences between regular automobile cases and rideshare cases and the types of claims that result from them. Special thanks to our sponsor, AM Best Company, Best’s Insurance Professional Resources, including Qualified Member attorneys, adjusters and expert service providers. Learn more...

Lawyer, author, and Lawyerist Lab alumna, Megan Zavieh, shares with us what it means to be a modern lawyer and the role ethics and technology play in it all. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to TextExpander, Postali, and Rankings.io for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Recent secession efforts aim to add land to Idaho by removing it from other states like Oregon, Washington, and California. But who is heading this movement and why? Is it legal? Will it happen? Professor Norman Williams from Willamette University College of Law joins us. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stanford responded swiftly to the outcry over threatening a law student's graduation because he made jokes about Josh Hawley, but what's not funny is the fact that the people who targeted him will all have high profile clerkships next year. We also discuss Harvard's insistence that students on need-based aid hand over all their summer associate earnings. And there's way more conversation about the...

A red tie. Manicured nails. Bleached hair. Loafers. The width of a person's hips. These are just a few of the things cited by vice patrol cops as indicators of someone's sexual preferences in the 1930s through the 1960s. In Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle Over Urban Gay Life Before Stonewall, author Anna Lvovsky examines the way that queer communities were policed in the 1930s through...

If your firm recognized Memorial Day on social media, there’s a chance the celebratory language fell flat against the occasion’s solemnity.  Gyi and Conrad explain how to recognize holidays from a business perspective appropriately.   Search engine optimization leads the news with the release of The State of Link Building Report 2021, controversy over Google penalizing a firm for link practice rel...

Professional Tennis Star Naomi Osaka recently and surprisingly withdrew from the French Open after she was fined for failing to make her contractually obligated media appearances. If you’ve been following the headlines, you know Naomi had a really good reason for doing this but there’s so much more to the story. Sports lawyer and law professor Darren Heitner returns to the show to tell us all abou...

There’s a right way to create a culture of diversity and inclusion and there are countless wrong ways companies and law firms continue to develop failing programs and policies. St. John’s University’s William Murphy tells host Carl Morrison the range from worst reasons to implement (reactionary) to best (making the business case). In between are altruistic or PR-motivated programs doomed to fail....

In this episode, we talk about South Dakota’s famous 4th of July fireworks show, why it was cancelled, and Governor Kristi Noem’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration to get it back. Christopher Vondracek from Forum News Service joins us. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to The Hill, Republican lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills thus far in the 2021 legislative session.  In Florida, Governor Ron Desantis recently signed an ‘anti-riot’ bill into law that states, in part, that a driver may avoid liability "for injury or death caused if fleeing for safety from a mob.” And Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a similar bil...

It’s that time again! Dennis and Tom return to the time-honored tradition of sharing their summer reading plans with listeners. After discussing their reading habits and some favorite digital reading tools, they offer up their top book picks for the summer – both fiction and non!  Next, this time on “Hot or Not?”, Dennis and Tom discuss CCTV, its significant privacy implications, and whether they...

We are replaying an older episode where Lawyerist Co-Founder, Sam Glover, and Stephanie Everett talk about the book they co-wrote together, The Small Firm Roadmap.  If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Rankings.io, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad cho...

Thankfully, career opportunities for law students and new lawyers seem to be increasing as COVID concerns abate. But, how can you best prepare yourself for actually getting the job you want? Meg Steenburgh welcomes Howard University School of Law’s Lauren Jackson to discuss tips and tactics for pursuing a fulfilling legal career. She emphasizes the importance of networking from day one of law scho...

Famed author and attorney Edna Selan Epstein stops by to talk with Dave Scriven-Young about Attorney Client Privilege, how it’s developed over the years, and related ways to save cost in discovery. In addition, they talk about starting her firm, lessons she’s learned, and much more.  Stay tuned for Darryl Wilson’s tips on the scope and use of Attorney-Client Privilege. Learn more about your ad cho...

The Arizona Election Audit has provoked high-powered legal battles but what is the Arizona Senate looking for and why is Maricopa County and the Democratic Party of Arizona trying to stop it? Zachary Stieber from the Epoch Times walks us through this colossal rumble. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More law firms announce that they aren't expecting associates to be back full-time in the office in the fall. More law schools announce that they aren't expecting enrolled law students to be in class at all. And more Kardashians announce that they aren't lawyers yet. Special thanks to our sponsors, LexisNexis® InterAction®, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

As Texas has lightened its COVID-related restrictions ahead of many other states, courts around the state are making plans to or have already opened their doors to resume in-person court proceedings. As this process moves forward, how are jurors, litigants, and the many other people involved kept safe? State Bar of Texas podcast host Rocky Dhir talks with Judge Maricela Moore about what her court,...

In May 2020, lawyer and author David Lat was starting his recovery from a life-threatening bout with COVID-19. A little over a year later, Lat, founder of Above the Law, decided to leave his job as a legal recruiter, go back to writing full time, and leave New York City for the New Jersey suburbs with his husband and their 3-year-old son. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced those changes. Special tha...

With an ever-expanding universe and a Goldilocks zone around each and every star, isn’t it pretty impossible to assume we are alone in the cosmos? Perhaps since the mysterious Roswell incident of 1947, increased curiosity about aliens and space has given rise to a whole lot of great entertainment and conspiracy theories both interesting and absurd. The truth is out there, so join Jared as he exami...

The 6th Amendment guarantees our Right of Confrontation in criminal trials and affords us an opportunity to question witnesses against us. But in a world where criminal courts are using Zoom for trials, are we protecting the Constitutional Rights of defendants in court? Professor Andrea Roth from the University of California Berkeley School of Law joins us to explain. Special thanks to our sponsor...

Microsoft 365 is heavily relied upon by many legal professionals, and with its numerous and frequently updated tools, it’s always good to re-up your knowledge of its capabilities! Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway welcome Ben Schorr to discuss 10 features lawyers especially enjoy about Microsoft 365. Ben discusses some of his favorite hidden gems in the software, and shares lawyer-specific insights o...

Remote work expert and Lab coach, Maryellen Stockton, talks to us about what your next steps should be after hiring and onboarding an employee. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Postali, Rankings.io, and  TextExpander for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

As the fully vaccinated emerge and more and more offices welcome employees back in-person, employers may be looking for creative ways to reconnect their teams in the office and on the softball field. Before organizing that company picnic or sponsoring, they may want to check their liability for employees. Hosts Judson and Alan Pierce address the “deceptively simple and litigiously prolific” worker...

As America continues to reopen, certain changes at the Department of Labor might impact your workplace and its ability to recover from COVID-19. Tune in to hear the details with expert guests Crystal Wildeman and Louise Griffin from the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices